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JEWISH GLOSSARY ABOUT WEDDING

Photographers for your intimate destination wedding or elopement

For the Nostalgic, Storyteller, CULTURE and Cinema Lovers

LEXICAL OF TERMINOLOGY ABOUT WEDDING

JEWISH WEDDING
PHOTOGRAPHER AND VIDEOGRAPHER

General Jewish Wedding Terms

  1. Jewish wedding

  2. Chuppah

  3. Ketubah

  4. Traditional blessings

  5. Jewish marriage

  6. Mazel tov

  7. Sacred covenant

  8. Rabbi officiant

  9. Huppah canopy

  10. Jewish traditions

Jewish Wedding Rituals

  1. Bedeken

  2. Tish

  3. Sheva Brachot

  4. Breaking the glass

  5. Circling ceremony

  6. Yichud

  7. Aufruf

  8. Havdalah

  9. Signing the Ketubah

  10. Kiddush cup

Cultural
Practices

  1. Ashkenazi traditions

  2. Sephardic customs

  3. Mizrahi influences

  4. Orthodox weddings

  5. Conservative weddings

  6. Reform ceremonies

  7. Reconstructionist practices

  8. Modern Jewish weddings

  9. Egalitarian traditions

  10. Interfaith weddings

Pre-Wedding Preparations

  1. Mikveh immersion

  2. Shabbat celebration

  3. Wedding invitations

  4. Pre-wedding blessings

  5. Family gathering

  6. Kabbalat Panim

  7. Henna ceremony

  8. Wedding day prayers

  9. Wedding speeches

  10. Wedding rehearsals

Religious
Symbols

  1. Torah scrolls

  2. Kiddush wine

  3. Prayer shawl

  4. Kippah

  5. Mezuzah

  6. Tallit

  7. Havdalah candle

  8. Haggadah references

  9. Star of David

  10. Shabbat candlesticks

Attire
and Style

  1. Modest dresses

  2. Bridal veil

  3. Embroidered tallit

  4. Custom yarmulkes

  5. Kosher elegance

  6. Beaded headpieces

  7. Groom’s kittel

  8. Gold wedding bands

  9. Lace chuppah

  10. Designer ketubah

Sacred
Spaces

  1. Synagogue weddings

  2. Outdoor chuppah

  3. Historic temples

  4. Private homes

  5. Vineyard chuppah

  6. Rooftop ceremony

  7. Traditional sanctuaries

  8. Garden settings

  9. Kosher banquet halls

  10. Luxury hotels

Spiritual
Elements

  1. Wedding blessings

  2. Jewish prayer songs

  3. Sacred vows

  4. Religious readings

  5. Torah portion

  6. Traditional psalms

  7. Songs of Solomon

  8. Sabbath peace

  9. Eternal covenant

  10. Mitzvah observance

Wedding
Party Roles

  1. Rabbi officiant

  2. Cantor

  3. Gabbai

  4. Witnesses

  5. Family elders

  6. Bridesmaids

  7. Groomsmen

  8. Parents of the bride

  9. Parents of the groom

  10. Flower bearers

Festive
Details

  1. Hora dance

  2. Chair lifting

  3. Live klezmer band

  4. Traditional folk songs

  5. Kosher catering

  6. Challah bread

  7. Wine toasts

  8. Custom favors

  9. Cake cutting

  10. Reception blessings

Cultural and Religious Diversity

  1. Yemenite traditions

  2. Persian Jewish customs

  3. Russian Jewish influences

  4. Moroccan Jewish weddings

  5. Israeli cultural elements

  6. Jewish diaspora traditions

  7. Eastern European customs

  8. Ladino songs

  9. Hebrew blessings

  10. Sephardic psalms

Additional
Themes

  1. Love and Torah

  2. Generational blessings

  3. Eternal faith

  4. Community celebration

  5. Kosher menu planning

  6. Traditional melodies

  7. Wedding processional

  8. Unique Jewish vows

  9. Inclusive celebrations

  10. Family traditions