Jewish Brides - Kiddush cup question

HSsweethearts Posted: Sep 26, 2011 12:27 PM

Jewish Brides - Kiddush cup question

Did you get a new kiddush cup for your wedding ceremony or did you use one that you already had?

I wanted to buy a new one that was special for our wedding, but DH insisted that we use the one he was given for his bar mitzvah which was never used.

I would have liked to have picked out a prettier one and had it just be for our day.

What is normally done?

AwaitingAugust Posted: Sep 26, 2011 12:30 PM

Re: Jewish Brides - Kiddush cup question

i think it's totally up to you.

my dad bought me one from Israel as a gift so we ended up using that ... but if he hadn't, i would've used something i already had, i think.

rmiller2255 Posted: Sep 26, 2011 12:34 PM

Re: Jewish Brides - Kiddush cup question

we both used ours from our bar/bat mitzvah's..up to you!

pjc92980 Posted: Sep 26, 2011 01:40 PM

Re: Jewish Brides - Kiddush cup question

we used my great grandfathers kiddush cup.
You can do whatever you prefer. Our Rabbi made mention of the kiddush cup in the ceremony so it was nice to be able to say its a family heirloom.

HSsweethearts Posted: Sep 26, 2011 01:57 PM

Re: Jewish Brides - Kiddush cup question

Thanks. Sounds like it's a mix. I was curious. I assumed that since it's a special item for the wedding you'd buy a new one. In the end, i guess it was one less thing to buy!