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Cultural Traditions

We are proud and excited to share with you our multi-cultural heritage that will be woven into our ceremony and music choices. You will hear a mixture of English, Spanish and Hebrew at our wedding.
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Chuppah

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A chuppah is a canopy used in Jewish weddings, under which the couple stands during the ceremony that symbolizes the new home that the couple is building together.

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Hora

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The Hora is a traditional Jewish circle dance, where guests join and dance in a circle as the couple is lifted in chairs.

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Kippah

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A kippah is a small, rounded head covering traditionally worn by men during the religious ceremony. For those who wish to wear one, Kippahs will be provided for the ceremony.

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Couple's Reception Entrance - Napkin Waving

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A tradition done in Mexican weddings, when the couple enters the reception for the first time guests hold up and wave their napkins

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Breaking of the Glass

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This is a Jewish wedding tradition where the groom stomps on a glass at the end of the ceremony to represent that a marriage is a permanent commitment as once the glass is broken it cannot be put back together.