Chair lift at a non-Jewish wedding?

Do you mind being boosted sans chairs? Because I've seen people celebrated by being held up in general. I would steer clear of anything that is not related to you directly.

Every time I see this thread I think skiing.....

Don't other cultures also do a chair lift to celebrate a married couple (Greek and Irish come to mind, but I could be very wrong). But yeah, either way I if you don't connect to it in a meaningful way, I wouldn't suggest it.

I'm not sure I would put handfasting and jumping the broom in this category though.

New Yorker here. I've been to many Jewish (my stepfather is Jewish) as well as many non Jewish weddings.

I've only seen this done at Jewish weddings. I wouldn't do it if you aren't Jewish.

@mrsbee didn't think you're being insensitive! I fact the fact that you thought to ask and took in people's comments is the opposite! Kudos on being able to learn!!

Giant bag of nope.

Well, being boosted sans chairs would be fine but kinda awkward to like force that to happen you know? That seems like something that is impromptu and the hora is clearly like a planned and understood thing. We never seen planned to do anything like this at the reception, it was only a passing thought, so we wont be moving forward with anything like this.

I think doing part of a tradition because it's "fun" is not respectful. Hard pass.

@prettywitty thanks! Just trying to do my best here. Wedding planning can be stressful and we're getting down to the wire here, so of course it's like this frantic "are we missing anything???". My Jewish friends who were telling us we should get lifted were even suggesting that we hold the napkin and I right away thought, "oh no I can't do that, we're not Jewish and I don't want to try to pretend". I should've known right there that the whole concept wasn't right.

Hey, I totally understand the stress date twin!

This thread is ancient but wondering if I can get some related input:

Hava Nagila, the version by The Barry Sisters is one of my favorite songs ever. I actually listen to their greatest hits all the time. I am not Jewish, I just love The Barry Sister's entire sound, style, and the era of music they are from.

Would it be considered cultural appropriation to include Hava Nagila as one of the many songs in my wedding dance playlist?