Jewish Bride Question

jnorfie Posted: Apr 03, 2005 09:42 PM

Jewish Bride Question

Who is standing under your Chuppa?

psf80 Posted: Apr 03, 2005 09:46 PM

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Just us and the rabbi I think.

jnorfie Posted: Apr 03, 2005 09:49 PM

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What about your parents?

psf80 Posted: Apr 03, 2005 09:56 PM

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Posted by jnorfie

What about your parents?

Oops, I forgot to write, us, our parents, and moh and bm (who are our brother and sister) and the rabbi.
Man, I'm out of it tonight!

The rest of the bridal party isn't going to stand under the chuppah with us. They're going to stand outside the chuppah but next to it.

akajt98 Posted: Apr 03, 2005 10:16 PM

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Under the chuppah will be the rabbi, cantor, the two of us, my parents, his parents, our sisters (2) and the best man....hopes it is big enough

Goldi1021 Posted: Apr 03, 2005 10:31 PM

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According to my experience, as well as my various planners, and Jewish wedding books, it is usually the Rabbi/Cantor, the bride and the groom's parents on either side of the officiant and the bride and groom who stands under the chuppah. Everyone else stands next to the chuppah on either side with the maid/matron of honor and the best man coming next and closest to the couple.

Jax430 Posted: Apr 03, 2005 11:52 PM

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Posted by Goldi1021

According to my experience, as well as my various planners, and Jewish wedding books, it is usually the Rabbi/Cantor, the bride and the groom's parents on either side of the officiant and the bride and groom who stands under the chuppah. Everyone else stands next to the chuppah on either side with the maid/matron of honor and the best man coming next and closest to the couple.

Yup, what she said.

marymoon Posted: Apr 04, 2005 02:22 AM

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We're interfaith, but I think we're going to model the logistics of our ceremony (processional, recessional, etc) after the christian tradition, so it will most likely be just us and the rabbi and priest under the huppah, with the BP next to it and our parents seated.

Goldi1021 Posted: Apr 04, 2005 11:25 AM

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Posted by marymoon

We're interfaith, but I think we're going to model the logistics of our ceremony (processional, recessional, etc) after the christian tradition, so it will most likely be just us and the rabbi and priest under the huppah, with the BP next to it and our parents seated.

At my brother's interfaith ceremony, the Reform Rabbi did his thing UNDER the chuppah and the Episcopalaian Minister did his thing in FRONT of it. It was fine and it was lovely.