nuptials vs observance

nuptials and observance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nuptials	Yes	No	No	No
observance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, observance is a hypernym of nuptials; that is, observance is a word with a broader meaning than nuptials:

Other hypernyms of nuptials include ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony.

nuptials (noun)	observance (noun)
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed	the act of observing; taking a patient look
	conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
	the act of noticing or paying attention
	a formal event performed on a special occasion