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.
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
thebreaking 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.
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.
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
thebreaking 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.
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