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1. Hanbok
In a Korean traditional wedding, the bride wears a hanbok which is made of silk. She can also wear a wonsam, which is an intricate upper garment embroidered with silk thread, with a skirt called a chima.
2. Colours
The colour of the attire a bride and groom wear symbolizes yin and yang, also called eum-yang. The bride wears a red hanbok while the groom wears a blue one.
3. Mothers of the bride & groom
The mother of the bride has to wear warm tones which include purple, orange and pink. The groom's mother has to wear cool tones like grey, blue and green.
4. Cash gifts
Traditionally, if the guests wish to give cash to the couple, they are supposed to put the money in white envelopes.
5. The parade
As per tradition, the groom has to parade to the bride's house on a horse. However, now, an officiant enters the house and explains the wedding and guides the guests through the events.
6. The table
Amid the events, the officiant explains the contents on the table and that includes the wooden Mandarin style ducks, the dates, chestnuts, red beans, pinecones, bamboo and a copper bowl.
7. The significance of the bowl
The bowl is for the bride and groom to wash their hands. It symbolises cleansing and purity for both. Bamboo and pine cones mean loyalty for life. Dates and the nuts mean fertility.
8. The wild goose presentation
Also known as Jeonanyrye, the goose presentation is made by the groom to his mother-in-law, as a commitment to his wife, showing his loyalty like geese that mate for life.
9. Hapgeunrye
This is the tradition where the bride and groom drink from the same copper cup. Then there are gourd cups where drinking from it symbolises them becoming one entity.