When Evan & Rachel met it was a quintessential New York moment Evan was rushing down the subway stairs after spending the night having a couple drinks with some friends. Rachel was heading home after hanging out at a friend’s apartment. They were both waiting for the F train at the 14th street subway stop, [… Read More »

Ten Exercises You Can Do to Be Wedding Dress Ready Getting ready for the big day is not only about making the reception look good, but also about you lookin and feelin good! We’re giving you a list of 10 quick fixes you can start to do right now–no gym membership required. Grab your weights [… Read More »

What’s In It For Me? The grand-prize winner’s image will be printed on the cover of the 2013 Modern Jewish Wedding E-Zine. The photographer whose photo is selected for the cover will receive a complementary full-page, four-color advertisement in the 2013 The Modern Jewish Wedding e-magazine. Read More »

Happy Wedding Wednesday! We love to celebrate Wedding Wednesday knowing there is a fun wedding just up ahead for another Modern Jewish Wedding Couple. Stacy and Brad decided to have their engagement session at Tourne State Park in Boonton, NJ. They had to postpone for a day due to the weather, which turned out to [… Read More »

A Real Interfaith Wedding Ceremony & Reception that Combined Jewish Heritage & Jamaican Roots When it came to planning her wedding day, Erica knew exactly what she wanted. She had a no-nonsense attitude to wedding planning. Along with her husband, Rob, their son, Jordan, and her mother, Meryl, Erica designed a beautiful ceremony and reception [… Read More »

Here’s What I Learned: Last week I returned from Engage!13 The Luxury Wedding Summit knowing I had just experienced a seminal moment in my career–how could it not be when I had the opportunity to learn from the best in the events industry? Some of the soundbites included: Inspiration comes from the most unlikely places. [… Read More »

“National Doughnut Day is on the first Friday of June each year, succeeding the Doughnut Day event created by the Salvation Army in 1938 to honor the women who served donuts to soldiers during World War I. The holiday celebrates the doughnut (a.k.a “donut”)—an edible, torus-shaped piece of dough which is deep-fried and sweetened and [… Read More »

And here is where I’ve been! Engage!13 I sure hope you have been following me on twitter, facebook and instagram this week (since I wasn’t able to get a blog post up). If you did than you saw me learning how to take events to a new level from iconic planners like Mindy Weiss, Marcy [… Read More »

Do You Want A Chance To Be A Cover Girl (Or Couple)? They say, “A picture is worth 1000 words.” Do you have a wedding picture worthy of the saying? Then we want it for the 2013 Edition of The Modern Jewish Wedding E-Zine. Brides, Photographers, Event Planners even Mother’s in Law can send in [… Read More »

Memorial day weekend mentally marks the start of summer! The end of school, swimming, summer camp, vacations, fireworks and the lazy hazy days of summer loom ahead of us with expectancy. Usually, a wedding being officiated by a Jewish clergy has signaled the start of wedding season. (A weekend with a Monday off is always [… Read More »

Every year about this time I hit senioritus! The time of year when it feels like summer outside, but, my kids are still in school. The time of year when it’s the lull between the busy spring and the busy summer of events. The time of year when Glee and Revenge are on hiatus; but, [… Read More »

We love a couple that goes for the non-traditional! Picking their 10/11/12 wedding date, doing their engagement session post-wedding and taking outdoor pictures in January in Chicago! The Modern Jewish Wedding Details Jessica and Dimitry technically Read More »

Jayme had 13 bridesmaids for her luxury wedding to Jason. You read that right–13! Jason came up with 11 men to stand up with him. That’s what we call a Big Wedding Party! The large wedding party all decked out in black and white helped create the very elegant look. Everything about this Jewish Wedding [… Read More »

Last week was a weird week at The Modern Jewish Wedding We took the week off for Shavuot! Clearly the moon cycle shifted, because, immediately following my favorite holiday, I found myself inundated with wedding planning requests. Yes, I still plan the occasional event. It makes me a better blogger! I am able to keep [… Read More »

My Favorite Jewish Holiday Begins Tuesday Night! Never heard of Shavuot? Don’t feel bad! Neither had I until I worked in a Jewish congregation as the in-house wedding coordinator and the celebration of the Jewish holidays was part of the job description! What to me was an unheard of holiday, has become my favorite Jewish [… Read More »

