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Wow for the Weekend: 16 May 2014

16/05/2014 by Karen

Isn’t the weather sublime today? It’s set to be gorgeous over the weekend too – have a wonderful sunny weekend and whilst you’re waiting for it to start, peruse over the hottest links online that have caught my eye this week!

♥ An excellent tutorial on creating gorgeous hand-lettered envelopes

♥ A beautiful outdoor garden Jewish wedding

♥ A Vintage Circus-Themed Wedding

♥ 20 wedding shoes that wow

♥ Are you following So You’re Getting Married‘s uber-fun social media hashtag #marriedmay ?

♥ 20 ways to keep your Facebook business page active

♥ The 15 best blogging platforms

♥ What defines blogging success for you?

♥ Cheryl & Ernest’s super-special + meaningful Jewish wedding at The Long Center, Austin, Texas

♥ Chelm & Jake’s super-cool Jewish Wedding at the Doodle Bar + Testbed1, Battersea, London

♥ I’m proud to announce that DJ Knight, the immense DJ (and the man I used to get my wedding party pumping) is my latest Smashing Supplier!

[Top Image: Ladyfingers Letterpress for Oh So Beautiful Paper ]

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Cheryl & Ernest | Super-special + meaningful Jewish wedding at The Long Center, Austin, Texas, USA

13/05/2014 by Karen

Sometimes I think we forget that a wedding is about more than just the Bride and Groom. Weddings are also about two families coming together; the start of a new generation — but also about appreciating the older generation who have loved you and supported you through the good and the bad times.

Cheryl and Ernest’s wedding is a real celebration of that. Their chuppah (pictured above — and isn’t it one of the most beautiful you’ve ever clapped eyes on?) is the most meaningful and moving one I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen many! It’s a tribute to Cheryl’s mother who tragically passed away just as Cheryl and Ernest were embarking on their wedding planning, and it’s exquisitely made out of Cheryl’s mother’s clothes and other momentous pieces including her grandmother’s wedding dress and a shirt her mum had kept of her grandfather’s after he had died.

How special is that?

I also have to mention that they dreamed up a brilliant idea for their ‘conversation starter’ escort cards — scroll down to see what I’m talking about — in fact these two made sure that they spoilt their guests with little treats here and there throughout their entire celebration ensuring that everyone had a day to remember.

Enough of me, I’m going to hand over to our gorgeous Bride, Cheryl, and the fabulous images of Daniel C. Photography, and let you lovelies experience this heart-warming, life-affirming, hearty big day for yourselves.

Wow for the Weekend: 9 May 2014

09/05/2014 by Karen

Happy Friday! Here are some of my favourite links from this week to send you off into your weekend but first I have a quick favour to ask of you. If you love Smashing The Glass would you like to vote for me for the Next Newcomer Blog Award? It’s an award for blogs that are 12 months old or less (STG will be 1 in June) and I’d be so grateful and honoured if you felt like nominating Smashing The Glass. It’ll take you less that 10 seconds I promise! Nominate me here.

See you next week my lovelies!

♥ A super-elegant New York Jewish wedding by Christian Oth Studio

♥ A contemporary London wedding

♥ 5 amazing hen party ideas

♥ 38 iconic weddings from Vogue

♥ Super-cool DIY Mix CD Place Settings / Wedding Favours

♥ A two-letter web address is sold for a record £2million

♥ How to tell if someone is stealing your images (essentially a Google reverse image search)

♥ The history of the world according to the Daily Mail sidebar of shame

♥ Why you *should* be selfish

♥ I’m attending Paperfest on 25th July. Are you?

♥ The 34 types of blog post that work wonders

♥ Erica & Jared’s breathtaking Lower East Side Jewish winter wedding at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

♥ Michal & Samuel’s intimate Israeli-Swiss Wedding at Kibbutz Ein Gev, Sea of Galilee, Israel

♥ I’m proud to announce that Beloved Love Photography, specialising in fine art photography, are my newest Smashing Suppliers.

