South Koreans say 'I do' to budget weddings

The night before their wedding, Kim Kwang-yoon and Cho Jin-oh were up until 2am with the bride's mother, setting tables. Their marriage venue: a room in the basement of Seoul City Hall, rented from the government for US$60 (RM229).

With South Korea's average wedding expenditure last year at nearly US$64,000, or about double that of the US, more citizens are spurning lavish events for smaller functions as the economy slows and parents nearing retirement have less money to splurge.