Programs?

dn2151 · September 2010

Hi all,
I've been reading everyones posts for months now and I wanted to thank you all for teaching me lots of stuff. Now that my wedding is just a few weeks away, I realized I need to get my programs together. Here is where is gets complicated: I was raised Modern Orthodox and my fiance was raised Conservative. I'm trying to strike a balance between explaining everything that will be happening to the people who have never been to an Orthodox wedding before with not boring the people who have.

Any ideas?

If possible, I would appreciate it if you could send your programs over so I can mix and match what makes the most sense for us.

Thank you for all of your help!

mickeypotter · September 2010

I would love to see what you come up with

Rachiemoo · September 2010

I had a Conservative ceremony where we both gave rings to each other under the chuppah... but when I gave DH a ring our Rabbi made sure to separate it from when he gave me mine (I don't remember how exactly, maybe he read part of the ketubah out loud, and then also we said different things to each other ... anywho, besides that I am pretty sure that the ceremony would be up to orthodox standards, if anyone would like my program please leave an email address and I can email it.

BTW - besides possibly the bride giving the groom a ring under the chuppah, I don't really think there is much difference between a Conservative and Orthodox ceremony, is there? I suppose all Rabbis are different, and mine was on the more traditional end...