Perhaps the most iconic Jewish wedding tradition is stomping the glass. It makes for a great piece of wedding imagery!

1. Jewish
Wedding
Traditions
BREAK THE GLASS
How to Officiate a Wedding
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2. Jewish
weddings
can be
really fun
Dancing the Horah
Bride on a chair Stomping glass Toasting wine

3. Breaking the
glass is perhaps
the most iconic
Jewish wedding
tradition and is
often included
during interfaith
weddings too.

4. Light bulbs are most often used. The urban legend says that a groom’s buddies
replaced the wine glass with a shot glass and he hurt his ankle as he stepped on
the hard shot glass. A light bulb is used because it’s easy to break and loud.

5. Breaking the glass normally
marks the beginning
of the celebration,
but there’s more to it!

6. “As this glass
shatters, so
may your
marriage
never break.”
The glass is
broken to
protect their
marriage with
the implied
prayer,

7. After the
groom stomps
the glass
Everyone shouts the
Hebrew words, “mazel tov”
Good luck and congratulations

8. And the
celebration
begins!

9. A favorite
glass stomp
happened
recently
Learn more and check out the
audio sample here

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Matt T. Nathanson
1st Officiant