婚

in-home separation; quasi-divorce; marriage that has broken down but where the wife and husband still live together without getting a divorce

commuter marriage

Abbreviation

staged wedding photographs; photo-only wedding; having wedding photography taken without holding an actual wedding

Historical term; Abbreviation

picture marriage; mail-order marriage

ruby wedding (anniversary); 40th wedding anniversary

Colloquial

traditional Japanese wedding

sororate marriage

exogamy

Colloquial

divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (brought on by retirement of the husband)

same-sex marriage; gay marriage

arbitrated divorce; divorce by arbitration

same-sex marriage; gay marriage

levirate marriage; sororate marriage; marriage to deceased sibling's spouse

imperial wedding

bronze wedding (anniversary); 7th wedding anniversary

making preparations for a divorce

tendency to not get married; declining marriage rate

child marriage

marriage in which the bride lives temporarily in her parents' home

group wedding

marriage in which the bride is taken into the groom's family; virilocal marriage

paper wedding (anniversary); first wedding anniversary

Colloquial

flashy wedding; showy wedding

commuter marriage; weekend marriage

straw wedding (anniversary); second wedding anniversary