Hayley will be marrying Ashley on 17th September 2017 at El Cortijo De Los Caballos in Spain.
THREE FACTS: (1) Hayley & Ashley met on Tinder (2) Ashley proposed with a Haribo ring (after which he pulled out the actual engagement gem!) (3) Hayley is converting to Judaism to marry Ashley.
Officially Jewish!
Yay! I’m officially Jewish!! I had my Mikveh on the Monday which I can honestly say I left feeling refreshed and just different, I can’t explain but a good feeling of different!
The Thursday came around very quickly and off I went to the Liberal Beit Din. I loved everything about it! I felt Ashley was more nervous then I was but I had three fantastic Rabbi’s talk to me and ask me all different questions about Judaism and my essays. What was meant to be fifteen minutes long, ran fifteen minutes late! I literally did not stop talking!
I then left the room for the rabbis to make a decision, I came back into the room with Ashley. I was then explained that I was officially accepted into Judaism. Happy was an understatement! I have worked so hard to become Jewish and I can say that I genuinely feel Jewish. I have a lot of Ashley’s (now mine) friends to thank for my constant texting and having to answer all my Jewish questions especially Amy!
Chuppah from Jade & Adam’s Jewish Wedding on Smashing The Glass
The final details…
Now my focus has changed to our wedding with only 4 weeks to go! I have finally picked a chuppah which will be made out of birchwood and hydrangea flowers.
Claire at Rachel Rose Weddings is in charge of all of our decor, she has been amazing, dealing with all of my weird and wonderful requests.
We have finally decided on our wedding menu and we have the most fantastic catering company in Marbella called Sana Catering, Toni who owns Sana has pulled out every stop possible for us, I literally cannot wait to eat the food again!
We also have decided to book a videographer, which is something that I was initially unsure about, but after talking to people that hadn’t had one and said they had regretted it, I was straight on the case! I found a guy called Salvador who has a company called Evergreen. Everything I have seen that Salvador and his team have produced is just what you would want within a videographer. (*note to guests – nothing will be missed)!
We are now just tying up the last few bits like ordering the presents for the grooms men and bridesmaids, picking readings and readers for the ceremony and buying our kiddish cup etc.
Image: John Nassari
Just 4 weeks to go…
We are on official countdown I did not honestly think I would get to this day having booked the venue over a year ago (A lot of Ashley’s friends didn’t think he would ever get to this day full stop! Haha). It’s been a very long but enjoyable very road and I cannot wait to walk down the aisle to the Man Utd theme tune! Ha “I’m joking Ashley you wouldn’t be that lucky”! (Ash is a dedicated Man Utd fan).
Click here to read all Hayley’s planning posts to date.
Hayley & Ashley’s Wedding Vendors booked so far:
Music — Totem
Kippot — Hebrewear
Wedding Planner — Rachel Rose Weddings
Photography — Anna Gazda Photography
Videography — Evergreen
Venue — El Cortijo De Los Caballos
Caterer – Sana Catering
