The Modern Ketubah Blog

New modern ketubah designs for 2012

Daniel Sroka — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:05:55 +0000

I am proud to announce that I am offering a number of new, fresh, and I think beautiful ketubah designs for 2012. These ketubahs are all created from my fine art photography of roses, leaves and seeds. Several of the ketubahs showcase art I made of the graceful seeds from maple tree, the “helicopters” you toss in the air every autumn

The Samsara Ketubah by Daniel Sroka

The Aurora Ketubah by Daniel Sroka

The Resonance Ketubah by Daniel Sroka

These are just a few – be sure to see all of the new ketubah designs I have created.

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New modern ketubah designs for 2012

Occupy my life

Daniel Sroka — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:27:39 +0000

A man taking part in Occupy Wall Street proposes to his girlfriend using the “human microphone”. Very sweet! What is the human microphone, you ask? Since bullhorns are not allowed, the group uses this system during their “general assemblies” to make sure everything gets heard: anything the speaker says gets repeated by the crowd so that everyone can hear it. (The first thing he yells is “mike check!”)

New York approves Gay Marriage

Daniel Sroka — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:13:42 +0000

Kudos to New York for recognizing that marriage is simply about two people who love each other, committing to a life together. And congratulations to all of the couples who will be proposing to each other this weekend!

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New York approves Gay Marriage

ketubahs unite everyone in a circle of celebration

Daniel Sroka — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:10:26 +0000

This weekend I heard from the rabbi who performed the wedding for one of my couples. Here’s her more-than-kind words:

I support your commitment to making the ketubah a living and meaningful experience for contemporary couples who want the tradition to speak to their circumstance and honor and celebrate their shared sensibilities.

I love how your ketubahs work to unite everyone from different backgrounds into a united circle of celebration, so that by the time the wedding processional lines up, we are all of one heart and all “on the same page” — because you designed something which in image and word reflects the joint vision of the couple and serves as the most elegant expression of their mission statement and noble aspiration as individuals and as a couple.

There is no amount of family therapy or verbal “sharing” that compares to the uplifting dynamic of your ketubah, and how it’s energy speaks to each and every heart in just the way that it needed at that particularly sensitive moment. Thank you always for how you made the wedding ceremony joyous by giving it a context and a goal, and a way to include those who are dearest to the couple whose ceremony unites them and by extension all of those gathered.

With much appreciation for your thoughtfulness and ongoing commitment to the love story of each couple whose trust you honor,
Rabbi Green

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ketubahs unite everyone in a circle of celebration

New color variations for The Petals Ketubah

Daniel Sroka — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:20:53 +0000

The Petals Ketubah was one of the first ketubah designs I created, and year after year it has proven to be one of the most popular. Something about the soft colors and delicate yet emotive lines of the gerber daisy petals seems to strike a chord in many couples. Due to its popularity, I have decided to release it in two new color variations: pink, and black and white.

The Petals Ketubah is available in ivory (the original), black and white, and pink.

The idea came from a groom’s mother, who called inquiring about the design. Her son’s wedding flower is the pink gerber daisy, so she wondered if it was available in that color. I decided that it made a lot of sense, and quickly created these new variations. Remember that if you don’t see exactly what you are hoping for, it always pays to ask!

To learn more about the design options available, visit The Petals Ketubah.

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New color variations for The Petals Ketubah

More non-Jewish couples are getting a ketubah

Daniel Sroka — Fri, 20 May 2011 18:54:52 +0000

J Weeky, the Jewish news weekly for Northern California, published an article about non-Jewish couples who are choosing to have a ketubah and featured Modern Ketubah, and our wonderful customers Brooke and Jez:

When Brooke Wheeler, 38 and her husband Jez Hildred, 42, got married in England in July 2003, they sat and signed the marriage register in front of the guests and civil servant officiant right after their wedding.

“But then you’re signing a civil document,” Wheeler explained. “My husband and I aren’t religious, but we liked the idea of having a document that served the more significant emotional aspects, like we were signing a bond to each other to share our lives.”

Read the full article here.

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More non-Jewish couples are getting a ketubah

The ketubah looks perfect!

Daniel Sroka — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:29:12 +0000

After receiving their ketubah from me, Jane and Fernando wrote:

“The Ketubah looks perfect! I’m looking forward to signing it and hanging it on our wall! I love the wording and most importantly the artwork. I love nature and roses are my favorite flowers so I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect background! I also enjoy reading the ketubah because it really represents us and our beliefs. Thank you for your work!”

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The ketubah looks perfect!

Celebrating eight years of creating ketubahs

Daniel Sroka — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:49:06 +0000

This March marked my eighth year of being in business as Modern Ketubah. What started as a simple idea back in 2003, took off and has become a major part of my career. Looking back, I have created ketubahs for nearly 1,200 couples across the United States, Canada and the UK. My ketubahs have been part of nearly every kind of wedding ceremony you can think of: interfaith, reform, multi-cultural, conservative and orthodox Jewish, non-religious, Christian, and same-sex weddings. I have had the privilege to be part of the most important day of so many people lives, it’s rather humbling.

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Celebrating eight years of creating ketubahs

Our ketubah is absolutely stunning!

Daniel Sroka — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:36:40 +0000

Talia and Matt just wrote to tell me:

We received our Ketubah yesterday. What can I say? It is absolutely stunning! We chose your non-traditional Ketubah because we are a non-traditional couple! We searched for many ketubahs online as well as other places when we found your site. Yours was the only web site that I kept returning back to. Thank you so much!

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Our ketubah is absolutely stunning!

Dawn and Alan’s wedding featured on Wedding Yentas

Daniel Sroka — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:07:41 +0000

Dawn and Alan’s wedding on the sun-drenched southern shore of Long Island was featured on the Wedding Yentas website. Dawn told me: “We absolutely love the ketubah and cannot thank you enough for making such an amazing ketubah!”

Photographs: Photography by Verdi

Ketubah: The Fire Ketubah

Read more about their wedding and see a ton of pictures from their beautiful ceremony on the Wedding Yentas site. Or, learn how to make a ketubah that matches your ceremony and personality.

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Dawn and Alan’s wedding featured on Wedding Yentas