noun
Formal term for a wedding ceremony, often used in traditional or ceremonial contexts.
二人は神社で婚礼の儀を執り行った。
The two held a wedding ceremony at a Shinto shrine.
Compound of 婚礼 (wedding) + の (possessive particle) + 儀 (ceremony, rite). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with formal wedding rites.