Thank You Dallas/Ft. Worth National Association of Catering & Events Last week I had the privilege of speaking at the NACE Chapter in DFW on understanding Jewish life cycle events. They were fabulous hosts and hostesses! The event was held at the Gleneagles Country Club in Plano! We started with cocktails on the lawn with [… Read More »

Intimate Modern Jewish Wedding in Queens Harper and Pete reignited a high school romance when they reconnected after Pete had a brief stint in Major League Baseball and Harper had been in the corporate world. The Modern Jewish Wedding Details Harper and Pete chose to be surrounded by only their family and closest friends, keeping [… Read More »

Wedding Wednesday Florida Destination Wedding Part II We saw the wedding video last week now here are the stunning pictures from the wedding of Jessica and Jason! To remind you, the two are CPAs from New York who decided to escape the Big Apple and wed in sunny Boca Raton, Florida We love how Jessica [… Read More »

What is A Successful Event? Want to have a memorable event? Michele tells you how… Give you a hint, it is her soapbox theme! This it’s easy to have a successful event–not without an event planner who is thinking through all the details on your behalf. Check out our Exclusive Vendor Directory to see event [… Read More »

Why? It Was Lag B’Omer! We have celebrated Passover and we’re heading toward my favorite holiday Shavuot (which starts on May 14 and is the holiday where you wear pajamas to shul, study and eat blintzes all night!) But, I’m getting two weeks ahead of myself. This past Sunday, April 28 was Lag B’Omer, a [… Read More »

Remember our Chappy Chanukah Contest–that went through Valentine’s Day. Meet Lisa & Adam the 6th & final couple in our contest! Lisa & Adam’s engagement story! “Adam and I had been dating for 5 ½ years. We had reservations for dinner at Lawry’s. We enjoyed an incredible meal and spent the entire time laughing and [… Read More »

Remember our Chappy Chanukah Contest–that went through Valentine’s Day. Meet Christina & Brandon the 5th finalist couple in our contest! Christina & Brandon’s engagement story! “I knew that my fiancé, Brandon, was having a ring designed. The designer called me to get my opinion on different aspects on the ring, since she had been burned [… Read More »

Remember our Chappy Chanukah Contest–that went through Valentine’s Day. Meet Ashley & Elliott the 4th finalist couple in our contest! Ashley & Elliott’s engagement story! “For Memorial Day weekend 2012, Elliot and I both had our parents coming into DC for a long weekend together. With early release from work on Friday, we decided to [… Read More »

Remember our Chappy Chanukah Contest–that went through Valentine’s Day. Meet Alyssa & Jonathan the third finalist couple in our contest! Alyssa & Jonathan’s engagement story! “It was the last night of Chanukah and my then-boyfriend, now-fiancé, Jonathan and I were going to his parents’ house for menorah lighting and dinner. Read More »

Remember our Chappy Chanukah Contest–that went through Valentine’s Day. Meet Mike & Michelle the second finalist couple in our contest! Michelle & Mike’s engagement story! “Before Labour Day weekend, Mike told me he was planning a full week’s worth of activities for us to do together. The catch was that he wasn’t going to tell [… Read More »

Remember our Chappy Chanukah Contest–that went through Valentine’s Day. Here for your perusing pleasure is our first finalist! Carolyn & David’s engagement story! “While I knew that a proposal would likely be coming soon, I was completely surprised Read More »

Happy Friday, March 1, 2013 I always breath a huge sigh of relief on March 1, knowing I made it through the worst of a Texas winter. (Which I do admit this year, wasn’t bad, even for me!) But, waking up to this fabulous-ness in my in-box made my normal March Madness Mood hit high [… Read More »

Scheme Events Invites You to Join Amy & Ryan for their Wedding & Dinner Reception We LOVE LOVE LOVE when we get to feature the work of the selected vendors in our directory. Today, we get to feature a reform wedding coordinated by Scheme Events. The Modern Jewish Wedding Details Amy and Ryan wanted a [… Read More »

Colorful Interfaith Wedding in Bumper Car Pavilion! Yesterday, was Purim and we can’t think of a wedding more appropriate to celebrate on Purim than one held in a bumper car pavilion! Yes, you read that correctly. Rosie & Rachel got married in the bumper car pavilion at Glen Echo Park. While everyone went to take [… Read More »

