Off to South Korea again

[Dori Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dori]

Tomorrow we are leaving for South Korea. Our son teaches English near Seoul, and he is getting married next weekend to a lovely Korean girl. We are so excited to see them both and to share their special day!

Dori

[chriskre Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chriskre]

Tomorrow we are leaving for South Korea. Our son teaches English near Seoul, and he is getting married next weekend to a lovely Korean girl. We are so excited to see them both and to share their special day!

Dori

How exciting for you. Have a blast.

[riverdees05 Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close riverdees05]

Congrat's. Have a safe trip and enjoy.

[happymum Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close happymum]

Congratulations to you and your son. Best wishes for a safe trip.

[Jya-Ning Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Jya-Ning]

Congratulations.

Not sure what their tradition will be, but I will guess the broom's side will handle the cost of wedding. Although since most people attending the banquent will pay cash instead of gift, so usually end up the newlywed can cover all the cost with some extra. And sometime the bride side will give big gift to the newlywed.

I believe your son and daughter-in-law has all detail covered. In that case make sure you don't get too drunk in the wedding.

Enjoy the trip.

Jya-Ning

[shaggy Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close shaggy]

Dori, I know you will have a wonderful time, seeing your son and your new daughter. Can't wait to hear all about it. shaggy

[gophish Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close gophish]

Congratulations on the upcoming wedding.
Hope you have a wonderful trip.
I would like to get to S. Korea one day. Our younger son is Korean, he came here where he was 4 months old to be part of our family.
Have a great time and congratulations again.

[Dori Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dori]

We have arrived in Bundang, South Korea after a 20 hour trip. It was so worth it just to be able to hug our dear son. The wedding is on Sunday and tomorrow I go with our soon-to-be DIL for a hanbok fitting. We can't wait to be a part of the ceremony.
Jya-Ning, our son and DIL are paying for the wedding, and when they return to Canada to live, we will do a reception here for them. Because they are coming home to Canada in the near future, I'm sure that any gifts they receive will be monetary. Can't wait for Sunday

Dori

[gophish Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close gophish]

Yes a long trip, but well worth it I am sure. Congratulations again and enjoy what sounds like it will be a wonderful day.

[Dori Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dori]

Today I went for my hanbok fitting. The dress my DIL chose is beautiful. Afterwards, we went to the wedding venue for photos. We all got to wear the traditional king and queen costumes, complete with elaborate and very heavy headpieces. It was very exciting!

Dori

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

Will you share some pictures with us of the wedding in the beautiful traditional king and queen costumes?

Enjoy the wedding day of your son and his bride.

[Dori Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dori]

I am very challenged when it comes to photos and computers, but I'm sure dear SIL will help me. I'd love to share.

Today we met the bride's mom and dad. They graciously treated us to lunch. It was a little awkward, as they speak no English, and all we can say in Korean is "Thank you". Afterwards, we went to the Seoul Lantern Festival, by the river downtown. The variety of lanterns floating in the water was amazing!

Dori

[Dori Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dori]

The wedding is over and it was truly an amazing experience. Both DS and DIL looked so beautiful in their hanboks.The ceremony was so different from our western weddings. The bride and groom are carried in by our son's friends, in separate carts. There is lots of bowing, and the mothers light candles, and present wooden ducks to the bride and groom. There is a short tea (?) ceremony and the officiates make speeches. The lunch was a sit-down affair, but no speeches, no head table - the bride and groom just sit wherever. After the meal, everyone goes home. The food was very traditional, from a noodle soup to jellyfish to prawns to bits of meat fried with veggies- and of course kimchi. There were lots of soju toasts at our table!

It was very interesting that, as guests arrived with their monetary gifts, their contributions were opened by two men whose job was to record the names and amounts in a ledger.

Dori

[Dori Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dori]

Our time here in South Korea is coming to a close. Tomorrow we fly home, and while we have had an amazing time, I am ready for my own bed and familiar food. We can't wait to welcome our son and his new bride home in January.

Dori

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

Our time here in South Korea is coming to a close. Tomorrow we fly home, and while we have had an amazing time, I am ready for my own bed and familiar food. We can't wait to welcome our son and his new bride home in January.

Dori

Don't forget a picture. Ask a young neighborhood or friend's kid to do it for you. They are so computer smart.

Have a safe trip home!