• (n.) A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See Ale.
Bride'-ale` noun [ See Bridal .] A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See Ale . « The man that 's bid to bride-ale , if he ha' cake, And drink enough, he need not fear his stake. B. Jonson. » 
A bride ale was an old English event where a bride would sell ale to cover the cost of her wedding.