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A Studio Ran Zuriel Bride for a Handmade and Homey Jewish Wedding Full of Personal Touches at Gayya, Hadera, Israel

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Maya & Lior, Gayya, Hadera, Israel

We love it when a couple plans a Jewish wedding that’s totally, completely them – and that’s exactly what Maya and Lior did when planning their fabulous wedding in Israel.

The couple’s top priority was to make their day feel homey and intimate, and it didn’t hurt that Maya is one of the craftsiest brides around. She took the lead on wonderful DIY touches from DIY glittery wedding sneakers (to match her custom sparkly gold gown designed by Studio Ran Zuriel) to a hand-crocheted bouquet of fabric flowers to custom massage balls the duo have out as wedding favors. Don’t miss all the details in the exquisite photos by Lior Rotstein and video by Oren Jacobson.

Given how artsy Maya is, she naturally wanted something extra special when it came to her ketubah. And she and Lior found exactly that in phenomenal Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Brit Colors. Lior chose the Purple Rings design and Maya came up with the idea of adding the couple’s names in shiny gold-leaf to maintain the wedding’s sparkly theme.

This day is chock full of so many more special details – read on for the full story in the couple’s own words…

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How We Met

Maya, the bride and Lior, the groom: We met in physical therapy school in 2015; today we are both physical therapists and Maya is getting her Masters in Public Health.Continue ReadingContinue Reading

A Musical Boho Jewish Wedding at Sofia Garden, Beer Sheva, Israel

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We love it when a couple puts their personalities and passions at the center of their wedding planning. Like today’s wonderful pair, Anna, a physical therapist, and Hagai, a lawyer, did – they’re both obsessed with music, and did it ever come through in their big day!

Between a band, a DJ, a performance by a mega-talented friend, and even a surprise song by the groom himself (dedicated to the bride – aww!), this Jewish wedding was truly alive with the sound of music – and heartfelt emotion. How beautiful is it that Anna and Hagai opted to read aloud letters they’d written to each other under the chuppah?

We also adore this wedding’s boho vibes, from the outdoor garden setting to the bride’s laid-back gown to the chill décor – much of which was created and arranged by the couple and their friends! We’re especially crazy about the the dreamcatchers the couple placed behind their simple chuppah. Photographer Lior Rotstein and videographer Yael Weinberg captured everything so beautifully.

We’ll let the bride fill you in on the rest…

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How we met

Anna, the bride: We met 5 years ago, when I was still a student. During my studies I worked as a bartender in a pub and Hagai would come in a few evenings each week to catch up. It did not immediately develop into a love story. Then we went out together with some other friends to a music show, and we discovered that we had lots in common. And that’s how the love story started.

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A Laid-back, Colorful Jewish Wedding (with two glass smashes!) at High& in Tel Aviv, Israel

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What’s better than smashing the glass at a Jewish wedding? How about smashing TWO glasses? Today’s fab couple, Yael, a travel coordinator, and Kfir, an enterprise manager, had a smash glass each at their free-spirited Tel Aviv wedding. What an awesome way to add some gender equality into the traditional Jewish wedding ceremony — and to double the drama of the big moment!

From start to finish, this Jewish wedding is full of one-of-a-kind touches like that, and we love that Yael and Kfir did so much to combine their tastes and personalities with tradition.

For example, Yael followed tradition and chose to wear white — but she went for a super simple, yet very sexy, dress, rather than an OTT ballgown. And to keep the all-white look from getting too cookie-cutter, she made sure to add in fuchsia shoes and an ultra-colorful flower headpiece in fuschia and violet — as brilliantly captured by photographer Lior Rotstein.

And the double smash glasses weren’t the only unusual thing about the ceremony, either. Yael and Kfir opted not to get married through the Israeli Rabbanut, opting instead for a customized ceremony that embodied their own values while remaining true to Jewish tradition. Our favorite (well, second favorite) bit? Their officiant opened the ceremony with a special speech he wrote based on things the pair had told him about themselves and their relationship. Aww!

Yael will fill you in on the rest…

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How we met

Yael, the bride: We met on OK Cupid 🙂

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An Avital Saporta Bride for a Summer-Themed Galilee Jewish Secular Wedding at Halomot Naftali Hotel, Sde Eliezer, Israel

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Happy Friday! We’re taking a trip to the sensational, swooping landscape of the gorgeous Galilee region of Israel to celebrate the secular Jewish wedding ceremony of Liron and Shlomi.

Renowned for its stunning views and ruggedly handsome visage (that really is the only way to describe it) the north of Israel is the perfect backdrop for a summer celebration, and Liron and Shlomi decided, wisely, to make a full weekend of it, and to make good use of the hotel’s pool. We definitely don’t blame them!

With a bright, summery color scheme of whites, yellows and purples, the gorgeous day was full of everything we adore about Israeli weddings. 

Bride Liron looked incredible in her lacey, light and Avital Saporta gown, showcasing once again why we’re such big fans of Israeli designers and their bold, sexy and flattering looks. 

The emotions and details of the day were captured by photographer, Lior Rotstein, and we’ll pass you over to bride, Liron for all of the behind-the-scenes info on how the wedding came together. 

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How we met

Liron, the bride: We are both industrial engineers. We met at university while studying for our first degrees. We have been together for seven years.

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