Going to a friend's wedding in Korea

Have you been to a Korean wedding before?

Korean wedding ceremonies are a unique mix of Korea's traditional values and more modern and western rituals. And there are certainly many wedding-specific vocabulary words and expressions that you won't hear outside of this topic.

Join Yeji and Hyunwoo as they discuss some of the most essential Korean vocabulary related to Korean wedding culture.

Listen to this episode of the Talk To Me In Korean podcast and learn more about Korean wedding culture!

Here are the words and phrases introduced in this episode. How many of them are new to you? On this podcast, we introduce everything in 3 different levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced.

결혼식
결혼식장
웨딩홀
웨딩 컨벤션
식장
신부
신랑
신랑 신부
결혼 반지
예비 신랑
예비 신부
예비 식량
예비비
예랑 / 예신
상견례
한정식
파혼
웨딩 사진
웨딩 촬영
청첩장
초대장
축의금
청첩장 모임
청모
모바일 청첩장
사회를 보다
사회자
주례
주례 선생님
축사
축가
축하 공연

Korean weddings have a long-standing tradition of giving the newlyweds congratulatory money, a cash gift. It's called 축의금 [chu-gi-geum] in Korean. In addition to symbolizing good wishes and blessings for the couple, this tradition serves as a practical gesture to get them started.

Giving congratulatory money dates back generations and has evolved over time. In the past, guests would present the cash gift in an envelope. This envelope was then placed into a specific box or handed directly to someone that a couple has designated, before the wedding ceremony officially begins.

However, these days, as a more practical gesture, more and more people are also just sending money through KakaoTalk, a widely used messaging app in Korea.

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