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Ines Di Santo – Interview and Latest 2018 Collection – live from Browns Bride with Smashing The Glass

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WE love Facebook Lives, YOU love Facebook Lives, and my goodness, have we got a fabulous one in store for you today!

We’ll be live streaming from central London’s Browns Bride — one of the world’s most prestigious bridal boutiques (and of course a much-loved Recommended Vendor) — with Ines Di Santo HERSELF! Yes – you read that correctly – the actual designer herself is flying in from Buenos Aires for what promises to be a truly special interview and showcase of her latest collection.

We literally CANNOT wait!

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Ines Di Santo’s incredible red-carpet style bridal gowns have to be seen to be believed. They combine both glamour and femininity and the brand has now expanded to become a family affair with Ines’ daughter Veronica working alongside her to add more modern and surprising touches to the gowns — and we’re utterly thrilled to have Veronica join us too!

This is your chance to ask Ines, Veronica and Karen all your wedding dress questions — nothing is off the table so ask away! You’ll be sure to be hugely inspired by the gowns on the evening too… Breathtaking doesn’t even cover it!

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Facebook Live Catch Up: Jewish Wedding music with Ariel Shapiro and Bryan Edery – live from The Wedding Gallery

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Last Tuesday we live streamed from the heart of Central London – from the incredible The Wedding Gallery — for a Jewish Wedding Music Facebook Live with wonderful chazan Ariel Shapiro, and super talented Bryan Edery on piano.

The live audience, from all corners of the world, expressed their love for the show with loads of hearts, likes and comments and we had the BEST time! Thank you for being such a great audience – we love the live interaction!

There were so many great songs played including Boi Kallah (sung to ‘Hallelujah’ by Leonard Cohen) (5 mins 50 secs in), Eshet Chayil (10 mins in) Meheirah (16 mins 54 secs in), Im Eshkachech (24 mins in) Vezakeini (31 mins 27 secs in), and Boi Kallah (sung to ‘All Of Me’ by John Legend) (57 mins in). Full breakdown below! 

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Wonderful Jewish Wedding Dà©cor by Isra Love on Etsy

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How can something so cleanly designed by simultaneously bilingual? We love this ‘mazel tov’ cake topper.

It can be really hard to find proper, contemporary Jewish wedding dà©cor, with Hebrew writing in beautiful, chic typography. That’s why we’re so very grateful for Isra Love on Etsy, a little online slice of Jewish wedding (and gift) heaven that does just that!

Cake toppers

We adore Isra Love’s range of cake toppers, with their messages, both in Hebrew and English, presented in a stunning, contemporary and fashion-forward way. Here are a few of our faves!


We’re big fans of this adorable ‘love’ (ahava) cake topper.

Isra Love’s full wedding cake topper range is available here.

Table numbers

Other beauties in the Isra Love treasure chest include beautiful, printable table numbers, like the ones we’ve picked out below. Continue ReadingContinue Reading

Six Beautiful Jewish Wedding Traditions and How to Make Them Your Own

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Image: Lara Hotz Photography from Gena & Tony’s real Jewish wedding

Question: How is a Jewish wedding different from all other weddings?

Answer: The heart of a Jewish wedding beats amidst its unique traditions and within the potent symbolism. A chuppah, the processional with the parents of the bride and groom, the Klezmer or uniquely ‘Jewish’ music, the Seven Blessings, the breaking of the glass, the chair dance…and of course, there’s more.

While the traditions make the wedding, these days many Jewish and Jew-ish couples are choosing to lend a more modern, egalitarian approach to their simchas by updating the rituals so that they take on a meaning that speaks more to their values as a couple.

Reimagining the traditions, for some couples, is a key part of the wedding planning process. Here are some creative ways that many brides and grooms are choosing to modernize the Jewish wedding traditions and make them their own:

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Image: Blake Ezra Photography from Chelm & Jake’s real Jewish wedding

Reinvent the Ketubah

The Ketubah is the Jewish marriage contract, written in the ancient language of Aramaic. It is typically framed and hung in the marital home after the wedding day and is often lovely to look at. The text of the traditional ketubah hasn’t changed much over time: it is legalistic and doesn’t mention love, instead stating that the groom has “acquired” his wife. With the advent of feminism, couples have increasingly found solutions to the limitations on the woman’s role in a Ketubah.

Some choose to keep the traditional wording but choose their own English text to sit alongside it: words that describe the home they want to create or the bond that they share. Other couples write their own Ketubah so that the wording aligns with their shared values (sample Ketubah texts are available all over the internet).Continue ReadingContinue Reading

Facebook Live Catch Up: Jewish Wedding Ceremony Q&A – with Rabbi Paul Glantz

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On Monday evening I went live on our Facebook page with the legend that is Rabbi Paul Glantz – a truly modern inclusive Rabbi, and much-loved STG Vendor who has graced the real Jewish wedding pages of Smashing The Glass many times.

It featured possibly my favorite Facebook Live moment ever (at 4 mins 25 secs) with Rabbi Paul on the phone to his brother on the Live  – go check it out!

We covered so much during the 4o minutes from ways to personalize your ketubah, badeken, chuppah, and sheva brachot, to the best kind of glass to smash to Jewish wedding dress codes – full breakdown below!  If you missed it, you can still catch up by watching the replay above.

4:25 – Rabbi Paul Glantz on the phone to his mother asking her to tune in (classic Live moment!)
8:10 – Do you need to have a registry office wedding as well as a Jewish wedding?
10:06 – Breakdown of the Jewish wedding ceremony
11:20 – How to personalize your ketubah
13:45 – Ways of personalising the Badeken
16:55 – Ways of personalising the Sheva Brachot (Seven Blessings)
18:00 – Egalitarian Jewish wedding ceremony ideas
19:53 – What is the meaning of the circling in the Jewish wedding ceremony
21:25 – Can anyone get married under a chuppah? 
23:20 – What’s the wedding dress code for a Masorti wedding?
24:41 – Music for the Jewish wedding ceremony
28:07 – Are there any parts of an Orthodox Jewish wedding ceremony that cannot be photographed?
28:44 – How many, and what kind of, people can sign the ketubah?
29:58 – As an interfaith Jewish couple can we get married under a chuppah?
32:21 – Can you get married on a Friday?
33:47 – Can you have engraving on your wedding ring?
29:43 – What is the best kind of glass for smashing the glass?
35:10 – Does the wedding band need to be made of silver?
36:08 – How do you know what time to start a Saturday night wedding?
36:59 – How can you make a wedding in a venue with non-kosher catering, with a United Rabbi 

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Image: Rabbi Paul Glantz officiating Laura & Gio’s wedding – coming to STG very soon
photographed by much-loved STG Vendor Paul Rogers Photography

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