“Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of who left the DPRK within the last few years.

Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing [email protected] and including their first name and city of residence.

Today’s question is about wedding traditions in North Korea and how they differ from those in South Korea.

Jin — who was born and raised in North Korea and lived there until she defected in 2014 — writes about holding ceremonies at home and not wedding halls, what newlyweds do instead of