Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Solemnization \Sol`em*ni*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. solemnisation,
   solennisation.]
   The act of solemnizing; celebration; as, the solemnization of
   a marriage.

Source : WordNet®

solemnization
     n : the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony
         with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of
         marriage" [syn: {celebration}, {solemnisation}]