Jewish wedding invitation templates

Many do, especially traditional and Orthodox invitations, where the Hebrew date appears alongside the secular one. Remember that the Jewish day begins at sundown, so an evening wedding falls on the following Hebrew date. If you include it, check it with your rabbi or a reliable calendar before sending.

The kabbalat panim is the reception before the ceremony, when guests greet the couple, often with the tisch and the bedeken. The chuppah is the ceremony under the wedding canopy. Giving both times lets guests choose to arrive early for the first, or at least in time for the second.

Not during Shabbat, which runs from sundown on Friday to nightfall on Saturday. A Saturday wedding can begin after Shabbat ends, which is late in summer and earlier in winter. Weddings are also not held on major festivals, and some couples avoid certain periods of mourning in the calendar.

Name the hosts, usually both sets of parents, then a line such as “invite you to share in their joy at the marriage of their children”, the couple’s names, the date, the times of the kabbalat panim and chuppah, and the venue. A bilingual layout with Hebrew text is a common traditional choice.