写しゃ婚こん

noun

staged wedding photos; photo-only wedding

Modern practice of having wedding photography taken without holding an actual ceremony or reception. Often used in the context of cost-saving or simplified weddings.

See also: 写真結婚

• 最さい近きん、写しゃ婚こんだけするカップルが増ふえている。

  Recently, more couples are doing only a photo wedding.

• 写しゃ婚こんなら費ひ用ようを抑おさえられる。

  With a photo-only wedding, you can keep costs down.

noun

picture marriage; mail-order marriage

Historical term for a marriage arranged through exchange of photographs, often across long distances, especially among Japanese immigrants in the early 20th century.

See also: 写真結婚

• 写しゃ婚こんは、戦せん前ぜんの移い民みん社しゃ会かいでよく見みられた。

  Picture marriages were common in pre-war immigrant communities.