Small wedding, hotel wedding. Hanok and Western style.


Small wedding, hotel wedding. Hanok and Western style.

Our own harmonious ceremony


When Korean traditional Hanok meets Western style wedding !
Their simple but stylish story

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Bryan, who lived in the United States for many years and Christina, who is born from an American father and a Korean mother, wanted to prepare a special ceremony mixing traditional Korean Hanok style and Western wedding party. Their small wedding ceremony at the Gyengwonjae Ambassador Hotel in Songdo, Incheon, became a stylish wedding without using special decoration. Why don’t we discover together the story of the real wedding of the day?









Because they wanted to have Western style and Korean style mixed together for their wedding, they decided to have bridesmaids and groomsmen. It’s quite common at western wedding, to take many snaps of the bride and her friends dressed up outside the lobby and preparing a fun wedding together. It’s a scene often seen in our country too but in Korea, especially in front of a Hanok, pictures taken with bridesmaids look even more special.


 

One of the bridesmaids role is to make the bride look pretty and it’s up to these friends to help her wear the dress. The bride and groom get prepared for the wedding in a separate room each.
The reason is to have a ritual called First Look. The First Look is the first time the bride shows herself wearing her wedding dress to the groom. The bride and the groom should never meet in advance, and the groom should not see the bride wearing her dress before that time. In some foreign countries, there is a culture that says it’s not good to see a bride in her wedding dress before the ceremony!



 Excited. The sound of the bride wedding shoes can be heard from far away. The bride is approaching the groom one step backward, waiting for her, eyes close tightly. Somehow, we can see trembling and dizziness and a little playfulness. Isn’t it so lovely?







The bide and groom finally meet each other. The groom’s face seems to be covered with inexpressible emotion when he sees the bride smiling brightly in her white dress. After looking at each other without saying a word for a long time, the bride and groom end up crying.

What did they tough during the time they were looking at each other’s eyes? We might not know, but even those who were watching them started to blush and get teary.
















After an emotional First Look, the bride and groom finished the pre-shooting before the ceremony. Why does it feel like a foreign movie when it’s a Hanok? The various expressions and poses of the bride and groom, the various angles of the camera that haven’t been seen before, and the roles of the bridesmaids and groommen have also played a big part.





That’s how the ceremony began. In many countries, including westerns, the Entrance procession involves officiants, grandparents, parents, groomsmen, bridesmaids and finally the bride.





The closest and most precious people of the bride and groom enter one after another, giving them an important role and attracting attention. It’s quite different from the Korean wedding entrance, where only the bride and groom go down the aisle. Of course, a lot of couples in Korea are doing their entrance in various ways : ) You should also consider having your special entrance too!







The officiant, Billy, took charge of the ceremony. In Korea, priest who can officiate in english are very rare. In Korea, officiants are popular, but officiating is an important role in declaring the bride and groom a couple at the ceremony. So if you are an international couple with different cultures, you should discuss this in advance.












The overall ceremony was very much in foreign style, but the Korean wedding culture was also included in the ceremony with the bride and groom taking the time to greet their parents.





There was no flower decoration on the wedding day. Pine trees and Hanok as a background were enough to make their own wedding special. It was a simple but a perfect place for the ceremony.




Reception part where the light bulb was shining
The second part of the party started when the sun was setting down. The reception party was decorated with sparkling light bulbs rather than a large, colorful decoration. The bride and groom performed the First Dance through the glittering lights.



And then the mother-son dance and the father-daughter Dance started.





Following the meal, the toast time for precious people. It’s the time to remember happy memories with the bride and groom and hear the congratulations from friends who wished them a happy life. The look of the bride listening to her friends shows how deeply they have friendship and bond.




Let down and everybody could enjoy a lot of excitement, lasted until late into the night. Combining the strengths of Western wedding style with Hanok style ceremony, Bryan and Christina’s couple showed so beautifully that the wedding ceremony is exciting and should be an unforgettable day. The all team of Wedit is cheering them so that they have a bright future ahead of them!


* Take a look at the vivid atmosphere of the day with video! *



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