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COVER 

Ray and Michelle Rossman of North Olmsted 

at their July 2010 wedding. 

Photography by Joe Kolecki 

10 | CLEVELAND JEWISH NEWS | JSTYLE | WEDDINGS 2012 

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12 Editor’s letter 

LOVE STORIES 

14 Cleveland Cover Couples 

42 Triple Play: 3 Weddings, 7 Months 

by jennifer daddario 

PLANNING 

22 Dear Bride-To-Be by roni sokol 

26 Rings: Outside the Box by amy newman smith 

30 What Takes the Cake by margi herwald zitelli 

32 The Man with the Plan by matt defaveri 

50 Honeymoons: Roaming for Romance 

by masada siegel 

60 Marrying Your Money by michael c. butz 

FASHION 

28 ‘Figure’ It Out by sarah reymond 

40 Bridal Trends: Belts 

48 A Wedding Cover-Up by arlene fine 

56 Bridal Trends: One Shoulder 

64 Trending Tuxes by matt defaveri 

70 Bridal Trends: Sleeves 

TRADITIONS 

36 Traditions for Modern Times 

by marilyn h. karfeld 

39 Interfaith Resources by nina polien light 

44 Party x7 with Sheva Brachot by arlene fine 

58 The Perfect Date for Jewish Weddings 

72 Jewish Wedding Must-Have: Ketubah 

74 Jewish Wedding Must-Have: Chupah

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It’s hard for me to believe it’s been more than five years since my 

wedding – the stresses of planning are a fading memory; even the 

excitement of the day becomes a more distant echo each year. How 

much fun to meet 12 newlywed couples through our WEDDINGS 

cover photo contest and relive the joy and tumult of the wedding 

experience in their stories! 

Throughout 2011, we asked couples with a Cleveland connection 

to enter their best, most beautiful, or most unusual wedding photos 

for the chance to appear on the 2012 WEDDINGS cover. We chose 

Michelle (née Glazer) and Ray Rossman of North Olmsted, whose 

sweet kiss in front of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum swept us away. But 11 other 

couples offered such stunning, adorable or dramatic photos, we couldn’t resist sharing them all 

with you. Meet these Cleveland Cover Couples on pages 14-20. 

Also in the issue, find planning tips, wedding fashion, and information on Jewish ritual. We 

examine the changing traditions of the modern wedding on page 36. 

If you’re planning a wedding in 2012, your unique story might be something we’d want to 

share with readers in next year’s issue. You can reach us at editorial@cjn.org. 

Mazel tov! 

Margi Herwald Zitelli 

aufruf: calling up of the groom to recite 

blessings over the Torah on the Shabbat 

before the wedding 

bedeken: placing of veil over bride’s face; 

done by groom prior to wedding ceremony 

beshert: meant to be; intended one; 

destined 

bimah: pulpit 

chatan: groom 

chupah, chupot: wedding canopy(ies) 

erusin: betrothal ceremony, first part of the 

wedding service 

get: Jewish writ of divorce 

halachah: Jewish law 

hora: traditional Jewish folk dance, 

performed in a circle 

groom’s tish: Yiddish for “table,” where the 

groom, his groomsmen, and male family 

members gather for song and dance before 

the wedding ceremony 

kallah: bride 

kashrut: keeping kosher; system of Jewish 

dietary laws 

ketubah, ketubot: marriage contract(s) 

kiddush: blessing said over wine to sanctify 

beginning of a Shabbat or holiday 

FROM THE EDITOR 

jewish wedding glossary 

Following are Jewish wedding-related terms 

used throughout the CJN’s WEDDINGS magazine. 

kipah, kipot: skullcap(s) 

kittel: white ceremonial robe sometimes 

worn by groom during wedding ceremony 

machetunim: in-laws 

mazel tov: good luck, congratulatory wish 

mezuzah: handwritten scroll on which are 

written two biblical passages; affixed to 

doorpost of Jewish home 

mikvah: ritual pool used for purposes of 

purification 

minhagim: traditions 

mitzvah, mitzvot: obligation(s) to Jewish 

faith; meaning “to bind” to God; good deed(s) 

nisuin: nuptial portion of wedding service 

shadchan: professional matchmaker 

sheva brachot: seven blessings said 

during wedding ceremony and in grace after 

meals; also refers to week of festive meals 

following wedding 

simchah: joyous occasion 

taharat hamishpachah: laws of 

family purity 

tallit, tallitot: prayer shawl(s) 

tsedakah: charity 

yichud: “union;” brief seclusion of bride and 

groom immediately after wedding ceremony 

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Cleveland cover couples 

WEDDINGS asked recently married couples to submit their most 

beautiful, fun, striking or memorable wedding day pictures to the 

magazine’s 2012 cover photo contest. Gracing the front cover of this 

Michelle and Ray Rossman 

Photographed by Joe Kolecki 

Michelle (née Glazer) and Ray Rossman of North Olmsted 

were married July 24, 2010, by officiant Bob Javorsky on a balcony 

at the Great Lakes Science Center overlooking Lake Erie. A 

reception followed at LaVera Party Center. 

Michelle, a corporate trainer raised Jewish, and Ray, a middleschool 

science teacher raised Catholic, had an interfaith wedding 

including a chupah and a sand ceremony, the outdoor version of 

a unity candle. 

The Rossmans kept their guests on their toes with several surprises. 

At the ceremony, Michelle and her dad stopped just before 

they reached the end of the aisle, and she pulled two white roses 

out of her bouquet to present to her mother and mother-in-law. 

They started the reception with a bridal party dance to “Shrek in 

the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party” mix choreographed by 

Michelle and one of her bridesmaids. Then, the Rossmans surprised 

everyone by taking ballroom dance lessons and foxtrot-ing 

around the dance floor. During the garter toss, Ray pulled out a 

long colorful scarf and a rubber chicken before finally pulling out 

the garter. 

Dress: A Bridal Room 

Hair and makeup: Janel Latessa, Imagine Salon 

Tux: Tuxedo Junction 

Cake designer: Maria Marich 

Entertainment: Rockin’ Ron Gardner 

very magazine are our winners Michelle and Ray Rossman. But it was 

so hard to choose a winner, we decided to share all of our favorite 

photos – and a little about the cute couples featured – with you. 

Marne and Matthew Friedman 

Photographed by Michael Saab 

Marne (née Loveman) and Matthew Friedman of Brooklyn, N.Y., 

were married March 6, 2010, at The Ritz-Carlton, Montego Bay, 

Jamaica. Marne, the director of audience development for Condé 

Nast’s Fairchild Summits, grew up in Shaker Heights. 

Officiated by Rabbi Stuart Gertman, the Friedmans’ destination wedding 

drew 75 guests to the beach in Jamaica – some wearing flip-flops 

or even going barefoot. Matt, an account executive with OwnerIQ, is the 

grandson of a rabbi, so the couple used his grandfather’s kiddish cup 

for the ceremony. Marne wore her great-grandmother’s wedding band 

(inscribed from 1911) and knit all of the yarmulkes herself. 

In the middle of the reception, while the band was taking a break, 

some of the more musical wedding guests hopped up on the stage and 

performed an impromptu rendition of “We Are Family.” 

Dress: Kleinfeld Bridal, designed by Anne Barge 

Entertainment: Pace Band

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Lisa and Daniel Golden 

Photographed by Jonathan Koslen of New Image 

Lisa Doris Golden and Daniel William Golden of Chicago were mar- 

ried Aug. 28, 2011, at The Mayfield Sand Ridge Club. Lisa grew up in 

Cleveland; her parents Nancy and Alan Doris reside in Pepper Pike. 

The Goldens were married by Rabbi Elyssa Auster, Lisa’s best 

friend since they met in seventh grade at BBG youth group. Auster 

graduated in May from Brandeis University, and Lisa’s August wedding 

was her first as an officiant. Auster encouraged Lisa to attend The 

Charlotte Goldberg Community Mikvah at Park Synagogue before her 

wedding, and the experience proved surprisingly meaningful for Lisa 

and her mother. The couple used wedding rings belonging to Daniel’s 

great-grandparents; they were engraved with his great-grandparents’ 

initials and date of marriage. Lisa, an equity options trader, and Daniel, 

a physician in radiology oncology, had their initials and wedding date 

engraved in the rings, too, and someday hope to pass them on to their 

own children. 

