What you should keep in mind when choosing a wedding venue in Korea
If
you heard or searched about weddings in Korea, you probably heard
about wedding halls. If you decide to get married in one of those
fancy buildings, you will have, for an indecent price (and I am not
saying that in the good way), a one or two hours ceremony before
being asked to leave quickly because it is the next couple turn, in a
factory mood. Fact that is quite interesting when you learn that the
traditional Korean wedding could last days (or months).
As
couples are having their wedding simultaneously without a break, you
can imagine that you will not be able to decorate the place as you
wish because the next couple might not like your green and white
tastes and there is no time to change it into a light pink mood
between your and their wedding.
Also,
all along your ceremony, you will be surrounded by the staff
interfering in order to fix your dress, hair or makeup while the
photographer will guide you in all your moves, without any freedom
possible. And for some reasons, you will also realize that your
once-in-a-lifetime day pictures will strangely look very similar to
the other couple once-in-a-lifetime day pictures.
Concerning
your guests, you will be able to see them by far as you walk the
aisle. You will also greet them quickly (very quickly) as you walk
around the place before they go eat with the other guests of the
other weddings... Without you (sometimes they will even eat while
watching your ceremony).
Then,
you probably wonder, in this Korean wedding market which is a real
business, where can I get married differently, in a place that fits
me and that allows me to make that day a moment shared with my loved
ones?
There
are at least five different kind of wedding you could have, here in
Korea:
Korean Traditional Wedding
Since
you are in a country which is still close to its traditions, why not
having a real traditional Korean ceremony? Even if this kind of
wedding is very long and tiring both for the bride and groom because
of the uncomfortable clothes (especially for the bride) and the
continuously bows and stand ups, it will allows you to immerse
yourself in your partner or your traditions in a very Korean scenic
place. This option is perfect when done during spring or fall.
Adela Hanok or Songdam Gotaek in the Gyeongi-do offers very traditional look places for that kind of ceremony.
Restaurant or Cafe Wedding
Restaurants
and cafes are a good option for a venue if you wish to decorate the
place more easily or to enjoy a better food, drinks or desserts.
Also, as tables and chairs are already on the spot, you will not need
additional fees to rent these.
Some
restaurants and cafes also have very nice rooftops or terrasse.
Banjul
Cafe, Danoi 218 or Cheongdam Pentarium also are very nice restaurants
and cafes to have a special and nice atmosphere ceremony.
Outdoor Wedding
If
you wish an outdoor wedding, you have here again several options.
Either you can do it in a garden or in a public park. We do not
recommend public parks as it will not be that intimate and personal.
Indeed, not only your guests but also random walkers will have the
chance to see how pretty is your dress or how good is the buffet.
On
the contrary, we do recommend the garden of a pension, a gallery or
else, especially during spring or fall.
For
exemple, our recommendations, among others, would be the Hill House
or the Praum Music Instruments Museum.
Pension Wedding
As
we said, pension can be very nice for outdoors wedding but they also
offer indoor spaces. Plus, even if the transportation is usually not
very convenient, you can enjoy your day outside the busy town and
spend more time with your guests by renting the rooms for the night.
Most of the time, pensions do not provide any food, tables, chairs,
etc and you will have to make all the decoration as well.
A
lot of couples who come to see us appear to be interested in Seulberg
Pension for exemple or the M&M Pension as well.
Gallery Wedding
Concerning
galleries, they will allow you to choose between several very
different designs. Even though decorating a gallery can be more
difficult comparing to other places, a clear decoration ca also give
a very nice mood to a wedding.
The
Songeun Art Space is nowadays very popular and the Songra Art Forest
has also a nice potential.
If
you wish to find more about those venues or would like to discover
other ones, please visit our website here.
You
can also find the detail of our services here and do not hesitate to
contact us at hello@wedit.kr
if you have any question !
