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This sentence is from Kanji in Context Workbook 1.

お嬢さんが近々結婚すると言って、隣の人が挨拶に来た。

I get that basically it means that my neighbour came to visit me and announced
that his/her daughter was getting married.

I understand that 挨拶 generally means "polite speech". Here, does 挨拶にきた just
mean it was a friendly visit, or does it suggest that the real reason was to
make the announcement (out of courtesy)?
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Meaning of 挨拶 in a visit
There are a few different types of 「[挨拶]{あいさつ}」.

> Type I: The Everyday Kind:

「おはよう」、「こんにちは」、「さようなら」、「どうも～」, etc.

> Type II: The Short Speech:

If you have someone (an important guest, sponsor, host) making a short speech
at an event, we call it あいさつ.

> Type III: The Visit-And-Pay-Your-Respect Kind:

This is the type of あいさつ described in your sentence. On the more special
occasions in our lives, we must, out of courtesy, pay a visit to certain
people to "officially report" your news. It could be about relocation, new
employment, graduation, marriage, pregnancy, etc.

From that sentence alone, we could not know how "friendly" or "formal" the
visit was, but since it was between next-door neighbors, I would assume that
it was a fairly casual and informal event.
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