Dress: Demetrios 

Hair and makeup: Stefano Savoca Salon 

Tux: American Commodore Tuxedo 

Cake: Phyllis Lester 

Florist: Palermo Florist 

Entertainment: Jerry Bruno Productions and harpist Joseph Rebman 

Jessa and Jason Hochman 

Photographed by Rich Pappas 

Jessa (neé Goodworth) and Jason Hochman of Chagrin Falls were 

married Sept. 5, 2011, at Temple Emanu El by Rabbi Steven Denker. 

Jessa, an event planner at Walden and a wedding blogger, comes 

from a family of event planners, caterers and musicians, so many of 

them pitched in. The couple married in a synagogue, as their parents 

wished, and then expressed their “modern flair” through an after party 

hosted by Jessa’s cousin Ryan Konikoff. It featured a club-style DJ, 

plasma screens and contemporary lighting techniques. 

Berger & Silver Jewelers, longtime family friends, let Jessa wear a 

25-carat diamond necklace for the big day. Jason, a lawyer at Dinn, 

Hochman & Potter, insisted she take it off for the reception for fear 

she’d loose it. When they returned to their bridal suite, they couldn’t 

find the necklace. It turns out, a bridesmaid had it the whole time, to 

ensure it would be safe. But until they found that out, the Hochmans 

say they thought they were going to have heart attacks. 

Dress: Matina’s 

Tux: Joseph Abboud 

Wedding planner: Ginny Sukenik 

Caterer: Café 56 


Florist: Pieter Bouterse Studio 

Entertainment: Marty Conn Entertainment/ Eugene Ross/ Rock 

The House 

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Blair and Matt Jacobs 

Photographed by LCD 

Blair (née Garson) and Matt Jacobs of Manhattan, N.Y., were married 

May 29, 2011, by Rabbi Joshua Skoff of Park Synagogue at the 

Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. Blair, the daughter of Cheryl and Stuart 

Garson, grew up in Cleveland. Blair works in public relations, and Matt, in 

real estate finance. 

Wrapped around Blair’s bouquet and hanging from a gold chain were 

wedding rings belonging to her maternal grandparents, the late Esther 

and Howard Ponsky, and her grandfather’s gold chai. 

Dress: Monique Lhullier 

Hair and makeup: Trisha Manganilla of Charisma and Kimberly 

Seenarine-Pfeifer of Kajal by Kimberly 

Wedding planner: Susie Cargile 


Florist: Pieter Bouterse Studio 

Entertainment: Special Blend 



Danna and Jordan Rivchun 

Photographed by BCR Studios 

Danna (née Weiss) and Jordan Rivchun of Hilliard, Ohio, 

were married July 3, 2011, by Rabbi Sharon Marcus of Park 

Synagogue at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven. Danna, a preschool 

special education teacher, grew up in Beachwood, while 

Jordan, corporate investigations manager for DSW, grew up in 

Orange. 

Danna’s father is known for having Krispy Kreme doughnuts 

at every family event, so guests of the Rivchuns’ wedding all 

received a half-dozen doughnuts in a custom-designed Krispy 

Kreme box as favors. 

The father of the bride also planned a flash mob with family 

and the wedding party, despite the fact that Jordan was against 

the idea. The Rivchuns were surprised when family took to the 

floor with light-up martini glasses, dancing to P!nk’s “Raise Your 

Glass,” as choreographed by Danna’s sister. 

Dress: Brides by the Falls, designed by Lea-Ann Belter 

Hair and makeup: Tommy’s 

Tux: Men’s Wearhouse 

Entertainment: Shout

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Rachel and Jason Zuchowski 

Photographed by Rich Pappas 

Rachel (née Senders) and Jason Zuchowski of Beachwood were 

married Aug. 1, 2010, by Rabbi Mordechai Mendelsohn at Signature 

of Solon. Rachel, relationship manager for Beacon Financial Partners, 

was the first of the 53 great-grandchildren in her family to get married, 

so almost all of her first and second cousins were at the wedding. 

The Zuchowskis are Orthodox and observed the custom of not seeing 

or speaking to each other for the week before the wedding. 

Although they both admit it was difficult, the moment when they heard 

the band start to play the chosen song for their “meeting,” the excitement 

was palpable. The men danced Jason, director of sales for Good 

Greens, toward Rachel, and he covered her face with her veil. 

The Zuchowskis are now the proud parents of daughter Gabriella 

Sarah. 

Dress: Expressions Bridal 

Hair: Scott Fisher Salon 

Tux: Astor and Black 

Caterer: Davis Caterers 

Entertainment: Mazel Tov Orchestra 



Deborah and Nitzan Tzuberi 

Photographed by Zohar Tzuberi 

Deborah (née Albert) and Nitzan Tzuberi of Atlanta, Ga., were 

married Aug. 15, 2011, at HaGan HaYarok, Hefer Valley, Israel. They 

were married by Rabbi Yaron Dorani, Nitzan’s cousin. Debi was born 

in Cleveland and lived here for nearly 20 years. 

Debi, an executive assistant and certified dog trainer, had a 

henna celebration to incorporate Nitzan’s Yemenite family traditions. 

The Tzuberis decided to have some wedding photos taken at locations 

that would bring out Israel’s culture and commitment to protecting 

the country, including Netanya Shuk and at a bus stop with 

soldiers just before arriving to HaGan HaYarok. 

For Nitzan, a financial adviser, it was a family affair. Not only did 

he have a cousin officiate the wedding, another cousin was the photographer, 

his sister and parents did most of the wedding planning 

in Israel, and a relative of his brother-in-law’s did Debi’s makeup. 

Dress: Made by Debi’s mother Joyce Braun and aunt Valerie 

Martin out of silk and Christian Dior designer fabric. 

Tux: Hugo Boss


Alexandra Lebovitz Jorgensen 

and Travis Jorgensen 

Photographed by Brett Yacovella of Making the Moment Photography 

Alexandra Lebovitz Jorgensen and Travis Jorgensen of Chagrin Falls 

were married March 26, 2011, by officiant Theresa Gilberti at Omni 

Bedford Springs Resort & Spa in Pennsylvania. 

Alex’s father Bryan Lebovitz went on family vacations as a young boy to 

Bedford Springs Resort. In the late 1980s / early 1990s, the resort went 

bankrupt and shut down, but Bryan would still visit it when he drove Alex 

to and from college at the University of Maryland. When it reopened in 

2007, the Lebovitzes vacationed there again and predicted Alex, a healthcare 

attorney at Brouse McDowell LPA, and Travis, a salesman at Vienna 

Distributing, would wed there … even before the couple was engaged. 

The Jorgensens wrote their own vows. During the ceremony, Travis 

accidentally said, “I love your INFECTION.” As the crowd reacted, he 

quickly corrected himself; he had meant to say “infectious personality.” 

Travis was so embarrassed that his first reaction was to grab Alex and try 

and kiss her, but she turned her head away and yelled, “We can’t kiss yet! 

You haven’t been told to kiss the bride!” They ended up kissing before the 

officiant told them to anyway. 

Dress: Expressions Bridal & Formal in Mentor, designed by Maggie 

Sottero 

Hair and makeup: Bedford Springs Spa 

Tux: Jos. A. Banks 

Entertainment: Top Dog Productions Inc. 

Megan and Michael Zuckerman 

Photographed by Jess + Nate Studios 

Megan (née Belkin) and Michael Zuckerman were married Sept. 

24, 2011, at The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland. 





Lauren and Michael Glazer 

Photographed by Memory Productions 

Lauren (née Silver) and Michael A. Glazer of Chicago were married 

Sept. 5, 2010, by Cantor Sarah Sager of Anshe Chesed Fairmount 

Temple at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. Lauren, an operations 

manager, is originally from Beachwood. Michael, an attorney, is from 

Canton and attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law. 

