bride A bride is a woman who is about to be married or who is newlywed. When marrying, the bride's future spouse, (if male) is usually referred to as the ''bridegroom'' or just ''groom''. In Western culture, a bride may be attended by a maid, brides ...

is a female participant in a wedding ceremony. Bride(s) or The Bride may also refer to:

Geography

Bride (parish) Bride ( gv, Breeshey) is one of the seventeen parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the north of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) in the sheading of Ayre. Local government For the purposes of local government ...

, a parish on the Isle of Man * Bride (river) a river in the south of Ireland

People

* Brìde or Brigid, a goddess in Irish mythology * Bride of Ireland or Brigit of Kildare, Christian saint *

Harold Bride Harold Sydney Bride (11 January 1890 – 29 April 1956) was a British merchant seaman and the junior wireless officer on the ocean liner RMS ''Titanic'' during its ill-fated maiden voyage. After the ''Titanic'' struck an iceberg at 11:40 pm 14 ...

(1890–1956), junior wireless operator on the RMS ''Titanic'' * Jonah Bride (born 1995), American baseball player *

Tina Bride Tina Bride (birth name Kim Poelmans) is a Flemish dance singer. She was born in Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden (; french: link=no, Saint-Trond ; li, Sintruin ) is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgi ...

(born 1977), Flemish singer

Plants and animals

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Exochorda ''Exochorda'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to China and central Asia (Turkestan). They are used as ornamental plants with the common name pearl bush, or pearlbush. Numerous species have been described on t ...

'' ('The Bride'), a flowering shrub cultivar * Bride moth (''

Catocala neogama ''Catocala neogama'', the bride, is an moth in the family Erebidae first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. It is found in North America east of the Rocky Mountains, from Maine and Quebec south to northern Florida and west to South Dakota, ...

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Books and magazines

* ''Brides'' (magazine), an American monthly magazine * ''The Bride'', a 1989 novel by

Julie Garwood Julie Garwood (born 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American writer of over twenty-seven romance novels in both the historical and suspense subgenres. Over thirty-five million copies of her books are in print, and she has had at least 24 ...

* ''The Bride'', a 1982 novel by

Bapsi Sidhwa Bapsi Sidhwa ( ur, بیپسی سدھوا; born 11 August 1938) is a Pakistani novelist of Gujarati Parsi Zoroastrian descent who writes in English and is a resident in the United States. She is best known for her collaborative work with Indo- ...

* ''The Bride'', a Marvel Comics series by

Reginald Hudlin Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15, 1961) is an American film screenwriter, director, producer, and comic-book writer. Along with his older brother Warrington Hudlin, he is known as one of the Hudlin Brothers. From 2005 to 2008, Hudlin was P ...

* ''The Bride: the story of Louise and Montrose'', a 1939 novel by Margaret Irwin

Film and TV

* ''The Bride'' (1973 Turkish film), a Turkish drama film * ''The Bride'' (1973 American film), a horror film starring Robin Strasser * ''The Bride'' (1985 film), an adaptation of Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'', starring Sting and Jennifer Beals * ''Brides'' (2004 film) or ''Nyfes'', a Greek film * ''Brides'' (2014 film), a Georgian-French film directed by Tinatin Kajrishvili * ''The Bride'' (2015 Spanish film), a Spanish film directed by Paula Ortiz * ''The Bride'' (2015 Taiwanese film), a Taiwanese horror film directed by Lingo Hsieh * ''The Bride'' (2017 film), a Russian film * ''Bride'' (film), a 2018 Burmese horror film

Fictional characters

* The Bride (''Kill Bill''), the protagonist of Quentin Tarantino's ''Kill Bill'' films

Music

* ''Bride'' (band), a Christian rock band

Albums

* ''Brides'' (album), a 1987 album by Annabel Lamb * ''The Bride'' (album), a 2016 album by Bat for Lashes

Songs

* "The Bride", a 1971 song by The

Bintangs The Bintangs are a Dutch rhythm and blues band. Founded in 1961 in Beverwijk as an indorock band, they soon began playing a rougher, rhythm and blues-inflected style. The band had a four-year hiatus in the 1980s but reunited and are still active. ...

* "The Bride" (song), a 2004 song by Trick Pony * "The Bride", a song by Dirty Projectors from their 2009 album ''

Bitte Orca ''Bitte Orca'' is the fifth studio album by American experimental rock band Dirty Projectors, released on June 9, 2009, on Domino Records. The word "bitte" is a German word for "please", and "orca" is another name for a killer whale. Frontman Da ...