noun
Refers to the formal ceremony and celebration of marriage, often with a traditional or solemn tone. More formal than 結婚式.
二人の婚礼は神社で行われた。
Their wedding ceremony was held at a Shinto shrine.
婚礼の準備に半年かかった。
It took half a year to prepare for the wedding.
結婚式 is the common, everyday word for a wedding ceremony. 婚礼 is more formal and often implies a traditional or ceremonial atmosphere.
Compound of 婚 (marriage) and 礼 (ceremony, etiquette). The reading is on'yomi, suggesting a Sino-Japanese origin.