Westin Josun Seoul Grand Ballroom Wedding Meal Review

Hi, this is Ijjingne. Today I am writing my first wedding review. I do not often get invited to weddings yet, so I was grateful to the couple for inviting me and wanted to write about it.

The place I visited was the Westin Josun Seoul Hotel. Transportation was very convenient. It is about a five-minute walk from City Hall Station Exit 6 on subway lines 1 and 2, so it was easy to find. I had seen many comments that the parking lot is small, and about thirty minutes before the ceremony there were already many cars in front of the hotel. Wedding guests can park free for up to three hours, but because parking seemed difficult, public transport felt much more convenient. Since the meal also includes alcohol, public transport is even easier.

The Grand Ballroom is known for its dark hall and Milky Way-style lighting. It is a large hall that can hold close to 450 people, but for this wedding, instead of the Milky Way look, there were many flowers hanging in the air above the virgin road. Each table had abundant flowers and lights, and the top of the hall was filled with flowers, so it smelled fragrant and looked beautiful. Personally, I thought this floral setup was prettier than the Milky Way style.

When you go to the seat with your name on it, cutlery and plates are already prepared. The plates were so beautiful. Around the time the second part and meal began, they cleared them away, probably because the course dishes came plated.

Fresh flowers were placed all around the hall, so the whole space smelled lovely. I do not think I had ever seen so many full-bloom flowers at once, and it suddenly gave me a dream of having a hotel wedding.

Herb shallot vinaigrette, seafood ceviche White asparagus soup with Parmesan cheese chip Grilled sea bass with potato mille-feuille and whole-grain mustard crust Lemon Grand Marnier granita Korean beef tenderloin with broccoli puree and red onion marmalade Baengnyeon gayak noodles Homemade tiramisu Vivente coffee

This was the Western course menu I had at the wedding.

The first appetizer was herb shallot vinaigrette and seafood ceviche. The shrimp was very good, and there were several kinds of sauce in small drops. They tasted sweet, tart, and delicious.

The second course was soup: white asparagus soup with Parmesan cheese chip. It tasted like a familiar cream soup but a little more savory. It was my first time trying this soup, and it felt different in a good way.

Next was grilled sea bass with potato mille-feuille and whole-grain mustard crust. It was my first time eating sea bass grilled this way. It was a little dry, but the sauce was good, so it was still fine. Since both the potato and sea bass felt dry, this was probably my least favorite course.

The lemon Grand Marnier granita came after the sea bass. It seemed to work as a refreshing palate cleanser before the steak. For some reason this may have been my favorite: it was fresh, sour, and exactly my taste.

The main dish was Korean beef tenderloin with broccoli puree and red onion marmalade. The steak was cooked well and was so tender it almost melted. The red onion marmalade went well with the steak. The broccoli puree had an unusual flavor that reminded me a little of green tea.

A wedding meal would not feel complete without noodles, and this was baengnyeon gayak noodles, or banquet noodles. The broth tasted deep and refreshing. Even though each course was a small portion, eating course by course made me feel full, so I left a little of the noodles.

The final dessert was homemade tiramisu with Vivente coffee. It was not the tiramisu I usually know with cream on top of bread; the bread and cream were separate, which was interesting. It also came with meringue pieces on top, and it tasted good eaten together. The cream was sweet with a slightly fresh taste, making it a nice finishing dessert.

I enjoyed the wedding while looking at the rich, colorful flowers. Around the time photo-taking started after the first part of the ceremony, they brought pre-meal bread. When guests returned from taking photos, the appetizer was already being served, so the meal could continue without too much interruption. As we ate, the second part of the ceremony began, and dessert came out as that short second part was ending. The timing between ceremony and meal felt well organized.

After the ceremony, guests could take any flowers from the hall, as much as they wanted, and a florist outside would wrap them. Guests could also wrap the flowers themselves if they preferred. Because the hall had more flowers than usual, people were leaving with armfuls of bouquets and looked so happy. I skipped the flowers because I had an after-party, but if I had been going straight home, I would have wanted to take some. Wishing happiness to the bride and groom who invited me. Hashtags: #WestinJosun #WestinJosunHotel #WestinJosunSeoul #SeoulHotel #SeoulHotelWedding #WestinJosunWedding #HotelWedding #JosunHotelWedding #WeddingGuestReview