How to say "wedding" in Japanese

• 婚礼こんれいCommon
  nounA formal, written-style word for a marriage ceremony or wedding; it appears in announcements, formal documents, and ceremonial contexts rather than casual conversation.
  イエスも、また弟子でしたちも、その婚礼こんれいに招まねかれた。↗

  And Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
• 嫁入りよめいりCommon
  noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers marriage or a wedding from the bride's side — literally a bride's entering her husband's household. Used in expressions about a daughter marrying off.
• 成婚せいこんCommon
  nounA formal written term meaning marriage being concluded or accomplished; found in announcements and reports rather than everyday talk about a wedding.
• 結婚式けっこんしきCommon
  nounThe everyday word for a wedding or marriage ceremony as an event; this is the word you want for attending, planning, or talking about someone's wedding.
  彼かれらの結婚式けっこんしきに招待しょうたいされた。↗

  I was invited to their wedding.
• ブライダルCommon
  nounA loanword used in the wedding industry and business contexts — wedding dresses, salons, and planning services; not how you normally refer to a wedding itself.

For an actual wedding ceremony 結婚式 is the usual word; 婚礼 and 成婚 are formal written terms, 「嫁入り」 stresses a bride's marrying, and 「ブライダル」 is for the wedding industry.

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• 婚礼こんれいmarriage ceremony
• 嫁入りよめいりmarriage
• 成婚せいこんmarriage
• 結婚式けっこんしきmarriage ceremony
• ウェディングwedding
• 輿入れこしいれwedding
• 婚式こんしきwedding (anniversary)
• 式しきwedding (ceremony)
• ブライダルwedding
• 祝言しゅうげんwedding
• マリアージュmarriage