Collocations for marriage - noun

good, happy, successful
broken, disastrous, failed, unhappy
She was the child of a broken marriage.

first, second, etc.
previous
early, late
modern
conventional, traditional
interfaith, interracial, mixed
gay, homosexual, lesbian, same-sex
heterosexual, straight
open
common-law
monogamous, polygamous
morganatic (esp. BrE)
loveless
childless
arranged, forced

have
He had an unhappy marriage with an older woman.

propose
enter into
consummate
annul, dissolve
save
They are struggling to save their marriage for the children's sake.

legalize, recognize
Same-sex marriages are recognized in some countries already.

ban, forbid, prohibit

last
be over, break down, break up, end, fail, fall apart
Their marriage ended in divorce.

vows
plans, proposal
partner
relationship
break-up, breakdown, problems
counselling/counseling, guidance (BrE)
counsellor/counselor
market
More divorced people have joined the marriage market.

bed

by a marriage, from a marriage
She's his daughter by a previous marriage.

by marriage
They are related by marriage.

in a/the marriage
She was the dominant partner in the marriage.

outside marriage
sex outside marriage

within marriage
marriage between
the marriage between John and Elizabeth

marriage into
his marriage into a wealthy family

marriage to, marriage with
her marriage to Jim

ask for sb's hand in marriage, win sb's hand in marriage (both old-fashioned)
the break-up of a marriage, the breakdown of a marriage
give sb in marriage (old-fashioned)
the institution of marriage
a marriage of convenience
a proposal of marriage

Christian, Jewish, etc.
civil
shotgun (= arranged quickly because the bride is pregnant) (usually shotgun wedding)

celebrate
The marriage was celebrated in the cathedral.

be held, take place

ceremony
certificate (BrE), contract, licence/license

at a/the marriage
She wanted to be present at the marriage of her grandson.

marriage to
Mr and Mrs Wall invite you to the marriage of their daughter Ann to Mr Thomas Lea.