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[Steelrails]

So, I assume here that the people arguing that such a wedding isn't classy are ready to fork over 40K to spruce it up, right? Other people's money...

But yeah, they're not my cup of tea. The one funny thing I heard about was at a military wedding where they had a sword ceremony where the bride and groom would go through like 6 "gates" of dudes holding swords over their heads. However at each gate they had to face a "trial" such as the groom getting swatted with the swords or having to get ridden by his wife while passing underneath them, and other embarrassing activities. I kinda dig the folksy charm and lightheartedness of that.

Also a friend of mine said she once attended a mob wedding, which was basically a drunk fest with more acts of humiliation, including the wife having to uhm, orally perform, on a banana held at the groom's nethers and the groom likewise having to do so to her on some other object. Crude, but when you're the mob...

Still, I went to a wedding where it had some stupid acts, and while some enjoyed it, my friend, the bride, clearly did not appreciate it to much and had something more romantic and restrained in mind.

On the other hand, another friend of mine was married in a hotel and it was a pretty formal affair. Normal ceremony, 2 hours long with dinner, no buffet, full course meal of filet mignon and swordfish. Of course his family was loaded and he had a high-paying job.

And I had a friend from HS who was married in a wedding hall that while the ceremony was relatively dignified, them being religious and all, the crowd wasn't the best and me and my friends scowling at people nearby talking and playing on their phones.

I say its up to the bride and groom over what they want. If they want more formal and restrained, do it that way (and I've seen it done). If they want something more casual and crowd and part focused, let them. Get a live stream going, have some fun acts and people making fun of themselves, keep it kinda casual and put a smile on everyone's face. I'm willing to bet that people aren't looking at their phones when the groom is getting whacked with swords.

Anyways, as I said and what people don't get, is that the REAL traditional ceremony is a small, private one between the families. The wedding hall thing is not really seen by them the way we see ours.

[atwood]

I'm not sure Korean weddings are so affordable when one has to buy an apartment and fill it with furniture and appliances. That's part of the deal as well.

Close relatives give money for beds, clothes, etc. as well as just those envelopes.

Don't forget the make-up, gown rental, photos, photos, photos, and the video. None of that comes cheap.

[jazzmaster]

Koreans know that Wedding Hall weddings are terrible, and although the article frequently indulges in hyperbole on the whole it fairly accurately depicts most Korean weddings.
That so many younger Koreans are trying to find alternatives, shows that the author is not alone in his dislike of Wedding Hall weddings.

[Milwaukiedave]

[northway]

[atwood]

[northway]

[Steelrails]

Anyways, the point is that the OP's rant is the rant of a spoiled, shallow, materialistic, narcissistic, selfish, fashion queen. He just put it in male words.

[seoulsucker]

I got married in Korea.

The name of the hall was "M Convention Wedding Hall."

The website is......
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.http://www.mcwedding.co.kr/

[northway]

[atwood]

[cj1976]

Korean weddings are huge shakedowns. The wedding itself is just a means of collecting money owed to the parents for the weddings they have shelled out to attend over the years.
That's just the Korean way. Everything comes down to an envelope stuffed with money.

[Fox]

[cj1976]

[cj1976]

Weddings here are functional and a means of collecting coin.
They don't really compare to the all-day and all-night boozefests of British weddings. Ceremony, start drinking at lunch, hammered by evening, mobile disco,copping off with someone outside, maybe a few arguments at the end, home.