Chuppah Wedding Canopy Rentals in SF Bay Area

A natural look for both traditional and non-traditional weddings.

A traditional Jewish marriage takes place 'under the chuppah', a wedding canopy. It represents the first home that the newly married couple is creating. It is open on all sides to recall the tent of the biblical Abraham, a symbol of hospitality. Abraham and Sarah had doors on all four sides of their dwelling so that visitors would all know that they were welcome. Read our previous blog post on the details of our chuppah collection.

Chuppah Rental Description:

Sacred Events now offers chuppah rentals only to Sacred Events and Jewish Interfaith Wedding Network clients with whom we are planning or officiating their wedding.

Several styles to choose from Traditional to Contemporary. All natural bamboo and birch poles. Guaranteed to withstand wind gusts. Personal customer service, attention to details. We can work with your florist.

Rental Procedures

Handheld Rental: $150.
Freestanding Rental: $350.

CONTACT:

Email info@asacredevent.com for further information.

Sacred Events Launches New Site

Sacred Events launches it full service wedding, special occasion planning and design website. We are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, serving Jewish, interfaith, GLBT and multi-cultural communities. We use our ritual design principles to craft a memorable and customized event. We our mindful of the impact that your event has on the community and the environment. We advise you on traditional ritual practices with a contemporary flair.

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?

Ask An Interfaith Rabbi: Wedding Challah for the Ceremony?

Do we need to have a challah at our ceremony?



Wedding Challah [a large braided loaf of egg-rich bread] is a tradition at the reception of Jewish Weddings. Prior to the meal being served, there is a wine and challah blessing. It is not a requirement, but if you have practicing Jews at the reception, they might miss it.

It is customary to ask your rabbi to lead the brachot [prayers] for this. If you are fortunate enough to have grandparents at your wedding, asking them to lead the blessings [provided they are familiar with the ritual], it is a great way to involve them in your wedding. We have found that many of the grandparents asked take great joy and honor to be included in this way. If you do not have any grandparents to ask, ask your parents.

Wedding challah is a large bread that can feed everyone. Some couples choose small one that is eaten by the head table. In Oakland area, Grand Bakery [3264 Grand Ave Oakland , CA 94610 510-465-1110 ] makes kosher challah. If your event is not kosher, Russian bakeries make good challah, not necessarily kosher.

You can place the wine, kiddush cup, challah and knife on a moving cart to be wheeled out to dining area. After the prayer, wheeled back off to the side.

Want to try your hand at baking one of these braided goodies? The Budding Baker has posted her favorite challah recipe and it just happens to be a family tradition.

Sacred Events launches Gay Jewish Weddings

Jewish Interfaith Ketubah: Modern Fine Art Gallery

Homage to Klimt: the Kiss
19"x21"
giclee print on archival paper

In tribute to Gustav Klimt's great work of the Art Nouveau Period. A moment in time captures the lovers' embrace. Their images evoke emotions during the proposal and declaration of love. The Hebrew words from the Song of Songs are inscribed in gold. This design is hand- touched with gold leafing.



















Beech Trees
20"x22"
Giclee print on archival paper

This ketubah is a collage, based on the 1902 painting "Beech Forest" by Gustav Klimt. The autumn landscape is a tapestry of the cycle of life.



Modern Ketubah Online Gallery
Our 2011 Ketubah Collection can now be viewed on our facebook fan page. We have both traditional and modern designs for you to choose from with a wide range of Traditional Jewish and Interfaith texts choices available with Hebrew and English. All texts are approved by rabbis. Some designs have text available in Hebrew and Spanish.

Our artists' text are all hand - calligraphed without the use of type fonts. This gives an organic and custom feel to their work.

Prints
Your ketubah will be a hand-crafted fine art print, made with archival pigment inks on fine art paper (often referred to as a giclée). They can be printed on a variety of mediums, such as canvas and archival, acid-free watercolor paper. Inks used for these prints are archival, color and fade resistant.

Pricing starts at $300.
Personalization $70.00/Rush $80.00
Custom text $300.00
Shipping $15.00/ Rush $30.00

Allow at least 3-6 weeks for your order. We recommend couple's order their ketubah 2months prior to the ceremony.

Many of our couples have chosen to design their own ketubah. We offer a 'plain text' ketubah which has the calligraphy work done for you and you decide the border.

Custom Ketubah and Judaica Art
If you should want a totally unique design, our artists can create a
custom Ketubah , meaning they are actually painted and designed for you.

Please let us know if you are interested in a particular design. The paperwork and text will vary based on the piece that you choose, since they are from different artists.
email Yehudit: info@asacredevent.com

Ask An Interfaith Rabbi - Mazel tov to the GLBT Community

Rabbi, we are an interfaith same-sex couple. Will you marry us?
Absolutely! In fact, anyone that I performed a ceremony prior to the ruling, just needs to call and make an appointment with me and I will sign the legal paperwork.
Where are you located?
We are located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Have chuppah will travel. We can arrange to meet you wherever you decide to hold your ceremony whether it be at City Hall in San Francisco or at a winery in Napa.
Can same-sex couples marry in California?
Yes. On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled that barring same-sex couples from marriage is unconstitutional. Beginning as soon as June 17, same-sex couples will be able to
marry in California.
Can the court's decision be appealed?
No. The California Supreme Court has the final say in cases brought under the California Constitution, like this case, and there can be no more appeals.
If we're already in a registered domestic partnership in California, do we have to dissolve our domestic partnership before we can marry?
No. The California domestic partnership statutes permit an individual to be both married and in a registered domestic partnership, so long as it is to the same person. In addition, there may be legal protections that are available through domestic partnership but not through marriage.
For example, some states that will not honor marriages of same-sex couples may honor domestic partnerships.
Do you have to be a California resident to marry in California?
No. There is no residency requirement to marry in California.
See our earlier post on obtaining a marriage license in California for links to County Clerks offices.

There may be a November Ballot initiative to ammend the constitution.
For more information see Equality For All