120901 “Wedding Ceremony of Chris and Hyejong”ソウル北漢山の麓でクリスの結婚式
Date: Sep. 1, 2012 (Sat) Fine
Place: “Today’s” in Goyang-si (the suburb of Seoul)
Participants: Parents and relatives of the couple and about 100 guests.
It was Saturday, but it was the day of wedding ceremony for one of my important friends, so I did not go hiking, in stead, I went to Seoul to attend the ceremony.
[#2 Exit of Gupabal Subway Station where the shuttle-bus was available, 地下鉄3号線「クパバル」駅2番出口、 지하철 3호선 「구파발」역 2번 출구]
I met Chris in the ferry boat from Shimonoseki to Pusan on Feb. 14, 2012. I was on my way back from hiking trip to Mt. Aso with Mr. Matsumoto in Kyushu.
[The wedding ceremony/reception was held at "Today's" at the foot of Bukkansan, 結婚式・披露宴は北漢山麓の『トデイス』で開催された。결혼식·피로연은 북산한 기슭의 『투데이스(Today”s)』에서 개최되었다.]
Chris is one of the most fluent speakers of Korean as Westerners. When I saw him three years ago, he was already a good speaker of Korean.
[The entrance of "Today's",『トデイス(今日農園)』の入り口、『오늘 농원』 입구]
[The garden of "Today's", 『トデイス(今日農園)』の庭、『오늘 농원』정원]
[The receptionist for the bridegroom side, 新郎側の受付、신랑측 접수]
[A "virgin road (Japanese English expression)" or "wedding aisle" (not in church, though), 庭園内に敷かれた『バージンロード』、 정원내에 깔아진 『버진 로드(virgin load)』]
[The newly-wed couple and their friends, 新婚夫婦と新婦の友人たち、신혼부부와 신부의 친구들]
[The bride and her father and Chris, 新郎新婦と新婦の父君、신랑신부와 신부의 아버님]
He said he had a Korean girlfriend and she taught him Korean and he was an eager student of the language. He has been an English teacher at a middle school in Seoul.
[Chris and Hyejong, the bride and bridegroom, 誓いを述べるクリスとヘジョン、부부의 맹세를 맹세하는 크리스와 혜정]
Although he lives in Seoul, I invited him to AhToSan hiking and he came all the way from Seoul to Daejeon to attend AhToSan hiking several times.
[Mt. Bukkansan and the reception place "Today's" 北漢山と『今日農園(Today's)』북한산과 『오늘 농원(Today”s)』]
Actually he got “Best Member” status since he attended AhToSan regular hiking 10 times in the past three years.
[The bride and bridegroom and their parents, 新郎新婦とその両親たち、신랑신부와 그 양친들]
[Chris shouldering his mother-in-law, 新婦の母親を背負うクリス、신부의 어머니를 업는 크리스]
It is our regret that he is leaving Korea for good. Chris and Hyejong will start their new life in Seatle in the state of Washington.
[The newly-wed and AhToSan members, 新郎新婦とアトサン会員たち、신랑신부와 아토산 회원들]
So, it might be my last chance to see him in Korea.
[A picture of Chris and Hyejong, 新郎新婦の記念写真、신랑신부의 기념 사진]
The wedding ceremony was held at an outdoor party reception place called “Today’s.” It is the outskirts of Seoul, and at the foot of Mt. Bukkansan.
[At the end of the party, people began dancing, パーティの終わりにダンスを踊る客たち、파티의 끝에 댄스를 춤추는 손님들]
It was a fine day after the rainy days. So, their wedding was blessed by God. The reception style was completely Western style. Althouth there was no pastor or priest, it was a civil wedding without religion.
Chris and Hyejong have been steady for at least 3 years. That made me think of my own case. I saw my wife in March of 1970. We joined the same English training camp held in Hachioji. They we met several times in the following three months and we were at the wedding ceremony on June 28 of the same year!
[The highway bus bound for Yuseong, 儒城行き高速バス、유성행 고속버스]
Well, a wedding day is not the goal, but a starting point of the rest of their lives.
I cencerly hope their successful marriage life from now on.
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分類：イベント「クリスの結婚式」
月日：2012年９月１日(土)
場所：ソウル市郊北漢山麓のオヌル農園(오늘농원)
参加者：新郎クリス(Christopher Juergens)、新婦ヘジョン(박혜정)の親戚・友人たち約100人
この日は土曜日であるが、ソウルに住むアメリカ人の友人、クリスの結婚式に参加するためアトサンは休んだ。私はこの日、儒城高速バスターミナルからソウルの高速バスターミナルまでバスに乗り、そこから地下鉄の三号線に乗り換え、約1時間ほど郊外へ向かって走り、「クパバル(구파발：舊把撥)」駅で下車して現地に向かった。
["Gupabal" station on the 3 Subway Line of Seoul, 地下鉄３号線「クパバル」駅、지하철 3호선 「구파발」역]
[The importance of "Today" was written on the stone, 『今日(Today)』の重要性が書かれた石碑、『오늘(Today)』의 중요성이 씌어진 석비]
[An intriguing Wedding Cake, ユニークな『ウェディングケーキ』유니크한 『웨딩 케이크』]
クリスと初めて会ったのは2010年2月14日、下関を出て釜山へ向かう関釜フェリーの中だった。
[Chris and his pretty sister from Seattle, クリスとシアトルから駆け付けた妹、크리스와 시애틀에서 온 여동생]
クリスのように韓国語が堪能な西洋人を、私は個人的に知らない。彼とは最初から韓国語で話をした。釜山にはGFが待っていると話をしたが、そのGFがこの日の彼の花嫁で「ヘジョン」だ。
["Salangcho" and "Chinhansaram" from AhToSan, アトサン会員の『サランチョ』と『チンハンサラム』、아토산 회원인 『사랑초』와 『친한 사람』 ]
[The bride and her father and Chris, 新郎新婦と新婦の父君、신랑신부와 신부의 아버님]
その後、私は彼にアトサンを紹介し、その韓国語の実力のためもあって、アトサンでの人気者になった。
[Mt. Bukkansan and the reception place "Today's" 北漢山と『今日農園(Today's)』북한산과 『오늘 농원(Today”s)』]
私が彼に初めて会った３年前の２月14日に釜山で彼を待っていたGFのヘジョンさんを、アトサンのハイキングに連れてきたこともあった。
[Mt. Bukkansan and the reception place "Today's" 北漢山と『今日農園(Today's)』북한산과 『오늘 농원(Today”s)』]
あれから３年だから、少なくとも３年以上の交際の実を結んだことになる。自分を振り返ると1970年の春、英語強化合宿で初めて会った人と、３か月後には結婚式を挙げていた。
[At the end of the party, people began dancing, パーティの終わりにダンスを踊る客たち、파티의 끝에 댄스를 춤추는 손님들]
結婚はゴールインではなく、二人三脚のスタートである。これからの生活基盤はクリスの故郷である西海岸のシアトルだ。
結婚式場がソウルの名山「北漢山」の麓の「トディズ(Today’s)」という野外会場。天気は前日までの雨模様とはうってかわって快晴となり、新郎は汗だくでの結婚式であったが、祝福された日となった。
アトサンからは私のほかにも、ソウル在住の「チンハンサラム」と大田から、この夏私といっしょに富士山に登った「サランチョ」が出席した。
アメリカ映画で見るような明るい結婚式であった。
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