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ed4444
Joined: 12 Oct 2004
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 Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:18 am Post subject: Good non-wedding hall spots for getting married |
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We already tied the knot in my home country but we want to have a second ceremony in Korea for the non-travelling Korean folks and family.
I have been to a few Korean weddings in Wedding halls and it is definitely not for me.
So I want to find somewhere (preferably in Kyeongsangnam-do or near) thats good.
And if we end up with stupid "dumb foreigner gets married in a hanbok photos" I am not showing them. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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I saw an amazing place last fall that would rock for a wedding ceremony/reception.
It's in Ilsan, and I belive the name of the compound/complex is the Latin American Cultural Center, or something along those lines.
If I were to get married in Korea, I'd probably do it there. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I was married in the Yong-bin-gwon of the Shilla Hotel. Quite a nice (small and fancy) wedding. |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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I have heard of some of my Korean co -workers getting married in the grounds of their old univesities.
Some university campuses are beautiful. Maybe that could be an option for you.
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keithinkorea
Joined: 17 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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We recently got married in Seoul at Unhyeon Hung.
It was a really nice venue, and much better than one of those tacky wedding hall events it was great. It was also substantially better value for money than those tacky and expensive wedding halls with dry ice, bubbles and flashing lights.
It's close to Anguk station. If you want more details feel free to PM me.
You may have seen us in the paper as we were featured in the KH, we made the front page banner too! |
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ulsanchris
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: take a wild guess
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:36 am Post subject: |
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| are either of you christian.? try a church. |
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ed4444
Joined: 12 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| ulsanchris wrote: |
| are either of you christian.? try a church. |
No.... and every Korean church I was in is ugly anyway. |
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Ody
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: over here
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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for a traditional Korean wedding, Korea House in Seoul offers pretty good package deals, 'suited us 14 years back.
Korea House www.koreahouse.or.kr
Tel.02-2266-9101~3
Having been modeled after Jagyeongjeon in Gyeongbokgung Palace,Korea House is elegant and beautiful,with a tastefully designed garden in the hanok (traditional house). |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| keithinkorea wrote: |
We recently got married in Seoul at Unhyeon Hung.
It was a really nice venue, and much better than one of those tacky wedding hall events it was great. It was also substantially better value for money than those tacky and expensive wedding halls with dry ice, bubbles and flashing lights.
It's close to Anguk station. If you want more details feel free to PM me.
You may have seen us in the paper as we were featured in the KH, we made the front page banner too! |
The wedding halls aren't that bad. I understand they aren't for everyone, but certainly there are some really nice ones.
Also wearing Hanbok isn't that bad either, I did it for my wedding last month and many people complimented me. It think it also made her parents happy that we had a semi-traditional Korean wedding (what I mean by that is that we did the bowing ceremony and then a series of short speeches at the wedding ceremony and then ate dinner). |
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PaperTiger
Joined: 31 May 2005
Location: Ulaanbataar
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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Korea House seemed like a good idea, but it was expensive and the traditional cermony...was in some parts fun and for the most part a tad grueling. Plus, marriage is a great time to make vows and pledge yourself in a language you understand, makes it seem more sincere.
Also, see if you can visit the premises to sample the food...it's usually not cheap but is notoriously BAD here. If you're a guest and you're hungry...best to head downstairs when the old people do, those jackals still eat like there's a war on. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Milwaukiedave wrote: |
| The wedding halls aren't that bad. I understand they aren't for everyone, but certainly there are some really nice ones. |
From what I gather, the big problems are that they churn through a few weddings back-to-back, the camera guys tend to be asses (who love to separate me from my chick, damn I hate that!), and they don't like you telling them not to do certain things, i.e. dropping the bubbles and crap. I'm sorry, but there will be no bubbles and malesexorganhead cameramen and balli balli crap on my big day. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| ed4444 wrote: |
No.... and every Korean church I was in is ugly anyway. |
Have you ever seen the Seoul Anglican Cathedral?? We got married there and it was a wonderful setting.
Outside:
The main chapel:
The Crypt, where the foreigner's service, with a foreign pastor, is held:
Of course, the only way you can get married there is if you are an Anglican, which I am, so we were permitted to get married there. |
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Ody
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: over here
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| PaperTiger wrote: |
Plus, marriage is a great time to make vows and pledge yourself in a language you understand, makes it seem more sincere.
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as weddings go, if you're worried about things "seeming sincere," you're in trouble. |
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excitinghead
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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If you want Gyeongsang-Namdo or near, then I can recommend two options. First up, in the middle of Busan: My wife and I had a traditional Korean wedding in a beautiful historical shrine called 충렬사, or Choong-Ryol-Sa. Sure, there's a wedding an hour there on weekends, but it had none of the tacky feel of wedding halls. Even with our 200 guests there, it was still quite serene. To book, you just walk in and arrange it, only took 20 mins or so.
Similiarly, there is Jinju castle, also very nice and serene. Not used for weddings as much as my venue in Busan, but very bookable.
Both outdoors, so weather might be a problem, although my wife and I were actually grateful for a little rain on our day, as we would have been baking in our hanboks!
PM me for pics and locations. Don't know any phone numbers though, sorry. |
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ed4444
Joined: 12 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:46 am Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
Have you ever seen the Seoul Anglican Cathedral?? We got married there and it was a wonderful setting.
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Its a nice church for Korean standards but I am from Europe so its still ugly. |
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