“I just received our Ketubah and I wanted to send you a note to let you know how much we absolutely love it. My fiance and I looked long and hard to find a Ketubah that spoke to us, as much in the words as in the art. When we received ours last week, we were speechless. We didn’t think we could find something we’d want to hang on our walls, now the questions is how quickly can we get it framed to put us. Again, it’s beautiful. Many thanks.”
Stephanie and Elon (Vermont) chose my abstract Horizon ketubah.
Interfaithfamily.com and Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben have put together a short video that gives interfaith couples some good basic advice when getting ready to plan their weddings. They say that this is the first in the series, so we look forward to seeing the rest!
Kim and Matthew wrote to me to describe why they chose my Autumn Gold ketubah, and to describe how they customized their interfaith wedding ceremony to fit their personalities:
“One reason we chose your artwork is that my fiancé very much likes Japanese décor. We have created a “flower ceremony” within our ceremony during which we are exchanging five flowers with specific meanings to give each other for the recipe for a great marriage. Specifically, we are using the Lotus Flower because it blooms in tough times, the Lily of the Valley which means happiness, the Chrysanthemum which means love and longevity, the Yellow Rose which means friendship and finally Ivy which means Fidelity. The Japanese Maple Leaf that we found on your website was yet another aspect of the Japanese decor and fit our theme perfectly! The moment we found your website we knew it was perfect.”
In addition to their wonderfully unique “flower ceremony”, Kim and Matthew chose to sign their ketubah during the wedding ceremony, instead of before (as is tradition). They also added two extra witness lines so that both the bride and the groom could choose two people close to them to sign it.
“We chose one of your ketubahs… mainly because we did not want a traditional ketubah. We would like to hang the ketubah on the wall in our new house as a piece of art and since my fiancé is not Jewish I wanted him to be able to enjoy it without feeling like it was some sort of religious artifact. Luckily I stumbled upon your website and we were able to get a ketubah that expressed exactly what we wanted to say and was beautiful at the same time.”
From Danise and Michael (Buffalo, NY). They chose the Petals Ketubah of a gerbera daisy.
“I was personally drawn to your work was because to me it seemed to have a more simple elegance about it that I liked. I also liked the words… I found that really said what I feel in my heart for my husband to be. The ketubah hanging in my home will be the same feeling I have when I look at my wedding ring, it will reconfirm my wedding vows and my commitment.”
Deborah and Steve chose my Center ketubah of a rose.
