This is probably the BIGGEST difference when it comes to wedding cultures because Korean weddings are especially known for being one thing -- SHORT! Let's talk about it hehe π
Korean weddings usually last anywhere from 1.5-2.5 hours (even less sometimes). And this is because, people just have the ceremony for around an hour and then right after it is over, people go over to eat immediately. So if you're not eating, you would literally be in and out in like an hour. It's not really the same as how it works in the west with separate cocktail hours or dancing/drinking time because in Korea, you pay the wedding venue for the specific time of your wedding.
As for the dress -- we talked about this last week but a lot of brides in Korea will just rent their wedding dress rather then buying it or keeping it as a keep sake. ALSO we don't waste time taking too many pictures at the wedding -- these are usually done before the actual ceremony where people can go visit the bride and groom to get pictures with them! PLUS the bride and groom will have already taken their wedding pictures way in advance of the actual ceremony!
The last major difference, we don't care if the groom sees the bride in her dress before the ceremony!!!! This is a picture of a famous influencer who got married in Korea who had to make her OWN cover for her dress because she didn't want her husband to see her!!! πβ€οΈ