The Glazers planned a downtown Cleveland wedding so out-oftowners 

could take the rapid from the airport and walk to the city’s best 

attractions. Before the rehearsal dinner at the Terrace Club at 

Progressive Field, they arranged for guests to go up to the top of the 

Terminal Tower. 

Dress: Brides by the Falls, designed by Daniel Thompson 

Hair and makeup: David & Daniel Hairdressers and Natalie Turchi 

Tux: Men’s Wearhouse 

Cake: Archie’s Lakeshore Bakery 

Florist: Flowers By Stazzone 

Entertainment: Special Production – Special Request 

Rachel and Michael Soberman 

Photographed by Jonathan Koslen of New Image 

Rachel (née Goldstein) and Michael Soberman of Fort Lee, N.J., 

were married June 29, 2008, by Rabbi Tzvi Romm at the Marriott 

at Key Center. Rachel, a process improvement specialist, was born 

and raised in Cleveland and hopes to move back someday. 

To accommodate their different religious backgrounds – 

Orthodox and Conservative – the Sobermans tried to incorporate traditions 

of both denominations into their wedding. The first half of the 

wedding was strictly Orthodox, with a bedeken (placing the veil), 

tish (groom’s table), separate dancing, and a klezmer band. All of 

the groomsmen accompanied Michael, a business analyst, while he 

serenaded Rachel with “Aishes Chayal.” After dinner, they brought 

in a Motown band for secular dancing. 

Dress: Matina’s, designed by Monique Lhuillier 

Hair and makeup: David Chizek and Laine Angie 

Tux: Men’s Wearhouse, designed by Calvin Klein 

Wedding planner: Marilyn Miller 

Caterer: Davis Caterers 

Florist: PFDesigns 

Entertainment: Yiddishe Cup, Shout ❤

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DearBride-to-Be … 

Take some advice from a bridal survivor 

Dear future bride, 

Mazel tov! This is one of the most exciting times of your life (or at least, 

that’s what people keep telling you). Somehow, it also feels likes the most 

stressful time of your life. You work a full-time job and then spend your 

evenings and weekends making seating charts, preparing lists, taste-testing 

appetizers, and choosing items for your registries (just to name a few). 

In a lot of ways, planning your wedding feels like a full-time job. 

The big day will be here before you know it. While everything will be 

beautiful, everything may not turn out exactly as planned. If you’ve got a 

Type-A personality like I do, the inability to control every single detail might 

drive you crazy. But for control freaks like us, the wedding is a time where 

we just need to let go and simply enjoy the ride. Things can – and will – go 

wrong. It’s just par for the course. 

As a survivor of my own wedding, I thought it might be a good idea to 

prepare you in advance for some of the things that may not go as planned 

on your special day: 

1. You may not get as svelte as you’d like: Most brides 

dream of getting down to their high-school freshman weight before their 

wedding day. Unfortunately, if you’re in your 30s, that might be easier said 

than done. All those months of carrot sticks and celery may not have paid 

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by roni sokol 

2. Bridal dresses and undergarments can make anyone look good. 

Besides, the man of your dreams will think you’re beautiful no matter what. 

2. You may have some rude guests: Odds are you will have 

at least one person call just before the wedding and ask if they can bring 

an additional guest – either an uninvited date, a friend, or even a child. 

You’ll want to hang up on them, but instead politely say that you cannot 

accommodate another guest. Alternatively, you can say, “Sure. The more 

the merrier!” The choice is yours. Likewise, you might encounter guests 

who just show up with someone who was not invited. Good manners suggest 

that you should let them stay, but it’s OK to hold a grudge. (And the 

gift they got you better be spectacular!) 

3. Some expected guests may not show up: I have heard 

that 10% of the guests who RSVP’d that they would attend the wedding 

ultimately do not. In reality, at least one close friend whom you fully expected 

to be there will not show up, and someone whom you did not expect to 

appear will. If one of your very close friends does not show up, do not stick 

needles in a makeshift voodoo doll or cast curses. Stuff happens, so don’t 

take it personally. The reality is that as long as the groom shows up, no one 

else really matters! 

4. Some guests will send horrible gifts (or no gifts at 

all): You will receive piles and piles of lousy gifts (and you’ll never forget 

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who sent them). There are always people who will ignore the registry you 

spent so much time preparing and instead buy you something they would 

like (or something that was on clearance). Still, you must remember that 

it’s the thought that counts. You must take the high road and write a 

thoughtful thank-you note before dumping that ceramic monkey at 

Goodwill. There will be other guests who send no gift at all. These are usually 

the groom’s single college buddies who may not know any better. Other 

ones may just be clueless, or perhaps they were raised in a barn. Don’t get 

angry at them. Just remember that someday, when they get married, sweet 

karma will come back to haunt them. 

5. The band might mess up. Contrary to popular belief, the 

band you hire is made up of mere mortals. They very well could play the 

wrong song as you walk down the aisle. I wasn’t that fortunate. My band 

actually played nothing while I walked down the aisle. I think they were taking 

an ill-timed coffee break. I just kept smiling and walking. I was furious, 

but no one noticed, and it actually added a nice dramatic effect. 

6. Your cake may tip over (like mine did). Wedding cakes 

are tall. I started to get concerned when I noticed my beautiful cake leaning 

to the right. The caterer assured me it was just the lighting. Ultimately, 

the top layer toppled over just before the first cut. While I wanted to strangle 

the caterer, the best thing to do was to laugh about it. The guests loved 

it. They thought it was part of a comedy routine my husband and I had 

orchestrated. There was still plenty of cake left to eat, and that’s all the 

guests really care about at that point anyway. 

7. Beware of the videographer: You might get cornered by the 

videographer just before the ceremony or during the reception to say some 

special words on camera to your new spouse. I highly recommend not 

doing this unless you have something prepared. Depending upon how 

nervous you are, you may not be pleased later with what came out of your 

mouth. For years to come, my descendants will have the joy of watching 

the pre-wedding clip of me asking my cameraman for a shot of vodka to 

relax my nerves. 

8. You’ll be sorry if you get drunk: There may be nothing less 

attractive than a barefoot, drunken bride attempting to do the Electric Slide 

with a bottle of Manischewitz clutched in her fist. Remember, the photos 

are forever and so is that DVD that cost your parents a fortune. You want 

to make sure you look good for them. Also, after all that hard work planning 

the event, it would be nice to remember it. 

9. Some guests may not like where they are seated: I 

caught one of my guests changing the seating cards just before the reception 

started. She was changing entire tables of people around. I told her: 

“Mom, I spent hours on this, please stop changing people’s seats!” I had 

another guest chastise me for putting her at the “singles table” with four 

guys she had already gone on dates with. Remember that it’s just one 

meal, and your guests will survive no matter where you put them. 

10. You could hurt someone with that bouquet: When 

you toss that bouquet behind your head, you aren’t able to see where it’s 

heading. Unless you have a mirror in front of you, you could very well nail 

your niece or your new sister-in-law in the eye. Make sure to have plenty 

of ice around and apologize profusely. Comfort her by reminding her that 

at least she’ll be the next one to get married … and face the simchah 

stress.❤ 

Roni Sokol of Beachwood is the writer of Mommyinlaw.com, a 

humorous blog about being a working mother.

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dazzlingly different … 

Rings that are out of the box 

by amy newman smith 

“ARE you really allowed to do that?” a high-school girl 

asked new bride Rachel Covitch of University Heights, 

indicating her engagement ring. 

While the majority of brides still get engaged 

with a round diamond solitaire, Covitch’s ring 

features a sapphire flanked by two yellow diamonds. 

She’s not the only bride opting for a 

nontraditional ring. From colored stones to 

unique shapes, there are numerous options 

for brides looking for a ring that makes a 

statement. 

Colorful Choices 

Sapphires got a huge boost after the marriage 

of England’s Prince William and Princess 

Catherine, who wears an engagement ring with 

an oval cut sapphire surrounded by diamonds. 

Chad Schreibman, co-owner of Alson Jewelers in 

Woodmere, says that while sapphires have a higher profile 

since the royal engagement, fewer than one in 10 couples 

choose a stone other than a diamond. 

