人じん前ぜん結けっ婚こん式しき

noun

nonreligious wedding ceremony; civil wedding ceremony

A wedding ceremony held in front of guests without religious rituals, often officiated by a celebrant or the couple themselves. Contrasts with church weddings and traditional Shinto ceremonies.

See also: 人前式

• 最さい近きんは、教きょう会かいや神じん社じゃではなく、人じん前ぜん結けっ婚こん式しきを選えらぶカップルが増ふえている。

  Recently, more couples are choosing a civil wedding ceremony instead of a church or shrine wedding.

• 人じん前ぜん結けっ婚こん式しきでは、新しん郎ろう新しん婦ぷが自じ分ぶんたちで誓ちかいの言こと葉ばを考かんがえることが多おおい。

  In a nonreligious wedding ceremony, the bride and groom often write their own vows.