Korean wedding video editing, from the candle lighting to the pyebaek
Many Korean weddings move fast. A ceremony in a wedding hall is often booked into a tight time slot, so the candle lighting by the two mothers, the walk down the aisle, the bows to the parents and the group photo can all happen close together, and a pyebaek in hanbok may follow in a separate room. Some couples marry in a church, some in a hotel or garden, and some hold a traditional ceremony. With WeddingEditor you upload the footage as a project, describe the people and moments that matter, and WeddingEditor's AI editing makes a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser.
Korean weddings are religiously varied: many are Christian church services, others are secular hall ceremonies or Buddhist ceremonies. Say which one you filmed.
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Last updated October 2026
How to get a Korean wedding edited
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Upload the hall, the pyebaek room and the reception
A Korean wedding can leave you with footage from the bridal waiting room, the ceremony hall, a pyebaek room and a reception or meal, sometimes shot by two people at once while the schedule runs on. Put everything for one film into one project, or give the pyebaek its own project if the couple wants it as a separate piece. Drop in the files from every camera as they came off the cards; nothing needs renaming, and you can add as many files as you shot, up to 5 GB each.
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Write the brief WeddingEditor cannot guess
WeddingEditor has never met either family, and a short hall ceremony leaves little footage in which to find the right faces. Use the optional questions to name both mothers and what they wore, say whether the bride walked in with her father or on her own, list the bows, the chukga and the pyebaek moments you want kept, and set how much of the officiant's words or the vows should be heard. Skip any question you like; nothing is filled in for you.
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Start processing, then watch and refine
Pay for One Wedding or spend a credit from your plan, then start processing, which typically takes 24 to 72 hours. The finished cut lands in your project. Play it in the app, download the 1080p MP4, and if anything is off, email notes from the app link; there are up to two revision rounds on that same edit.
Preference notes videographers write for a Korean wedding
Notes like these let an edit made outside the hall pick out the right people within a fast schedule.
The two mothers
"Groom's mother in a blue hanbok, bride's mother in pink. They walk in together and light the candles to open the ceremony. Please keep their entrance and both faces at the candles."
The entrances
"Groom walks in alone first, then the bride with her father in a white gown. Keep the handover at the front and the father's face as he steps back."
Bows and the song
"Must include the couple bowing to the bride's parents, then the groom's parents, and the groom's college friends singing the chukga. The friends are in matching grey suits on the left."
The pyebaek room
"Pyebaek after the ceremony, couple in hanbok. Keep the deep bows, the grandmother giving advice, the dates and chestnuts being caught in the skirt, and the groom carrying the bride on his back."
How to use the sound
"More speeches and voices. Keep the couple's own vows and the father's short thank-you at the reception. The hall music behind the march can stay low."
Things to leave out
"Skip the next couple's guests arriving in the lobby as we left, and the group photo setup where the staff are shouting positions."
What Korean wedding footage usually includes
These are common patterns, not rules. Practice varies by family, faith, region and generation, and between couples married in Korea and abroad.
A short ceremony on a booked schedule
Weddings in Korea are often held in a dedicated wedding hall where each ceremony has a fixed slot, so the ceremony itself is compact and guests move on to a meal soon after. Couples abroad, including many Korean American couples, often marry in a church, a hotel or another venue with more time.
Mothers, candles and bows
In many ceremonies the two mothers walk in first and light candles to open it. The groom enters, and the bride often walks in with her father. Near the end the couple commonly bows to the bride's parents and to the groom's parents, a moment many families care about.
Voices, songs and readings
There may be an officiant, a pastor at a church wedding, or in many newer ceremonies no officiant at all, with the couple or a friend leading. Friends or relatives sometimes sing a congratulatory song, the chukga, and the couple may read their own vows. Your camera audio holds all of this, and the edit can let it be heard.
Hanbok and the pyebaek
After the ceremony many couples change into hanbok for the pyebaek, a family ceremony held in a smaller room. The couple bows to the elders seated before a table of food, the elders offer advice and envelopes, and dates and chestnuts are tossed for the bride, and often the groom, to catch.
One project, one finished edit
A project produces a single edit, either a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser, and uses one purchase or one plan credit. A ceremony and a pyebaek can share one project or each have their own.
The hall's sound, with music in support
The edit can use the audio your cameras picked up, including the march, the chukga and the vows, and WeddingEditor uses music alongside it, balanced by your audio preference.
Parts of a Korean wedding and what to put in the preferences
| Part of the day | What to film or flag | A preference note for it |
|---|---|---|
| Bridal room | The bride seated in the waiting room before the ceremony while guests come by for photos | "A few seconds of the bridal room is enough; feature her best friend." |
| Candle lighting | The two mothers walking in together, often in hanbok, and lighting the candles at the front | "Keep both mothers lighting the candles, groom's mother on the left." |
| Entrances and vows | The groom's entrance, the bride with her father or on her own, vows or a reading | "Must include the father handing her over and the couple's vows." |
| Chukga | Friends, relatives or the couple singing or performing a congratulatory song | "Keep the chukga by the bride's cousin; it is the funniest part." |
| Bows to the parents | The couple bowing to each set of parents, often followed by hugs or tears | "Show both bows, bride's parents first." |
| Group photo | Family and then friends gathered on the stage for formal photos | "Use the group photo only as a quick beat, not the setup." |
| Pyebaek | The couple in hanbok bowing to elders, dates and chestnuts, the piggyback | "Keep the catch in the skirt and the groom carrying the bride." |
What is a Korean wedding video edit?
A Korean wedding video edit turns the footage of a Korean wedding, whether a hall, church, garden or traditional ceremony, and often its pyebaek, into a short film the couple can watch and share. With WeddingEditor it is a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser, made from what you upload by WeddingEditor's AI editing, following the people and moments you name.
Korean describes a culture and a heritage, not a religion or a format. A Korean wedding may be a Christian service, a secular hall ceremony, a Buddhist ceremony or a traditional jeontong honrye, and the pyebaek is a separate family ceremony, not the wedding itself.
Korean wedding editing questions
Can the pyebaek be its own film?
Yes. Make a separate project for the pyebaek and upload only the footage from that room. Every project yields one edit, so the hall ceremony and the pyebaek can each get a highlight, with each project using its own purchase or credit.
The hall ceremony was short. Is there enough for a highlight?
Often yes, because a Highlight Reel can draw on the bridal room, the ceremony, the group photo, the pyebaek and the reception if you upload them together. If you only filmed the ceremony itself, a Social Teaser may suit the footage better.
How does WeddingEditor tell the two mothers apart?
From your description. In the specific people question, write who each mother is and what she wore, for example "groom's mother, navy hanbok, lights the left candle". Free-text answers hold up to 2,000 characters.
Will the chukga and the vows be in the film?
If your cameras recorded them, the sound is there to use. WeddingEditor pairs it with music, and the audio question lets you lean toward voices, a balance, or a music-led film.
Does WeddingEditor decide which Korean customs to show?
No. WeddingEditor works from your footage and your notes. Which customs matter, and how a church or a traditional ceremony should be shown, comes from the couple and from you, so write it into the preference questions.
Can my second shooter's pyebaek footage go into the same project?
Yes, if they belong to your WeddingEditor team and are signed in. WeddingEditor can set up a team upload link, and those files land in your project.
What does one Korean wedding edit cost?
One Wedding is $119 one-time for one wedding; on a monthly plan, a project uses one credit instead. Up to two revision rounds by email come with each full edit.
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