hitched
mod. married. (Folksy.)Sam and Mary decided to get hitched.They went out of state to get hitched.
pop the question
tr. [for a man] to ask a woman to marry him. (Could also be used by a woman asking a man.)She waited for years for him to pop the question.Finally she popped the question.
shotgun wedding
n. a forced wedding, presumably because the bride is pregnant.It was a shotgun wedding, but they sure are in love.I thought shotgun weddings went out with feuds and things like that.
take the plunge
tr. to marry someone.I'm not ready to take the plunge yet.Sam and Mary took the plunge.
tie the knot
1.
tr. to marry a mate.
We tied the knot in a little chapel on the Arkansas border.They finally tied the knot.
2.
tr. [for a cleric] to unite a couple in marriage.
It was hard to find somebody to tie the knot at that hour.It only took a few minutes for the ship's captain to tie the knot.