[Top Image: Christian Oth Studio for a super-elegant New York Jewish wedding on the Style Me Pretty ]

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Erica & Jared | Breathtaking Lower East Side Jewish winter wedding at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

06/05/2014 by Karen

The majority of submissions that land in my inbox are from photographers, which is wonderful as I get to sample all the most creative and inspiring new photography and Jewish weddings out there. However there is something very special about receiving an excitable email from a recently married couple, bursting to tell me all about their big day (especially when they’ve drawn inspiration from Smashing The Glass in the run-up to their wedding!). I recently got an email just like this from Erica all about her sensational Lower East Side W-day, and it was only made better by the fact that this venue has to be one of the most jaw-dropping I’ve ever seen.

Some say that there is something theatrical about a wedding… well if that’s the case, today’s venue is the perfect stage. It’s the phenomenal Angel Orensanz, the oldest surviving synagogue in New York City. With a Beethoven inspired atmosphere, some scintillating kaleidoscopic creations by the lighting designers, lots of Jewish traditions, and Brett Matthews‘ immense photography, your eyes are in for a treat with this New York knockout!

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Erica, the Bride: I heard about this Smashing The Glass through endless searching of the internet for inspiration for Jewish weddings. I didn’t want a cookie-cutter wedding and wanted as much individuality as possible, which is how I came across the blog.

We chose to get married at The Angel Orensanz Foundation, and decided upon this venue because of its beautiful architecture and deep-rooted Jewish history (it was built in 1849 and is the oldest surviving synagogue in New York City). The first time I saw the space, I was sold. It didn’t hurt that Sarah Jessica Parker got married there and often frequents the space. I love aesthetically satisfying spaces with culture and tradition. The juxtaposition of the gothic/cathedral look and the modernity of the art space they hold on the third floor seemed really exciting to me and I knew that the photos would last me a lifetime.

Michal & Samuel | Intimate Israeli-Swiss Wedding at Kibbutz Ein Gev, Sea of Galilee, Israel, with the bride and groom in flip flops!

29/04/2014 by Karen

Michal and Samuel met whilst traveling across South America and dated long distance for some time, flying back and forth between Switzerland (where Samuel is from) and Israel, until they decided to make a life together in Tel Aviv.

For their wedding they wanted everyone to have an amazing, relaxed time and didn’t want anything too formal or stuffy. Their focus from the start was on food, drink and intimacy and they held their wedding where Michal grew up, and her parents still live, in a kibbutz in the north of Israel called Ein Gev on the shores of the Sea of Galilee (or Lake Kinneret as it’s known in Israel).

It’s an amazing kibbutz all about family and togetherness, with a communal, peaceful and natural atmosphere. This is the exact ambience that they wanted for their wedding, and is very much in the spirit of who they are. Michal in her own words even “went for the most untypical bride shoes – flip flops. April on the beach… who needs anything more?!”

Samuel’s close family and friends flew in from Switzerland, and with the couple wanting to bring a mixture of Israeli and Swiss culture to their wedding, Samuel’s family brought over Swiss wine, cheese and meats for the party (all spread out and packed in their suitcases)! They also had what I personally think is a genius idea of an ice cream bar for dessert.

It’s a beautiful authentic wedding with the chuppah taking place just after sunset. Michal, the Bride, is here to tell you all about it, along with images from the fabulous Newman Photography.

Smashing the Glass | Jewish Wedding Blog

Wow for the Weekend: 16 May 2014

Cheryl & Ernest | Super-special + meaningful Jewish wedding at The Long Center, Austin, Texas, USA

Wow for the Weekend: 9 May 2014

Erica & Jared | Breathtaking Lower East Side Jewish winter wedding at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City

Michal & Samuel | Intimate Israeli-Swiss Wedding at Kibbutz Ein Gev, Sea of Galilee, Israel, with the bride and groom in flip flops!

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