Add Hollywood Glitz to your Modern Jewish Wedding Ensemble Last year we choose Gwyneth as out favorite wedding dress to be on the Red Carpet! This year of course Best Actress Winner Jennifer Lawrence who won the ABC #bestdressed award & Charlize Theron will be inspiration for gowns that walk down the wedding aisle. However, [… Read More »

Modern Jewish Event Menus Inspired by the Movies Yesterday, we showed you ethnic menus inspired by three incredible Oscar nominated films. Today, we bring it back to the USA to celebrate the Oscar nominated movies that showcase aspects of our American culture & menus inspired by them. In proper Modern Jewish Wedding form, we offer [… Read More »

Oscar always a trendsetter! Our very own Wedding Jewish Film Inspiration series proves that movies can be adapted into themes and make picture-perfect weddings and events. The red carpet styles will be incorporated into the next wedding fashion show. Or, you could decide to transport your guests to a movie location, as in the trend [… Read More »

Bed & Breakfast between Dallas & Ft. Worth hosts Intimate Interfaith Wedding Eileen & Steve were married surrounded by their friends, family and two of the cutest flower girls, in an outdoor pavilion in the Texas spring! We’re lovin’ all the places we see their vibrant purple color palette: Eileen’s shoes, her bridal bouquet, the [… Read More »

Naomi & Zalmy’s Orthodox Wedding Adheres to Strict Jewish Tradition & Ritual. The couple active in the Chabad community, maintained the beauty and significance of all the Jewish wedding rituals. They were married in March outside with views of the Long Island Sound. Every detail of their wedding day was designed to make them feel [… Read More »

Win your Ketubah from Ketubah.Com and a top for your Chuppah! I admit, it’s been a slow January here at Modern Jewish Wedding. I took vacation until my kids went back to school on January 7 and then promptly got sick with the flu! Yes, that’s me you hear still sniffling. But, I’m sitting up [… Read More »

Shoshanna & David are a very Modern Jewish Couple! From the Bride: I loved our wedding (I did not love the planning. It is a lot of work and no one told me how hard and stressful it would be!). It was so meaningful for us to have our friends and family with us for [… Read More »

More like the polar opposite…A Big Fat Gypsy Wedding Each year in January, the wedding event professionals of the Nuptial Essentials Association of Wedding Planners take a deep breath, let our hair down and recognize our colleagues who have achieved greatness. Following last year’s elegant Black & White Ball with Pete’s dueling pianos was a [… Read More »

Be sure to check out our guest blog post on Caribbean Bride : : The Ultimate Caribbean Destination Wedding Guide. Read More »

Kathryn & David Married in a Gatsby Like Venue! Popular culture always inspires new trends for weddings, movies especially. The highly anticipated Great Gatsby movie began inspiring weddings last year. Read More »

We hope you enjoyed your holidays, received some much needed rest and had a very Happy New Year! Mazel Tov to all you newly engaged couples or maids of honor to be. I’ll bet you didn’t know the wedding industry, which MJW is proudly a part of, has a rhythm to it! Engagement season is [… Read More »

You watched it–didn’t you? I’ll admit it, I watched! Just in case, you missed it–here’s a brief recap of Ashley & J.P.’s exchange of vows said under the chuppah! Yes, that is a kippah J.P. is wearing. Here are 5 Tips for Ashley & J.P. Rosenbaum on building a Healthy Interfaith Marriage: 1. Remember your [… Read More »

The things you learn… By Jodi Coplan Apologies for a long post: Everyone says to enjoy the engagement period is one of the happiest times of your life. Technically speaking, yes it is and no one should be able to take that happiness away because what matters is that you have found your love, your [… Read More »

Is your Hanukkah present a big announcement, like an engagement or something big for your 2013 wedding? The Modern Jewish Wedding wants to be in the know! Check out our Chappy Chanukkah Contest for your chance to win your choice of Ketubah from Ketubah.com & your own personalized Chuppah Topper from Olam Canopies! Click here [… Read More »

What is a Modern Jewish Destination Wedding? It is not an elopement and it doesn’t have to be to a far away beach destination (although who could argue with a Beach Wedding in Hawaii?). According to Destination Weddings & Honeymoons Magazine any wedding that takes place 100 miles or more from where the bride currently [… Read More »

Are you getting engaged over the holidays? Engagement season is in full swing. More couples get engaged at Christmas and New Year’s than at any other time during the year! Why should we Chanukkah (or Hanukkah or Hanukah or Chanukah–see my pinterest page for the joke) celebrators feel left out? There was enough of that [… Read More »

