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[licorice]

I'm leaving South Korea in two weeks and I'm getting married in about two months. My mom told me to buy some wedding ducks that are approximately the real size of a duck and are hollow on top so you can use them as bowls and fill them with chestnuts and jujubes. I live in Seoul and I've seen the ducks, but I cant' recall ever seeing duck bowls.

Also has anyone gone through or observed wedding pyebaek? What are the traditions and what things should I buy in Korea to bring back with me?

Wedding planning sucks!

[tzechuk]

Insadong, dude.

[wylies99]

[licorice]

Actually, I'm the Korean.

I have searched the internet, but I couldn't find a concrete list of what I needed. I know about the ducks, jujubes and chesnuts, but then I read that there's a piece of cloth and some alcohol that I need.

My parents have never even been to a traditional Korean wedding and were married overseas, so they're pretty clueless as well. My Mom's looking into it, but she's pretty busy these days with other stuff. (Never mind the fact that she's the one who wants to do the traditional stuff and I don't really care either way.)

I've also asked a few of the Korean people I know and not even they could tell me what I needed other than a vague idea of what goes on.

[Jane]

Try going to a website that sells pyebek sets, such as ddoek shops.

For example, take a look at this page, with the pyebek sets on it: it includes the alcohol, etc.

http://www.eunmadduk.co.kr/products/product_list.asp?category=C7

Are these the ducks you are looking for:

http://shopping.naver.com/search/all_search.nhn?where=all&query=%C6%F3%B9%E9&cat_id=0506

Finally, I think you'll find everything you need here:
http://www.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_search/search_total.asp?page=2&keyword=%C6%F3%B9%E9&prevKeyword=%C6%F3%B9%E9&sortField=rank_point_desc&delFee=&searchType=&linkType=LIST&tradWay=&price=&brandNo=&makerNo=&sellCustNo=&delivery_group_no=&gdlcCd=&gdmcCd=&gdscCd=&gdlcNm=&gdmcNm=&gdscNm=&valueId1=&valueId2=&valueId3=&overseaYN=&rtnoldYN=&dtCouponYN=&discCouponYN=&saveYN=&giftYN=&freeYN=&global_seller_yn=&guildYN=&gdState=&OrderType=&op_quick=&op_visit=&op_oldgd=&op_free=&op_stamp=&op_coupon=&op_dangol=&op_oversea=&gd_origin_nm=&gd_origin_cd=&ISBN=&GdNm=&brandNm=&makerNm=&accuracy_route=&ac_return_url=&PartialMatch=N&T_DAN=0&T_AUC=0&T_ECO=3&T_WHO=0&T_GLO=0&T_OLD=0&keywordOrg=&keywordCVT=&keywordCVTi=&price_list=&one_step_price_list=1200%7E9999%7C10000%7E19999%7C20000%7E49999%7C50000%7E69999%7C70000%7E89999%7C90000%7E99999%7C100000%7E500000&prev_search=%C6%F3%B9%E9___

[Jane]

Also, the reason Koreans have probably not been very helpful in telling you what you need for a pyebeak ceremony is because there is no steadfast pyebaek set these days. The more you pay the more lavish they are. At the wedding hall, you get a 'menu' of the different sets available and you pick one.

For an idea of what you need, look at a basic (cheaper) set on a ddoek website.

[licorice]

Thank you for your help!