Korea Wedding Schedule & Etiquette

Our wedding in Korea will be a cultural experience for both our International guests and also our very modernized local Korean guests. 

Tuesday

5:30pm

Wedding-Eve Dinner

...for all of our traveling guests...

Location: Chae-geun-daam 채근담

Dress Code: Formal

Good map but not as simple to use as the Kakao Map below in Yellow/blue

could be useful for english help

KAKAO Apps

Please download the Kakao Map and the Kakao TALK apps.

The bride’s friends will be ushering our international guests on the day of the wedding for transportation to the venue.

Wednesday

7:00AM

Family Shuttle

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12:00 PM

Guest Shuttle to Venue

Location to board bus:

Hyundai Department Store

City Airport

1.5 hour - 2 hour drive

Please don't miss the bus!

The bus cannot wait for long if you are late.

Bride's friends

Angela and Keunsuh

will help make sure everyone is on board and headed in the right direction.

Please download the KaKao Talk App on your phones.

A chat room will be created for communication for the bus rides. 

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3:00 PM

Wedding Ceremony

Location: Choong-hyun Seowon 충현서원

inside the Folk Village Minsok-Chon 민속촌

30-minute walk from the entrance of the village

Wedding Etiquette: 

Dress is formal western.

Wedding Gift Etiquette:

"부조금 Bujo-geum" 

Korea has a tradition of giving a Cash Gift called Bujo-geum in a White Envelope at the door of various life events. 

due to the International nature of the Wedding we ask to use the Wedding Registry or the Korean style cash gift - Bujo.

The couple will have difficulty shipping any type of physical gifts back to their home in San Francisco.

Reception Ticket:

Please be sure to take your Reception Ticket before entering the venue.

Ticket is required due to the public nature off  the Folk Village. 

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4:00PM

Wedding Reception

Location: Korea Pavilion- 한국관

Fitting with the Korean Folk Village Cultural Experience, the most traditional style meal will be served on round tables which seats four people per table, where you will be sat on the floors. A bowl of rice, a bowl of soup, and various small side dishes is the typical traditional Korean meal table. A set of metal spoon and chopsticks will be provided. Please ask for a fork if you are not used to using Chopsticks.

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6:30PM

Guest Shuttle Back to Gangnam

Location: Folk Village Front Entrance Parking Lot

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