Jewish Wedding

A Jewish Wedding is not only regarding exchanging rings. It constitute of customary Jewish Wedding Rituals, which are momentous and affluent. These traditions act as a reminder for both the bride and the groom that they are not only responsible towards each other but also toward their culture and religion.

The Jewish Wedding Rituals start with the Yom Kippur in which both the bride and the groom are forgiven for their past mistakes. Kabbalat Patim is the rite in which the bride and the groom are not hypothetical to see each other from a week prior to the marriage. The Jewish marriage Rituals then moves onward to the ‘badeken’ in which the groom shroud the bride. The bride and the groom are then led to the open ‘chupah’ where the wedding rite is held.

The couple does not wear any jewellery to the chupah. The brides loop the groom 7 times and the groom then takes site on her right side. The wedding, known as ‘kiddushin’, is accompanied by a cup of wine. The couple drinks wine from the cup after getting blessing from the Betrothal. The festive snack is held amidst a lot of music and dance according to the Jewish Wedding rite.