Ceremony Design

Studying Jewish rituals has led to an understanding of how tradition is passed from generation to generation. The ability to shift and change from one time period to the next is a key element in establishing cultural and religious longevity. This ability to reconstruct tradition anew with each generation has led the Jewish tribe to be one of the oldest living traditions on the planet today. There is much wisdom to be learned in the study of ancient rituals. The challenge becomes how do you reconstruct an ancient ritual and bring a fresh new approach. What do you change and what do you leave as it was? What is the criteria do we use when reconstructing ritual?

Is Chelsea Clinton having a Jewish Interfaith Wedding?

Genevieve de Manio

Is Chelsea Clinton having a Jewish Interfaith Wedding

According to news source USA Today and ECanada, Chelsea Clinton, daughter of President Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton will not be having a traditional Christian wedding but are planning a Jewish wedding since her future husband, Marc Mexvinsky is Jewish. However, the Clinton's are not revealing their plans, as of yet?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-03-04-chelsea-clinton-jewish_N.htm?csp=hf&POE=click-refer

California Marriage License: Confidential or Public?

What is the difference between a Public and a Confidential marriage license?
Public: The ceremony may take place anywhere in the State of California, at least one witness must be present at the ceremony, and the marriage record is made available to the public. Click here for more details about Public Marriage.

Confidential: Parties to the marriage must be living together, ceremony must take place in the County where the marriage license was issued, no witnesses are required, and the marriage record is only available to the named parties on the document. Click here for more details about Confidential Marriage.

Catholic Priests and Outdoor Weddings

Recently a bride asked the question: Can we have a priest perform our outdoor wedding ceremony?

It is possible to have a Catholic Priest perform your outdoor wedding. We plan these all the time. We're planning a co-officiating ceremony day after Thanksgiving with a Roman Catholic Priest and a Rabbi on the patio of Kohl Mansion in Silicon Valley CA.

* Some of our couples choose a non-Roman Catholic priest. They are very flexible with the content of your ceremony and you can personalize the ceremony to fit your style. There is usually no requirement to meet for couple's counseling.

* For those couples that want to have a Roman Catholic Priest to perform their outdoor ceremony, it is a little more difficult to find the priest, but we have done this a number of times in the last few years. Also, there is paperwork involved that takes a couple months to process and you must meet with the priest several times prior to your ceremony.

We're based in the San Francisco Bay Area or Sonoma Napa Wine Country and have a number of Catholic Priests on our referral list.

For more information on finding a Catholic priest to perform your outdoor ceremony contact Yehudit@asacredevent.com

Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony

This video of a traditional Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony shows in detail

the serving of tea from the couple to their respective elders.

Chinese Wedding Blessing

Jewish Wedding Ceremony Playlist on Itunes

Many of our couples ask us about the music for their ceremonies. Yehudit has selected a variety of different instrumental pieces that would work nicely in the prelude [prior to the ceremony while guests are being seated], processional [walk down the aisle, and recessional [leaving the ceremony]. The most popular songs during the wedding have a couple instrument versions harp, piano, flute, guitar and strings. All of these songs can be worked in with other Classical pieces which is ideal for an interfaith ceremony.

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