Jon and I were married in April of this year. We've been together for over five years now and finally decided to tie the knot. First things first: engagement photos! You see, Korea's wedding system is quite different than ours. I take that back. It's actually like a classy version of a Vegas chapel wedding. First, the couple arrives at the wedding hall and they take pictures with close family and friends at the designated photo spot. Then they and their guests pile into the room, have a ten minute ceremony, and before they've even emptied out the next party comes in. So, because there isn't really an area to take a lot of photos. They take what they call Pre-Wedding photos. Korea is very well known for taking absolutely beautiful photos. They have many studios dedicated to the art. I'm talking hundreds.
These are our photos!
Now for the ceremony. Jon and I got married in a small folk village in Gwangju, South Korea. We wore traditional Korean wedding attire and tied the knot in front of close family and relatives.
Our main reason for choosing this destination wedding was my grandmother. My mother and grandmother moved back to the motherland about two years ago. After being raised by my grandmother, I couldn't even imagine getting married without her present. But, this was a great idea. I hadn't been back to Korea in over a decade and it was Jon's first time.
The pictures were very poorly taken and they definitely do not do the ceremony justice. This is most likely due to the fact that we were in the country. We had to pay a $20 upgrade fee to have the video burned onto a dvd from a VHS. You can't even find a VHS player these days. But, nonetheless it was beautiful.
We then moved our party to a hotel and had a small intimate reception. We were on a very high floor and the view was amazing. Not to mention the weather was perfect.
After spending a few weeks there, we returned to New York. Jon's family was unable to attend the wedding in Korea. To be honest, it was a last minute ceremony. So we got married again at City Hall in Manhattan. Jon's mother and father were there and so was his brother and his beautiful family. His oldest brother and sister were unfortunately unable to make it. We then went out for dinner with the family and a few close friends. Food was good and the company even better.
Your wedding day is considered one of the happiest days of your life. Jon and I were lucky and got to celebrate it twice.
.... and they lived happy ever after.
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