Michelle, one of the Korean teachers at our school, got married and we went to the wedding. We were invited... I think. I mean, we didn't receive an invitation via paper or verbally, but apparently, according to the other Korean teachers, we were invited.
It was the day before the wedding and several of the Korean teachers (not Michelle though, she was in class at this time) were asking if Dan and I were coming and were insisting that we were in fact invited. The only reason we didn't get an invite from Michelle is because she didn't want us to feel obligated to go. They said it was a cultural difference and that of course we are invited! So, we decided that we would go, hoping that it would in fact be okay with the bride and groom.
Michelle was very happy to see us the next day in spite of the confusion. Her and Louis (her husband) were hanging out together before the ceremony, getting pics taken. We, foreign teachers, went in to get our pics taken with them. Then 20 minutes before the ceremony Louis' mom told us to go downstairs and eat. There was a huge spread of delicious food. Sushi, salads, all sorts of kimchi, stir fry type stuff, rice, vegi's and fruits.
Michelle walked down the aisle to the wedding march, "Here comes the bride", played on an organ. They were being taped and put up on the big screen above their heads, with Korean writing below. They went and bowed to each set of parents. Held their right hands in the air as they swore to God. He kissed her cheek to seal the deal. Some people sang them songs. Louis' dad got up and thanked everyone. There were group pics afterward, which were done on the stairs of the alter. Then people went back downstairs to eat more and later the next day Michelle and Louis flew off for their honeymoon. After the wedding Dan and I went to watch a horror movie at a DVD bong. Has anyone seen Saw 1, 2 or 3? Well we watched all of them within 2 days... bloody, but a good plot.
