Barbara TS#14

My first question to Dojun was what’s up with the wedding plans? He said that there were two big things that they had accomplished.  The first, aside from reserving the wedding hall, was planning for the meals.  The other was confirmation of the dress (for both him and his girlfriend), and make-up (which apparently, they both wear).  They settled on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2:00 pm which is midnight here I think.  Dojun then begin to tell me about the requirement they had to pay for 150 meals regardless of the number of guests.  This was interesting and gave me some insight into the wedding planning requirements.  He has spoken to whomever makes these contracts and asked for a big discount.  Our discussion then focused around weddings as big businesses in S. Korea.  He explained that the venues in which the weddings are held can be 4 floors and there is something happening on each floor.  For example, the 4^th floor may be where the ceremony is held while another wedding may be having its reception on a lower floor.   And if I understood correctly, the weddings are held on the hour. So, they could be scheduled for 11:00, 12:00, 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm consecutively.  As an aside, as Dojun and I have had these conversations, I have become aware that he is using American expressions.  When I ask if the time is 2:00, he smiles and nods.  If S. Korea uses what we call military time, which would make it 1400 hours, Dojun has never corrected me.  The last thing we discussed was the honeymoon.  It appears as if they are very close to settling on Maldives which is a beautiful area.  But as Dojun put it, now we have our first big decision which is the date and time for the wedding.  The honeymoon is next.