I went with my boss to help him film a Korean Wedding on the weekend! It was great, although it's a little tricky to describe it here in this Blog. It was very asian, or western asian (i'm not quite sure), because everything was very flashy and twinkly. It was set in big ball room with a huge catwalk as the centre peice, there were smoke machines, a fake 5 tier cake, spotlights, disco lights, even a smoke machine for when they walked down the isle! haha
But actually what was really great about it was the atmosphere, it was very cheerful and the occasion was well celebrated, there were a couple of guest musical appearances presumably from friends which were very entertaining, and the lack of formalities surprised me (there was some bowing, and candle lighting now that I think about it). Anyway the whole ceremony was over pretty quickly, and unlike British weddings there was no reception or after party to go to.
There was however a traditional ceremony for just the immediate family afterwards! They wore traditional Korean clothing and there were formal exchanges between family members and the couple which involved pouring tea and eating special foods... to be honest I didn't really understand what was going on, but it looked pretty interesting.
But actually what was really great about it was the atmosphere, it was very cheerful and the occasion was well celebrated, there were a couple of guest musical appearances presumably from friends which were very entertaining, and the lack of formalities surprised me (there was some bowing, and candle lighting now that I think about it). Anyway the whole ceremony was over pretty quickly, and unlike British weddings there was no reception or after party to go to.
There was however a traditional ceremony for just the immediate family afterwards! They wore traditional Korean clothing and there were formal exchanges between family members and the couple which involved pouring tea and eating special foods... to be honest I didn't really understand what was going on, but it looked pretty interesting.
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