Sip and Solve

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Across
  1. 2. Musical, “My Fair Lady” song “Get me to the _______ on time” (6)
  2. 8. Name stemming from the wedding couple drinking mead for a month after the wedding (9)
  3. 9. Celts and Romans threw grains or ____ to bring fertility, wealth and good luck to newlyweds (4)
  4. 10. Novel, Pride and Prejudice, Mr Darcy proposes to Elizabeth Bennet “You must allow me to tell you how ardently I _______ and love you” (6)
  5. 12. 2009 Film, Sandra Bullock faces deportation, convinces Ryan Reynolds to marry her for a promotion “The ________” (8)
  6. 16. Song “Hava ______” used to dance the Hora in Jewish weddings (6)
  7. 18. Popular colour the bride wears in China (3)
  8. 19. Month that Monika and Sam got engaged (8)
  9. 20. ________ are popular to tie to the wedding car, from the 3rd century French banging pots to ward off evil spirits
  10. 21. _______ Place, street where Monika and Sam bought their house together (8)
  11. 23. 1998 Film, “Adam Sandler gets left at the altar, helps Drew Barrymore“ The Wedding ________” (6)
  12. 25. Song, The Beach Boys “Wouldn’t it be Nice”, “We could be _______, and then we’d be happy, oh wouldn’t it be nice” (7)
  13. 26. 2008 Film, “27 ___________” (7)
  14. 27. 1994 Film, “Four Weddings and a ____” (7)
  15. 29. Most popular stone on a wedding ring (7)
  16. 30. Average engagement length in months in NZ (7)
Down
  1. 1. The Groom’s _______ are hidden in “Joota Chupai”, popular in Indian weddings (5)
  2. 3. Friday 10th ______, Monika and Sam’s Wedding date (7)
  3. 4. Song, Panic! At the Disco “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”, “What a beautiful _____, says a bridesmaid to the waiter” (7)
  4. 5. ______ Vineyard Estate, Wedding Location (9)
  5. 6. Wedding Cake is popular following the ancient roman tradition of breaking ____ over the bride’s head for good luck (5)
  6. 7. Rhyme, “Something old, something new, something _____________, something blue, and a sliver sixpence in your shoe” (8)
  7. 11. Song, Bruno Mars “Marry You” “I'll go get a _____, let the choir bells sing like, ooh” (4)
  8. 13. Busiest wedding day in Las Vegas (3,4,3)
  9. 14. Wedding bouquets were wreathes made from ______ and garlic to ward off evil spirits in Medieval Europe (5)
  10. 15. White dresses became popular in the United Kingdom after Queen __________’s wedding (8)
  11. 17. 2002 Film, “My Big Fat ____ Wedding” (5)
  12. 22. Song, ABBA “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do”, “I ___ you, can’t deny it, ‘cause it’s true” (4)
  13. 24. Song , Taylor Swift “Love Story”, “He knelt to the _______ and pulled out a ring” (6)
  14. 28. The longest marriage recorded in 2024, Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher, who were married for almost _______ seven years (6)