Aleah & Adam have a wonderful engagement story! (Hint, Hint) Did you hear we’re having a contest? Details of our giveaway for Modern Jewish Weddings in 2013 are coming tomorrow! Straight from Aleah’s own mouth, “Adam and I met our freshman year of college through my roommate and immediately hit it off. Our first date [… Read More »

Chanukah is coming and to celebrate we’re having a BIG Contest! We’re giving away two Modern Jewish wedding items you can’t get married without to one lucky couple getting married in 2013. Here’s your first big hint–It has to do with Engagements! To help us give you a clue we’re sharing these adorable pictures from [… Read More »

Happy Tuesday Shoeday! Courtney’s something blue…her fabulous soles! It was all about the Oak Tree… When Courtney & Mark visited her parents after they moved from Boston to Charleston and saw the big Oak tree at the Magnolia Plantation they knew it was the place they wanted to marry! The venue quickly became the inspiration [… Read More »

What are the Top Trends for Holiday Parties? With Chanukah (or do you spell it Hanukkah, Chanukah or Chrismakah?) starting this weekend and Christmas a mere 21 shopping days (including today) away and New Year’s Eve 2012 coming–it’s time to plan some parties! Here are the trends for holiday parties which just could (read will) [… Read More »

There is so much to love about this Modern Jewish Wedding I’m having trouble deciding where to start! The fun loving Bride Michele (yes, spelled like me with one ‘L’) & Groom Steven are such a fun loving couple. They actually got married on stage, did their first look in the middle of times square, had [… Read More »

We can’t get enough of Modern Jewish Florida Weddings! Obviously, we’re craving the Sunshine State! Yesterday, we fell in L-O-V-E with a Modern Jewish Wedding in Tampa. Today, we head just over the bay to Clearwater and the Sandpearl Resort for today’s lov-e-ly fix! Simply Stunning Event Design from Olivier Events When an event comes [… Read More »

Daphna & Ryan’s Jewish Wedding at The Rusty Pelican Daphna & Ryan met while working as summer camp counselor’s at a camp in Clearwater. Daphna recalls, “He was a camp counselor and I was a life guard down at the pool. He spent way more hours ‘swimming with the kids’ than he was supposed to [… Read More »

Two Years–Now What? According to Judaism you’re a bride for your whole first year of marriage. According to secular tradition, you’re a newlywed for the first two years of marriage. What comes next? That can’t be all there is? Does this mean come November 27, 2012 our marriage is all about the grind of everyday [… Read More »

Why Do Wedding Planners Charge What They Do? By far the question I receive the most is why do I need a wedding planner? I’d rather spend that fee on the decor, honeymoon, dress (insert noun of choice). Can’t I do it all by myself, or with the help of friends, my Mom (insert noun [… Read More »

More Wedding Move Inspiration… Black Friday is one week from today! Not only is Thanksgiving weekend known for great shopping specials but also, for the start of the winter blockbuster movies. This weekend we have the final Twilight movie and this winter we will see the release of Les Mis & The Great Gatsby! All [… Read More »

A Purple Summer Stunner! Rachel & Max were married at the Botanical Gardens in Madison. They had a traditional Modern Jewish Wedding, even choosing a hand-held chuppah, walked down the aisle by their attendants! Of course as all of my regular readers know I’m a sucker for a beautiful candy bar (pun intended)! And, this [… Read More »

Our last film inspiration is finally here: Fiddler on the Roof Fiddler on the Roof has become a classic as both a musical and a movie! It honors the Jewish tradition while acknowledging change, it’s a love story for the ages! So of course, we had to match this theme. Our wedding inspiration is one [… Read More »

Adam is one of the few grooms who can say he really did marry his fairy tale princess, or at least plays one in the theme parks! Getting married in Orlando, FL makes creating a trendy wedding easy! This couple chose a fashion forward chuppah mixing lighting and floral. Of course, the bridesmaids’ “costumes” are [… Read More »

Marcy & Todd held their Modern Jewish Wedding at the same place as President & First Lady Obama! This wedding will so be a feature in next year’s magazine! I’m in true heart with today’s Lov-e-ly. And, we have a tissue alert–all I can say is SWEETNESS! Marcy & Todd’s summer Chicago wedding at the [… Read More »