My FH's mother's side of the family is Jewish, so this affects maybe 20 people we are inviting to our wedding. Since FH & I are not religious at all, we booked our wedding on 4/23/05 (evening) which we just found out is the first night of Passover without even realizing it...
I wanted to know, can you see a problem with this side of the family attending our wedding on this night? If we have Kosher meals available? What are the rules?
Help !?!?
Thanks!
Barakabella
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If you check my review of my wedding, we intentionally picked starting Erev Passover to decrease our guest list attendance. Right before the holiday can be appreciated by religious people because it is in the window when they have cleaned their home of non-kosher for Passover food and cannot yet start eating the Kosher food. First night of Passover is going to be quite difficult if people are observant because many halls will not have uindergone ritualized cleaning. The answer to your question lies in how observant the people in question are.
pinkgirl
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No offense but it is not a nice thing to do if you like your FH's family. They cannot go to the wedding (if they are observant.) and I would think they would look at it like you did it because you don't want them to come or it is a slap in the face to their traditions. I would HIGHLY recommend moving it, but you should really talk to your FH's mom about it. Maybe they aren't religious at all and it won't effect them.
btrflygrl
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There's a big problem with that.....if they are religious, they ain't comin'
alexlynn7
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we were going to do this, but fh's family had a fit, even though it would only have affected very few people. we decided it wasn't worth the hard feelings and just changed the date...
Jax430
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Personally, there is no way I would attend a wedding on the first night of Passover. The first two nights are the most important - when families get together for the seder. My family had a problem when my cousin got married on the last night of Passover (and she is 100% Jewish, but nonobservant). We ended up attending the wedding, but they got us special food, which still wasn't technically 'Kosher for Passover' My immediate family was VERY upset by this.
I feel that if you choose to have your wedding on the first night of Passover, you run the risk of alienating a section of FH's family. However, there is the possibility that they don't observe at all, in which case you'll be fine. I suggest talking to FH's mother and get her opinion. Good luck!
pickles16
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I wouldn't do that, you can't have kosher meals on the first night of passover there, the kitchen has to be completely kosher for passover that they are making the food in, and I doubt that if they are making regular food for the guests that do observe it is NOT a kosher for passover meal, so therefore, those 'kosher' meals won't be...those guests will not be able to eat any breads, pastas, etc.....I don't think its a good thing at all, I'm sorry...
NYC04
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I would be insulted if my family member intentionally planned their wedding for a major holiday. I don't think it is as much the food (although that is very important) but the idea that Jewish people attend seders that night (which includes readings, prayers, and rituals). This obviously cannot be done during a wedding.
