rite vs wedding

rite and wedding both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rite	Yes	No	No	No
wedding	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, wedding is a hyponym of rite; that is, wedding is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rite:

Other hyponyms of rite include betrothal, espousal, marriage, marriage ceremony, rite of passage.

rite (noun)	wedding (noun)
any customary observance or practice	the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
an established ceremony prescribed by a religion	the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
	a party of people at a wedding