9 of the most memorable K-drama weddings

After spending 16 episodes travelling across time, facing peril and saving each other’s lives, no one deserved a fairytale ending more than Im Sol (Kim Hye-yoon) and Ryu Sun-jae (Byeon Woo-seok). Fate had to intervene numerous times to bring them together, but it was clearly rooting for them. And although their wedding was more a shared premonition—and obvious fan service—than an actual wedding, it was a real treat for audiences who had rooted for the couple across all their timelines.

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When Cheon Sa-rang (Lim Yoon-a) married King Group chaebol heir Gu Won (Lee Joon-ho), it was a wedding fit for royalty. The ceremony was full of grandeur and opulence, but what made it truly memorable was that the groom was beaming from ear to ear. 

It was touching to see Gu Won, who had a lifelong aversion to smiles before Sa-rang came into his life, grinning so brightly on their wedding day—proof of how far he’d come, thanks to Sa-rang, and a testament to his love for her.

When Jeong Gu-won’s (Song Kang) supernatural powers end up in the hands of Do Do-hee (Kim You-jung), he is desperate to get them back. Meanwhile, Do-hee learns that her late guardian’s will requires her to marry within the year in order to secure her position as heir to the family business. 

He marries her to reclaim what he’s lost. She marries him to claim what’s rightfully hers. By all accounts, it was a beautiful wedding, but it was purely a business transaction. Still, what started as a marriage of convenience slowly blossomed into something real.

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Instead of a wedding, audiences were treated to Yoon Hye-jin (Shin Min-a) and Hong Du-sik (Kim Seon-ho) preparing to take their pre-wedding photos. Keeping things simple, the couple decided to DIY the shoot. But in a small fishing village like Gongjin, you can bet everyone will want in on the action. 

Thankfully, the couple managed to steal a quiet moment for themselves. And although it wasn’t the wedding scene fans had hoped for, it did not disappoint. Loving glances were exchanged, vows were made and the couple ran toward their future hand in hand.

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By the time Kim Shin (Gong Yoo) and Ji Eun-Tak (Kim Go-eun) decided to get married, they were older and more mature, and the depth of their feelings for each other had already been tested by fate—literally.

After everything that they’ve been through, it was no surprise that they wanted a simple wedding. In fact, theirs is the most intimate and private on this list, attended only by the pair and held at the buckwheat field where they shared their first kiss.

Some weddings on this list mark the romantic culmination of a love story; others, the beginning of one. In When the Phone Rings, it’s a little more complicated. At first glance, it seemed like the worst kind of contract marriage. Jewellery was hurled at the ground and, instead of vows, cold looks were exchanged. 

But what the audience—and bride Hong Hee-joo (Chae Soo-bin)—didn’t know was that Paik Sa-eon (Yoo Yeon-seok) personally orchestrated the whole thing to protect Hee-joo from the schemes of her power-hungry family.

When it comes to lavish K-drama weddings, it’s hard to top Lee Young-joon (Park Seo-jun) and Kim Mi-so’s (Park Min-young). From the breathtaking gown and sharply tailored suit to the elegant venue and perfectly curated floral arrangements, every detail was picture-perfect. It genuinely felt like a real-life wedding. It didn’t hurt that the bride and groom looked like radiant newlyweds. And the electric chemistry between Park Seo-jun and Park Min-young only served to sell the fairytale even more. It was the perfect finale to one of the biggest K-drama rom-coms of its time.

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Another beautiful wedding that felt all too real was Do Bong-soon (Park Bo-young) and Ahn Min-hyuk’s (Park Hyung-sik). Like What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim, the drama owed much of its success to the undeniable chemistry between its leads. Park Bo-young and Park Hyung-sik made falling in love look so natural that fans happily shipped them both onscreen and off.

So when Bong-soon and Min-hyuk tied the knot in the finale, it was more than just an emotional payoff. It felt a little bit like wish fulfillment for an audience that had been cheering for the characters to get together all along, and secretly hoping the actors would, too.

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