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It's called a chuppah. It is supposed to represent many things, including how Abraham and Sarah (the first Hebrews/Jews) always had their tent (home) open to receive visitors and help others.
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What is a Jewish huppah?
it's a wedding ceremony. The chuppah itself is what the bride and groom stand under, but most people call the ceremony itself a chuppah
Where does the groom stand during a wedding?
In general, on the right-hand side of the bride.
How to Jewish people get married?
The Rabbi reads the Ketubah (wedding vows) as the bride and groom stand under the wedding canopy (Chuppah) in the presence of the guests. Then he says seven blessings over a cup of wine, and the groom places a ring on the bride's finger and ceremoniously declares that he is betrothing her.
Where does groom stand during wedding ceremony?
The groom stands to the right sideways to watch his bride come down the aisle and his Best Man stands beside him.
Bride and groom's position at the head table?
* The Bride and Groom sit in the middle of the head table and the bride is on the Groom's right; then her Maid (or Matron) of Honor; then the Bridesmaids. To the left of the Groom is his Best Man and the Ushers.
Where does the bride and groom's families stand on opposite sides during the wedding ceremony?
they stand on the side of their family and where the guests are seated
How do you greet guests at a wedding reception?
It is becoming more and more common that the bride and groom welcome the guests to the wedding reception and then they are announced into the reception hall. Usually it is the parents of the bride, or the parents of the bride and groom.
Who brings the wedding rings to the wedding couple?
If there is a Ring Bearer (generally a young male child) he will come down the aisle before the bridesmaid and stand by the bride and then she will take the groom's wedding band off the small silk pillow and put it on the groom's finger while saying her vows to him. If there is no Ring Bearer then it is the Maid of Honor that holds the groom's wedding band. The Best Man is the one who will hold the wedding band for the bride and give it to the groom when he is saying his vows to his wife-to-be.
Wedding does the groom walk out 1st before his parents?
* No, the mother of the bride and the parents of the groom sit in the front pews closest to the bride and groom as the father of the bride will walk down the aisle with his daughter, side down with his wife, then will stand to give his daughter's hand in marriage and sit back down again. The groom and his best man are already standing at the right of the altar.
Who is present at a Christian wedding?
People involved in a Christian wedding ceremony:The Minister or PriestParents of the bride and groomThe bride and groomMaid of honorBridesmaidsFlower girl or Ring Bearer if the bride and groom wish to have one.Best ManUshers (there should be as many ushers as there are bridesmaids because they go together when coming back up the aisle and will also dance at the reception for the first few dances.
What is the word for a stand-in bride or groom?
the word is "Proxy"
What are the men who stand behind the groom called?
Men in a wedding are:the minister, unless a femalethe groombest manthe father of the groom or stand in (e.g. uncle, for example)the father of the bride or stand in (e.g. uncle, for example)the groomsmenthe ushers
