Although this ceremony is traditionally of Jewish origin, many couples choose to incorporate it into traditional and non-traditional
ceremonies. One interpretation of this ceremony states that once the glass is shattered, it can never return to its former condition,
thus symbolizing the couples wish to never return to the time before they shared their lives.
The breaking of the glass at the conclusion of the wedding also symbolizes that marriage is not always as joyous as the wedding itself.
The bad times, when our hearts break, are representative of the shattered glass.
The breaking of the glass wedding ceremony also symbolizes the fragility of life, the fact that whatever we see before us as whole
can be broken at any moment. It calls our attention for the need to care for one another; for just as of infidelity or repeated acts of
emotional irresponsibility.
Its spiritual significance is our reaffirmation of our faith in God. The idea is that the couple's lives together be longer than it would take to fit
the pieces of the broken glass back together again.
In Greece, the custom of breaking plates during the reception symbolizes good luck, happiness and the permanence of marriage.
The breaking of the glass also serves as a separation between the awe of the ceremony and the reception celebration that will follow.
Some say (with tongue in cheek) that the moment the groom smashes the glass symbolizes the last time he gets to "put his foot down."
This part of the ceremony comes right after the exchanging of rings and just before declaring the couple to be wife and husband.
The "glass" is usually a light bulb wrapped in a white napkin or towel. Sometimes a wine glass is difficult to break. The best man hands the
minister the glass. The minister will say a few words to explain the significance of the breaking of the glass, then places the glass on the
ground before the groom.
After which he/she declares the bride and groom to be wife and husband he invites the couple to seal their promises with a kiss. The groom
then kisses the bride and then breaks the glass with his right foot. Some couples choose to break the glass together.
Applause is appropriate in most ceremonies with the breaking of the glass.
ceremonies. One interpretation of this ceremony states that once the glass is shattered, it can never return to its former condition,
thus symbolizing the couples wish to never return to the time before they shared their lives.
The breaking of the glass at the conclusion of the wedding also symbolizes that marriage is not always as joyous as the wedding itself.
The bad times, when our hearts break, are representative of the shattered glass.
The breaking of the glass wedding ceremony also symbolizes the fragility of life, the fact that whatever we see before us as whole
can be broken at any moment. It calls our attention for the need to care for one another; for just as of infidelity or repeated acts of
emotional irresponsibility.
Its spiritual significance is our reaffirmation of our faith in God. The idea is that the couple's lives together be longer than it would take to fit
the pieces of the broken glass back together again.
In Greece, the custom of breaking plates during the reception symbolizes good luck, happiness and the permanence of marriage.
The breaking of the glass also serves as a separation between the awe of the ceremony and the reception celebration that will follow.
Some say (with tongue in cheek) that the moment the groom smashes the glass symbolizes the last time he gets to "put his foot down."
This part of the ceremony comes right after the exchanging of rings and just before declaring the couple to be wife and husband.
The "glass" is usually a light bulb wrapped in a white napkin or towel. Sometimes a wine glass is difficult to break. The best man hands the
minister the glass. The minister will say a few words to explain the significance of the breaking of the glass, then places the glass on the
ground before the groom.
After which he/she declares the bride and groom to be wife and husband he invites the couple to seal their promises with a kiss. The groom
then kisses the bride and then breaks the glass with his right foot. Some couples choose to break the glass together.
Applause is appropriate in most ceremonies with the breaking of the glass.
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