We attended our first Korean wedding. It started somewhat normal with the groom in a suit and then the bride in a big white dress walking down the aisle. After that, it became interesting. No one in the audience really paid attention to what was going on. There were lots of conversations going on and people walking around and walking in and out of the room. The groom read a poem that he wrote and then the parents gave them advice. A lady kept going up to the bride to pat her forehead but the bride kept turning her head away and looked pissed off about it. There wasn't a minister but there was a guy with a microphone to the side. Then there was some live music. Afterwards, the guy with microphone told the groom to kiss the bride. The bride refused the kiss and then they were married. We were ushered into a big cafeteria with tons of food and beer (It was 11am). The bride and the groom changed into their traditional clothes, han bok, and greeted their guests while we ate. By noon, everything was over and it was time to leave.
My best friend, Megan, is getting married in 3 months in the U.S. I think I'll enjoy that wedding A LOT more.
3 comments:
You damn well enjoy that wedding better, lol. So was that just a warm up for ours? But I do like the idea of drinks around 11am. Maybe we could bump it up a few hours but be done with the reception around midnight still.
Thats a whole lot of drinking though if we are going to last until midnight. I think its too late to bump it up since the invitations are printed. good try though.
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