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A Mark Ingram Bride for a New Year’s Eve Jewish Wedding at The Addison, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

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We love a glam Jewish wedding, so we were thrilled to see that Debra and Brandon went full-on with their New Year’s Eve wedding! Opting for a “festive black tie” dress code, they went with a mirror theme, including a mirrored chuppah and mirrored dance floor, and naturally they ended the night with a champagne toast and balloon drop at midnight!

Florida couple Debra and Brandon, both attorneys, were looking for a venue where they could have a kosher wedding on a holiday weekend, and The Addison in Boca Raton was the perfect spot for the couple’s celebration. Check out how absolutely chic every detail was from start to finish in the wonderful photos by Jack Bates Photography!

We can’t turn you over to Debra before remarking on her incredibly elegant custom gown by Mark Ingram – just the perfect look for this perfect day!

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How We Met

Debra, the bride: We met on Hinge at the start of CovidContinue ReadingContinue Reading

A Martin Thornburg Bride for a Tree of Life-Themed Jewish Wedding at the Grand Hyatt, Buckhead, Georgia, USA

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We just love today’s couple’s Jewish wedding theme: tree of life! Taylor, a nurse practitioner, and David, an orthopedic surgery resident, love the outdoors, and they settled on this theme as the perfect way to combine their enthusiasm for nature with their deep connection to Jewish tradition.

They found the perfect spot for their big day in the Grand Hyatt in Buckhead, Georgia, featuring gorgeous Japanese Zen Gardens where the duo held their chuppah (birch, and embellished with greenery, florals, and foliage – so on theme!). Don’t miss it in the wonderful photos by Hellen Oliveira Photography.

A tree of life ketubah was a must for Taylor and David, and they found the perfect design on Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor ketubah.com, from Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Nava Shoham.

There’s so much more to say, but we’ll let the bride take it from here…

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How We Met

Taylor, the bride: We went to high school together, however, we did not reconnect until years later on Jswipe (Jewish Tinder).Continue ReadingContinue Reading

A Romona Keveza Bride for a Wedding Planner’s Own Jewish Wedding at Carnegie Hall, NYC, New York, USA

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We love seeing the choices top wedding pros make when it comes to their own big days – so naturally we were thrilled to see the fabulous NYC Jewish wedding of Andrea, founder of Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor NYLUX Events, and Adam, who works in finance.

Thanks to her work in the industry, Andrea knows all of the city’s under-the-radar venues, and she and Adam chose to wed at one of the very best: Carnegie Hall. Although it’s one of New York’s most iconic music venues, it’s a hidden gem of an events space, with outdoor space, epic views, and a prime location near Central Park – and Andrea and Adam loved sharing it with their friends and family.

The couple wanted to keep their wedding elegant, classic, intimate, and fun – like a big dinner party – and with special details like a cocktail hour to open the wedding, personalized notes for all the guests, embroidered napkins with bespoke logos, and a last hour “after party” featuring bar carts and pizza on the dance floor, they achieved their goal and then some! Photographers Todd France and Phillip Van Nostrand are behind the exquisite photojournalistic imagery, and videographers Davitte Taveras from Dartiztudio and Karlie Rogers from Karlie Louise Photography captured the day in action.

When Andrea counsels brides shopping for their wedding gowns, she advises them to pick something that will withstand the test of time – and she certainly followed her own advice with her sleek, minimalist dress by Romona Keveza Collection – with a striking asymmetrical top, it’s elegant with just a little bit of edge and we couldn’t love it any more!

Read on for all the rest of the details of this very special day…

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How We Met

Andrea, the bride: We met online and in our initial conversation, realized we had raised our children just a few blocks away from each other in suburbia. We had our first date a few days later on Monday, second date on Tuesday, third date on Wednesday and we have been together ever since. It was easy right from the beginning.Continue ReadingContinue Reading

A Sottero and Midgley Bride for an Autumnal Jewish Wedding at 1840s Plaza, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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It’s always extra special when we get to feature the Jewish wedding of one of our beloved Brides Club members – especially when it’s as gorgeous as Faith and Jordan’s! We so loved having Faith in the group and following along her wedding planning journey, and we’re touched to hear her say that “Brides Club gave me support through challenging periods with transparency and warmth, to which I’ll always be grateful for.”

Faith and Jordan both love autumn and the deep jewel-toned hues associated with the season, so it was a no-brainer to take advantage of the season with an outdoor chuppah at Baltimore’s 1840s Plaza.

And what a chuppah it was: as a gift to the couple, the groom’s parents built the chuppah out of Crepe Myrtle trees from Jordan’s late paternal grandfather’s property, and draped it with white linen and family heirloom tallitot – don’t miss it in the wonderful photojournalistic images by Jessi Vaughn Photography and trailer by Anchor Pictures.

During her engagement, Faith won a competition right here on STG to win personalized English and Hebrew monograms courtesy of the talented Jewish wedding monogram artist Elise Lerner of Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor Monograms by Elise Lerner, and Faith and Jordan incorporated their monograms throughout the big day. In Faith’s words, “Elise combined our drastically different tastes and crafted two gorgeous monograms that we adore! The English iconography was used for all our signage, programs and favors (homemade mulling spice sachets), and the Hebrew design was printed on the lining of each kippah. We also used the English design on our thank you notes, and plan on interchanging both on personal stationary for years to come!”

Before we turn you over to Faith, we have to mention that Faith sadly had to plan her big day without her beloved father by her side. Incorporating his memory into the wedding was a top priority for both her and Jordan, and they found some wonderful ways to honor him on this bittersweet day.

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How We Met

Faith, the bride: I’m an opera singer from DC, and he’s a molecular biologist from Ellicott City, Maryland… but as he’d say, “The system works!” We’ve known each other for thirteen years thanks to NFTY-MAR (North American Federation of Temple Youth, Mid-Atlantic Region, aka regional high school youth group). Our relationship evolved over the course of seven years before we started dating, and we celebrated five years together just eight days shy of the wedding!Continue ReadingContinue Reading

A Neta Dover Bride for a Jewish Wedding All About the Party at the Ritz Carlton, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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When St. Louis couple Tori and Jared started planning their Jewish wedding, their top priority was to make it a party. And that’s exactly what they did, from their post-Friday night dinner dance party, to the surprise New Orleans horn line parading through the aisle after the groom smashed the glass, to the all-night dancing that went until 2 AM!

In the bride’s words, “I just wanted our closest friends and family to have the best night ever” – and judging by the joyous photos from  Verneda Lemons, we can safely say they did!

We’re obsessed with Tori and Jared’s custom ketubah by Smashing The Glass Recommended Vendor NitiArtsKetubah, crafted to include important elements of the couple’s lives from their dog, Sadie, to the NY Mets, St. Louis Blues, the fountain where they got engaged, palm trees for their love of travel, and more.

There’s so much to say about this wonderful wedding – but we’ll leave it to Tori, who looked simply smashing in her gown by Israeli designer Neta Dover, to take it from here!

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How We Met

Tori, the bride: We met in New York City on St. Patrick’s Day at a club. Probably my first and last time at a club! After that, we dated a few years in the city and then I dragged him to my hometown of St. Louis, MO, where we now have our dog, Sadie. I knew he was a keeper when he said he would leave bagels and sushi and move to St.Louis, MO.Continue ReadingContinue Reading