Refers to the formal ceremony and celebration of marriage, often with a traditional or solemn tone. More formal than 結婚式.
Their wedding ceremony was held at a Shinto shrine.
It took half a year to prepare for the wedding.
婚礼 is an older, more formal word for a wedding ceremony, whereas ブライダル is a modern loanword used especially in commercial and industry contexts.
婚礼 is a more formal or traditional word for a wedding, while 結婚式 is the everyday term used in casual and formal speech alike.
Standard kanji spelling for a formal marriage ceremony or wedding.
Compound of 婚 (marriage) and 礼 (ceremony, etiquette). The reading is on'yomi, suggesting a Sino-Japanese origin.