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Cultural template · Korean wedding

A Korean wedding, paebaek included.

Modern Korean weddings are efficient — the Western-style hall ceremony is brisk by design. The paebaek family ceremony, in hanbok, carries the older ritual weight in a private room afterward.

Practice varies between weddings in Korea (often at a wedding hall with strict timing) and diaspora weddings (longer, more freeform). The template carries both shapes.

01 · The ceremony at a glance

Hall ceremony, then paebaek.

A common shape — adjust for hall, hotel, or outdoor venue, and for diaspora practice.

Korea-hall vs. diaspora variations supported
01
Pre-wedding
Pyebaek & ham
Ham — a box of gifts from the groom's family delivered to the bride's home before the wedding, traditionally by friends with playful negotiation at the door.
02
Wedding day
Reception / mingle
Guests arrive at the wedding hall, sign the guest book, and give their hongbo (envelope). Buffet often opens before ceremony.
03
Wedding day
Western-style ceremony
Bride in white dress, groom in tuxedo. Processional, vows, ring exchange, recessional. Often 20–30 minutes in a Korean hall.
04
Wedding day
Wedding march & bow
Couple walks back up the aisle and bows to both sets of parents.
05
After ceremony
Paebaek
Private family ceremony in hanbok. Couple bows deeply to parents and elders, who give blessings, advice, and an envelope. Parents toss jujubes (dates) and chestnuts into the bride's skirt — for fertility.
06
After ceremony
Piggyback ride
In many paebaek today, the groom gives the bride a piggyback ride to symbolize carrying her into the family.
07
Reception
Banquet
Sit-down or buffet — depending on venue. Couple often changes into a second hanbok or evening gown.
08
After-party
After-2nd-2nd
Korean weddings sometimes include 2차 (after-party) — for closer friends, more relaxed.
02 · Suggested microsite structure

Microsite defaults.

Pages

  • Home / countdownNames in Korean (한글) + English.
  • Our storyHow you met, families, proposal.
  • ScheduleHall ceremony, paebaek, banquet, after-party.
  • Travel & stayHall directions, parking notes (critical in Seoul).
  • Hongbo / registryEnvelope etiquette + optional registry.
  • RSVPHeadcount for hall (hall pricing is per-head).
  • Cultural glossaryPaebaek, jujubes/chestnuts, hanbok colors explained.
  • Hall mapKorean wedding halls often have multiple ceremonies — direction to the right hall.

Defaults & toggles

  • BilingualKorean (한글) + English.
  • Hall vs. diaspora modeHall mode shortens timing; diaspora mode expands.
  • Paebaek attendanceClosed by default — invite list controlled.
  • Hanbok color paletteBride / groom / parents palettes.
  • Live MC bilingualToggle to display MC bilingual.
  • Saju / fortuneOptional display of the couple's saju compatibility note.
03 · Paper goods that fit

Clean, bilingual, hanbok-coordinated.

StationeryBilingual invitation (한글 + EN)Modern minimal StationeryHall + paebaek schedule cardTwo-event format TabletopGuest book / hongbo table signBilingual TabletopPaebaek programFamily bows order TabletopBanquet menuKorean course names FavorsHongbo envelopesCouple's monogram FavorsJujube & chestnut keepsake pouchPaebaek symbol FavorsCustom Korean tea sachetsReception takeaway DécorHall directory signMulti-hall venues DrinkwareEngraved soju glass pair2차 keepsake
04 · Roles & honorees

The people the ceremony bows to.

Family

  • Parents (양가 부모님)Receive the deep paebaek bows; give blessings and envelopes.
  • Grandparents & eldersReceive bows in seniority order in extended paebaek.
  • Older relatives / 큰어머니Often coach the bride on paebaek decorum.

Day-of party

  • 주례 (Juryo, officiant)Often a respected elder, professor, or pastor — gives a speech and pronounces the marriage.
  • 사회자 (MC)Runs the ceremony tightly to the hall's schedule.
  • 축가 (vocalist)A friend or two performing the wedding song.
  • 도우미 (helper)Friends helping with guest book and hongbo collection.
05 · Gifting traditions

Hongbo — and the envelope is the gift.

Guests give

  • Hongbo (홍보 / 축의금)Cash in a white envelope, given at the entrance to the side that invited you. Amount usually 50,000–100,000 KRW for acquaintances; higher for close friends and family.
  • No physical gifts at most hallsKorean halls don't typically have space for gifts — envelopes are the norm.
  • Jujube and chestnut for paebaekProvided by the venue / family — guests give blessings, not items.

Couple gives back

  • Hall mealThe buffet or banquet is the return — guests are fed.
  • Small favorTea sachets, sweets, candles at diaspora weddings.
  • Thank-you photosCouple shares post-wedding photos with all guests via the microsite.
06 · Sample template preview

Microsite home page.

결혼식 · The wedding of
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Min-jun & Ji-woo

14 · 03 · 2027 · Seoul
12:30
Hall ceremony
13:30
Paebaek · 폐백
14:00
Banquet
Our storyScheduleHall mapGlossaryRSVP

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Pre-loaded Korean wedding structure. Hall vs. diaspora mode, bilingual setup, paebaek invite list in the next step.

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