#paebaek

[atlantaartisticweddings]

What an Honor Being A Atlanta Wedding Photographer! I get to capture a Paebaek Ceremony!

For this week’s wedding I was so honored to be part of a very intimate Korean ceremony called a paebaek. Traditionally it is for just immediate family. The bride called me and asked if I could photograph the small ceremony at the groom’s parents house. I grew excited and immediately said yes!!!

The ceremony was held in the parents living room. They had set up a folding screen, sitting area, mat, and table, which had two food towers and candles for decoration. The nine foods were on the table represented the couple’s lifelong union. For example there were dates on the table symbolizing the couple rising early and working hard. As well as bags of chestnuts to help ward off evil spirits. The parents sat on one side of the table and the couple sat on the other side of the table. On the couples side of the table was a tea set for serving, and on the parents side were several cups for being served. While the parents are being served by the couple and in return the parents gave advice and blessings to the bridal couple. The parents also gave the couple white envelopes containing money to help them on their new journey. It is an important detail that the bride and groom receive any gifts with two hands, rather than just one, to show respect.

This may all sound very serious but there are some very fun and exciting traditions that are part of the paebaek ceremony as well! The parents, still sitting behind the low table, gather a pile of dates and chestnuts and threw them toward the couple. According to this tradition The number of dates and chestnuts the happy couple catch in the cloth represent the number of children they will have, with dates representing sons and chestnuts representing daughters.

There was also part of the ceremony where the couple went on a date and courted each other. This was the bride and groom’s favorite part ot the ceremony. They faced each other and flirted. One tradition had the bride put a date in her mouth and feed it to her groom. It was so cute!

Then to top off the paebaek ceremony, there is a piggy back ride! How fun is that? Traditionally , the groom gives his bride a ride on his back around th etable, but his proud groom joyfully ran around the guests with her giggling ana smiling.

After the ceremony, everyone sat down and ate and even invited me to eat with them, which was so kind. It was such an honor to be part of such an intimate and super fun ceremony. I have never felt so honored to shoot a ceremony. The everyone was so generous and gracious to let me be a small part of their special day.

Thank you so much for visiting this blog. I hope you keep coming back to see what the Atlanta wedding photographers at Atlanta Artistic Weddings are up to! If you’d like to contact me go to the contact page and drop me a line at https://www.atlantaartisticweddings.com/contact-atlanta-wedding-photographer. I would love to hear from you!

Thanks!

David

[dgwllandme]

Traditional Korean Wedding Paebaek Customs

So, I got to help out my sister and BIL in a photoshoot for her friend's website.  It's a Korean wedding custom called a Paebaek.  The original Paebaek ceremony was for the groom's side of the family to be introduced to the new bride.  In current modern times, since it's most likely that groom & bride will have already met the family, this is more of a "show" and usually done during the reception at the wedding.

Since I like to incorporate Dominik into my pics as often as I can, here he is in the setup.  Screen in the back, bamboo mat underneath, 2 floor cushions (where Dominik is standing), large table with traditional pastries/chestnuts (the ones in the picture are fake), and a small table with tea in the front.

Here's Dominik wearing the Groom's hat (left) and the Bride's headpieces (right).

Groom: Wears his wedding suit shirt, tie and pants.  On top is the traditional outer garment with separate belt, hat and boots.

Bride:  Wears a traditional hanbok with a red skirt (the top color doesn't matter since the outer garment covers it up), outer garment, belt, head piece, pin, garment for the head pin and finally the long headpiece in the back.

It was a fun shoot, and fun to see my sis and BIL acting silly while dressed in full formal Korean garb.

[jazzyjoyce]

Non-Korean's Guide to Pae-Baek

Last wedding related video for the night, I swear. So until tonight, I didn't know the significance of pae-baek (I'm a bad Korean, I know) but now I do! They should make educational/informational videos like this for EVERYTHING. Would make learning so much easier.

[freethestill-blog]

Lovely wedding I shot featuring the paebaek which is a Korean wedding custom. Enjoy!

Paebaek is a Korean wedding custom that is traditionally held a few days after the official ceremony, with only family members present. The ceremony begins with the older couple seated on cushions behind a table in front of a painted screen, with the newlyweds opposite them. The newlyweds perform a deep bow which begins standing and ends with the newlyweds pressing their foreheads to their hands while kneeling on the floor. The bride may present the groom's parents with jujubes and chestnuts, which symbolize children. A variation will have the newlyweds offering cups of wine, usually cheongju. The bride offers the cup to the father, and the groom offers the cup to the mother. Sometimes the parents will then also offer the newlyweds cups of cheongju or soju. The older couple then shares some wisdom on marriage from their advanced experience. Finally they will throw the jujubes and chestnuts back at the bride, who has to try catching them with her wedding skirt. In the United States, this ritual is held a few days before the ceremony. The bride may also receive gifts of money in white envelopes. Modern Korean weddings have incorporated the Paebaek ceremony after the reception. The original Paebaek was exclusively for the groom's side of the family to be introduced to the new family member, the bride. In current day Korean weddings, they have also allowed for the Paebaek ceremony to be with the brides side of the family also. Commercial services exist to assist those unfamiliar with how the ceremony is performed.