Here is Jen and Greg's Part 2. We will start with the Ketubah signing ceremony.
For those of you who are not Jewish (and I learned this all myself the day of the wedding),
According to the Jewish view of marriage, marriage is a contractual agreement between two people with legal rights and obligations. A Ketubah is a marriage contract that explains the basic material, conjugal and moral responsibilities of the husband to his wife. It is signed by the groom, as well as two witnesses, and given to the bride during the wedding ceremony.
Family looking on proudly...
The wedding ceremony begins and here comes the bride with both of her parents...
These to me are just abut the most precious giving away pictures EVER...
In a Jewish wedding ceremony, both sets of parents stand up with the wedding party, if you notice they are facing their daughter...so they can see her expressions...
This is called the "Seven Circles" which is a custom where the bride circles her groom seven times. (this symbolizes seven days of creation and when Joshua led the Children of Israel in the battle for the city of Jericho, he was instructed to circle the city seven times, resulting in the walls of the city crumbling. Jericho).
In this wedding ceremony Jen and Greg decided to do it a little different as the are created new customs together. Instead of Jen circling seven times, Jen circled three, Greg three and they chose to take the last time around to both circle each other at the same time.
Jen's vows to Greg...
Greg's vows to Jen...
The exchange of wedding rings...
This is where the Ketubah is presented to the bride...
Now this is one tradition that most people are more familiar with, The Breaking of the Glass. At the conclusion of the wedding ceremony, the groom smashes a glass with his foot and the guests then shout “Mazel Tov!” – congratulations and good luck. There are numerous interpretations of this custom of breaking the glass. Some see it as as a symbolic reminder of the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem while others interpret is as a symbol of the fragility of a relationship.
The kiss...
Immediately following the ceremony, the bride and groom, now husband and wife, are escorted to a private room where they have an opportunity to spend a few moments in each other’s company. This is called Yichud. (Yichud means alone-together).
When we were leaving we saw this precious note from Jen's mom to Jen's dad that she wrote him the morning of their daughters wedding.
Off to do some formals on the beach...
These pictures all speak for themselves, so I will just let them do just that...
Here are a few details of the reception...
If you would like to check out ALL of the first dances and Jewish traditional dance post that I posted last year go to: http://amomentofjoyweddings.blogspot.com/2012/10/first-dance-moments.html
The End!
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