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Jessica & Pete | Vineyard Jewish Wedding on a full moon night, Naches, Washington, USA

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Vineyard wedding Washington 7I adore this wedding and not just because it’s set in a winery, there’s a full moon, a cute dog, and there’s an intimate outdoor ceremony, but because there is so much effort from family and friends.

Jessica, the Bride, says, “We didn’t have a particular theme – our wedding was really all about celebrating our relationship and commitment to one another with our friends and family, all of whom were an integral part of making the day come together: Our whole bridal party was made up of our brothers and sisters; friends and family came together to do all the floral arrangements, place settings and venue dà©cor; the groom built the chuppah; my father officiated; a dear friend did my hair; I wore my grandmother’s jewelry — from top to bottom our wedding was a reflection of the people who mean so much to us and have made us who we are.”
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Chelm & Jake | Uber cool Jewish Wedding at the Doodle Bar + Testbed1, Battersea, London

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I promise that what you’re about to see is truly epic. This folks is how to do a super cool, super fun, superfly wedding.

There are so many things that I love about this W-day that I’d be here until midnight listing them all, but I’ll just mention Los Desterrados playing ‘The Final Countdown‘ in the synagogue; pornstar martinis and chilli martinis as the cocktails of choice in the reception; an after-party stretching until sunrise, a Jenny Packham bride with her Vivienne Westwood groom… and I’ll stop now. You just need to see it.
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And as fabulous as this wedding is, some of my favourite elements are the way in which Chelm and Jake personalised their Jewish ceremony — in particular what they did with their Sheva Brachot, and also their spin on the traditional circling of the groom.

They chose the Doodle Bar in Battersea (don’t you think it’s one of the best venue websites you’ve ever seen?) for their reception. It’s housed in an old dairy in Battersea, on the banks of the Thames and the adjoining space, Testbed1, where the party continued, is normally used as an arts venue. It’s an incredible warehouse space that Chelm and Jake and their very creative friends decorated with real pizazz and flair. I’ll let Jake continue with all the details – yes it’s our cooler-than-a polar-bear’s-toenails  groom reporting the wedding today! He’s a real character – we need more groom wedding reports!

The photography is phenomenal and it’s by our newest Smashing Supplier and STG favourite, Blake Ezra Photography.

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Jake, the groom: Friends of ours own Doodle Bar in Battersea and I’d visited the place several months previously and thought it was very cool – a bit of East London in Battersea! I asked my friend if there was any chance that it would make a workable wedding venue, and to my delight, he said yes – they’d already done a lot of parties there.

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Tanya & Alek | Super-sophisticated + intimate white-themed Jewish wedding, Bali, Indonesia

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Today’s Bali wedding takes your breath away, thanks in major part to the images beautifully captured by Marcus from  Studio Impressions. The other major contributor is a seamless blend of modern details paired with a tropical backdrop so beautiful, and a Bride and Groom with smiles as big as I’ve ever seen.

Tanya and Alek, originally from San Francisco, live in New York and chose a new and, quite honestly, astonishing Bali resort called Alila Villas Soori  for their wedding destination.  Their guests travelled from all around the world for this outrageously stylish wedding, and frankly, why wouldn’t you?

I love so many voguish details about this wedding: Tanya’s incredible bridal style, the fact that all the couple’s guests were dressed in white, and that for the ceremony, instead of using rows of chairs, they used comfy couches and ottomans. So intimate, and such a beautiful scene.
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As well as an Indonesian wedding being featured for the first time on STG today, we’re also doing something we’ve never done before, and that’s hearing about the wedding from both Tanya the bride and also Marcus, the photographer…
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Lena & Asaf | Family + Fun Jewish wedding at Melbourne University + Luminare, Melbourne

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I love all the effort that’s gone into this wedding from family and friends – there’s lots of  thoughtful family input throughout this relaxed and pretty affair that I think anyone trying to pull of a wedding with that homespun feel can be inspired.
There’s tons of all-round  fabulousness, and in particular lots of beautiful design touches like giant foam letters, and  branded bars of wedding chocolate. Yes. Branded bars of wedding chocolate!  I am completely obsessed with that idea.. and the execution.
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I also *adore* the music that Lena and Asaf chose for their ceremony. They chose a medley of two hebrew songs that I’d actually never heard of before, but on giving them a whirl whilst compiling this post, I now can’t stop listening to them. Scroll down to hear more (literally!).

All of this awesomeness was captured forever by Vanilla Images. And you luckies have also got the immense film of this wedding, created by the fantastic  Wheelhouse Studios. You’re gonna love that.

So without further ado, let me hand over to Lena, our gorgeous bride, for her account of STG’s first Australian wedding. It’s a corker!
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Lena, The Bride: Our ceremony was held at Melbourne University, in the Old Quadrangle. We wanted an outdoor ceremony that had the option of going undercover if the weather turned bad. Asaf went to Melbourne Uni so we already had an idea of what it looked like, and on a friends recommendation we visited and loved the area.

The reception was held at Luminare, South Melbourne. One look at the breath-taking view and we knew we found the perfect venue. Our decision was complimented by the contemporary decor and inspiring menu.

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Welcome Sharon to Team STG!

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Sharon, STG’s newest team member!

I’m thrilled to be ending the week by introducing you to the fabulous Sharon, our newest Smashing The Glass team member! Sharon will be contributing features to STG and helping behind-the-scenes too. She’ll also be working on some very exciting competitions that we have coming up and assisting me with a number of projects I have on the go.

A little bit about Sharon:
Sharon likes… The film All About Eve, the west coast of Ireland, Paris, London, Eurostar, Cremant d’Alsace, Malin and Goetz Rum Tonic, Muji fig candles, Vejer de la Frrontera, Kiehl’s Orignial Musk Blend N0 1 shower gel, skiing, apres ski, Whistles cigarette leg black trousers, glitzy flip flops, Brown Thomas make up department, Lays crisps and french beer (taste of holiday), raspy laughing, wild heather, the name Romeo, lebanese food (lots of it).

Drop Shazza a note at sharon@smashingtheglass.com or tweet her at @smashglass

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