After two canceled weddings during the height of the pandemic, Korean American chef Chris Cho and his wife decided they wanted their wedding to be fun and filled with everyone and everything they love — including Korean ramyun.
So, they designed a ramen bar for their wedding and shared their idea on Chris's TikTok (@chefchrischo), where it immediately went viral. The video has been viewed nearly 1.5M times, received 197.9K likes, saved 10.7K times, and garnered more than 1K comments.
"We both share a love for Korean ramyun, and we thought it would only be fitting to have our guests enjoy late night eats after drinking and partying," Chris and his wife — who requested not to be named — told BuzzFeed.
"We had a simple setup with an assorted variety of our favorite Korean ramyun," they said. "Guests poured in the water themselves, and there was a QR code to upload any videos or pictures of themselves enjoying their late night eats."
Now, you might be wondering about the logistics of a ramyun bar, and luckily, it's pretty straightforward. After letting their vendor know they wanted to add a ramyun bar next to their dessert station, Chris and his wife provided the assorted Korean ramyun themselves, as well as their own hot water dispenser and disposable chopsticks.
As for how they came up with a ramyun bar in the first place, Chris shared, "Honestly, this was my wifey's idea. We all know that wedding food is AIIIITE, and we're always looking for an extra munchie after the liquor hits." They figured a few guests would probably have ramyun at home after the wedding anyway — whether because the wedding food didn't fill them up or in hopes of preventing a hangover — so, Chris and his wife decided to offer ramyun at their wedding instead.
Needless to say, it was a hit with guests, who told the newlyweds that it was very "them" to create a ramyun bar. "It was definitely an unexpected and great surprise for them," Chris and his wife added. "Our guests, including our parents, enjoyed slurping hot noodles after a night of dancing."
They were also happy to see how strongly people connected with their video and enjoyed the ramyun bar online, too. "After posting this, we had comments from other couples who have had pho and taco stations — a fun way to make your wedding truly you," they said.
