1870, Old Boomerang John Richard Houlding, Rural and City Life; or, The Fortunes of the Stubble Family, Perhaps he wants to know if us have got any ready money to give away with Mag. Shouldn’t wonder, for it’s often axed for on wedding-days by gentlefolks; though it seems queer enough to me that a man should expect to be paid for marrying a good wife.
1876, S. L. Brand, Dora: A Life Story, To-morrow was Edmund’s wedding-day. I thought how lovely Bella woud look as a bride, and then reflected on my own sad fate.
12 April 1900, Bertha M. Clay, Repented at Leisure, “My wedding-day!†she thought to herself. “What would my father think if he knew this was my wedding-day?â€
