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An Amanda Wakeley Bride for a London-Chic, Rose Gold and Grey Jewish Wedding at Rosewood, London, UK

03/01/2018 by Karen

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So how are you settling into 2018?! And have you heard the big news about our super exciting ‘Your Wedding Your Way’ online summit on 31st January? It’s going to be EPIC – just like today’s real Jewish wedding that’s breathtakingly beautiful — inside and out.

With a rose-gold and slate grey color scheme, Emma and Liam accented the best features of gorgeous London venue, Rosewood, and complemented the already divine surroundings with fashion-forward geometric shapes. 

At just five feet tall, bride Emma had a unique challenge when searching for the perfect wedding dress, but found her saviors in the team at Amanda Wakeley, who worked to create the perfect design for her frame. I think we can all agree that the result was just sensational! Emma added some height with a pair of iconic Valentino rock stud heels – a classic designer wardrobe staple we just ADORE.

We’re also all aquiver for the stunning chuppah, decorated with fresh flowers by Wildabout – what a beauty!

There were so many friends of Smashing The Glass involved in making this day happen, from submitter Aron from Whitepaper Event, who we love, love, LOVE, to THREE incredible Recommended Vendors: The Function Band, who created an out-of-this-world party atmosphere, Food Story and their delicious catering (and thoughtful cold towel idea for the Israeli dancing) and Denee Motion, whose sensitively captured, romantic trailer can be seen below.

A dear friend of the couple, Tom Archer Photography, led a team of photographers capturing every last detail of the day, and Emma and Liam worked together to provide the loving and wonderful writeup below. We’ll leave you in their capable hands now – get ready to fall in love!

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How we met

Emma, the bride: We met six years ago, travelling in Australia. We were both looking for flatmates on Gumtree and Liam replied to my advert. As they say, the rest is history!

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A Monique Lhuillier Bride for a SUPER Luxe Jewish Wedding with an EPIC Colorful Chuppah at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, California, USA

02/01/2018 by Karen

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 2018 is officially here, and after a little blogging break for the holidays, we’re delighted to be back with a real bang – the explosion of color and floral fabulousness that is Gilda and Shahin’s super, super, SUPER luxe Jewish wedding! (With the perfect hashtag #Gildafindshershah )

We couldn’t start anywhere else if we tried – that chuppah is just BEGGING to be talked about. With its rainbow of stunning color and abundance of blooms, the chuppah was no less than a work of art, created by Celio’s Design, who also provided the divine arrangements for the reception. We are not worthy! 

Not only was it show-stopping in its own right, but the chuppah perfectly framed all of the incredible ceremony and wedding party shots captured by photography GENIUS Jessica Claire. If you’ve heard the name Jessica Claire before, it’s because she’s truly one of the very very best in the business, a world-renowned photographer working out of the LA area and an absolute wedding industry legend – we absolutely adore showing off her work on Smashing The Glass.

After Eight Event Productions made the very most of the already unbelievable venue, Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, creating a truly outstanding event. 

Beautiful bride, Gilda, looked like a designer’s dream in her timeless Monique Lhuillier gown and epic Christian Louboutin heels. Here at Smashing The Glass, we all have serious bridal style envy!

We’ll hand over to 2018’s very first Smashing The Glass real bride, Gilda, for the full writeup – take it away Gilda!

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How we met

Gilda, the bride: My best friend, Della, introduced us at a party. She gave me the best gift a girl could ever ask for! Working around our schedules to plan our wedding was hard (I’m a dietician and Shahin is a vascular surgeon) but we did it!
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’Smashing Summit’ – Our Epic Summit starring Mindy Weiss, Monique Lhuillier, Ron Ben-Israel, Galia Lahav’s Chief Designer and Many More Covering Everything You Need To Plan Your Jewish (or Jew-ish!) Wedding, Your Way

01/01/2018 by Karen

Smashing-SummitYay – it’s 2018! Who can now say “I’m getting married THIS year?!” (so exciting!). Or maybe you’re looking forward to tying the knot in 2019? Or you’re a close friend or relative of someone who’s planning a wedding?

Whichever fabulous camp you fall in, you won’t want to miss our EPIC Online Summit on Wednesday January 31st 2018, hosted by our founder and editor, Karen Cinnamon, and featuring Mindy Weiss, Monique Lhuillier, Ron Ben-Israel, Galia Lahav‘s Chief Designer, Duke Photography, Bruce Russell, Blake Ezra, Food Story, and a whole host of wedding industry superstars  covering everything (and we mean EVERYTHING!) you need to know to plan your Jewish (or Jew-ish) wedding — your way.

Streamed directly to your computer or mobile device, our Online Summit  will show you EXACTLY how to create a Jewish wedding that totally reflects who you are and what’s important to you —  from Jewish wedding traditions, and how to make them your own, to amazing ways to personalize your wedding, to how to come up with the perfect wedding hashtag, to creative food and drink ideas to the hottest wedding dress trends, to so much more (see full schedule below)!

We want your guests to walk into your wedding and say “this is so them!”

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What’s more our online summit is the only conference where cosy slippers and a hot chocolate (or a large glass of wine!) are positively encouraged, so come interact with Karen and twelve of the best speakers in the wedding industry about everything you need to know to plan your Jewish wedding your way… all from the comfort of your sofa.

And the best news of all? It’s totally free! 

>> Reserve your (FREE!) front seat TODAY

We’re hosting this very special Summit to celebrate the launch of something brand new and very exciting from Smashing The Glass… Trust me, you’re going to be SO excited about what we’re launching – it’s truly OFF THE SCALE!).

