Gilda and Shahin‘s Jewish Wedding | Photo by Jessica Claire
Welcome back to “5 of Our Favorites,” where we bring you five stunning Jewish weddings, all curated around a special theme. This week, we’re focusing on one of the most meaningful and beautiful elements of a Jewish wedding: the chuppah.
The chuppah is not just a beautiful structure under which to make things official, but a representation of the couple’s new home and the love they share. From lush floral designs to minimalist elegance to DIY exuberance, these chuppahs are a true reflection of each couple’s style and the spirit of their celebration.
We can’t wait to inspire you with these incredible designs!
Gena and Tony‘s Jewish Wedding | Photo by Lara Hotz
Gena and Tony’s Extraordinarily Imaginative ‘Color Explosion’ Jewish Wedding at the Sydney Polo Club, NSW, Australia
Get your sunglasses ready, because Gena and Tony’s wedding is a massive rainbow-hued color fest, featuring the most epic DIY chuppah made from tissue paper decorations and a calico roof!
Gena and Tony‘s Jewish Wedding | Photo by Lara Hotz
There are so many fab details to love, from Gena’s pom pom crown t0 her crochet dress to her supersize bouquet filled with flowers of every possible hue, glitter, ribbons, and pom poms. Then we’ve got bridesmaids dressed in orange carrying big foil heart shaped balloons with tissue paper tassels instead of bouquets. There’s a super cute dog taking centre stage during the ceremony. And 1200 odd colored ribbons used to decorate the barn and chairs.
Gena and Tony‘s Jewish Wedding | Photo by Lara Hotz
In Gena’s words,
They say the chuppah represents the home you will build together so it was only fitting that ours would be a colourful space. I just wanted to have something quirky but still traditional and the result was like a sculptural installation and a work of art. We used an assortment of tissue paper honeycomb shapes (including ice creams) as well as tissue paper garlands and a calico roof.
Marina and Gary‘s Jewish Wedding | Photo by Lilian Haidar
Marina and Gary’s Ultra Glam Jewish Wedding with a Mirrored Peony Chuppah at the Metropolitan Club, New York City, USA
Um, WOW. Excuse us as we pick our jaws up off the floor. We are just floored by the magnificent mirrored (!) peony (!!) chuppah in Marina and Gary’s Jewish wedding.
It is just BEYOND, and those hanging peonies suspended from the canopy? Serious, serious #chuppahgoals. Marina says standing under it felt like being in a midsummer night’s dream garden!
Marina and Gary‘s Jewish Wedding | Photo by Lilian Haidar
Actually, just about everything about this wedding is hardcore #goals. And it’s no wonder, with superstar wedding planner Amy Katz running the show.
Marina and Gary‘s Jewish Wedding | Photo by Lilian Haidar
This duo had absolutely the quintessential NYC wedding, just bursting with old-school elegance (but with some very cool, very contemporary touches thrown in to keep things from getting stodgy — you won’t want to miss their tequila-infused Mar-Garita cake pops!).
We are extremely honoured to be celebrating a truly talented and wonderful photographer today — the amazing 
