Weddings and funerals

Why

Weddings and funerals are big community events where money gifts help the family.

Do

• Give cash in a white envelope; odd amounts like 30,000 or 50,000 won are customary.
• Wear dark, plain clothes to a funeral.

Avoid

• Don't wear white to a wedding (it's the bride's) or bright colors to a funeral.
• Don't use new crisp bills at a funeral — it can look planned.

Useful sentence

결혼 축하드립니다.gyeolhon chukadeurimnida.Congratulations on your wedding.

These are general customs; people, generations and situations vary — kindness covers most mistakes.