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Any Korean members out there who have participated in a wedding pyebaek?

glenn1

glenn1

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I am now engaged to a wonderful Korean woman and we are planning the ceremony. Being the whitest of white guys (German/Memnonite/Polish), I'm still getting up to speed on some of the customs even though I spent 2 years in Korea while in the Army. My fiancee mentioned that her parents had brought up the idea of including the pyebaek ceremony. Doing a quick Google search was somewhat helpful, but nothing like first-hand accounts. Anyone gone through this and can give their impressions? About how much does the hanbok rental cost? (I'd be renting as I can't see myself wearing it again). And any other advice you can give to help me in the roller coaster ride I'm about to experience in merging my life into a Korean family?
 
So are you going to require her to be a part of a hillbilly redneck wedding since you're going to be part of a bingbongwongpyebaek wedding? 😛
 
buy a hambok cost about $150 to $200. I am not even sure if you can rent one. You will wear again in the future, trust me.

We had a traditional american wedding directly after the pyebaek ceremony. Both were held in a wedding hall. There were weddings taking place immediately before and after my wedding.

Just a word of advice, If your parents wish to give you and your new wife a cash gift, tell them to give a small cash gift at the wedding and the remainder of the cash gift after the wedding in private. The cash gifts go to the parents of the bride, not to you and your wife. My mom gave my wife and I, two grand at the wedding to help us get started and she is still fuming that her parents got it, and not us.
 
You getting married here in the US or in Korea ?

If you go to a predominantly korean populated area, there are shops that can custom make it for you.
It's not that expensive.

Depending on her family, you'll most likely be wearing it again during Korean New years and what not..
 
Originally posted by: NetGuySC
buy a hambok cost about $150 to $200. I am not even sure if you can rent one. You will wear again in the future, trust me.

We had a traditional american wedding directly after the pyebaek ceremony. Both were held in a wedding hall. There were weddings taking place immediately before and after my wedding.

Just a word of advice, If your parents wish to give you and your new wife a cash gift, tell them to give a small cash gift at the wedding and the remainder of the cash gift after the wedding in private. The cash gifts go to the parents of the bride, not to you and your wife. My mom gave my wife and I, two grand at the wedding to help us get started and she is still fuming that her parents got it, and not us.
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Who was the dumbass that wrote her parents' names on the check instead of the bride/groom? Really, how messed up is that 😕
 
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