In spite of the years I’ve been in Korea, this was the first traditional Korean wedding I have attended. One of the Embassy staff got married this weekend and was kind enough to invite all of the Embassy to witness this lovely occasion. Han Jiyeon, who works in the UK Trade & Investment Section of the Embassy, and Simon Ferry were the happy couple.
This particular wedding took place in Seoul in a spot that aims to keep Korean traditions alive. So there was some entertainment before the ceremony – a farmers’ dance and a fan dance (see video below). At the beginning of the ceremony, Jiyeon and Simon exchanged a pair of wooden mandarin ducks, which symbolise fidelity according to traditional Korean custom. The ceremony itself consists of many bows between the couple and the sampling of various food and drink. They say not a word, and get no closer than 6 yards to each other. But at the end, no matter what the form of the ceremony, some things stay the same – the bride’s smile shone through her tears of happiness and Simon looked to be the happiest man on earth.
Posted at 12:02 26 February 2009 by Martin Uden | Comments[0]
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