3.
Please check with a wedding planner or coordinator, if
possible, the music director, florist,
photographer, videographer, band, caterers and
whomever else you feel you need to complement
the ceremony. The rabbi will
coordinate all aspects of the wedding with the
wedding consultant, if you desire.
Please have the consultant
call me, at
(757) 624-1137;
or (757) 339-0721,
or
e-mail
me.
C.
The couple might decide whether or not
they want a Chuppah (wedding canopy),
what type, whether it will be
trellis-like and able to be placed in
the garden of the couple’s home after
the ceremony, or the traditional 4-posts
covered with Tallit or large cloth, or
perhaps an arch of flowers, or a glass
and ornamental flowered tier as in
Tricia Nixon’s wedding, or almost any
other design the bride and groom may
select in conjunction with the florist.
D.
The place where the event is to be held
should provide a small table draped with
a white cloth, to be placed at the right
side of the rabbi during the ceremony.
(The rabbi march in first, turns at the
Chuppah, and faces the congregation. The
groom and groomsmen enter and stand on
the rabbi’s right - Looking out from the
stage this is stage right, the
bridesmaids and bride enter and stand on
the rabbi’s left - Looking out from the
stage this is stage left. Then the
bride and groom face each other so they
can be seen by the audience.
4.
Upon the table we will need three (3) tall white
candles, candle-holders for all three candles,
and matches or a long handled lighter. One
candle will serve as a "Shammas" or helper light
and will be lit by the best man as soon as he
arrives at the Altar. Usually, the mothers, or
a representative from each family, will kindle
one of the tall white candles at the beginning
of the ceremony. During the ceremony, the groom
and the bride will each take a tall white candle
and together, kindle the Unity Candle. The
Unity candle is usually a large white or
colorfully decorated candle symbolizing the
coming together of the two families. The
individual candles remain lit, symbolizing that
the couple do not lose their individuality and
uniqueness by their marriage bonds.
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