A few weeks ago I went back to Daegu for my cousin's wedding. He and his wife looked so happy, and it was great to meet their friends and family. I was a real idiot and forgot my camera when I was running out of the apt, so I had to get pictures from Young Joon's friend. Anyway, I just thought the family back in the States would like to see these!
Young Joon and his parents (my uncle and aunt).
The wedding ceremony was pretty much exactly like weddings in the United States. Just no bridesmaids and groomsmen. The rest of the celebration is a bit anticlimatic. There's food, but that's it. No dancing, no DJ, no YMCA. Still, I've been told that the young ones usually collect together at a bar after. And you know Koreans, the drunkeness will then ensue.
Again, I'm a huge idiot for forgetting my camera because I could have shown you their Pebeck, the traditional Korean wedding ceremony. The bride and groom get dressed up in their hamboks (traditional Korean clothes), and officially receive the blessings from their respective families. I've told my friend Bryan about it, and he's pretty excited for the part when the parents throw chestnuts at the bride and groom. For each chestnut caught in the couple's blanket, there's supposed to be a baby. Bryan swears that my future wife will bear 30 children. Another interesting thing I learned was that when the groom's sisters are paying respect to the new couple, they are given sticky rice candy. This is supposed to prevent the sisters-in-law from saying all the negative things they probably want to direct at their new sister.
The family picture. I'm the prep amongst the Korean gangsters in the back.
The friends picture. I'm pretty sure this is right after the bouquet toss. Young Joon tells me that the lucky girl wanted my contact info. Uh, I'm not so sure I like the timing...
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