I felt HORRIBLE this morning; my cold is even worse! I really didn't want to move from bed today, but I had to get up to go to a wedding with a teacher from school. I hadn't ever been to a Korean wedding, so I wanted to see what it was all about.
It is definitely different than an American wedding, although Korean weddings have become incredibly westernized. We greeted the groom (a 6th grade teacher from Seowonju), and we then went to see the bride. Yes...see...because she was in a glassed in room, sitting on a bench. She was...like...on display. We poked our heads in to congratulate her and the whole room smelled of perfume.
The wedding convention center has many wedding that occur at the same time. So while the couple we were there to see was getting married, it was incredibly loud out in the hall due to the lack of doors. There were people talking throughout the ceremony, and there were people on their cell phones. The bride and the groom didn't smile while they were up there; I saw a bit of a smile as they were walking to the door after bowing to their parents and their guests, but that's it. There is no kiss, and I'm not exactly sure when they were announced husband and wife. We went to eat right after the ceremony in this cafeteria/buffet style dining room. The food was AMAZING! I wasn't very hungry though since I had just eaten about 3 hours beforehand. The bride and the groom came in to the dinner wearing matching traditional hanboks; it was cute! A bunch of teachers ended up showing up, but I think after the ceremony for the food! ;)
I fell asleep in the car on the way home. I was basically incapacitated the entire day. I slept for a few hours, got up for dinner, and went to bed again soon after. I feel bad, because I told my host sister that I would make something with her, but I just didn't have the strength to do it. Maybe tomorrow...
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