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Free Valentine’s Gift from Smashing The Glass {and Jewish Wedding Planning Party replay link!}

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Thank you so much for joining me for the Jewish Wedding Planning Party! And if you couldn’t watch the whole event, here’s the link to watch it (or click the video above!)

And I hope you are going to take me up on my free gift if you haven’t already!

That’s right – what if planning your wedding could be stress-free, fun and easy?

What if you never had to worry about the small details that seem never-ending, or how on earth to please everyone around you (we’ve got you covered with my fool-proof method inside Smashing The Glass’ Brides Club), or how to make non-Jewish loved ones feel included at your Big Day?

What if you could maximize every cent of your budget with 10% discounts and sample budget spreadsheets?

And what if you have everything laid out for you step-by-step, with a live community of brides-to-be and newlyweds ready to support you through the stresses, and celebrate the #WPW’s (Brides Club lingo for Wedding Planning Wins)?

Well that’s what EXACTLY what my gift to you will do!

Yes, my gift of 30 free days inside Smashing The Glass’ Brides Club will shift your wedstress, remove your overwhelm and “what-do-I-do-next” feeling, save you $$$$, save you time, and most importantly, save your SANITY.

But do ensure you take me up on it by this Monday February 17.

After Monday, the 30 free days won’t be available (it will be paid access only) and I’d hate for you to miss out on the best free gift I could ever give you – and the best gift you could give yourself!

JOIN BRIDES CLUB FREE FOR 30 DAYS NOW!

 

Whether you’re newly engaged or just weeks away, working with a wedding planner, or planning solo, having a super traditional wedding, or going totally off-piste, planning an interfaith celebration or a ritual-packed Jewish wedding, Smashing The Glass’ Brides Club is the secret community that guarantees you the wedding of your dreams (whatever those dreams look like!).

Inside Brides Club we minimize stress and overwhelm with community, tailored advice, personalized vendor recommendations, action plans and templates, and we maximize your budget (hello juicy wedding vendor discounts covering every style, budget and location! ????????)

Below are just a few comments from our Brides Club members about their experience of the Club – it will knock your socks off!

(And if you’re reading this, and you’re a newlywed or vendor (and therefore Brides Club membership isn’t a good fit for you right now!), feel free to share this offer on to other brides-to-be who this gift might be useful for!

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Smashing The Glass’s Online Jewish Wedding Planning Party is TODAY!

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Ever wondered what Smashing The Glass’ Brides Club, my secret community where we minimize wedstress and overwhelm, and maximize your wedding budget with discounts and more, is like?

STG Brides Club is THE place to be for Jewish and Jew-ish brides-to-be, and now you can experience all the guidance, expertise, sense of community, fun, and free gifts we have in there, for yourself, at our free online Jewish Wedding Planning Party happening later today!

There’ll be music, dancing, and presents (someone’s going to win a $50 [or £50] Amazon gift card!)  and I’m a million percent confident you’ll walk away knowing exactly what you need to do to ensure you have the wedding of your dreams (whatever that dream looks like) — and the wedding you really want (whilst keeping everyone around you happy).

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Real Jewish Brides: How Erin Proposed To Her Bridesmaids

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Erin will be marrying Josh on 1st November 2020 at Congregation Beth Israel, in Charlottesville, VA, USA. Click here to read all Erin’ planning posts to date.

THREE FACTS: (1) Erin and Josh are planning an outdoorsy fall wedding on a budget in Virginia’s Shenandoah mountains. (2) Erin recently completed her conversion to Judaism, and she and Josh are looking forward to filling their big day with Jewish traditions while keeping it enjoyable and understandable to friends and family from all backgrounds. (3) Erin is a member of Smashing The Glass’s Brides Club!


How you met

They say when planning a wedding, you have to think about what your priorities are, both to just generally center what your day will be focused on, and where you will spend your money.

From the get-go, my fiance and I knew that we want everyone invited to our wedding – and especially those who we ask to actively participate in our day – to know how much we appreciate their presence.

That being said, I wanted to do something special to invite my friends and sister to by my bridesmaids. We all live all over the place, and I just wasn’t sure how much time we would get to spend together before the wedding weekend, so I wanted my invitations to help get everyone even more excited and have them feel appreciated.

Therefore, I decided to make an invite box for each bridesmaid with a few goodies and notes. I know this isn’t a completely unique idea, but I decided that I wanted to customize my invitation to the ~vibe~ of the wedding: a fall night in the mountains.

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A Gluten-Free and Kosher Pareve Wedding is a Piece of Cake! {with By the Way Bakery}

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I Dream of Gluten-Free

Most 8-year-old girls dream about their perfect wedding dress, but there was only one wedding detail I had always been fixated on since I was a kid—the cake. Growing up gluten-free and dairy-free in a time where those allergens weren’t on anyone’s radar wasn’t easy. I had always assumed that when I got married I’d miss out on the tradition of having my groom feed me in front of a room filled with our friends and family. While it may not be the most important or even glamorous wedding tradition, it was something that I thought about often with a longing sadness. Just something else I’d have to miss out on.

I got engaged in October 2018, and while planning my November 2019 wedding all of the important details seemed to be easily falling into place. The venue was booked, the dress had been found, DJ secured, flowers chosen; one by one things were getting checked off the list—except for the wedding cake.

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A Pronovias Bride for a Windy City-Themed Jewish Wedding at The Shapiro Ballroom, Chicago Illinois, USA

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We’re so excited to be featuring the beautiful Jewish wedding of STG Brides Club member Leah, a food scientist, and Scott, a middle school science and social studies teacher – and these two might just have the coolest venue story we’ve EVER heard.

You see, back in the ‘60s, Leah’s grandfather owned a movie theater in Chicago, The Alvin – it’s such a big part of the bride’s family’s story that her father was even named Alvin in its honor! After many years of abandonment, just a few years ago the theater was finally renovated and turned into… wait for it… a wedding venue! What more perfect place for these two to wed – especially given that they themed their big day around their love for their home city of Chicago? #livinlavidavenus indeed!

This is just one of the many amazing personal touches that added up to make Leah and Scott’s wedding truly one for the books. How cute are the mini Heinz (in honor of the bride’s workplace, Kraft Heinz, as well as her love for ketchup) ketchup bottles with personalized labels they gave out as favors? And of course we adore the pair’s tree of life ketubah by the wonderful Rachelle of Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor The Delicate Brush!

Jamie & Eric Photography captured all the details – not to mention the emotion – exquisitely, and we can’t get enough of the shoot they did with the couple at all of their favorite Chicago landmarks.

Now over to the bride, who could not have looked more elegant in her classic Pronovias ballgown…

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How we met

Leah, the bride: We actually met 5 years ago through Jcrush! Swiping right really paid off as I married my best friend.

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