Korean Wedding Tradition

In ancient times Korean marriages were performed in the courtyard of the wife or house. The groom arrived on a horse in the home of the bride and after passing the marriage took his wife on a palanquin (cart) to his parents living at home. The married flaunt hanbok court costumes of the marriage ceremony.

The bride clothing for the wedding includes a chogori (short jacket with long sleeves) with 2 long tapes which are linked to form otkorum. A chima, a full-length, high-waisted wrap skirt is worn. Shaped boat shoes made of silk, are worn with white cotton socks. It also displays symbols and bright flowers.

The costume of married for marriage includes a jacket (chigori) and pants (paji) and a mantle (turumagi). The jacket has baggy sleeves, pants are important and associated with strap at the ankle. A jacket and black hat can be worn on the shirt.

Professional sellers harmonize ideal candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meets for the first time at their wedding! Both the family believes in consultation with the tellers for predictions on the future of the couple live together.
Some of these customs of marriage Korean includes the use of the hand lanterns. Hand lanterns are used to illuminate the way home, married to the future wife's home the night before the wedding. Traditionally, the family of married must have a marriage chest filled with gifts for the family of the bride.
Marriage ducks are used as a symbol for a long and happy marriage. Today, many couples likes to have a small, intimate, traditional ceremony wearing traditional Korean formal dress, followed by a 'Westernized' smoking ceremony with dress and white wedding dress.

Family names are seen as a very powerful lineage in Korea. Women do not change their surnames after marriage ancestral.