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Highlights of 2025: Naomi and Nathan’s Romantic Destination Jewish Wedding at Villa Medicea di Lilliano, Tuscany, Italy

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Naomi and Nathan, Villa Medicea di Lilliano, Tuscany, Italy

As we continue our tour through some of the stunning Jewish weddings we’ve featured in 2025, we’re revisiting Naomi and Nathan’s fabulous destination wedding at Tuscany’s Villa Medicea di Lilliano. Featuring the chicest mismatched bridesmaids, a Mamma Mia-inspired flash mob, the most incredible kosher catering by Cantina Giuliano, wonderfully stylish photos by Isabella Pratesi, and the most attentive planning from Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Sandro Poli of The Couplers, this day was truly something very special. 

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A Kosher Wedding on the Water with Israeli Vibes at Base Events, Paphos, Cyprus

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Sarah and Daniel, Base Events, Paphos, Cyprus

Here it is, our last real Jewish wedding of 2025 – and have we got a special one to share with you today! Like so many couples, UK-based Sarah and Daniel dreamed of getting married in Israel, but due to the war they ended up pivoting and relocating things to Cyprus.

With the help of their fantastic wedding planner, Noam of Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Kai Wedding Planners, Sarah and Daniel were able to bring so much of what they love about Israel into their big day. Being Israeli himself, Noam was perfectly positioned to help the couple do just that – and their celebration at Base Events in Paphos really did have the feel of one of those fabulous Israeli seaside weddings we all know and love. Noam even sourced kosher-certified catering for Sarah and Daniel!

Photographers Eitan Van and Kryiakos Hadjiiordanis captured all the love and emotion of the day so perfectly – do read on for the rest of the story in Sarah’s own words…

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How We Met

Sarah, the bride: We met at a Purim in 2019!

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Highlights of 2025: Danielle and Drew’s All-about-NOLA Jewish Wedding at Latrobe’s on Royal, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Danielle and Drew, Latrobe's on Royal, New Orleans, USA

As we continue our tour through some of the stunning Jewish weddings we’ve featured in 2025, we’re heading to New Orleans! New York couple Danielle and Drew, met and fell in love as students at Tulane University – and they did the most fantastic job crafting a wedding that let their guests experience the magic of NOLA firsthand. Their venue was Latrobe’s on Royal, an old historical bank in the heart of the French Quarter; their menu showcased New Orleans cuisine at its finest; and they followed the ceremony with a traditional second line, a parade through the French Quarter. Oh, and they also had the MOST fabulous ketubah from Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Tchotchke – all exquisitely captured by Love is Rad and video by Shotgun.

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Highlights of 2025: Kirsty and Dean’s Interfaith Winter Jewish Wedding at The Rosewood London, UK

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Kirsty and Dean, Rosewood London, London, UK

As we continue our tour through some of the stunning Jewish weddings we’ve featured in 2025. we’re revisiting Kirsty and Dean’s elegantly cozy winter wedding at the Rosewood London. Opting to veer away from the typical all-white winter scheme, they went for a soft color palette featuring nudes, blush pink, and gold – and warmed the room with candles everywhere. Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Elegante by Michelle J’s Piccolo premium coordination service ensured everything ran seamlessly and the bride and groom could enjoy their wedding stress-free, and Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Lynn Shapiro captured all the details and emotion of the day so exquisitely.

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An Interfaith Vietnamese-Jewish Wedding with Tons of Chemistry at the Hall of State in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, USA

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Adam and Thien, Hall of State in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, USA

We’re pretty obsessed with Adam and Thien’s fabulous Vietnamese-Jewish wedding in Dallas. This day has truly got it all: a heartfelt and meaningful fusion of two cultures, a fun theme (chemistry, in honor of the couple’s shared major that first brought them together in college), and absolutely loads of personality.

Adam and Thien crafted an interfaith ceremony blending elements from Jewish and Vietnamese culture – including a tea ceremony, a bamboo chuppah, and, of course, smashing the glass. Adam’s childhood rabbi officiated, and the couple wore Vietnamese áo dài’s for the ceremony before changing into complementary suits for the reception. The duo’s beautiful ketubah, designed by Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Elena Berlo of Once Upon A Paper, featured a trilingual interfaith text reflecting Adam and Thien’s values and commitment to each other – in English, Hebrew, and Vietnamese. Don’t miss it in Julia Sharapova’s wonderful photos.

The chemistry-themed reception looks like a total blast, between color changing cocktails in beakers and flasks, passed hors d’oeuvres served in test tubes and pipettes, a Periodic Table seating chart with each table assigned a chemical element, and even a chemistry themed cake!

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How We Met

We were both Chemistry majors in college, and we discovered that we had chemistry together from Day One! Little did we know that our first movie date would be watching the ever-so-romantic “Lab Safety Orientation” as we prepared to work in research labs on campus. Two years later, we officially started dating, and our bond only grew stronger as we explored Boston on the weekends and took summer trips around New England. We got engaged in 2021 and had our wedding on November 11, 2023.

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