My cousin's wedding was last weekend. I would consider my cousins to be Orthodox Jewish, and from the looks of it, her husband's family to be a little on the Chasidic side. My Aunt tells me otherwise. For those never to an Orthodox wedding, it is common for men and women to be seperated for the majority of the entire wedding, from the ceremony throughout the reception. For this wedding, there was a wall seperating the dancing. The one exception is that when the bride and groom are together, the guests can mingle.

Regardless, here are some pics. I didn't bring my camera into the hall, and grabbed my sister's. She has a Canon S3 IS. I played with the shutter and ISO as best as possible. Some pics blurry by intent.

C & C welcome of course:

The bride and groom (the only picture I edited at all - just to kill the red eye)


A little Hora action




My cousin, the father of the bride, with some kid I don't know.


The grooms friends dancing for him, his father, and sometimes my cousin Tamar, the bride:






And the groom himself dancing

 

looks like it was a good time Gary.

 

having never gone to a jewish wedding, it's interesting to see how other religions perform this ceremony.

what's the white thing coming from underneath the guy's jackets and what does it symbolize?

 

I wouldn't say that all Jewish weddings are similar. Those of the Orthodox following and the more religious Chasidic and Frum (that's what we call the ultra-orthodox) take much more literal translations of the Torah and other writings from Biblical times. I've been to many a Jewish wedding, and this was by far the most segregated of any.

The tizit are the threads you see hanging. They are part of a garment called a ṭallit ḳaṭon, or daily prayer shawl. During religious services or other prayer ceremonies, men were a similar garment over their clothing, called a tallit. Those who wear them daily see it as a service to G-d. I would say most, if not all, wear a yalmulke or hat at all times as well.

Hope this helps.