Bruce Botnick of Robert & Gabriel Jewelers in 

Lyndhurst points out that choosing a gemstone like a 

ruby, sapphire or emerald engagement ring can 

mean a significant savings. For brides who want 

color but still want a diamond ring, Schreibman 

suggests looking at colored diamonds such as 

a fancy yellow diamond. 

Shape Shifting 

Across generations, the top-selling diamond 

shape is the round cut. At the 

moment, princess cut is the second most 

popular. If you are looking for something 

different, consider an Asscher, trilliant, 

Elara, cushion, or radiant cut diamond. 

(For pictures and descriptions of different 

diamond shapes, check out 

www.diamondarticles.com/fancy-cutlist.php.) 

You can also set yourself apart 

(and sometimes save money) by looking 


Engagement ring 

accented with colored 

stones is made even 

more unique nestled 

between stackable 

wedding bands. 

PHOTO / ALSON JEWELERS 

Most brides go for round 

diamonds, but a less common 

cut can make a ring stand out. 

PHOTO / ROBERT & GABRIEL JEWELERS 

back to shapes that were popular in a previous 

generation. Consider pear-shaped 

or marquise diamonds – both 

shapes that were popular in the 

1970s and 1980s but aren’t 

much seen today. 

Schreibman stresses that 

whatever shape you choose, 

what makes a diamond special 

is how it is cut. You shouldn’t 

expect to pay more for a less 

common shape; those diamonds 

should cost the same 

as round cut diamond of similar 

color and clarity. The 

exceptions are the less popular 

marquise and pear shapes, 

which could save you 15-20%, 

according to Botnick. 

Interesting Additions 

If you have your heart set on a 

traditional diamond engagement 

ring, Schreibman points out that you 

can still break the mold with your wedding band. For 

example, choose multiple stackable bands. The 

individual bands could be identical or each 

could feature different stones. Botnick says 

some brides are choosing two narrow 

bands, wearing one on each side of the 

engagement ring for a symmetrical look. 

It can be intimidating to choose a 

unique engagement ring, especially 

because rings are so openly scrutinized 

by friends, family and 

coworkers. Eight years after she 

got her sapphire engagement 

ring, Rachel Covitch says she 

loves her ring and wouldn’t have 

made a different choice. 

“Don’t worry about what people are 

going to say,” Covitch advises. “If it makes 

you happy and you love the ring, you should 

go for it. You are going to have it for a long time!”

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Fancy yellow diamonds 

combine traditional 

elegance with a pop 

of color. 

PHOTO / ALSON JEWELERS 

Sapphire engagement rings 

like these made the news, 

thanks to Kate Middleton’s 

distinct ring. 

PHOTO / ROBERT & GABRIEL JEWELERS 

Celebrity Sparklers 

Celebrities are known for standing out, and that includes their choice 

of engagement rings. Some recent celebrity engagement rings that are 

anything but traditional include the following. 

Hockey player Mike Fisher gave his wife, “American Idol” winner 

Carrie Underwood, a large fancy yellow diamond. 

Singer Leann Rimes wears a 5-carat, oval-cut diamond surrounded 

by pavé and rose-cut diamonds. 

President Bill Clinton’s daughter Chelsea has an Asscher-cut 

diamond set in a platinum band. 

When singer and actress Mariah Carey got engaged to “America’s Got 

Talent” host Nick Cannon, she received a 10-carat pink diamond ring. 

Actress Reese Witherspoon wears a 4-carat Ashoka diamond ring. 

The rare Ashoka cut features a long rectangular shape with rounded ends. 

Rodeo rider Ty Murray gave his wife, singer Jewel, a 4-carat cushioncut 

diamond. 

When singer Jessica Simpson got engaged in 2010, her fiancé chose 

an oval-cut ruby (Simpson’s birthstone) with two pear-shaped diamonds.❤ 

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Finding the ideal dress 

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by sarah reymond 

A-LINE. Ball gown. Sheath. The words associated 

with wedding dress styles have little in common with 

everyday clothing, and it can be hard for a bride to 

figure out which gown best flatters her figure. We asked 

four bridal experts to weigh in with some tips on finding 

the right style for your body type. 

Brenda Kucinski, event director and wedding coordinator 

at Catan Fashions in Strongsville, says brides need 

to bring out their best features and not worry as much 

about concealing their worst features. Cathy Kuhn, 

owner of The Perfect Bride in Rocky River, agrees. “On 

your wedding day,” she says, “you want to walk down 

the aisle and say ‘I think I look great.’” 

TALL 

Many styles can flatter the taller bride, observes 

Jennifer Hatina, owner of Brides by the Falls in Chagrin 

Falls. Kuhn usually recommends a slender fit. “If you 

have a tall bride with an hourglass figure,” says Hatina, 

“she can wear a mermaid style. With a sheath, you need 

slimmer hips.” 

PETITE 

Kuhn and Hatina both advise petite brides to avoid a 

dropped waist because it can make them appear 

shorter. “When you’re petite, simple and more close-fitting 

(gowns) can help make you look a little taller,” advises 

Hatina. “A princess gown can be very flattering, so 

can an A-line. Something too full or too elaborate will 

overwhelm a small figure.” 

FULL BUST 

For the fuller busted bride, Hatina and Kucinski note 

that some strapless dresses can provide more coverage. 

“Sometimes shoulder strap dresses have deep necklines,” 

says Kucinski, “but if you look for dresses with a 

semi-sweetheart neckline, that will sometimes come up 

higher in the chest.” Bodices are designed with features 

that build-up the dress on the inside to secure the 

dress to the body. That adds confidence and support 

and reduces the need to tug on the dress. “You can 

ask for a buildup in the chest area with some styles,” 

notes Hatina.

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SMALLER BUST 

For those with little curve on top, Lyily Slyman of 

Matina’s Bridal in Woodmere recommends a dress with 

gathering on the bodice. “With smaller busts,” says 

Kucinski, “it’s often best to have embellishment on the 

body, whether it’s rouching or crumb-catcher ruffles. The 

other option is to draw the eye to the waistline and away 

from the bust.” 

Hatina advises small-chested brides can wear strapless 

with cups inserted to enhance the chest. 

PLUS SIZE 

“Plus-sized brides carry their weight so differently that 

it’s hard to say that one style is best for all,” says Kucinski, 

but an A-line or princess cut has always been her first 

recommendation. Depending on its cut, a ball gown can 

sometimes work on a larger bride, says Hatina, but since 

they cinch at the waist, they are most flattering on average 

figures with small or hourglass shapes. 

Pear-shaped? Kucinski and Hatina suggest an A-line, 

which is the most universally flattering style. Avoid a 

dropped waist, which will emphasize the hips. 

SLENDER 

For slender brides with few curves, an unstructured, 

slip dress style is an option. These dresses are usually 

more body-hugging, featuring tank-style straps with a 

rounded or deep-V neckline and plunging back. 

No matter your body type, if the dress you love is 

“almost perfect,” inquire about alterations, the experts 

advise. No dress is set in stone the way it looks on the 

hanger. Kuhn points out that sashes can be added or 

removed. 

“We do get many girls who need sleeves because they 

need coverage,” and have them added to a dress, says 

Hatina. “And many people are making jackets that look 

nice over a dress.” 

The bridesmaid dilemma 

What do the experts recommend to the bride whose 

bridesmaids have a variety of body types? 

“It’s unrealistic to think everyone will look good in the 

same dress,” says Hatina. 

Kuhn sells a simple georgette A-line with a sash that 

works well for a variety of figure types, but it doesn’t fit 

everyone’s style. “Pick a designer, a color and a fabric,” she 

says, and then let the bridesmaids each choose their own 

cut and style. “All the girls are in the same fabric and color, 

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by margi herwald zitelli 

AFTER a rich and filling day, every couple wants to end their wedding 

on a sweet note. The wedding cake is the perfect finale – it’s an important 

tradition, a key design element, and practically speaking, the guests’ 

dessert. We asked some local bakers to tell us what’s tops in Cleveland’s 

cakes. 

The cake stands alone? 

The days of the wedding cake being a display-only item are gone, 

says Phyllis Lester, who runs a home-based wedding cake business. 

