I have a wedding to go to this weekend. The bride is Korean and I'm wanting to know if its offensive in any way to their culture to wear a black dress to the wedding?
Not that I give a flying fuck if I offend her but I'm supposed to be avoiding stress at the moment.
I just don't need some uppity pushy bitch ragging on at me that I'm defiling her wedding by wearing the wrong colour.
And if that scenario does eventuate is it permisable to give the bride a small smack?
The wedding is at 3pm so I figure I should be able to get away with a black dress.
Why in hell I'm going to a bloody wedding is beyond me.
I haven't been to a wedding since I was four. I've sucessfully avoided them for 30 years and now I've been invited to two this year so far, one this weekend and one the weekend before my birthday in September. The September one I absolutely can't get out of, family has its faults and compulsary wedding attendance is one of them.
I want to wear black for a few reasons. I have the dress and I look damn good in it. And any chance to wear the cinderella dress is reason enough.
Black is the traditional colour of mourning and so I wear black in respect of the groom who shocked the hell out of me by buying a "family car" two weeks ago. Fair enough its an $80,000 family car but still I never thought I'd hear that sort of profanity out of his mouth.
Her parents are coming out here for the wedding and so a "family car" was needed for the two weeks that they will be here.
Hmmmmmm - I'll say no more about chemical changes that occur in the brain brought about by marriage and childbirth. Tosser!
So, any tips on correct wedding colours and ettiquette surrounding slapping the bride? Can I boil the rice before I throw it at her? That way the groom could have "sticky rice pudding" as a wedding present.
P.S. - I really HATE the brown libraian hair I had going on in this pic.
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I'm not so hot on Korean wedding etiquette, Kate, but I know that white is traditional but these days people wear all sorts of colours. I think you look totally hot in black (though I prefer your hair pink).
The only useful piece of advice I could find on Korean weddings is:
"If invited to a Korean wedding, the appropriate gift is a cash contribution of approximately $US25 presented in a red envelope. More money should be given if you have a warm or significant relationship with the person getting married or with the person who invited you. Do not give money that has a denomination of four, eg. 40,000 won."
Four is the number for death.
As for slapping the bride, go for it! And tinned rice pudding (still in the tin) might be a satisfying thing to throw.
Have fun.
She's not getting a cent out of me. I helped do all of her immigration paperwork and she proved to be a pushy fucking cow. Maybe I'll give her $4.
I only do my hair pink these days for special occasions as it totally kills the hair. Maybe I'll do it for the family wedding in september.
Are you sure about white? I know it's traditional in western cultures, but when reading about what colors to use on books in other markets, I remember reading that white wasn't so good in some Asian cultures. Red was more the thing. I might be completely wrong, though.
Damn! I wouldn't be looking at the bride at all, babe. You're stunning.
As for bride-slapping... let her have her five minutes of happiness.
Then throw the rice. I reckon big sticky globs of coconut rice, even though Dive idea of still in the can gave me the first laugh of the day.
All I can find says don't wear white. Based on what I've read, a black dress should be fine, especially since your a guest and not a member of the wedding party.
You look gorgeous in the black dress Kate and yes, you can wear black to a wedding. Anything BUT white which is traditionally worn by the bride. I think the $4 is a good idea. Have fun though - weddings can be fun once you get through the boring bits.
Enjoy yourself!
I like the dress. You look nice and juicy in it.
And, I have been to one Korean wedding and yes, money did seem to be the big thing.
So..wear the dress, try not to smack the bride (will just bring bad karma when you have an occasion coming up) and give her some small dough.
And eat all that wonderful Korean food. Do they have those pastel mints at even Korean weddings? Because that is the ONLY thing that can lure me to a wedding.
The guests can wear anything, well they did in Wedding Crashers. Korean weddings are done in black and white is for funerals, what rootietoot said.
You look smoking in that dress. I'd just wear it.
Robyn - I wish the finances would stretch to a red dress this week.
Vic - "Let her have five minutes of happiness." I'd expect winning the jackpot of australian citizenship should make her happy enough. There's just something about it all that doesn't sit well with me.
Rootie - Heaven forbid anyone ever asks me to be a bridesmaid. The answer would be a firm NO.
I was thinking in osme of those cultures white is traditional worn for death.
Madame - I think I'll be done and dusted not long after the i do's are said.
I'm really not looking forward to it. My bulimia is still playing havoc with me and eating in front of a group of strangers is leaving me cold.
Maria - Juicy, that will at least give me a smile.
Old K - I was thinking that. The only experience of a korean wedding I've had was an episode of MASH. If it was going to be a traditional buddhist ceremony I'd be much ahppier about going. This is just going to be an imported gold digger finally getting what she wants. So black is appropriate.
Sassy - Thanks hun xoxox
Well, you could show up on my doorstep looking like that, any day, and I wouldn't mind, not at all. :-)
Librarian hair - hehe, laughing my arse off at that one.
Take care.
PS. Have a great time at the wedding.
Scotty - The libraian hair still vexs me. It was coloured like that to hide my natural wild pink locks. Apparently judges don't respond well to someone with fluro hair.
Thanks, i'm going to endeavour to have a good time at this wedding. xoxox
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