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Champion June 2019

Providing yarmulkes?

Gen, on March 18, 2019 at 3:53 PM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 6

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So my FH and I are both Jewish, though not super religious. We’ll be signing a ketubah, I’ll be standing on FH’s right, he’ll be stepping on a glass, and he’ll be wearing a yarmulke and talit. But we aren’t getting married in a temple, and my brother will be officiating (not a rabbi) so while we are incorporating some Jewish traditions, it isn’t a super “Jewish wedding.”

However, we will have a lot of Jewish guests attending. (I actually counted, and exactly 50% of our guests are Jewish lol.) So the question is... should we be providing yarmulkes for our guests, or is that an unnecessary expense? My mom seems to think that some of our older Jewish relatives will be expecting us to provide them, though I’m really not sure if they will care if we don’t care.

So my other Jewish brides and grooms....... did/will you provide yarmulkes? If so, did anyone actually wear them? Or for those of you who have attended Jewish weddings, were they always provided??

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Latest activity by LB, on March 19, 2019 at 3:54 PM

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LB · on March 18, 2019 at 4:08 PM
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I had a Jewish wedding on the beach (with a Rabbi though). I think it's nice to get kippahs. I think about when I was a kid and looking at all the different ones my grandparents/parents/aunts/uncles had from people's weddings and it was fun! Not to mention, you never know when you'd need them; be it a seder or G-d forbid a shiva. My cousin recently had to pull his wedding one's out at shiva for his father.

ETA: to answer your question: yes everyone wore them. Yes they've been provided at EVERY Jewish/mixed religion wedding I've been to.
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Legend July 2019
MrsD · on March 18, 2019 at 5:05 PM
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Have you asked the temple what past weddings have done at their location?
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VIP January 2019
Maggie · on March 18, 2019 at 5:20 PM
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I've seen them provided at every Jewish wedding I have attended, whether indoors or outdoors. But, I have never attended a Jewish wedding not officiated by a rabbi, so I don't know if that makes a difference.
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Cristy · on March 18, 2019 at 6:44 PM
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I am not Jewish, so this may be a really dumb question. But I am fascinated by the customs and rituals of other religions, so please give me a clue. Won't the Jewish guests have/bring their own yarmulke to wear?
I mean, if it's traditional to provide them to your Jewish guests, then ok, that's cool. It just never occurred to me, so I'm curious.
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Selena · on March 18, 2019 at 9:51 PM
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I also wondered that. Learning different cultures and traditions is one if my favorite parts of wedding wire.
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LB · on March 19, 2019 at 3:54 PM
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Nah unless you wear a yarmulke every day, you wouldn't just carry one with you. I usually keep one in my car for my H just in case but that's not the norm.
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