人前式(じんぜんしき)

じんぜんしき
noun
secular wedding ceremony; civil-style wedding
culture
1. secular wedding ceremony; civil-style wedding
A non-religious wedding ceremony in which the couple makes their vows in front of the assembled guests, who serve as the witnesses. Allows free design of the ceremony's content and style.
二人(ふたり)は人前式(じんぜんしき)を選(えら)んだ。
The two of them chose a secular wedding.
人前式(じんぜんしき)は宗教(しゅうきょう)に縛(しば)られず自由(じゆう)に演出(えんしゅつ)できる。
Secular weddings aren't bound by religion and can be staged freely.
人前式(じんぜんしき)では招待客(しょうたいきゃく)が結婚(けっこん)の証人(しょうにん)となる。
At a secular wedding, the invited guests serve as the witnesses to the marriage.

Literally "ceremony before people": 人前(じんぜん) (before people) + 式(しき) (ceremony). In a 人前式(じんぜんしき), no clergy officiate — the guests witness the vows. Grew in popularity from the 2000s onward as couples sought more flexible, religion-free formats.

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Compare: 神前式(しんぜんしき) (Shinto wedding)
Compare: 教会式(きょうかいしき) (church wedding)
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Added 2026.6.7 13:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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