Sections:
Jewish weddings, general
www.ritualwell.org: This inspiring website provides resources for creating innovative, contemporary Jewish rituals, for weddings as well as for all kinds of lifecycle rituals and holidays. Highly recommended!
www.jewishweddingfindit.com: A national directory of vendors
www.mazornet.com: A Jewish wedding gift shop and helpful resources
www.jewishbride.com: includes gifts and personal services for those planning a Jewish wedding
Weddings, general
www.theknot.com: This helpful site contains articles about wedding traditions and innovative ideas as well as stories from recently married couples
www.foreverwed.com: This site connects to wedding vendors across the country
www.weddings-online.com: A general showcase of wedding-related products
www.indiebride.com: A great site for the independent minded bride (grooms may appreciate, too!)
www.theNewWife.com: a helpful site for both wedding planning and adjusting to life after the wedding.
Invitations
www.crane.com: An excellent selection of paper choices
www.invitations4less.com: Great selection, good savings
www.createforless.com: Great prices, awesome selection
www.paper-source.com: Inspiring choices of paper, envelopes and ideas!
www.miracle-envelope.com: Creative assortment of envelope choices
If you plan to type out your text on a computer and need Hebrew software, click onto: www.davka.com: The home page of "davka" software
www.jewishsoftware.com: a resource for all of the Jewish software that's on the market
www.kkolorink.com: this calligraphy studio features envelopes and invitations
Ketubah artists
www.agoodcompany.com: For interfaith couples.
www.learningcalligraphy.com: A helpful site for anyone interested in trying calligraphy
www.judithjosephstudio.com: Custom-made ketubot by award-winning artist Judith Joseph. Each work is designed specifically for the couple.
Jewish art
www.hum.huji.ac.il/cja: Hebrew University's incredible online page from the Center for Jewish Arts
www.jewishartnetwrok.com: A great resources for articles and links
www.jewishartshop.com: Purchase prints, lithographs, Judaica, and more.
www.artgallery18.com: A unique place to buy contemporary Jewish art by new and established Israeli artists.
Chuppah artists
www.elsawachs.com: Elsa Wachs
www.customjudaica.com: Marjorie and Eli Langner
www.chuppah.com: Corinne Soikin Strauss
www.underthechuppahonline.com: Carol Attia
Also, pre-made chuppot are available at www.e-chuppah.com
Kippot
www.Judaicadirect.com: This Israeli supplier brings you discounted products from Israel. Featuring Yemenite-style kippot, as well as kippot made out of suede, satin and velvet.
www.a-zara.com: Another Israeli distributor; features hand-crocheted and women's kippot
www.kippot.com: Custom made kippot for women; handcrafted filigree with multi-colored glass bead or pearls.
www.theshofarman.com: Features a nice selection of Bukharan-style kippot
www.yarmulke.com: Kippot in many different fabrics: moire, satin, cotton, suede, velvet, brocade and more
www.judaicemb.com: This emporium of Jewish embroidery features kippot and other embroidered wedding products, like chuppot and tallitot.
Ordering Jewish Products
With the click of your mouse, you can easily order any kind of Judaic supply that you might need for your wedding-from Hebrew software to bulk-order kippot. Here are just a few of the top on-line Judaica stores:
To turn your broken wedding glass pieces into Judaica, check out www.judaism.com or www.judaicaspecialities.com/shardz.
Jewish Music
www.klezmershack.com: This all-encompassing web site for the klezmer music enthusiast includes a world-wide listing of klezmer bands.
www.Jewishweddingfindit.com: This site helps you to locate a range of wedding vendors in your area-including musicians and DJ services.
www.jmwc.org: The Jewish Music Web Center offers articles, music reviews and links to other jewish music sites of interest.
www.jmi.org.uk.: This site for Jewish music international provides a wealth of listening and learning opportunities.
www.613/org/music/niggun.html: This web site is dedicated to niggunim and focuses on the music of Shlomo Carlebach.
www.zamir.org: The home page for the Zamir Chorale of Boston includes excellent information and links about Jewish music.
www.princeton.edu/zemerl: Zemerl is a database of Jewish lyrics and music clips, featuring Yiddish, Hebrew and Ladino music. Sorted by categories, it includes an entire section of Jewish wedding music.
For purchasing Jewish music, check out:
www.jewishmusic.com: Includes an online audio library, a great assortment of Jewish CDs and tapes, and also a wealth of music books of sheet music. Go to the weddings link under music books and you will find any music that your musicians might need.
www.etranscon.com: The web site for Transcontinental Music includes musical selections from a variety of contemporary and classical Jewish recording artists. Among the best finds on this web site is Transcontinental Music's sheet music and a CD for Kol Dodi: Music for Jewish Weddings. This collection includes Ladino love songs as well as traditional melodies.
www.hatikva.com: This web site specializes in both American and Israeli recording artists. From cantorial music to Ladino and Klezmer, you'll find whatever resources you need here.
