Marriage is a sacred thing that is done between men and women to commit to live together forever. Of course, everyone wants to have a wedding with the right person with the desired series of events.
Not to forget, usually the bride and groom will invite their closest relatives and friends to attend the wedding and celebrate the joy together. The invited guests also feel happy when their relatives or friends invite them to the wedding.
However, unlike in Indonesia where guests will prepare the best clothes like they want to go to a party, South Korea has a different dress code for attending a wedding.
Here's how to dress for a wedding in South Korea. You can follow this procedure if your friend or relative is married to a South Korean!
Mandatory Wearing Dark Colored Clothes
Usually when attending a wedding, guests will use brightly colored clothes to give a cheerful impression about the wedding event. However, South Korea itself is unique in the color of clothing that must be worn when attending a wedding.
Where the invited guests must wear dark colored clothes. Even though the invitation doesn't say you have to wear a dress code with a certain color, the guests will automatically wear a black dress code or other dark colors.
Wearing Formal Wear
Not only worn when going to the office, formal clothes are clothes that must be used when visiting a wedding in South Korea. Usually male guests will wear black suits and trousers and female guests will choose to use a blazer or dark-colored dress.
Can't Wear White Clothes
As it is well known that almost all brides in South Korea will choose white as the color in their wedding dress. Because of this, guests are prohibited from wearing white clothes so that they are not the same as the bride and groom.
Similar to the obligation to wear dark clothes, the prohibition on wearing white clothes is not written. However, this has become an unwritten agreement that female guests at the wedding are not allowed to wear a white dress code.
Using Natural Makeup and Minimal Accessories
Usually in Indonesia, the invited guests will dress up as much as possible when attending a wedding, in contrast to the invited guests at a South Korean wedding.
Where the invited guests are required to use natural makeup. This is done so that the invited guests do not look more conspicuous than the bride and groom.
In addition, guests are also advised not to wear excessive accessories, only watches, and necklaces or earrings for women. For hairstyles, women usually will loose or tie their hair in a simple way.
Well, that's how to dress when attending a wedding in South Korea. The dress code is done to prevent the guests from being more stunning than the bride.
Although these ways of dressing were not written in the invitation, the guests had a very good understanding of which clothes to wear when attending the event.