Jung Tae-woo’s vintage-style wedding photos
May 5th, 2009 // by javabeans
Now, THIS is how to take an eye-catching, memorable wedding photo.
Not that there’s anything wrong with the standard types of tux-n-white-gown photos we normally see, but these vintage-style shots featuring actor Jung Tae-woo and his fiancée Jang In-hee are beautiful and interesting, as well as being out of the ordinary.
The 27-year-old actor of dramas King and I, Dae Jo Young, and Great Inheritance marries his (non-celebrity) bride later this week, on May 8, at Seoul’s Shilla Hotel.
Take a look at several more photographs from the couple’s wedding album, which features Jang in hanbok and groom Jung in a 1920s-inspired (’30s?) suit.
Via Mk.co.kr
Tags: Jung Tae-woo, weddings
@_@ @_@ These are definitely gorgeous. SAVE SAVE SAVE to play with Photoshop!
Congrats to the couple!
WoW thats cool….. Vintage photos! their extremely perfect with those shot as if their to be for a very long time ago….
Best Wishes and Congrats to the Couple..
Great pictures! Definitely, the road less traveled.
Though you can hardly tell from these shots, Jung Tae Woo has some of the most facinating eyes.
Best wishes for them both!
beautiful!!!! i wonder whose idea it was!
Gorgeous and inspiring (I think I now know what I want to do for my own pictures, should I ever get married!), but whose idea was it to leave that huge LCD TV/DVD player in the background of the last picture?
I remember watching Jung TaeWoo as a kid in some sageuk a really long time ago, hehe, how time flies….
these pictures are gorgeous, best wishes to the happy couple =)
oh wow! how lovely!
LIKES THESE!
….These are soooo beautiful. I wish my wedding pics could be like that tooooo!!! Love the clothes.
Wow! These pictures are absolutely gorgeous! ! I love the mood that they evoke~
Best wishes to the couple!
wow very pretty!
Oh these are very lovely! I love the old school/vintage look – definitely not the usual wedding photos (which are always lovely to see)
Beautiful, beautiiful!! The violet and jade hanboks truly flatter her. Her last picture, from her bob cut and sheer, is a perfect blend of classic and jazz-age.
“but whose idea was it to leave that huge LCD TV/DVD player in the background ”
That isn’t a LCD TV. It’s the Monolith. Jumong found it one day while surfing and used it to find the kingdom of Goguryeo. (Choi Wan Kyu rocks!!
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these pictures are so pretty! that’s so creative of them
in a sense where there’s like a time travel to the past thing.
i like the contrast of the colors too! from the dull back ground colors being contrasted with the colorful hanbook & in some pics, JTW’s suits too!
sighs. so magical
haha, so romantic too :p
Aren’t they lovely and interesting—these photos? And a lovely and interesting couple too. Thanks, Dramabeans, for covering it. The wedding too, maybe?
wow, what an adorable couple. anyone know where these photos were shot? I want to live there. or is it a stage set?
Wow, these are gorgeous! Props to whoever thought of this concept.. It’s unlikely they’ll get bored with these.
*files away as an idea for her own future wedding album*
Wow the pictures are beautiful, it makes me so jealous
That last hanbok in the last picture…. that’s so pretty. That and the green one are my favorites. She looks so happy, so elegant, so awesome.
This brings me to an immediate criticism. How come Korean hanboks for women are so freaking awesome, but the guys’ stuff is so lame? What’s with the MC Hammer pants and the weird hats and so on?
And I can’t say I’m a fan of Jung Tae Woo’s satorial presentation in the above pics. Either fill the clothes properly, or get smaller clothes. Something is off, the clothes don’t fit him that well (and he shouldn’t have been in a bow tie). Finally, his poses are a bit awkward, which brings me back to my own wedding and the Korean photog making stupid suggestions like, “smell her hair!” and “act worried!” (Half of our photos ended up being useless because I didn’t look worried, I looked confused, which of course, I was.)
Great idea, good execution, nice style, just wish that JTW didn’t have a vest and a bow tie. A nice fitted shirt with slender tie would have made him look longer and more put together.
She looks like Sandara Park.
I love the pictures – especially the 4th one. <3
has a very Capital Scandal feel to them. cute cute
I love the feel to these pictures. Very vintage, but with hints of modern. Like that picture where the bride shows off her shoes.
