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MARRYING KOREAN Marring from another culture can be wonderful and difficult, like any marriage. The language and cultural barrier needs patience and hard work but can make for a quite fascinating union between two people.
Perhaps you are one of those lucky foreigners who has dated a local Korean for a while and has moved on to a more serious and long term relationship. Maybe you are thinking of marriage. For those who have married a Korean already, the following may be of interest as well. You may even want to add your own suggestions. In the West we know that marriage between two mature and loving adults hardly needs the permission of parents. Now you are in Korea, and even for those Western woman seeking marriage to a Korean man, you may very well need his parent's permission. When we hear or read that you will need parent's permission, it should not be taken lightly. This literally means, you need parent's permission, or else, all bets are off.
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In Korea, parents are generally starting to warm up to the idea of their sons and daughters marrying a Westerner, but generally this depends largely on the individuals involved and is still not as open as many would perhaps like. However, when we think of it, statistically most people tend to marry others from their home town and of the same ethic or cultural background. People who marry from another country are rare, even in today's world. I have met many Westerners, men and women are have been happily married to a Korean spouse, and if this you, wonderful and all the best to you! The actual wedding can be quite interesting, especially a real traditional and most likely Buddhist style wedding. Out doors at a temple has its scenic beauty and sincerity, not to mention a great deal cheaper than a church or especially wedding hall. One of the Korean weddings I have witnessed was a wedding hall. The couple bowed to each others parents, and to each other. This was not just a bow to the parents, but each spouse got down on the floor with their knees folded up under them and their head was placed down to their folded hands. This was done to both set of parents who sat across from each other up front. The couple then stood between the parents and were married by the official of some sort. I am not sure if any type of religion was involved in that wedding or not. Afterwards a quick meal in a large dinning hall, buffet style, shared with wedding guests of several other weddings and that was that. Some weddings have a few guests attend a party, usually a restaurant and perhaps bar of some kind, or apartment or house party. You can of course have the wedding you like, if in Korea, or elsewhere. Or, depending on your Korean parents in law, you may have to sit back and let it happen. That could be fine too.
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