What do you guys consider a "wedding party?"

http://www.everythingaboutweddings.net/wedding-party/

I found the "wedding party" in the Free dictionary and Merriam Webster dictionary, but the link is not copied in full

A wedding ceremony

Elena, if you check that article, a wedding party isn’t a party per se, it’s a group of friends and relatives who “walk” in your wedding. The party you’re referring to is a wedding reception.

The part of the wedding that takes place in a church or government building, in which the couple exchanges vows, is called the wedding ceremony.

In Russian «сыграть свадьбу» means to throw a wedding reception. It happens after the wedding ceremony.

Ok,clear Uly, I'm deleting my party, thanks 🙋
But still there's this expression in the dictionaries (?)

I got it - a wedding party in the dictionaries is the same as you explained)

Thank you, Olga.

Yes, Elena.