Very awesome. I’m loving the Capital Scandal feel ;]]
Congrats to the (extremely cute and happy looking) couple!!! xD
Ooh! Me Likey! it reminds me of “Capital Scandal”. The last hanbok fusion dress is SO pretty! ::dies::
Hey Sarah — any information on that last dress or the dresses in general? Like who designed it, etc.?
My first reaction was wow with my mouth wide open….
Good job… love it… especially love the last dress…
Oh my goodness so gorgeous and beautiful!!! I absolutely love it, and I’d love to find the photographer who did them!
@ Tea lol… you are very observant. noticing the big flat screen tv.
lol so out of place with the theme. Props to you lol
But WOW these photos really make some beautiful pictures.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these wedding photos. Looks like they really thought out the concept of their photo shoot rather than doing the normal wedding photos. The hanboks are absolutely beautiful. It’s a great mixture or western and korean wear. Their a good looking couple.
that’s it, I’m so going to Korea for my wedding pictures when I’m getting married…
Wah, so pretty. I think unless it was not drama. I only see bride wearing hanbok.
These look like CF stills, especially the last one!
I mean that in a refined, professional sort of way.
the last hanbok is sooo pretty! i want thAt!
tae woo…i could still remember those good old nonstop series. he does still look the same to me.
i think this is my fave part of having a weding. wearing those pretty clothes and posing for the camera. *sighs* im getting old TT_TT
love love love love love the 4th picture, where the bride wears a green hanbok. daaaaaaaanggg~
Really lovely. the background make the color of the hanboks so vibrant.
I really like the one where he is holding the suitcase and she is getting off the train for some reason.
These are just l o v e l y !
Yes! They really are beautiful!
It’s different from all the other fancy wedding photos, but these are really gorgeous ^o^
I also laughed at this mega big screen tv XD It’s still a nice picture, but it would have been better without it. It takes away the focus from the couples.
the first 4 photos are nice… but then the last pic ruined it all.. since when in early 30s a flat plasma tv do exist??? geez.. they should think more about the detail too if they decided to shoot a thematical photoshoot.. but i’m not complaining tho, just wondering….
Vintage-y sweet.
I love the feel of this.
He’s 27? He looks like he could be my kid brother and I’m 21.
Congrats to the couple.
These photos sure looks nice! but it feels a little bit unatural for wedding memeories? they look like some ads.
WOW. Lovely AND classy wedding photos! While I have no idea who Jung Tae-Woo (and his fiancee) are – congrats on their upcoming wedding as well as the good taste to hire a photographer that can bring ‘freshness’ to wedding photography. Not an easy task – when ‘cheesy’ poses are often mistaken for expressions of ‘love’.
The shots with the trams – the green hanbok ones – reminds me of vintage postcards. So lovely! Simltaneously nostagic but timeless. Classic. Only word for them.
These photos seem like they won’t ‘date’. The TV was a bit of an oops – but given there was some very nice shots, perhaps a quick photo shop session couild help. (Bet the photography studio probably has a queue a mile long now…..LOL or that other studios ‘borrow’ their ideas ASAP)
I must check out this Shilla Hotel one day….every celebrity wedding is poppin’ there!
ooh, the bride reminds me a bit of Han Go Eun. Pretty pretty pictures! Wedding pictures seem to be a big thing in Korea, I’d love to get my wedding pics over there, they have great setup.
that is such a CUTE concept!!!
I love these! So pretty!
I wouldn’t be surprised if a bunch of celebrities totally copy this concept when it comes time for them to marry! ^_^
at first o thought it was Capital Scandal lol But the photos are gorgeous and hope they live happily together =]
Beautiful. Especially love the hanboks she wears.
so beautiful. love the last photo, it’s got a wonderful film noirish quality
Oooooh nice pics! Love the style. And all of her hanboks are gorgeous!
I love the last dress.
I am curious though as to why koreans take these pre-wedding photos.
Those photos are gorgeous.
The tv is a bit akward but meh.
Several ppl have commented on the resemblance to Capital Scandal. same period of clothing — but more… it’s the same set! I’d recognize it anywhere. Perhaps Sarah can tell us exactly where it is in Seoul (or environs), but it’s used in all the KBS historical dramas of that period: Seoul 1945, Capital Scandal, Golden Apples (Hwanggeum Sagwa).
I’ve long admired Jung Tae-Woo –thank you so much for sharing these photos!
As a photo shoot concept I think it definitely works and is interesting, but as wedding photos they’re a little too impersonal I think. They seem more like something thought up for an ad campaign than something that’s supposed to be a momento of love.
