Choosing the Venue: Korea (Part 3)

Our final venue of choice is Ritz Carlton 🙂

We pondered between Ritz and Shilla for a week or so, because we couldn’t let go of the thought of being wed @ Shilla’s beautiful traditional 영빈관 (Youngbingwan: Korean castle). But I really didn’t like that the main ceremony hall, separate from the reception area, was so small in size and would not have the heightened walkway + high ceiling that I looked for in hotel weddings. So Ritz Carlton it was, and here are the reasons why it made #1 on our list:

1. Main ballroom is not as big as Hyatt or Shilla’s Dynasty Ballroom, and fits maximum 350 people. FIY: if you have high number of guests, which is pretty common in Korea, the rest of the guests would sit OUTSIDE the ballroom as a “opera” type wedding where they get projections of your wedding.  I thought this was pretty rude for the guests because the area seems a bit secluded, so I’m curious as to why anyone holds it here when they have bigger guest count. It looks something like this:

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