An Orthodox Jewish wedding is an amazingly celebratory occasion with lots of food, drinks, dancing and TRADITION! Here are a couple links detailing all the different aspects of an Orthodox Wedding. https://www.brides.com/jewish-wedding-traditions-4783360 https://haam.org/a-guide-to-orthodox-jewish-weddings/ https://www.shemtovphotography.com/blog-1/2018/7/2/a-guide-to-orthodox-jewish-wedding
The bride and groom to host pre-nuptial receptions shortly before the Chuppah ceremony. Rachel's bridal reception for the women will take place in the gallery room at BMH and Michael's reception will take place in the library for the men. Hors d'oeuvres, light refreshments, and l'chaims will be served at both receptions. After the short Pre-chuppah receptions, the Badeken ceremony commences. A procession headed by the groom goes to the bridal reception room, where the groom covers the bride's face with a veil and the father's of the Chazzan and Kallah each say a blessing over the Kallah.
During the ketubah signing, the groom approaches the bride for the bedeken, or veiling. He looks at her and then veils her face. This signifies that his love for her is for her inner beauty, and also that the two are distinct individuals even after marriage. It also is a tradition stemming from the Bible wherein Jacob was tricked into marrying the sister (Leah) rather than the woman he loved (Rachel) because the sister was veiled. If the groom does the veiling himself, such trickery can never happen.
A Mechitzah is a partition that is utilized to separate a designated space in a synagogue or at an Orthodox event. The partition creates a designated side for women and a designated side for men.
After our reception/dinner we will have Mechitzah dancing. Women will be able to dance on one side of the Mechitzah and men on the other. Towards the end of the night (around 9:30pm), after the Sheva Brachot are recited, we will open up the dance floor for mixed dancing to all those that would like to participate in it.
Semi-formal dress code. Suits and cocktail/evening dresses. All festivities will be taking place at the Synagogue so we kindly request guests take this into account when selecting cocktail dress style and/or outfit. It will also be the end of February in Denver, CO. This could mean it will be 65 degrees and sunny... or snowy and freezing so definitely recommend to check the weather beforehand.
We have designated plus ones to those applicable. If you did not receive a plus one with your invite, but would like to bring someone, please reach out to Michael or Rachel.
Kids are welcome! However, we will not have any designated childcare provided, so please keep this in mind if you plan on bringing any kids with you.
Yes, all food will be Glatt Kosher with Vaad Hakashrus of Denver supervision. Catering is being provided by Cohen's Cuisine.
All food will be served buffet style with dietary information labeled. If you have specific or unique dietary restrictions that you feel need to be accommodated, let us to know about ahead of time and please include this information when RSVPing.
There is plenty of free parking at the synagogue as well as lots of Uber and Lyfts available in the area. We recommend parking in the back parking lot off East Center Ave.
Please RSVP by January 25, 2024
If you were only invited for the dancing and dessert portion of the evening we would very much appreciate people to RSVP via the RSVP tab on our website so we can provide a list of names to security. For dancing and dessert only invitees, please RSVP by February 11, 2024.