Korean Weddings

In a conversation with the adult class last night, we got talking about weddings.  While they've adopted many "western" things for weddings (including white dresses), there are still a lot of differences.  First off, they told me that the bride is always supposed to be very calm- no laughing and no smiling even!  I guess there's a superstition that if she smiles during the wedding their first child will be a girl.  And everyone here seems to want their first to be a boy for some reason.  Then, the reception.  Similarly to many US weddings, there's a big dinner after the wedding.  In Korea, however, EVERYBODY can come.  I've been to at least 5-6 wedding dinners, and never known the couple getting married!  They have a fancy cake, and make a point of having the couple cut it together, but they don't necessarily do that where many people can see, and they don't eat it and neither do the guests.  It's more just for decoration.  Usually the restaurant staff or the caterers eat the cake.

Anyway, just some interesting comparisons :)