“Most people are using the cake as the dessert,” she says, with few or 

no other sweet sides and 

extras. Part of the reason 

for this is economic, she 

explains – if you’re spending 

all that dough on the 

cake, you might as well 

use it and enjoy it! 

Bridget Thibeault of 

Luna Bakery & Café (formerly 

Flour Girl) says her 

customers are moving in 

a different direction. 

“Instead of plating (the 

cake), they’re doing 

dessert tables with different flavors – cupcakes, pastries, candies.” 

Even with a dessert table, the centerpiece is still “a small tiered or 

round cake that’s still decorated like a wedding cake,” Thibeault says. 

Just a hint of color 

Most couples “do not want 

crazy colors” on their wedding 

cake, says Thibeault. “Most of our 

cakes have hints of color in the 

sugar flowers or accents.” 

Lester agrees. “Most cakes are 

still white with moderate amounts 

of color.” Instead of color to make 

a cake stand out, “I like a little 

sparkle,” Lester says, admitting to 

using liberal amounts of edible 

glitter, or “disco dust.” 


PHOTO / LUNA 

PHOTO / HUNTER HARRISON / PHYLLIS LESTER 

what 

takes 

the cake? 

A matter of taste 

Taste comes first, says 

Lester. “Clients want cakes to 

taste fabulous, not just look 

good.” 

Traditional white cake and 

chocolate cake are still the 

most popular, Thibeault and 

Lester agree. But every tier of 

wedding cake can be a different 

flavor, if the couple wants, 

Thibeault notes. 

Thibeault’s most requested 

flavored cake is her almond 

vanilla cake; she also gets lots 

of orders for lemon cake with 

lemon curd filling. “And lately 

we’re doing a lot of red velvet,” 

she says. 

Lester’s most popular is her 

blackout cake, an “intense” 

chocolate treat made with 

chocolate mousse and 

ganache. With white cakes, 

Lester often uses fresh fruit purées as filling. 

PHOTO / LUNA 

Making the cut 

Regardless of how large or elaborate your display wedding cake, 

most weddings, especially those with more than 100 people, are best 

served by having a cutting cake as well. A cutting cake is a large, nondecorative 

cake made in the same flavors as the display cake; it’s kept 

in back and used exclusively to feed hungry guests. Thibeault most often 

makes sheet cakes as cutting cakes; they cost less and save the couple 

money over making a display cake big enough to feed the whole party. 

Lester adds that a cutting cake saves time, as servers can pre-cut it and 

have it ready for the table as soon as the bride and groom are done with 

their ceremonial cut and taste of the show-stopping cake. 

For her cutting cakes, Lester prefers to create a second layer cake 

rather than a sheet cake; she makes an exact copy of the display cake, 

but without any decorative piping, flowers or structural elements. That 

way, she says, if the tiers contain different flavors, guests eating from the 

cutting cake and those eating from the primary cake get the same piece.

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PHOTO / LUNA 

Flower power 

Design-wise, the most common accents 

on a wedding cake are still flowers, Thibeault 

says. Her preference is to make sugar flowers. 

Lester also creates flowers for her cakes, often 

using Sugarveil, a royal icing that is 

whipped, piped and then can be cut into designs 

with a scissors. In talking with her fellow 

bakers across the country, Lester hears, “gum 

paste flowers are on the way out, because 

they’re time-consuming and not edible.” 

In fact, Lester finds today’s brides “want 

everything on the cake to be edible.” It’s leading 

her to do more piped icing flowers and 

rolled fondant roses. 

Buttercream of the crop 

While rolled fondant, a sleek sugar covering, can give wed- 

ding cakes a smooth look, Lester says of her clients, “99% 

want buttercream” icing. It’s partly a matter of cost – fondant 

is usually more expensive – but a matter of taste, too, she says. 

Traditional buttercream icing is made of confectioner’s 

sugar and shortening and is quite sweet. Swiss (Thibeault’s 

favorite) and Italian (Lester’s favorite) meringue buttercreams 

don’t use shortening and are thus lighter and smoother than 

traditional buttercream. 

Grooms just wanna 

have cake 

While the groom’s cake is not a musthave 

at every wedding, it is growing in 

popularity, both Lester and Thibeault 

observe. It can serve as a creative outlet 

for couples who want a more traditional 

main cake, Lester notes. 

“A lot of times (a groom’s cake) is 

chocolate, but it could be anything,” 

Thibeault says. “They’re typically small; a 

lot are sports-themed, like a jersey or a 

race car.” 

“I’ve done a couple OSU-themed 

ones,” Lester says. 

PHOTO / NEW IMAGE / PHYLLIS LESTER 

They did what? 

Perhaps one of Lester’s most unusual orders 

was for a wedding cake that looked exactly like 

lasagna, inside and out, while still tasting like a 

sweet dessert. She achieved the effect with a vanilla 

butter sour cream cake and raspberry filling. 

One of Thibeault’s most unusual recent 

requests came from a couple who wanted their 

wedding cake to mirror a painting the groom had 

made featuring trees and a bunny looking up at the 

moon. “So we recreated it for the cake,” she says. 

“It was all blue, with the bunny and the moon on 

top. It was kind of bizarre, but it was unique to 

them!” ❤ 


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PHOTO / RICH PAPPAS 

the Man 

WITH 

the Plan 

Jason Hochman, shown enjoying the hora at his wedding, immersed himself in planning the reception’s cocktail hour. 

by matt defaveri 

While it’s true some women take complete control over the planning 

process – how else would WE-TV fill 60 minutes worth of material for 

THE commonly accepted theory is that men plan weddings about as “Bridezillas”? – Beachwood native Mark Weissman thinks men don’t get 

often as women participate in beard-growing competitions, and while a enough credit for their efforts. 

traveling circus may be the only place the lat- 

“I feel that it’s still kind of a stereoter 

is acceptable, there’s plenty of room for 

type,” says Weissman, who proposed to 

the former in civilized society. 

Honduras native Nathalie Ocampo- 

Before a groom can jump right into the 

Berlioz last August. “But I think a wed- 

planning phase, there are some unavoidable 

ding means a lot more in some sense to 

truths he must accept to ensure a smooth, 

girls than guys. I don’t feel that way per- 

successful wedding planning experience. 

sonally, but I think that’s what some peo- 

Four grooms took us deep inside the underple 

might feel. Just what there is to plan 

ground society of male wedding planning, 

generally gets girls more excited than 

sharing their gaffes, blunders, triumphs and 

guys: the colors, the flowers, the food.” 

successes. 

Although orchids and pastels don’t 

exactly rev Weissman’s motor, he admits 

FACT: Boys go to Jupiter 

to discussing every aspect of the wedding 

to get more stupider 

with his fiancée. 

Men, hang up your astronaut suit and stay 

“Pretty much we’ve been equally 

on earth with your bride-to-be. You’ve got a 

wedding to plan. 

Mark Weissman helped his fiancée Nathalie Ocampo- 

Berlioz find their wedding venue. 

involved to this point,” he says. “I think, 

going in, we just kind of knew that it was 

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For his 2011 wedding to Taryn Loeffert, Andy Isaacs made the chupah out of PVC pipe and linen. 

a mutual thing.” 

Weissman urges grooms to remember, “It’s your wedding, too, and I 

would hope that your fiancée would be willing to have your input. It makes 

it easier on her, too, if you’re helping out … I would assume that the woman 

would be excited for a guy to help.” 

Weissman and Ocampo-Berlioz booked the Embassy Suites in 

Beachwood for their spring 2013 wedding. He maintains gender roles have 

undergone a huge shift in recent years. 

“Our generation has changed the way a lot of people look at different 

things, maybe weddings included,” Weissman said. “But we’ve kind of broken 

from the mold, guys and girls, I think for the better. Now there are stayat-home 

dads as well as stay-at-home moms, all sorts of different things 

that 20, 30, 40 years ago would be baffling to people.” 

FACT: Girls rule; boys drool 

Do we ever – especially when it comes to picking out place card typography 

or deciding the location of the soup spoon at the table setting. 

Going into the planning stages of his wedding, University Heights native 

Dave Kaplan knew to pick and choose his battles with his wife Jennifer 

Kaufman, a Shaker Heights native. 

