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One Day, Two Ceremonies: Hindu and Jewish

By Ezra Samuels

When planning an interfaith wedding, it’s beautiful to find meaningful ways to intertwine each other’s...

Hindu Jewish Wedding, Jewish Hindu Relationships, Wedding Planning, Wedding Recap, Weddings

What We Didn’t Know About Finding a Jewish Officiant

By Ezra Samuels

When people start planning their weddings, they often think about the decorations, attire and maybe the food....

Officiant, Wedding Planning, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Maya and Scott’s Backyard Wedding Celebrated Their Multifaith and Multiracial Union

By Ezra Samuels

Meet Newlyweds Maya and Scott Maya (right) and Scott (left) participating in the hora, a traditional...

Jewish and Weddings, Multiracial, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Wedding Tips, Weddings

How We Wrote Our Own Interfaith Ketubah

By Molly Kazin Marshall

Last fall, I had to postpone my wedding due to COVID-19. Ultimately, Evan and I decided we didn’t want to wait...

Ketubah, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Wedding Stories, Wedding Tips, Weddings

Getting Married Without My Parents’ Blessing

By Becca D'Onofrio

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

Getting Married During a Pandemic? Here’s What to Know.

By Nicole Wasilus

For many couples, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned wedding planning upside down. Whether you’ve decided to postpone...

Wedding Planning, Wedding Tips, Weddings

Postponing Our Wedding But Not Our Marriage

By Molly Kazin Marshall

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

Wedding Stories, Weddings

A hand following words from the Torah with a pen.

Resources for Lifecycle Events Affected by the Coronavirus

By 18Doors

Coronavirus Lifecycle Resources If your event plans are being affected by the coronavirus, we’re here to help....

Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Death & Mourning, Weddings

A Ceremony That’s All Us

By Becky Sowemimo

For those of us in the thick of wedding planning, we know that there are plenty of opportunities to customize...

Breaking the Glass, Chuppah, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings

Image of an outdoor Jewish wedding under a chuppah.

After 25 Years of No, Now I Say Yes

By Rabbi Elias Lieberman

In the late spring of 2009, I celebrated two wonderful anniversaries: 25 years of marriage to my beloved...

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Wedding Planning without Mom

By David Levy

Weddings are supposed to be days full of joy overflowing. Sure, we know that any big event involving multiple...

Engagement, LGBTQ, Wedding Planning, Wedding Stories, Weddings

Elana + Jai / Our Hindu & Jewish Wedding Ceremonies

By Elana Bell

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

Hindu Jewish Wedding, Jewish and Weddings, Wedding Stories, Weddings

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

By Becky Sowemimo

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

Jewish and Weddings, Two Faith Wedding, Wedding Recap, Wedding Stories, Weddings

9 Questions To Ask Prospective Wedding Officiants

By 18Doors

Your first conversation with a prospective officiant is your “interview,” and it’s your main opportunity to...

Officiant, Weddings

What Do We Do About Jesus at a Jewish Wedding?

By Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael

I have officiated at many interfaith weddings during the past number of years. When I work with engaged couples,...

Clergy Weddings, Officiation, Weddings

Uncharted Territory: Planning Our Jewish Chinese Wedding

By Amy Smith

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

Chinese Jewish Wedding, Jewish and Weddings, Jewish Chinese Relationship, Weddings

Our Wedding Day Was Perfectly Us

By Elle Henderson

I would say that the morning of the wedding dawned like any other day—but, in my case, that would be an utter...

Wedding Recap, Wedding Stories, Weddings

The Hardest Part: Choosing Our Officiant

By Elle Henderson

Many people, myself included, have considered what their wedding might look like someday. Some even plan it...

Ketubah, Officiant, Wedding Planning, Wedding Venue, Weddings

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

By Elle Henderson

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

What You Can Learn from Our Big Day

By Becky Sowemimo

Since I’ve never been married, I have nothing to compare it to, but September 8, 2018 was the BEST DAY EVER! Our...

Multiracial, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Recap, Wedding Stories, Wedding Tips, Weddings

Why We’re Jumping the Broom

By Becky Sowemimo

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

One Bride’s DIY Interfaith Wedding Program

By Mary Duran

When I first began the daunting task of looking for a wedding program template for my co-officiated Jewish-Christian...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Wedding Planning, Wedding Program, Weddings

Learning the Hard Way How to Communicate with My Fiancé

By Becky Sowemimo

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

Rabbi Marc’s Top 5 Tips for Engaged Interfaith Couples

By Rabbi Marc Rubenstein

I have performed over 3,000 weddings throughout my 40-year career and I am passionate about working with Jewish...

Extended Family, In-laws, Officiant, Wedding Planning, Weddings

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