Planning A Jewish Christian Interfaith Wedding

By Kenneth Howard


Love has no boundaries, and one cannot avoid someone just because he or she is of a different faith. Some of these religions have made it mandatory to have a wedding as a rite of passage. In such cases, one should be very keen in the decisions made to avoid offending friends and relatives from both faiths. Below are some aspects to take note when organizing a Jewish Christian interfaith wedding.

Tend to acknowledge both bridal traditions to find common rituals. Christians disregard rituals like wine drinking in Jewish bridals. The type of vows taken in Christianity is uncalled for in Jewish marriages. For that reason, one is expected to look for acceptable rituals like glass breaking, ring blessing and kissing to avoid offending some of your friends and relatives.

Acknowledge potential sensitive problems that can offend either of the parties. Whether you prefer a priest or a rabbi, you should raise their concern over sensitive words that might render some of the attendants uncomfortable. Words like Jesus can be substituted with Lord since Jewish do not believe in Him. Quoting the Old Testament is reasonable enough to avoid creating discomfort with Jewish attendants.

Ensure that you have enough funds to cater all the expenses to be made. It is certain that there are you will spending some money in a bridal. This is irrespective of the expectation that you will not expend much due to avoidance of some practices. All the same, your relatives and friends are willing enough to offer their assistance easing the burden of catering all the expenses.

Depend on a professional planner to handle some activities. Your planning committee might fail to afford to handle most of the activities making it important to hire a professional bridal planner. Make preference to an expert who has a good working reputation to ascertain that the process works out effectively. You can as well handle some of the activities to spare on the amount spent in paying for their services.

Look for a suitable venue. It is important to be nonpartisan in this kind of situation and decide on a venue which does not favor either of the religions. Basic expectations like accessibility and pricing should be checked to ascertain that it is suitable enough. Far from that, one should inform all the expected attendants about its whereabouts to have them respond accordingly to secure enough seating spaces.

Beware of decor that you choose. Every wedding is expected to have fascinating decorations. However, some might turn out offending to some of your guests, and you need to accommodate their need accordingly. Therefore, consult reliable marriage experts, religious leaders and experienced friends over the most suitable decors.

Determine your adaptation into the society. Eventually, you are expected to relate to friends and families from both faiths after your bridal. For that reason, one is expected to acquaint with acceptable practices in both societies to blend into the society effectively. Ensure you have attended some religious activities from either of the religions once in a while.




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