Jewish Wedding Processional Order. First the rabbi and cantor will either walk down the aisle or enter the room from the side and take their places at the altar. Typically this will include all of the bride and grooms immediate families bridesmaids the maid of honour the best man if hes not already at the altar the flower girl s the page boysring bearer and of course the bride and her usher usually her father.
The Rabbi the Groomsmen the Groom escorted by his parents the Bridesmaids the Flower Girl and Ring Bearer then the Bride escorted by her parents. Jewish ceremonies can differ depending on the service but here is an overall guide to the wedding processional order. What is the traditional order of a wedding processional.
While wedding ceremonies vary common features of a Jewish wedding include a ketubah marriage contract which is signed by two witnesses a chuppah or huppah wedding canopy a ring owned by the groom that is given to the bride under the canopy and the breaking of a glass.
The presentation of the ring Betrothal. A bridal canopy is used. Jewish Wedding Processional Order Unlike Catholic or Christian weddings Jewish ceremonies seat the brides family on the right and the grooms family on the left. For Jewish services the wedding party enters in a specific order.