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Jazz up your new year with Totem, the ultimate live Jewish wedding entertainment

01/01/2015 by Karen

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Happy New Year everybody! Here’s a post to liven up your celebrations in 2015 and beyond, and it comes with lots of goodies (a free evening of live music, and a very special offer for all brides and grooms) so listen up!

Joyous dancing at Jewish weddings is a tradition as old as Jewish weddings themselves, and is certainly one of the things I love most about a W-Day. In fact, when Mr STG and I were planning our wedding, music was way up there with the most important elements of our day. We spent hours crafting the perfect playlist, and would have loved to have had live music at our party, but sadly it just wasn’t within our budget. Who wouldn’t be thrilled by a live music set rocking, jiving, or jazzing up your wedding party? And what if the live music was guaranteed to energise your guests all night long with a fusion of the visual and acoustic brilliance of a live band with the flexibility and modern feel of a DJ?

Well, I might have just uncovered the answer to all your musical prayers with one of the best Jewish wedding bands around — Totem. They’re experts at reading the crowd and building energy on the dance floor by mixing and blending a diverse set of genres to appeal to your taste and guest make-up, meaning everyone from the Best Man to Grandma has an absolutely amazing time!

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See and hear Totem live in central London on 22nd January

You can read all the testimonials in the world, but in my mind it’s still vital to ‘try before you buy’, and see a wedding band perform live to find out if they’re the right fit for you. Well those talented Totem-ites are putting on a cracking showcase on Thursday 22nd January from 8-10.30pm, in central London, at the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone (as a matter of fact, just a stone’s throw away from Smashing The Glass HQ).

What a brilliant way to kick off the New Year! There’s no way that I’m missing out on this. Myself and Mr STG will be attending so do come over and say hi (I’ll be the one throwing out the crazy dance shapes). I’m so looking forward to meeting you!

To confirm your attendance to the free showcase, simply click on the image below and fill out the form, or email showcase@totem-tribe.co.uk, or call 020 8207 4794.

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From the Archives :: New Years Eve Fancy Dress Jewish Wedding in a Cinema, West Sussex, UK

31/12/2014 by Karen

Smashing The Glass is taking a little break from posting over the holidays. Instead I’ll be  recapping  some of my favourite real Jewish weddings  from the archives.  Enjoy the wedspiration, and I’ll see you  back here on January 1st!

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From the Archives :: A tea length wedding dress for a colourful English Country Garden Jewish barn wedding, Hertfordshire

29/12/2014 by Karen

Smashing The Glass is taking a little break from posting over the holidays. Instead I’ll be  recapping  some of my favourite real Jewish weddings  from the archives.  Enjoy the wedspiration, and I’ll see you  back here on January 1st!

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From the Archives :: A Jenny Packham wedding dress for an à¼ber cool London Jewish wedding

28/12/2014 by Karen

Smashing The Glass is taking a little break from posting over the holidays. Instead I’ll be  recapping  some of my favourite real Jewish weddings  from the archives.  Enjoy the wedspiration, and I’ll see you  back here on January 1st!

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Best Jewish Wedding Moments – Smashing The Glass Picks of 2014

23/12/2014 by Karen

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It’s my hope that every day is an inspiring one on Smashing The Glass, but today I’m  revealing my 20  ‘best of the best’  Jewish wedding details of 2014, so it  might just be the most inspiring day of the year on the blog yet! I’m talking the most original chuppah design, the best smashing-the-glass moment, the best wedding slogan, the best twist on the traditional hotel wedding, the most unusual Jewish wedding venue… you get the picture.. a huge array  of the very best Jewish wedding details all wrapped up in one fabulous post!

From  tomorrow I’ll be taking a short break to spend some quality time with my family  over  the holidays, and  during that time  I’ll be posting  some of my favourite real Jewish weddings from the archives. But today it’s all about the ‘best bits’ from Smashing The Glass’s 60 real Jewish weddings  that were featured  in  2014. That’s 60  à¼ber cool, unique, inspirational Jewish (and Jew-ish!) weddings that were showcased over  the last 12 months that inspired thousands of you across the globe!

I would like to extend an  enormous  thank you to my wonderful readers and sponsors for all your support during 2014  — It brought me such joy to share the most creative  Jewish weddings and ideas with you, and I can’t wait to bring you even more inspiration (and a whole host of exciting projects including the brand new Smashing The Glass shop) in the New Year.

Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday. I’ll see you (hangover or no hangover)  on the morning of January 1st  2015! Meanwhile enjoy the best of the best…

Best ‘smashing the glass’ moment

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Chosen  from  Natalie & Nicole’s Jewish wedding  photographed by Lara Hotz  —  Two ridiculously gorgeous  brides breaking their glasses in unison in the most beautiful of Jewish weddings, bursting with creativity.

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