Photos from Multi-Cultural Korean-Chinese Wedding

Jul 1, 2019 | Weddings | 0 comments

If you have been following me on Instagram (and, if not, why not?), then you may have seen a few of these photos from a wedding last summer.  This was one of the sweetest weddings I have worked on in a long time.  It was also culturally very interesting.  I didn’t know much about Korean wedding customs beforehand, so I got to learn a few new things.  I had worked with clients of Chinese heritage in the past, so I was more familiar with things like the Chinese Tea Ceremony.  But there is always more to know!

The other thing I loved about this wedding was that it was very much an Evanston wedding.  The couple are both graduates of Northwestern, so they got married at Alice Millar Chapel.  The reception was at the Evanston Golf Club— which is technically in Skokie, but it is close enough!  Flowers were from FlowersFlowers in downtown Evanston.  And all photos are by Evanston’s BlurFoto.

Molly’s Cupcakes provided the cake; DJ and photo booth came from Windy City Mix; and transportation came from both LCW Coach and VIP Livery.

Take a look at this completely adorable couple and their cute, cute wedding.  First, a few photos of the ceremony venue.

The entrance to a stone building with a carved sign, "Alice Millar Chapel."

A large stained-glass window in a chapel.

Modern organ pipes

The bride’s father walked her down the aisle–and then slipped into his clergyman’s robe to perform the ceremony!

A woman wearing a white dress and a veil, and carrying a bouquet of white roses, walks down the aisle on the arm of a man in a gray suit.

A woman in a white dress and veil, holding a bouquet of white roses, faces a man in a blue suit. Between them is a man in a clerical robe.

And then the fun began!

One woman in white is flanked by four women in aqua dresses. The four make "rabbit ears" over the one woman's head.

A man and a woman are seen kissing over a bank of flowers.

A 2-tier white wedding cake with white and blue flower decorations

Two women try on silly hats and other photo booth props.

Oversized sunglasses and silly hats as photo booth props.

Two men and a woman wearing silly hats and masks in a photo booth.

A man in a blue suit and a woman in a white dress dance on a dance floor.

At the end of the reception, it was time for the traditional Chinese tea ceremony.  As the groom’s uncle, who was master of ceremonies for the tea ceremony, explained, the tradition came about as a way for the groom’s family to welcome the bride as part of their family.

A red and white Chinese tea set, seen from above.

Close-up of tea being poured into a red Chinese tea cup.

A woman in a traditional Korean dress and a man in a blue suit stand near an older man with his hands on a small table containing a red and white Chinese tea set.

A woman in a traditional Korean dress and a man in a blue suit serve tea to an older couple.

Everyone had a fun day!

A woman in white and a man in a blue suit are flanked by people in aqua dresses and gray suits. They all have their hands in the air in a celebratory manner.

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