Food/Wine/Kashrut
www.jewish-food.org: an exhaustive list of traditional and creative recipes
www.kashrut.com: an up-to-date resource about the basics of keeping kosher, as well as a guide to kosher products.
www.kosher.co.il: an online database that includes thousands of kosher restauarnts worldwide.
www.golanwines.co.il: Home page for Golan Heights wine
www.carmelwines.co.il: Home page for Carmel wines
www.ganeden.com: Home page for Gan Eden wines (California-based)
www.hagafen.com: Home page for Hagafen wines (California-based)
www.kosher-wine.com: Home page for Abarbanel wines (New York-based)
To learn more about eco-kashrut
www.ecojew.com: web site helps to explain eco-kashrut and other ways of integrating Judaism and ecological living.
www.shalomctr.org: The home page for the Shalom Center includes an informative article about eco-kashrut by Rabbi Arthur Waskow.
Rabbis
If you and your partner do not belong to a synagogue or have a particular rabbi in mind to marry you, you might consider contacting a rabbinical school and hiring a student rabbi to officiate at your wedding.
www.huc.edu: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Reform)
www.rrc.edu: Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (Reconstructionist)
www.jtsa.edu: Jewish Theological Seminary (Conservative)
www.uj.edu: University of Judaism (Conservative):
College or graduate students may be able to find a rabbi through their local Hillel or by contacting Hillel at www.hillel.org.
If you are interested in a wedding that takes place in the wilderness, contact "Adventure Rabbi" Jamie Korngold at www.adventurerabbi.com
Denominations
www.ou.org: Orthodox
www.youngisrael.org: Orthodox
www.aleph.org: Jewish renewal
www.shj.org: Society for Humanistic Judaism
www.jrf.org: Reconstructionist
www.uscj.org: Conservative
www.rj.org: Reform
Gay/Lesbian Resources
www.glbtjews.org: The web site for the World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Jews
www.gayweddings.com: This helpful site also includes the "enjoyable" side of the wedding planning process
www.gaywedding.ca: This site helps couples plan weddings in Canada, where gay weddings are legal
www.vermontgaytravel.com: This site helps couples who choose to marry in Vermont find wedding sites, officiants, etc.
www.glaad.org: The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamtion web site provides helpful information for couples dealing with legal issues
www.twobrides.com -Not just for ladies! This site helps gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples with everything from finding same-sex cake toppers to choosing a wedding site.
www.gayweddingplanners.com -Wedding consultants specializing in same sex unions
www.gayrites.net: Covers every aspect of planning a wedding for same sex couples! Includes a community forum and large directory of wedding and commitment ceremony resources.
Interfaith Resources
www.rcronline.org: The Rabbinic Center for Research and Counseling. This organization helps interfaith couples finding a rabbi to officiate at their wedding
www.joi.org: Jewish Outreach Institute also helps interfaith couples to find a rabbi. Their web site features a helpful question and answer page about interfaith marriage
www.interfaithfamily.com: Many helpful articles, including some about marriage
www.dovetailinstitute.org: Publisher specializing in articles and books about interfaith issues, including marriage
midatlanticinterfaithmarriage.com: Rabbi Vivian Schirn is experienced in working with interfaith couples.
www.jewishinterfaithweddings.net: Based in San Francisco, Rabbi Gershon leads interfiath weddings across the country
Israeli products
www.judaica.org.il: carries a range of products, from gifts to artwork
Tzedakah
www.just-tzedakah.org: This fantastic site profiles Jewish charitable organizations and gives the viewer easy ways to give tzedakah online.
www.socialaction.com: This site includes a wealth of ideas about how to get involved in social action projects and networks.
www.ziv.org: Gives great suggestions for incorporating tzedakah into your life and also profiles many interesting tzedakah projects.
www.ajritz.com: The "tzedakah web ring" includes helpful articles and links to Jewish and secular organizations.
www.mazon.org: The web site for the Jewish organization leading the fight against hunger in the United States, Israel and around the world.
www.Idofoundation.org: When you sign up for a gift registry at this site, 8% of the purchases will be donated to charity.
Jewish Learning
www.myJewishlearning.com: Articles, recipes, dialogues for folks new to Judaism as well as those with more Jewish knowledge.
www.jewishexchange.com: Offers weekly articles related to Torah study, written by a wide variety of scholars.
www.jewfaq.com: Basic questions and terms, an online Jewish encyclopedia of Jewish facts
www.ujc.org: The United Jewish Communities (Federation) home page offers news, Jewish calendar, and information about topics ranging from Israel to social action.
www.shamash.org: Home page for the Jewish Internet network - offers great links, discussion boards, and Jewish chat rooms.
www.judaica-guide.com: a resource for general information about Jewish life cycle and other events.