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Weddingology: Korean Wedding Traditions

Heather Hamilton-Sims — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:08:41 +0000

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.

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Time to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

Heather Hamilton-Sims — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:36:53 +0000

Happy St. Patrick’s Day SJE bloggers! I thought it would be a perfect time to come up with a green inspiration board. Hope everyone enjoys and gets inspired for your green wedding as much as I did.

Photo Courtesy of The Knot, Style Me Pretty and June Bug Wedding

HOPE EVERYONE REMEMBERED TO WEAR GREEN TODAY!

All Things Flowers

Bianca Newton — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:07:07 +0000

Happy February SJE fans! Yes, it’s February, the month of love and soon you may be receiving flowers. Have you ever found yourself wondering about the different flower terms? If you are knee deep in wedding planning or just starting you will probably hear many floral terms during the planning process. It isn’t necessary to get a PhD in flowers before getting married, however these are some terms that your wedding planner or floral designer might use.

Types of Bouquets:

Cascade
A waterfall-like spill of blooms, often composed of ivy and long-stemmed flowers, that is wired to cascade gracefully over the bride’s hands.
Nosegays
Small, round bouquets, approximately 16 to 18 inches in diameter, composed of densely packed round flowers, greenery, and occasionally herbs. Nosegays are wired or tied together.
Tossing
This copy of the bridal bouquet is used solely for the bouquet toss.
Tussy mussy
From the Victorian era, a tussy mussy is a posy carried in a small, metallic, hand-held vase. Today, the term is often used in reference to the holder itself.

Other Flowers or Arrangements:

Fish bowl
Low centerpiece style that consists of flowers clustered in a glass bowl.

Huppah

A wedding canopy decorated with flowers, that is an integral part of the traditional Jewish ceremony.
Ikebana
Japanese-style flower arrangements that are aesthetically in unison with space, size, earth, and air.

Photo Courtesy of Style Me Pretty

This post was inspired by The Knot.com

Save the Date Video

Heather Hamilton-Sims — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:02:00 +0000

Just got engaged? Ready to send out save the date cards? Before you do…consider the newest idea creating buzz in the world of weddings. Save the date videos! These videos are a great way for you and your fiancé to tell your personal love story to your friends and family.

Inspiration Courtesy of The Knot

Fast Fixes for Removing Stains from your Bridal Gown

Heather Hamilton-Sims — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:14:06 +0000

Your wedding dress is possibly the most expensive article of clothing you will ever purchase. You spent months shopping for the perfect dress and weeks researching/selecting the perfect seamstress to alter it. You were referred to the perfect cleaners to stream your dress, you entrusted your dearest friend/maid of honor (MOH) with picking up your dress and bringing it to the hotel. Your MOH was extremely careful, placing the pristine dress in the car and carrying it up the hotel elevator to your room. She hung it up on the back of the door and opened the bag in preparation of your final inspection of the cleaner’s handy work. Just as your faithful MOH was removing the bag, her lips brushed against the dress. Today is the day she decided to try out that new shade of red lipstick. OMG!

Removing stains from your bridal gown can prove to be challenging. Using water or liquid cleaner could leave a mark on your dress and bleaches can irreparably stain or burn the fabric. If your dress does get a stain, don’t fret. Here are some “fast fixes” you can use to remove certain stains:

Ink Spot: Apply a touch of hairspray to a cotton swab and then rub lightly over the stain.
Water Mark: Attacking spots with a hairdryer may spread the wet mark even further. Instead, run a hand-steamer over fabric to lift out the watermark; some fabrics can be ironed afterward. As a preventative measure, be sure to ask your bridal salon about using steamers and irons on your gown when you pick it up after your final fitting.
Makeup Mess: Don’t rub! Press a little club soda onto the spot, then sprinkle salt on top to soak up moisture. Let dry. If a hint of a spot remains, touch up with white chalk or talc.
Oil Stain: Dip a cotton swab into cornstarch or talcum powder, and then gently — but generously — apply it to the spot. The cornstarch or powder will absorb the oil. Wait 15 minutes for moisture to be absorbed, and then dust off powder with a clean white towel. Repeat if necessary.
Blood Blotch: Wet a cotton swab with your own saliva, and then gently rub it on top of the blood. The acids will break down the stain. Works best when the blood has not yet dried.

Fast fixes are courtesy of theknot.com.