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Save £1000’s on your wedding essentials with money saving offers exclusively for Smashing The Glass readers

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We’re into  2016, and to celebrate the New Year I want to tell you all about  ‘Smash & Grab’! These are my personally curated money saving  offers from some of the very best wedding vendors in the business  (believe me, I’m  incredibly  fussy about who I partner  with).

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Happy wedding planning!

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“My best Jewish wedding photo” by Gamba Photographers

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A weekly series where  I ask some of the world’s best wedding photographers to pick out their favourite shot from their Jewish wedding portfolio. This week it’s the turn of  Gamba Photographers.

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‘Wow’ by Gamba Photographers

“It was very hard for us to pick one favourite photo. We always try to tell the entire story of the day as a series of images, but if we had to pick one photo it would be this one.

This shot shows the peak of excitement from Elad, looking at his bride Mirit for the first time in her wedding dress. Months of expectation let out in one single moment.

According to Jewish tradition the bride and groom do  not see each other for 7 days prior to the wedding. Even though Elad had not seen Mirit for only the past 24 hours, his reaction was one of the most authentic and touching ones we have ever seen.”

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A Mira Zwillinger bride for a snowy ski-themed Jewish wedding in the mountains of Verbier, Switzerland

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I’m a bit of a  ski-ing nut  and LOVE  everything that goes with the sport  —  the  breathtaking scenery, the high altitude vibe, and the aprà¨s-ski   life. So when I first clapped eyes on this wintery mountain wedding, I can hand on heart say that my breath was momentarily taken away. Then when I spotted  the images of the bride and groom in ski boots having fun on the powder, I seriously couldn’t believe my eyes  – my goodness…  how lucky are we this morning?!

With a bride called Summer, this winter wedding is  everything. I’m talking killer photography by Ronen Boidek, a Swiss mountain  backdrop complete with sunshine, snow, alphorns, mulled wine, cheese fondue, St Bernard dogs, lanterns, candles, and  a  Mira Zwillinger gown so pretty it could move  you to tears. But even more than that, it’s the sheer joy captured in every last image. Summer, take it away…

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Our wedding in a nutshell

Summer, the Bride: I think the mountain setting helped make the wedding unusual! The alphorns, mulled wine, cheese fondue, cow bells, lanterns, candles and mountain tent all helped create a special day. We made a whole weekend of it with a mountain lunch and dinners and I hope that our guests  had a really different and fun wedding weekend!

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“My best Jewish wedding photo” by Elissa R

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A weekly series where  I ask some of the world’s best wedding photographers to pick out their favourite shot from their Jewish wedding portfolio. This week it’s the turn of Elissa from  Elissa R Photography.

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‘Emotions’ by Elissa R

It’s been several years since I photographed this wedding — and, truth be told, it was the first Jewish wedding that I ever shot!  But this image is still one of my favourites. The couple folded 1000 paper cranes together, and you can see garlands of them hanging off the tree. The sun filtered through the giant oak tree branches so beautifully. And even though it’s a far-away shot, I love how you can get a sense of the emotion in the photo: the rabbi’s embrace, the couple’s heads touching, and everyone’s attention focused on them in the centre.   “

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“My best Jewish wedding photo” by Casey Brodley

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A weekly series where  I ask some of the world’s best wedding photographers to pick out their favourite shot from their Jewish wedding portfolio. This week it’s the turn of  Casey Brodley.

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‘Elated’ by Casey Brodley

This photo was taken immediately following the first kiss after the chuppah. Both Charley and Amanda were so over the moon elated that they had just tied the knot, and Charley, overcome with emotion, grabbed Amanda’s hand and kissed it as they made their way out of the ceremony. He had tears of joy streaming down his cheeks, and Amanda had the biggest smile on her face.

Candid moments like this are the reason I shoot weddings, and the reason I believe it’s important to hire a good photographer. Even though there are many other photos from this wedding that are technically “better” photographs, not one stands up to the emotion you get from this single image. I know Charley and Amanda can look at this picture and relive that moment. And others who see it– whether you know the couple or not– are able to see and feel the intense love these two have for each other. And that’s all that really matters to me as a photographer. “

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