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I am Jewish and Mr. Lily is Catholic, but we had a Jewish ceremony. Mr. Lily is not particularly religious and I felt more strongly about the customs of my religion than he did (although I am not exactly religious myself). Finding a rabbi who would marry us was no easy task, but in the end we found a very nice woman who gave us a lovely ceremony. Here are just a few pictures of our ketubah signing. This is for family and wedding party only. It’s when we sign the marriage contract. It was the most emotional part of our wedding and the only time I cried…
Again, all of these exquisite photos are courtesy of Sergio Photographer — he holds the copyright on these so pretty please do not distribute them.
Us with our rabbi:
This is our ketubah — I painted and calligraphed it myself:
Part of the ceremony involves sharing a cup of wine. Wine symbolizes joy and abundance:
Mr. Lily drinking wine:
A moment when we were meant to look deeply at each other and to ask each other for forgiveness for anything we’ve ever done to hurt the other person. It sound cheesy, but it was emotional:
Me crying:
Then a kiss:
Two of our three flowergirls (one seems to have taken her flowers off):
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you did that yourself? it is STUNNING!
I shoot a lot of Jewish Orthodox weddings and I must say - you’re Ketubah is REALLY beautiful. I love it!
Thanks!
Wow, you’re making ME emotional just looking at the pictures!!!
And I have to reiterate: you made that YOURSELF?!?!? It’s incredible!!!
(PS Thanks for your & Mr. Lily’s comments last night! ! 
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Your ketubah is beautiful. I love some of the designs I have seen my friends use for their weddings. None of them have been cool enough to design it themselves though. This is really something special.
awww, wow! i teard too upon reading your post… and i’m thoroughly impressed by your ketubah! i love that special touch though… the asking of forgiveness. i think it’s very important to let go of the past and start your future clean!
Mrs. Lily, you wedding looks so lovely. These are some really gorgeous pictures!
Wow, I wish I were as talented as you! Your ketubah is absolutely amazing, and the signing ceremony was incredibly touching. Thank you so much for sharing this intimate moment with us.
Wow, that is an amazing work of art! It would be great to hear more about your ceremony.
Cermony pics to come for those who are interested. This was such a special portion of the wedding for us so it is fun to share
Oh, beautiful! I’m emotional from the pictures - I’m not Jewish and haven’t heard of the custom of asking for forgiveness - but that doesn’t sound cheesy at all! What a lovely, meaningful tradition. The pictures capture it so well - you can just see the love in the room from the people in the background. And your Ketubah - wow - it’s beautiful!
You’re so talented!
And I may have to steal that forgiveness idea… I’m sure I have a long list of things to be forgiven for.
Your Ketubah is outstanding! I actually got ours yesterday I don’t have the same artistic talent as you! What is the prayer/ritual that you did with forgiveness-I’m Jewish and I’ve never heard of that! I’d greatly appreciate it! Thanks and Mazel Tov!
wow! what are the chances you’d let me pay you to do MY ketubah? i can’t find anything out there that i like — except yours!
Hi Jordan, I’d have to think about it since I’ve never considered doing one for someone else. I guess it depends on what you want and when you need it by. E-mail me with what you’re thinking of
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That is a beautiful ketubah. I’ve seen something very similar-go to http://www.jessyjudaica.com and look up the artist Stephanie Caplan. She has one called the ‘Yemenite Ketubah’, which is very similar and with beautiful hand calligraphy as well.
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Miss Lily, New York/Tucson
Age and Occupation in 06: 30, Public Health Researcher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Art/Web Stuff
Engagement Date: February 11, 2006
Wedding Date: April, 2007
Venue: Tuscon, Arizona
About Me: Here are some things I love?�‚�? painting, drawing, knitting and all other crafty things (including glueing popsicle sticks together); burritos (must be from Arizona); indie/70s rock; whiskey; dogs (if only my tiny apt could support one!); bad TV; and reading. I'm also crazy indecisive so fingers crossed wedding planning doesn't kill me.
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