Seoul Shilla Hotel has informed some wedding hall reservation holders for November that they can hold their ceremonies "as originally scheduled," according to reports on the 29th. The hotel reversed its earlier position that schedule changes were unavoidable.
Shilla Hotel reportedly told customers who had recently been notified of wedding hall cancellations that "it is possible to proceed with the wedding on the original schedule or the adjusted schedule."
This guidance was not announced in advance, according to reports. The sudden cancellation notices caused confusion among customers who had been preparing photo shoots, honeymoons, and other plans around their wedding dates.
At the time, Hotel Shilla also conveyed a policy to move the ceremony to the date the customer wanted and cover the full wedding costs, including meal charges and facility usage fees.
This led to speculation that Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Chinese officials might stay at the Shilla Hotel when they visit Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Oct. 31.
Hotel Shilla said, "If the ceremony is held on the original date, expenses will be paid as scheduled, and if the date changes due to the company's fault, the expense will be covered."