Hello SJE Bloggers! I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend; it was nice to have 4 days offJ. While I was off I was inspired to explore other wedding traditions and I wanted to put the spotlight on traditional Korean weddings. Here are the top 3 wedding traditions I found.
Engagement Parties
At Korean- American engagement parties the families are formally introduced to each other at the bride’s family house or at a Korean restaurant. The bride also typically wears a traditional Korean dress called the hanbok (engagement dress). Also at the engagement party it is custom for the bride’s family to give the groom a nice watch and suit (or even a tux for the wedding day).
A Wild Goose
This beautiful tradition is where the groom gives the bride’s mother a wild goose. Traditionally the groom will give his future mother in-law a live goose, but now in today’s society they give them a wooden goose. This symbolizes that he will care for his fiancé for life such as wild geese mate for life. Please visit Wooden Goose for a traditional wooden goose.
Dates & Chestnuts
This tradition is held a few days after the reception and only family is present. This also symbolizes children. The couple visits the groom’s family for the p’ye-baek. Here the bride offers dates and chestnuts to the groom’s parents, while sitting at a low table. The bride also offers the grooms father a cup of wine and the groom offers to his mother. The parents offer sake in return, and as a final gesture they throw the dates and chestnuts at the bride, who tries to catch them in her large wedding skirt. In today’s society the bride’s family can also be present for this tradition.
Blog inspired by “The Knot”
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