Is this a normal celebrity thing in Korea?
I feel like I’ve seen a lot of these, public photos that Korean celebrities do when they get married.
(Now that I think of it, we have our own versions in US Weekly, but I feel like here the connotations are negative when you see a celebrity whoring out their marriage to each other, so I was just wondering if it’s the same thing there)
omg these are too cute& gorgeous! hehe scheming for my wedding…
they do sort of look like ads tho… i wonder if they also took some more intimate lovey dovey shots and just didn’t post them for the public?
This is a great idea for pics (who says they have to be wedding pics?). It might run you about $350 per person, so it aint cheap. But $350 per person is basically the monthly cost of going out to various lunches and dinners, right? So, skip going out for lunch or dinner, skip movies and non-essential purchases for a month or two, and then you have your extra cash.
1. Go to a Korean restaurant or grocery store. Don’t go in (yet). In the entry-way, there should be a pile of korean newspapers and other stuff. Flip through the mags and flyers and newspapers and cut out anything that says “wedding photography”
2. Call em up, ask if they know where you can hanbok’s and stuff like that to wear for a day. They will know where you can get that. Might run you about $100-200 per person for a half-day rental.
3. Grab a bunch of your most favorite people (friends and family), lay down…. oh, about $150-250 each for the photography.
The photography will cost between $600 and $1000, likely, for professionally done pics with negatives, various filters for effects, etc. These prices are negotiable, and it is helpful to bring a person fluent in korean who can ask for discounts.
Voila, very cool pics that you will have for life.
Love the photos. Something different and refreshing for a change. It looks more natural. Cute couple and I wish them well.
JTW does have very expressive eyes. This is evident in close up scenes when he acted in Into the Sun with Kwon Sang Woo. His eyes almost look hazel.
that is soo adorable :3
It’s interesting that people say this set of photos has a “Capital Scandal” look. The first set that came out a month ago had a “Boys Before Flowers” look. So it seems the couple have picked popular K-dramas to theme their wedding photos.
If I had a complaint it would be that I can’t find Jung Tae-woo the person in either group of photos. The actor yes—he’s role-playing in both. His fiancee’s genuine personality seems to come through but not his. Must’ve been a conscious decision.
As a wedding present I’d like to embarrass him in public. I haven’t put my heart back together since he broke it in a gazillion pieces in “Dae Jo Young” a year ago. I’ve learned a lot about him since then. This is one guy who’s all kinds of serious about love and marriage. A very special young man. Like they say in the KHDs, his grace is immeasurable.
Gorgeous and unique! I love the colors and the old school vibe mixed with contemporary elements. So stunning!
These are simply beautiful. I love the concept. But… I think it’s a tad bit cold for a wedding shoot. Perhaps it’s Tae-woo’s poses? She (his finacee) looks lovely though.
As far as recent wedding photos go though, WGM’s Joongbo couple is my favorite (even though they’re not even a real couple)! lol
When I get married, I definitely want a bright happy wedding shoot.
these pics are fantastic, i love the concept its so fresssh
absolutly Gorgeous and unique I LOVE it
hope all goes as well as they plan and i hope they have a wonderful life together
Very cool. Very beautiful.
I totally want to go vintage with my wedding now…
I dont think the tv was an “oops” or anything. I mean seriously? Can the set designers really look over something that big? I dont think they were going totally for the vintage look, but the feel is there… plus its modern day.
OMG these are gorgeous!
what an interesting wedding shoot!
he always played well in those sort of movies too.
According to the wedding studio that did this photo session, the first set of pictures were indeed trying to capture a “Captial Scandal” feel, and the last photo is intended to be a “Goong”-look-a-like, explaining the presence of the LCD TV.
LOVELY, LOVELY, LOVELY PHOTOS! i’ve always been mesmerized by anything vintage (or vintage-inspired) ..
Wow, they’re so good! Certainly looks interesting…
It’s so lovely.. i lov the concept the bride is very pretty indeed…
these are gorgeous! congratulations to tae woo!!!!!
nice concept for a wedding photoshoot
i miss nonstop again..
yes we all grow up some of us geting marry its will be nice to see all other in his ages now
Now that’s really cool!!!
Ahahaha and I was too busy looking at the couple I didn’t notice the big tv – I wouldn’t have if I hadn’t read the comments XD
My fav is the second last! So cute!!