“There are certain things I knew I’d care about, and there are certain 

things I knew I’d have no desire to look into,” says Kaplan, whose wedding 

was Oct. 30, 2011. “I didn’t care about flowers. I didn’t even care about 

the cake. I wanted to have the wedding in a place that would be fun for my 

friends to check out, because a lot of them haven’t been to Cleveland.” 

Kaplan settled on the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center and 

then put his talents as a guitar player to work. 

“I did the music for the ceremony,” Kaplan says. “I actually recorded 

the song that the whole wedding party and I walked down to. Jenny walked 

down to something different.” 

Kaplan, also a craft beer connoisseur, picked out the beer selection for 

the reception. He credits his Cleveland posse for introducing him to more 

niche brews. 

“It’s sort of like wine,” he says. “You start to realize there are so many 

different kinds out there; you want to try them all. It got to the point 

where I’d have a huge collection of beer sitting right in front of me in my 

apartment.” 

At Kaplan’s tish, a tradtional Jewish gathering of the groom’s close male 

friends and relatives before the ceremony, he stocked an entire fridge with 

craft beer he handpicked. 

About an hour before pictures started, Kaplan assembled his groomsmen 

and popped the top off a 3-year-old bottle of Ommegang Three 

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Philosophers, a Belgian-style quadruple ale. 

“I knew that Taryn always wanted the dream wedding since the time 

“We all like to tell stories a lot,” Kaplan says. “So I bought each of them she was 3,” Isaacs says. “She envisioned a big, lavish party; the perfect 

a beer glass, and I bought them a beer that reminded me of a story of each wedding dress; the room decorated perfectly with all her friends and fam- 

of them. For each person’s story, we did a toast and we drank some of the ily, and she really had this vision.” 

Three Philosophers.” 

The linens, table settings, flowers, and music were things Isaacs could 

Despite his heavy involvement in the music and the beer selection, compromise on. 

Kaplan was careful to provide input on other items only when asked. 

“This is what Taryn always wanted. Her dream wedding was in the visu- 

“It’s very often, or it was in our case, that the bride’s family pays for a als; mine was more in the atmosphere. The flowers, the little things, it was 

majority of the wedding,” Kaplan says. “Jenny’s one of three girls, and this all T. She was the detail person.” 

was their first wedding. Her mom wanted to do a lot of 

With the finer points taken care of by Taryn, Isaacs got to 

planning. I certainly didn’t want to step on anybody’s toes. 

I tried to pick the things I care about the most and get my 

voice heard earlier on so that once those things were in 

“Her dream 

wedding was 

work planning his big day with six things in mind. 

“Number one was the people,” he says. “I wanted to make 

sure, within our budget, we could have all our friends and 

place, then I knew, ‘Okay, I’m happy now, and I’m just in the visuals; family that we wanted to have. That involved cutting out some 

going to be a supportive guy for my bride.’” 

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like a fish needs a bicycle 

mine was 

more in the 

atmosphere.” 

extra linens and flowers and a few other things, but the key to 

the whole party was the people.” 

Number two on his list: an open bar. It was a necessity, 

Isaacs felt, that helped “people cut loose and have a good 

At the helm for much of his wedding planning process 

was Cleveland Heights resident Andy Isaacs, 27. 

Andy Isaacs 

time.” 

Isaacs’s third priority was keeping guests on the premises. 

“I’ve always been an event planner,” Isaacs says. “I’ve 

He chose the Bertram Inn & Conference Center in Aurora for 

always taken special time with details. So for me, I wanted to make sure the venue, feeling it was an all-in-one location, where guests could show 

that (the wedding) was the best part of my life. I have certain qualifications up, party and stay overnight. 

for parties that I think make them run smoothly.” 

“It was important for me to know people could cut loose and not have 

Isaacs, a personal trainer at the Mandel Jewish Community Center in to worry about going home that night,” Isaacs says. “This meant calling 

Beachwood, dated his wife Taryn Loeffert, 26, for three years before they around-the-clock days before the wedding to make sure everyone had their 

married May 14, 2011. 

room booked. I think, out of our 80 friends that came, about 74 of them 

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stayed in the hotel, so it really added to that element of fun.” 

Isaacs’s other three items of priority – the food, the music, and the 

after party – fell into place easily, but a completely unplanned moment 

during the bride and groom’s dance caught him by surprise. 

“I had planned all the entrances,” he said. “Everything to the way that 

people were paired, when we would come in, and to what song. I was very 

particular about that.” 

But when the DJ announced the entrance of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew 

Isaacs, the groom suddenly and unexpectedly found himself “completely 

uncomfortable and very awkward” in the center of the dance floor. 

After a couple minutes, the DJ pulled out a chair and placed it behind 

Isaacs. 

“Taryn sits me down, and she ends up singing ‘At Last’ by Etta James. 

So it was really cool; it was really special,” Isaacs recalls. “It was one thing 

that I didn’t plan for, but in the end I wasn’t upset. It was funny that here I 

am, everything’s going according to plan and bam – she surprises me with 

something incredible … she brought everyone to tears.” 

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Wedding traditions 

changing for modern times 

by marilyn h. karfeld 

“THE times they are a-changin’,” Bob Dylan sang. 

While tradition is still important when it comes to weddings, brides and 

grooms planning their big day today look to etiquette and customs that 

might be unrecognizable to their grandparents. 

At one time, the bride’s family paid for most of the wedding, with the 

groom and his family perhaps picking up the tab for the rehearsal dinner, 

the officiant’s fee, the bride’s flowers, 

and the bar bill. But today’s high 

cost to tie the knot means the bride’s 

and the groom’s families share 

the expenses more equally, 

says wedding planner Kim 

Singerman of My 

Noteworthy Event. 

Who pays the bill 

depends on the circumstances, 

Singerman 

explains. Often families 

simply share the cost. 

Or the groom might be 

an only child, and his 

parents might opt to 

split the wedding bills, 

figuring this is a onetime 

expense. Or the 

bride’s family may pay 

for all the festivities, when 

the groom’s parents cannot 

contribute. 

“If the groom’s family 

have more guests, they will often 

kick in,” said wedding planner Yitty Dessler of Elegance on 

Loan. “If the bride and groom are older and they are working, a lot of time 

they will pay for the wedding themselves.” 

Because brides and grooms are marrying later in life, they often have 

many friends they want to honor and include in their bridal party, and they 

don’t want to offend anyone, says wedding planner Ginny Sukenik of GS 

Special Events. “Everyone will walk down the aisle, but only one or two attendants 

stand up at the chupah. The others sit in the first couple of rows.” 

Today’s young couples frequently have uneven numbers of bridesmaids 

and groomsmen, and sometimes a bride or a groom will have attendants 

of the opposite gender. “It doesn’t matter how many attendants each 

one has,” says Sukenik. “They can stand up there as couples or in groupings. 

It can be fun and creative. They don’t have to be lined up as they 

used to be on either side of the chupah.” 


When parents are divorced 

Divorced parents can make or break their children’s wedding. In one 

wedding Singerman helped plan, amicably divorced parents of the bride 

worked as a team. “They felt the most important thing was to make sure 

they didn’t take away from the experience for their daughter,” she says. “It 

was wonderful and unusual.” 

More common are the divorced parents who will not talk to each other. 

At one recent wedding, the parents of the groom planning the 

rehearsal dinner would call Singerman separately and 

have her relay the message to the ex-spouse. “It was 

real uncomfortable,” she recalls. 

“The bride can become a pawn” in nasty divorces, 

Dessler says. This can especially be true if the bride 

lives with one parent, perhaps her father, who is 

paying for the wedding. 

“You have to make the mom feel special,” 

notes Dessler, who coordinates weddings primarily 

for Orthodox Jewish couples. “She 

doesn’t want to show up as a guest at her 

daughter’s wedding. She wants to feel like she 

has a say.” 

There are also complications if the parents 

have remarried or have a significant other. 

Whose name appears on the invitation? Who 

stands up under the chupah? Who walks 

the bride and groom down the aisle? 

