Wedding traditions of Jeju
An island of tangerine groves and a matriarchal fishing culture, long known as a honeymoon destination.
Jeju was long the favourite honeymoon island in Korea. Its local culture has a tradition of the haenyeo, women divers, and old wedding customs of a fishing island.
A wedding here
Traditional Jeju weddings were a village event with pork and a gift of tangerines. Today many couples take photos by the sea, and some hold small outdoor weddings.
Where weddings happen
Resorts, chapels and villages on the coast.
The season and the calendar
Spring brings rapeseed flowers and a favoured season for photographs.
Wedding customs of Jeju
Also part of it, and being written: Haenyeo (The women divers.), Honeymoon (The trip after the wedding.), Korean wedding (The customs.).
A wedding trail idea for Jeju
- Seongsan Ilchulbong A volcanic crater.
- Jeju Folk Village A museum village.
- Hallasan The mountain.
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
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