Jeonbuk Province Recruiting Participants for 'My Wedding' Program Offering Free Public Venues

Three Venues: Provincial Government Lawn Plaza, Provincial Art Museum, and Jeolla Provincial Government Office

Jeonbuk Province announced on November 10 that it is recruiting participants for the "2026 Jeonbuk, My Wedding" program, which supports small-scale and practical weddings by offering public facilities as wedding venues free of charge.

Public facility of Jeolla Provincial Government Office. Provided by Jeonbuk Province

According to the "2024 Marriage, Childbirth, and Parenting Perception Survey" by the Presidential Committee on Low Fertility and Aging Society, the biggest reason why unmarried men and women are delaying marriage is "financial burden," with 75.5% of respondents citing this as the main factor.

In response to this reality, the province has launched a customized wedding support program utilizing public facilities.

This project will initially open three public facilities in the province that are symbolic and easily accessible: the lawn plaza of Jeonbuk Provincial Government Office, Jeonbuk Provincial Art Museum, and Jeolla Provincial Government Office. As a pilot program next year, ten engaged couples will be selected, and at least one member of each couple must have resided in Jeonbuk Province for more than six months to be eligible.

The selected couples will be able to use the wedding venues free of charge. Through wedding specialist partner companies selected via a public contest, they can access a one-stop service for all wedding preparations, including studio, dress, and makeup (S·D·M), venue styling, and on-site operations.

Each wedding venue will offer a differentiated concept. The lawn plaza at the provincial government office will provide a natural outdoor wedding, the provincial art museum will allow for creative and artistic weddings, and the Jeolla Provincial Government Office will offer a traditional, regionally inspired wedding experience.

Applications are accepted starting November 10, and more details can be found on the "Jeonbuk, My Wedding" information page on the official Jeonbuk Province website. Wedding date reservations can be made through the link posted on the information page.

The province expects that this pilot project will not only increase the utilization rate of public facilities but also ease the excessive financial burden of wedding costs, thereby lowering the barriers to marriage for young people. Based on the results of the pilot program and feedback from residents, the province plans to expand the number of facilities and further enhance support in the future.

Cheon Youngpyeong, Director of Planning and Coordination at Jeonbuk Province, stated, "We hope this project will reduce the financial burden of marriage for young people and serve as an opportunity to utilize local spaces as open wedding venues in everyday life. We will continue to improve the quality of the pilot program so that engaged couples can prepare for marriage with greater stability."

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