Divorced parents who do not get 

along can find even this simple 

tradition difficult to follow. 

The biggest 

issue Sukenik 

encounters involves 

a new 

boyfriend or girlfriend 

the parent of 

the bride or groom brings to 

the wedding. Rather than have them stand up at the chupah, “the significant 

other will sit in a front row, and the parent will pick them up after the 

ceremony to process back” down the aisle, Sukenik says. 

Sometimes Orthodox rabbis won’t allow the divorced parents to walk 

the bride or groom down the aisle because they are no longer married, 

Dessler says. So an older sister and brother, an aunt and uncle, or grandparents 

may stand in for the parents. 

Talking about these issues, putting aside differences for that one day, 

and finding compromises are essential to avoiding hurt feelings and making 

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Interfaith issues 

In interfaith weddings, little things like wearing kipot often cause big 

issues, says Singerman, who coordinates weddings mostly for Jewish but 

also non-Jewish couples. “When the non-Jewish partner is educated on 

why Jews have a certain custom, they are usually OK with it,” she notes. 

Even dancing the hora, traditional at Jewish simchot, can present a 

problem, adds Singerman. “Usually, it’s the Jewish partner who’s afraid to 

do the hora because there are so many non-Jews at the reception. I tell 

them: ‘This is usually everyone’s favorite part, what they are later going to 

tell everyone about. They watch, laugh, clap and join 

in.’ I’ve yet to find a group of non-Jewish people who 

didn’t enjoy the hora.” 

About half of the Jewish weddings that Singerman 

coordinates are interfaith, but “you would not know 

from the ceremony,” she says. All the usual Jewish elements 

– the chupah, the seven blessings, and the 

breaking of the glass – are present. 

But sometimes a non-Jewish groom or bride cares 

about incorporating traditions that represent his or her 

life and family history. The main criterion for any wedding 

at which Rabbi Susan Stone officiates is that “no 

parent should feel like they landed on Mars at their child’s wedding,” she 

says. “People want to feel comfortable.” 

Parents also want to be able to participate “wholly and wholeheartedly,” 

she says. “Sometimes it’s a matter of including a family tradition that’s really 

important to them. If Great-aunt Mary has sung at every family member’s 

wedding for three generations, then we need to have Great-aunt Mary sing.” 

Of course Stone is responsive to Jewish concerns as well. For Catholics, 

the traditional “Ave Maria” (praise to Mary) at weddings “has the same 

musical resonance that Kol Nidre has to Jews on Yom Kippur,” she says. 

“The Jewish side may be OK with that – it helps that it’s in Latin. Or we 

might move it to when guests are being seated rather than the middle of 

the ceremony. There are ways to be sensitive and still be inclusive.” 

A Christian mother of the bride or groom once came up to Stone and 

said, “‘If you say ‘dearly beloved,’ I don’t care if you read the phone book 

after that.’” 

She was being tongue in cheek, Stone says, but the issue was, “Can I 

relax at my child’s wedding? Or am I going to sit here and worry what my 

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Stone had never before used the phrase “dearly beloved,” standard in 

Episcopalian wedding liturgy, but she did so that day. 

Other differences in Christian and Jewish ceremonies involve walking 

down the aisle. Typically, grooms just appear at the front of the ceremony 

venue in a Christian wedding, entering from the side, while Jewish parents 

accompany their son down the aisle. Jewish parents also walk their daughter 

down the aisle together, while it’s usually just the father in Christian 

weddings. 

“There’s no theological reason why Christians process one way and 

Jews another,” says Stone. “It’s custom. For a non- 

Jewish bride or groom, doing it that way is what makes 

her or him comfortable. What he’s seen his whole life 

and what he pictured himself doing.” 

Some Christian parents are uncomfortable being 

asked to stand under the chupah, Stone says. “They 

didn’t grow up with seeing it as an honor. Some may 

see it as a diminution of the couple’s status.” 

At one wedding she officiated where parents were 

divorced and remarried, Stone said six parents and 

nine grandparents stood up under the chupah. “That’s 

what they wanted. Family constellations have changed. 

It’s not religious; it’s modern life.” 

The timing of the wedding can be another sticky issue for interfaith couples. 

While Jews are sensitive about Saturdays, Christians are sensitive 

about Sundays, said the rabbi. The resolution often depends on the religiosity 

of the couple and their religious affiliation. 

A common disagreement in interfaith weddings is who is actually invited, 

Stone said. For Jews, the invited guest is the name on the front of the 

envelope. But for many Christians, ethnic Catholics in particular, the whole 

family is assumed to be invited. 

She advises couples she marries to buy a book of etiquette. When discussions 

get heated over something that is not religious in nature but cultural, 

Stone tells couples, “Hold up the book and say, ‘but the book says.’ 

And then everyone is happy.” 

Planning a wedding can be trying but also a creative and happy time 

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Here are a few resources to check if you’re involved in an interfaith rela- 

tionship and contemplating marriage – or if you’re already married and 

seeking guidance. Other area synagogues and organizations may offer 

classes and workshops as well, and most welcome inquiries. 

Park Synagogue periodically offers a variety of 

classes and programs through Keruv Connection, an outreach program for 

Jews-by-choice and their partners, interfaith couples/families, and anyone 

contemplating intermarriage or conversion. Activities have included a 

“Cooking for the High Holidays” class and a Chanukah pottery night. Keruv 

means “bringing together” in Hebrew. Programs are open to the community. 

Details of upcoming events are emailed to interested individuals and 

can be found in Park Synagogue’s monthly bulletin, which can be 

accessed at www.parksyn.org. To be added to the Keruv Connection email 

list, contact Ellen Petler at epetler@parksyn.org. 

The Temple-Tifereth Israel’s 

Outreach Programs aim to reach interfaith couples and their families, 

Jews-by-choice, and all those interested in learning more about Judaism 

and the Jewish community. Programs are led by Rabbi Rosette Barron 

Haim and guests. The next program, “Sacred choices: To convert or not to 

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“A Taste of Judaism,” sponsored by The 

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begin the journey of Jewish learning by exploring spirituality, ethics 

and community. During the three-session course, participants engage with 

a rabbi and each other about how Jewish tradition and learning impacts life 

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When 

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“We have ballrooms and banquet rooms of all different sizes, and the flexibility 

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“They’re the nuts and bolts of a wedding,” Klass said. “It’s not something 

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PHOTO / LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY 

The three couples, from left, Brian and Margaux Stewart, Elizabeth “EB” and Scott Strauss, and Katie and Ross Goldstein were old pros by the time 

they reached the last of the family’s weddings. 

Katie, the first Berwitt sister to wed, was a “perfectionist” in planning 

her May 2011 wedding to Ross Goldstein in Cleveland. 


Triple play 

Three sisters, 

three weddings, 

seven months 

by jennifer daddario 

BOOM, boom, boom. 

That is how Iris Berwitt of Beachwood describes the engagement of 

her three daughters Katie, 30; Margaux, 28; and Elizabeth (“EB”), 27. 

The Berwitt girls had been born within two and a half years, so it really 

came as no surprise to Iris and her husband Marty when their daughters 

got married within seven months of one another: Katie to Ross Goldstein 

on May 28; Margaux to Brian Stewart on July 23; and EB to Scott Strauss 

on Nov. 12, all in 2011. 

“It’s always been everything at once,” Iris explains. “They all went to 

college at the same time; Katie and Margaux graduated on the same day. 

It’s always been a lot going on, but we like it that way. It’s fun.” 

After speaking with their now sons-in-law, all at different times, about 

their marriage intentions, the Berwitts realized they would be hosting 

three weddings in very close proximity. “We jumped in, not knowing what 

it would entail,” Iris says. “I was very naïve. I thought, no big deal; I did 

three bat mitzvahs! But we also decided that we’re all healthy, all well; we 

want this to happen; we want everyone to be happy.” 

In fact, Margaux adds, having the three weddings far apart would 

have been abnormal for the family. “The three of us have always experienced 

our life milestones in close succession,” she explains. “So, to me, 

getting engaged and married within a few months of each other felt completely 

natural and in keeping with how it’s always been with us.” 

