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12 Awesome Ideas for Wedding Reception Entertainment

19/10/2017 by Smashing The Glass


Photo Booth from Tash & Jason’s Jewish Wedding

Today is a very exciting day indeed, because it’s our fabulous editor, Karen’s, birthday! I (feature’s writer, Sara) together with the rest of Team STG (and I’m sure all you lovely lot!) are all clamoring to say a huge MAZAL TOV and a thank you for all of the hard work she puts in every day to make this site an incredible hub of ideas, inspiration and support for Jewish and Jew-ish couples. If you’ll allow us, Karen’s right-hand gals, a soppy moment, Karen, you’re an inspiration and we absolutely love you. Have the most fantastic day! 

In the spirit of celebration, we’ve put together a list of incredible wedding entertainment ideas. Let us know if there are any ingenious ones that we’ve missed out and do tell us, in the comments, if you’re planning on booking any of the below!

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Live music from Charlotte & Dan’s Festival Jewish Wedding

Live Music

Whether you’re planning a barn dance or, of course, a hora, a live band with someone leading the action and teaching your guests new moves, is guaranteed to get everyone, even the most blushing of wallflowers, on their feet. 

Photo booth

Hours of entertainment! Hire a booth with immediately printable strips of pictures, throw in some silly props and create a whole host of memories to look back on. For added value, have duplicate prints for guests to stick into a guest book alongside their message to you.Continue ReadingContinue Reading

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A spectacular Jewish destination wedding with a bride in a Howard Green dress at Villefrenche-sur-Mer, Cote d’Azur, France

23/01/2017 by Karen

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There are destination weddings and then there are destination weddings, and Justine & Barry’s dreamy South of France outdoor W Day definitely falls into the latter category.

The couple, whose international background (Justine grew up in South Africa, while Barry is originally from Zimbabwe and has lived all over the world) meant they had their pick of stunning destinations, chose the idyllic Villefrenche-sur-Mer, Cà´te d’Azur — a private chateau on the mountains above Nice overlooking the coastline.

This discerning couple put so much careful thought into each and every detail. There is so much to talk about — from the beautiful way Justine describes her connection to the religious ceremony and its traditions to both family’s own respective sentimental customs, including a ring that has been passed down through generations of the family and used in over 100 weddings.

The couple kept their series of events exciting by including a series of surprises, including an epic first dance that the couple still sneakily re-lives to this day and drip-feeding their guests details about the astounding destination. They also showered their lucky guests with lovely and thoughtful gifts, favours and special treats including luxuriously tempting macarons, a drinks trolley with fine liquors, pashminas, flip flops and kippot. It makes us wish that we’d been invited!

We could go on forever about the amazing attention to detail and the heart and soul that the couple poured into planning their big day, but we think that Justine does such a wonderful job of describing the events that it’s time to hand over to her. Take it away, Justine.

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Stunning views at Villefrenche-sur-Mer, Cà´te d’Azur

We were married at the Domaine du Montleuze in Villefranche-sur-Mer. It’s a private chateau at the top of mountains above Nice, overlooking the entire coastline.

We got engaged in late March 2016 in the Swiss Alps and wanted to contrast our winter engagement with a summer wedding.

It is worth mentioning at this point that I grew up and lived in South Africa before moving to London five years ago. Barry, originally from Zimbabwe, has lived in multiple countries including South Africa, before moving to London eight years ago.

A summer wedding in South Africa was naturally expected. However, we wanted to be different and have something unique, something wildly romantic and intimate, but also a crazy party. Plus, it had to be easily accessible. Europe it was.

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[From the Archives] Extraordinary Gay Jewish Wedding at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA

31/12/2015 by Karen

Smashing The Glass is taking a little break from posting over the holidays. Instead I’ll be  recapping  some of my favourite real Jewish weddings  from the archives.  Enjoy the wedspiration, and I’ll see you  back here tomorrow on January  1st!

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[From the Archives] A Mira Zwillinger bride for a Jewish Winter Wedding at Babington House, Somerset, UK

30/12/2015 by Karen

Smashing The Glass is taking a little break from posting over the holidays. Instead I’ll be  recapping  some of my favourite real Jewish weddings  from the archives.  Enjoy the wedspiration, and I’ll see you  back here on January  1st!

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[From the Archives] Rustic Jewish wedding, full of handmade and DIY details, at The Bivouac, Swinton Park, North Yorkshire, UK

29/12/2015 by Karen

Smashing The Glass is taking a little break from posting over the holidays. Instead I’ll be  recapping  some of my favourite real Jewish weddings  from the archives.  Enjoy the wedspiration, and I’ll see you  back here on January  1st!

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View  the original feature with the bride’s story (in her own words) and many more photos  here.


 

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