Emotions & Relationships
Marriage dream meaning
Marriage dreams vary by scene. Marrying an old, frail man points to trouble and sickness. Happy guests suggest enjoyment; somber guests, sorrow. Contracting marriage brings unpleasant news, while attending brings pleasure and promising business. Misfortune connected with marriage foretells family distress, sickness, or death. An unhappy bride faces love disappointment, illness, and enemies.
Dream scenarios
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A woman marries an old, frail man
The dream points to considerable trouble and sickness. If her lover passes during the ceremony wearing black and looking reproachful, a friend’s coldness and lack of sympathy may drive her to desperation.
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Seeing a marriage with happy guests in pleasing colors
The dream suggests high enjoyment.
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Seeing a marriage with guests in black or somber colors
The dream points to mourning and sorrow.
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Contracting a marriage
The dream suggests unpleasant news from someone absent.
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Personal symbolism
Marriage gathers commitment, family, expectation, and public feeling into one scene, so the dream’s details shape its meaning. A woman marrying an old, frail man faces trouble and sickness; a lover’s reproachful passing adds a friend’s coldness. Happy guests in pleasing colors bring enjoyment, while somber dress points to mourning. Contracting marriage suggests unpleasant news from someone absent, whereas attending a wedding brings pleasure from loved ones and promising business. An unfortunate event around the marriage points to family distress, sickness, or death. For an unhappy or indifferent young bride, the dream suggests disappointment in love, possible sickness, and nearby enemies.
Questions to reflect on
- Were you marrying, attending, or watching the wedding?
- What did the guests’ colors and expressions feel like?
- Was the bride happy, indifferent, or troubled?