We are beyond thrilled to announce our Summit speaker lineup and schedule below  for an online event that is truly the first of its kind.


Speaker Line-Up and Schedule


5:30pm GMT |  12:30pm EST |  9:30am PST
‘Welcome… and introducing something brand new for Brides from Smashing The Glass’

Karen Cinnamon

Real Jew-ish bride and groom

Founder & Editor of Smashing The Glass


5:45pm GMT |  1:15pm EST |  10:15am PST
‘How to create a wedding that reflects who you are and what is important to you’

Bruce Russell

International Luxury Wedding Planner and owner of By Bruce Russell


6:00pm GMT |  1:00pm EST |  10:00am PST
‘How to pick the perfect music for your Jewish wedding’
Jonny Mosesson

Chazan, Musician and Entertainer


6:30pm GMT |  1:30pm EST |  10:30am PST
‘How to personalise your chuppah… and what to do with your smashed glass‘

Lauren Dubell- Beadle
Founder of The Chuppah Design Co + Resident DIY Expert at Smashing The Glass


7:00pm GMT |  2:00pm EST |  11:00am PST
‘Creative food and drink ideas for your Jewish wedding’

Matt Rickard and David Swann
Managing Director at Food Story, and Executive Chef at Food Story


7:30pm GMT |  2:30pm EST |  11:30am PST
‘Style ideas for the Fashion Forward Bride’

Sharon Sever, Chief Designer at Galia Lahav


8:00pm GMT |  3:00pm EST |  12:00pm PST
‘Top 5 Wedding Cake Trends for 2018  / 2019’

Ron Ben-Israel
Executive chef and owner of world-renowned Ron Ben-Israel Cakes


8:30pm GMT |  3:30pm EST |  12:30pm PST
‘Jewish wedding traditions – and how to make them your own’

Blake Ezra
International Wedding Photographer and owner of Blake Ezra Photography


9:00pm GMT |  4:00pm EST |  1:00pm PST
‘How to find the perfect wedding photographer’

Duke Khodaverdian
International Wedding Photographer and owner of world-renowned Duke Images


9:30pm GMT |  4:30pm EST |  1:30pm PST
‘How to come up with the perfect wedding hashtag’
Sara Gibbs
Comedy Writer and Features Writer at Smashing The Glass


10:00pm GMT |  5:00pm EST |  2:00pm PST
‘Top 5 Wedding Dress Trends for 2018  / 2019’

Monique Lhuillier
World-renowned bridal designer, and founder of one of the world’s leading fashion houses


10:30pm GMT |  5:30pm EST |  2:30pm PST
‘5 Amazing Ways To Personalize Your Wedding’
Mindy Weiss
World-renowned international celebrity wedding planner and bestselling author


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Our Favorite Jewish Weddings…. on our Instagram Stories!

26/12/2017 by Karen

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Happy Holidays, lovelies! Just a quick note to say we’ll be taking a blogging break from Smashing The Glass until January 1st 2018 (and my goodness have we got an exciting post for you to come back to on the 1st… we’ll go as far as saying it’s the most exciting post we’ve ever published on Smashing The Glass so mark your diaries to log on!)

In the meantime, for your real Jewish wedding fix, scroll through the archives, or follow us on Instagram where we are rounding up our favorite Jewish weddings ever blogged on our Insta-Stories.

Truly can’t wait to see you on the other side!

 

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A Maggie Sottero Bride for a Beachy, Bohemian Jewish Wedding at La Costanera Montara, California, USA

22/12/2017 by Karen

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Alright folks, we’ll level with you – a few tears were shed in the editing of today’s real wedding, and we suggest you reach for the tissue box, because Melinda and Tobin are so ludicrously cute, we guarantee you’ll well up at least once.

Melinda and Tobin took a leap of faith, and moved in together after a long-term relationship was born during a volunteering trip to Israel. Their heartfelt and family-oriented Jewish wedding day was a real reflection on their obvious adoration for each other.

This is also evident in the beautiful vows Melinda has shared with us, at the bottom of the post. If you’re dry eyed after reading them, then we don’t know what will crack you!

Not only was it an emotional day, but the beachy, bohemian vibe and shades of lavender and purple color scheme made it a real visual treat, too. From the floristry to the bridal party, everything looked absolutely picture perfect. 

The couple opted for an equality-driven ceremony, with both bride and groom circling each other and smashing a glass, which, as regular readers will know, we’re crazy in favor of! We also love that the wedding celebrations included volunteering, which is a wonderful way to start married life, by giving something back.

Melinda was the belle of the ball in her Maggie Sottero gown, with a dreamy back showed off by her side swept hair and carefully chosen accessories. Just gorgeous! 

All of this was captured magnificently by Stacy Able Photography, as you can see in the divine spread of images below.

We’ll leave you with Melinda for the full writeup. Like we said – it’s a weepy one! You have all been warned!

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How we met

Melinda, the bride: Tobin and I met in Israel while working at a clinic for African refugees. Tobin went to medical school in Israel and was doing a rotation at the clinic, and I was volunteering there as a nurse. I had taken a leave of absence from my job in Seattle to volunteer in Israel as a nurse for six months. We both coincidentally are originally from California.

I met Tobin the last month I was in Israel and never thought I’d see him again. We stayed in touch, visiting each other often once he started his residency in Indiana. When I decided to move to Indiana, I had never lived in the same place as him except that one month in Israel, so I was taking a big risk. Glad it all worked out!

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