Wedding Stories Archives

Getting Married Without My Parents’ Blessing

All I heard growing up was: “You’re going to marry a nice, Jewish doctor when you’re older.” And I honestly...

Relationship Challenges, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Postponing Our Wedding But Not Our Marriage

What happens when postponing your wedding goes from nightmare to reality? I first started working at 18Doors...

Wedding Stories, Weddings

Elana + Jai / Our Hindu & Jewish Wedding Ceremonies

It is two days until our Hindu wedding ceremony, and my fiancé Jai and I are standing outside the Rama Krishna...

Hindu Jewish Wedding, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Becky + Femi / Our Interracial Interfaith Jewish Wedding Ceremony in Atlanta

Meet Becky + Femi. Becky is a high-energy class clown who loves to sing and cross things off her to-do list....

Two Faith Wedding, Wedding Stories, Weddings

A jewish officiant with her arms around a bride and groom.

Amy + Kevin / Our Jewish Chinese Wedding

I’m draped on the couch skimming one of many wedding books on our coffee table. The first few pages provide...

Wedding Stories, Weddings

Our Whirlwind, Long-Distance Engagement: An Interfaith Love Story

It would surprise a lot of people to find out that I—the least spontaneous person I know—jumped right into the...

Engagement, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Why We’re Jumping the Broom

With less than six weeks until the wedding (!!) I’d like to think I have most of my ducks in a row. Femi and...

Breaking the Glass, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Learning the Hard Way How to Communicate with My Fiancé

Becky & Femi at a recent wedding “Oh…I thought I told you about that.” It’s a phrase I’ll admit I’ve said...

Wedding Planning, Wedding Stories, Weddings

A Girl, a Guy and a Waffle House

In case you didn’t notice from the pictures, Femi and I are a devilishly handsome, interfaith, interracial couple....

Dating, Identity, Love, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Swipe Right for True Love

OK, I’ll come clean: I wasn’t expecting to meet my wife on Tinder. I’m not some app-phobic, anti-technology...

Dating, Love, Relationships, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Making Time to Reflect Before the Big Day

We’re counting down the days—less than one month until the wedding! Plenty of friends and family have been...

Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Being Interfaith in the Face of Hatred

This post was written in 2017 by my fiancé Zach Drescher, who is Jewish and whose work often intersects with...

Wedding Planning, Wedding Stories, Weddings

A Tale of Two Kitchens

“We’re not doing this!” Andy was visibly upset. “I won’t do it!” It was a year into our relationship and we...

Food, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

How Two Faiths Became One Family

Zach making curried latkes for Hanukkah I recently joined a Facebook group that InterfaithFamily started to...

Christian Jewish Wedding, God, Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Going Custom: Writing Our Own Interfaith Wedding Ceremony

After my latest blog post on finding officiants for our Jewish-Catholic interfaith wedding, I got questions...

Wedding Stories, Weddings

First Come the Holidays, Then Comes Marriage

We’re Michele and Vanessa: Michele is Jewish and grew up just outside Philadelphia and Vanessa was raised in...

Hanukkah, Wedding Planning, Wedding Stories

Growing Our Interfaith Marriage “Garden”

Before Jose and I got married, I wondered how marriage would influence our personal growth. I frequently heard...

Wedding Stories, Weddings

Fielding Questions about the Wedding & Our Life Together

Alexandra with her parents and fiancé The decision to get married inevitably invites inquiry. How did you meet?...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Jewish Holidays, Other Holidays, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings, Yom Kippur

How We Planned Our Inclusive, Co-Officiated Wedding Ceremony

Our interfaith ceremony was the best and most meaningful part of our wedding day. It was really important to...

Jewish and Weddings, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Stories, Weddings

I Chose to Be Jewish. This is Why

When my family moved to Pittsburgh, my son was 10 weeks old and my husband was entering into a grueling six-year...

Dating, Engagement, Love, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

See Me for Who I Am

I am a lot of things in this diverse world. I am a female, a daughter, granddaughter, sister, fiancé, niece,...

Identity, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Our Two Worlds Blend & Balance

My name is Hannah, and as one half of an engaged couple, I’m excited to share with you my experience planning...

Dating, Engagement, Love, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

What Happens When A Jewish Man And Catholic Woman Meet Online

When I was single, I spent a lot of time on OKCupid. But when I got Jean’s message, I’d never seen her profile...

Dating, Love, Relationships, Religion, Wedding Stories, Weddings

In Our Love Story, Timing Was Everything

It has been said that timing is everything. This belief is especially true for the evolution of my relationship...

Dating, Engagement, Love, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

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