Sophie Benjamin is a member of our Brides Club for Jewish and Jew-ish brides, and we’re so excited for her Jewish Bride Spotlight!
Inside Brides Club, I personally help you to minimize wedstress and overwhelm, and maximize your wedding budget. Oh – and every Brides Club member gets a free smash glass pouch (designed by me) for under the chuppah posted out to them too. Mazal Tov!
Come and join Brides Club too – for advice, discounts, community, sisterhood… and your sanity!
ABOUT SOPHIE
Where are you from? Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, UK
What do you do for a living? Sales & Production Assistant
How did you meet your partner? On J-Swipe! The first (and last) person I went on a date with!
Where did you go on your first date? We met late afternoon to play crazy golf (I won!) then we were getting on so well we went for a drink at a pub up the road which turned into dinner!
When did you first know you were in love? I don’t think there was a specific moment. We just clicked and got on really well and it grew the more time we spent together and still does!
How long had you been dating when you became engaged?A few months short of 3 years.
What date did you get married and where? 22nd August 2021 at Maidens Barn in Chelmsford
ABOUT YOUR WEDDING
Tell us about your wedding: We had an outdoorceremony in beautiful gardens outside our wedding barn with pops of bright coloured flowers. We wanted the day to really reflect us and I added personal touches such as crocheting all the kippot!
What’s the most important part of your wedding day? Getting married in front of our friends and families
Fave Jewish wedding tradition? Smashing the glass!
What does marriage mean to you? Building a life and home with the person you can’t imagine life without.
Best wedding planning tip (so far!): Work out your budget – it will help you with negotiations and finding the right vendors.
Sum up your wedding style in three words! Floral, rustic, summer
Any wedding vendors you would recommend? Claudine Hartzel has been great with giving us reassurance and a timeline of the day.
Dream fantasy wedding guests? Our grandparents who are no longer with us
Fave celeb wedding? William and Kate
What do you love most about being a Brides Club member?
Connecting with like-minded women and making connections with people the other side of the world.
ABOUT YOUR JEWISH LIFE
Fave meal to eat together on Friday night? Traditional FND! Challah, chicken soup, roast chicken and potatoes etc etc!
Fave Jewish festival? Rosh Hashana
Fave Jewish food? Challah
Fave Jewish tradition? Sounds weird but a shiva. I love that we have that time with friends and family to grieve and all be together and remember the person we’ve lost.
FUN STUFF
Top of your Bucket List: Safari in Africa
Perfect weekend is… A long walk, picnic lunch with friends then having a ‘cuddle sleep’ in front of a movie on the sofa.
Happiness is… Baby animals
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