consortship

Example:They decided to get married and start a family together.

Definition:The legal union of two people as partners, recognized by law as a marriage.

Example:They planned a grand union at a luxurious resort on the island.

Definition:A combination of people, objects, or components into a single unit; a joining together of two or more things that were separate.

Example:She had waited for her whole life for the day of matrimony.

Definition:The state of being married; the act of getting married; the condition of being a wife or husband.