Category Archives: Jewish Wedding Traditions
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What do the Jewish bride and groom wear?
I was recently asked what a Jewish bride and groom wear. Here’s the answer for a traditional Jewish ceremony: The Jewish Bride The bride wears a white gown. For a most traditional ceremony, the gown is modest, with a collar … Continue reading
Rabbis’ Wedding Planning Advice Now Available as Printable Flyer
“21 Things Rabbis Wish Wedding Planners and Couples Knew About Planning a Jewish Wedding” is now available as a flyer in printable PDF format for you and your wedding planning clients. Printable Flyer.
Why do the Jewish bride and groom wear white?
In Judaism, a person’ wedding day is a day of renewal, a personal Yom Kippur. On the wedding day, the bride and groom’s souls are wiped clean. White is a symbol of the bride and groom’s spiritual purity. The bride … Continue reading
How old is the practice of using a huppah for Jewish weddings?
Huppahs (also spelled huppas, chuppahs, or khupas) became a part of the Jewish wedding ceremony during the Middle Ages in Europe, about the same time and place that men began covering their heads with kippot (yarmulkes). The Middle Ages sounds … Continue reading
Who can hold the huppah poles?
Anyone can hold a huppah pole. That makes the role of huppah bearer, or unterferer, a great role to offer someone who you want to honor but who isn’t Jewish or isn’t comfortable reciting Hebrew during the ceremony. Of course, … Continue reading
Because You Asked: My Kippah Vendor Recommendation
Photo source: Yofah After yesterday’s post about using kippahs and bentschers as wedding favors, I’ve been asked if I know of a good vendor for kippahs – something good quality and easy on the wedding budget. I’m happy to tell … Continue reading
What Makes a Huppah a Huppah?
The huppah’s structure evokes a tent — specifically, the tent that was the home of Judaism’s first couple, Abraham and Sarah, 5,000 years ago. A huppah (also written chuppah or huppa) has a fabric canopy held aloft by four poles … Continue reading
A Huppah in Chapel Hill
Meredith and Brian’s wedding at Rigmor House in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is described by their minister, Reverend Kayelily Middleton. Here’s a sample: Read more at Kayelily’s Raleigh Wedding Blog…
