内ない祝しゅう言げん

noun

private wedding ceremony

Historical term for a small, family-only wedding, often contrasted with a public or large-scale ceremony. Rare in modern usage; now mostly encountered in historical or period contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、内ない祝しゅう言げんは親しん族ぞくだけで行おこなわれることが多おおかった。

  In the Edo period, private wedding ceremonies were often held with only family members.