Hollywood Glam Sunset Tower Wedding

This rooftop Hollywood wedding held at the historical and iconic Sunset Tower Hotel was such a memorable experience. The dreamy view along with the live band playing in the background made you feel like you were in the middle of a movie scene.

THE COUPLE:

Brooke + Alec

THE WEDDING:

Hollywood, CA

The bride looked like a princess in her sparkling gown alongside her dapper groom. I love it when the dress of choice directly reflects the bride’s personality. Brooke’s super-fun and non-conventional stunner definitely expressed a piece of her sweet and loving side.

The venue also acted like an extension of the couple since they both came from the entertainment industry. The historical building in the middle of Hollywood seemed like the perfect choice.

The wedding also symbolized something more sentimental to the both of them since Brooke and Alec actually had gotten married prior at a small ceremony back at Alec’s family home before his mother passed. The beautiful event acted as an extended celebration in honor of their marriage in front of everyone.

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What Is the Paebaek Ceremony?

In the olden days, Korean weddings meant everyone would gather to celebrate something called the Paebaek ceremony where the groom’s family formally accepts the bride into their home. Traditionally, Korean marriages symbolized the union between the two households. The modern adaptation includes the bride’s family welcoming the groom as well. The main parts of the ritual are the bows, the toast and the blessings.

Exchange bows.

The bride and groom bows to the parents and relatives as a sign of reverence and devotion to their new family.

Serve the tea.

After each bowing, the couple will serve tea (or rice wine) to each set of elders.

Offer advice and blessings.

The elders, in return, offer words of wisdom and blessings. They may even give them envelopes with money.

Throw the dates and chestnuts.

Then the elders will throw dates and chestnuts for the bride and groom to catch in an apron which symbolize the number of healthy offspring the couple will have. Dates represent sons and chestnuts symbolize daughters.

Piggyback the bride.

Finally, the groom piggybacks his bride on his back around the table twice as a show of strength. Mothers are often also piggybacked.

There is no set rule to how Paebaek is now held. We help you customize it to fit your family and needs. For the purpose of serving our diverse clients, we make sure to blend the traditional Paebaek ceremony into the wedding of your dreams.

Contact us for help incorporating a Paebaek into your wedding!

How To Set Your Wedding Budget: Part One

It’s so important to set your wedding budget before you start officially planning your big day. Hopefully you have already discussed the vision for your big day with your partner and set realistic wedding budget expectations by researching the area or consulting with your wedding planner. Read up on why it’s important to book your wedding planner first here!

Whether you’re just recently engaged or already immersed in planning, this is our basic rule of thumb: 40-50% of your budget will be going to the venue, food, and beverage. Big ticket items (location, catering, alcohol and other necessary rentals, such as tables, chairs and silverware) are going to take up the largest chunk of the budget. Some couples will go ahead and include the cake budget within this 50% realm as well.

Going venue shopping with this information beforehand allows you to weed out the venues out of your budget.

Look forward to the next installation of our wedding budget series!

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