Preparing for a Korean Wedding with My American Husband, Part 1: Budget, Venue, and Studio-Dress-Makeup Timeline

🌏 Life in Korea | Living with My American Husband 🌏 Language: 🇰🇷 KR | 🇺🇸 EN We’re a Korean–American couple who got married in Korea  May 2024 . We decided to hold only a Korean ceremony, while celebrating separately with our U.S. family with a nice dinner and photos later. Because of that, the entire process followed Korean wedding customs , which felt quite foreign to my husband. It was my first time, too, but I at least had some idea of what to expect from my friends and family. He, on the other hand, had never been exposed to how that process works in Korea — so everything felt new. For anyone preparing a wedding with an American or otherwise-foreign spouse unfamiliar with Korean wedding culture , I’m sharing our full wedding timeline and practical tips by stage based on our real experience.

[Daily Writing] A 12-Line Dialogue Between Two People After a Long Day | Question #382 from “712 More Things to Write About”

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🌏 Language: 🇰🇷 KR | 🇺🇸 EN

A: Today felt like the longest day ever.
B: Right? Nothing went smoothly at all, lol.
A: Tell me about it — missed the bus, took a taxi but the ferry wasn’t running because of the weather, went to the restaurant and it was closed. Ended up at a ramen shop, and then I left my phone there!
B: Exactly, haha. The afternoon plan fell through because I forgot the discount coupon, had to pay full price, and on our way to dinner the road was under construction — taxi fare doubled!
A: At least the seafood ramen for lunch was amazing though, haha.
B: Totally! I’d go there again. And the ocean view from the taxi was so beautiful too!
A: I feel like I’m going to crash as soon as we get back, but… it was kinda fun in its own way.
B: Yeah, right? It all becomes a memory in the end~!

This article is the English version on Today 1 Step.

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