Katie says the family “wasn’t even fazed,” and the close wedding

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Elizabeth “EB” Berwit and Scott Strauss closed a busy year with their 

November 2011 destination wedding in the Bahamas. 

dates made them appreciate the occasions even more. “We really understood 

what each other were going through,” she notes. “We got to be 

there for each other in a unique way that you can only be if you’re in the 

middle of everything that is the wedding planning circus.” 

Iris and Marty announced all three engagements in the same issue of 

the Cleveland Jewish News. After the triple announcement appeared, 

many people – even strangers – commented to Iris and Marty on the 

triple helping of good news. “We couldn’t go anywhere without people 

coming up to us,” Marty laughs. Iris adds that many people they spoke to 

about the upcoming events were amazed by the news. “We were like, 

‘What’s the big deal? You’re planning for one; you do three,’” she says. 

Katie, an attorney and writer living in New York City, and her husband 

Scott, an investor, were married first, at the Shaker Heights Country Club. 

Margaux, an attorney living in Florida, and Brian, who runs an online 

business, married at the Mayfield Sand Ridge Club. Finally, EB, a school 

counselor in New York City, and Scott, who works in real estate, had a 

destination wedding in the Bahamas. 

When it came to paying for all three weddings so close together, “We 

were lucky because nowadays the groom’s family, if they can, they help, 

and so they did,” Iris explains. “We were very appreciative. We didn’t go 

crazy like some people do; we weren’t going to put a second mortgage on 

our home. We were very pleased; we did it within our means.” 

Planning one wedding can be stressful, let alone planning three, but 

Margaux says it was hard to complain because the weddings were so 

“joyful.” The only thing Katie says she found stressful was “finding the 

time to squeeze everything in and getting the time off from work. We 

were each other’s maids of honor, so we had to be there for every minute 

of everything.” 

The sisters agree that any stress was worth it. “It brought our family 

closer together,” Margaux said. 

There was no reality-show-worthy drama when it came to wedding 

planning, Iris says. She observed no jealousy between the girls or any 

issues arising from sharing the wedding spotlight. “They were very 

respectful of each other’s feelings,” she explains. “They were there 

unconditionally for one another and so happy for each other.” 

“I never felt anything other than pure joy and happiness from my sisters,” 

Katie adds. The entire family worked together on each wedding. By 

the time it was EB’s big day, the family had everything down to a science. 

Katie, the “planner” of the family, knew exactly what she wanted for 

her wedding, Marty says. “She knows about wedding stuff and helped 

her sisters.” 

“I’m such a perfectionist that I had figured a lot of stuff out and 

bought a lot of things that then Margaux and EB got to share,” Katie 

explains. “By EB’s wedding, for the gift bags, we seriously lined up in an 

assembly line and went to work. Nothing was slipping through the cracks 

by EB’s wedding.” 

And the girls had the help of their father, who says that during the 

planning process, he morphed from being the father of the bride to 

“Franc,” the quirky, over-the-top wedding planner played by Martin Short 

in the movie “Father of the Bride.” In fact, Katie adopted Franc as a new, 

affectionate nickname for Marty. “I loved it,” Marty laughs. “I was Franc. 

I was actually going to bring in swans.” 

Iris calls Marty a perfectionist, just like their eldest daughter, and says 

he had a great way of getting every vendor they relied on excited about 

being a part of the wedding. Iris admits she was the “worrier” of the family. 

“I worried because I wanted each daughter to have the wedding of her 

dreams,” she explains. “I wanted their days to be happy. I didn’t care 

about anything else, just wanted them to be happy.” 

It doesn’t seem that Iris needed to worry, as Katie reminisces: “It was 

just the best year ever. I don’t know how 2012 is going to measure up!”❤ 

Margaux Berwitt grabs a quiet moment with her sisters, her matron and 

maid of honor Katie and EB, before her July 2011 wedding. 


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Sheva Brachot 

by arlene fine 

now joined the broader Jewish 

community.” 

Often the Olgins host Sheva 

RIVKY and Rabbi Daniel 

Brachot for Daniel’s Aish 

Olgin always have four card 

HaTorah students, who have 

tables, extra card chairs, and 

become “like family,” he says. 

five festive table centerpieces 

“We invite the couple’s parents 

on hand. The Olgins like to be 

and extended family members 

prepared because some years 

to the dinner so we can get to 

they host or co-host two or 

know them better and enable 

three Sheva Brachot (seven 

them to be included in their 

blessings) dinners for newly 

children’s simchah.” 

married couples in their 

If students come from non- 

University Heights home. 

observant homes, the Olgins or 

Sheva Brachot are the cel- 

other community members 

ebratory meals mainly pre- 

step in to host the Sheva 

pared by the Orthodox com- 

Brachot. “Their families may 

munity for the bride and 

not adhere to the standard of 

groom in the week following 

kashrut that their children have 

their wedding. It is customary 

adopted or have the customs in 

for friends and relatives to 

place to host the evening,” 

host the festive dinners which 

says Rivky. “Our community 

include challah, wine, appe- 

takes it upon ourselves to make 

tizers, soup, a generous main 

the party for them to show our 

course and dessert for any- 

love and support.” 

where from 20-60 people. 

Following the meal, Olgin or 

Some Sheva Brachot cele- 

another rabbi speaks about 

brations have playful themes 

how special the bride and 

like Chinese, Mexican or 

groom are and often teaches a 

Italian, or something that 

lesson from that week’s Torah 

relates to the bride or groom’s 

portion that relates to the cou- 

personal interests. “Because Newlyweds Lindsey and Daniel Solganik were welcomed into Cleveland’s 

ple. 

it is a mitzvah, host and host- Orthodox community through extravagant Sheva Brachot celebrations. 

Like the Olgins, Faith and 

esses are willing to splurge for 

Rabbi Binyamin Blau host 

the dinner to make it extra special,” says Rivky Olgin. 

Sheva Brachot in their Beachwood home. Faith also teaches brides the 

On a personal level, Olgin enjoys having her children involved in the laws of the mikvah (ritual bath) before their wedding. “Hosting a Sheva 

evening’s event. “That way they can share in the mitzvah, along with us, of Brachot is a continuation of our ongoing relationship,” she says. 

opening our home to members of the community,” she says. “It takes on The night of the dinner, the Blaus make sure that 10 men are in atten- 

an educational component for them regarding Jewish values.” 

dance. “The Sheva Brachot is a traditional custom, but it becomes an obli- 

The dinners can be elaborate parties in a restaurant or hall with fresh gation when the men’s presence elevates the gathering to a minyan, which 

flowers and a live band or as low-key as a buffet meal in someone’s living is a blessing,” says Blau. At the conclusion of each meal in which a min- 

room prepared potluck-style by several families with items borrowed from yan is present, a series of seven blessings are recited by the assembled in 

the Gemach (Jewish free loan fund for the observant community) such as honor of the occasion. 

plates, silverware, tablecloths and serving pieces. 

University Heights resident Ruchi Koval still remembers how much fun 

“Rather than get married and run off on a honeymoon, these gather- she had at her own Sheva Brachot 18 years ago when she married Rabbi 

ings embrace the couple and make them feel part of a larger community,” Sruly Koval. 

says Daniel Olgin, a rabbi with Aish HaTorah. “The events also help the “Our wedding celebration was over, yet we had another week to party,” 

bride and groom make the transition to married life as a couple who have she recalls. “Since Orthodox dating does not go on for a long time, I 


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enjoyed hearing people share their insights about my 

new husband, which made me more fully appreciate 

all his fine qualities. Our Sheva Brachot fulfilled the 

mitzvah to gladden the bride and groom and make 

them happy.” 

When Beachwood residents Hildee and Gary 

Weiss got married 22 years ago, their Sheva Brachot 

was spent in Cleveland and in Michigan. “During that 

week we traveled back and forth to both of our communities,” 

Hildee says. “My rabbi and his wife (in 

Michigan) made a dinner for members of our synagogue 

to welcome Gary, and I also appreciated the 

dinners in Cleveland because it made me feel very 

welcome in my new home as I began the next chapter 

in my life.” 

After the months of excitement leading up to the 

wedding, it is nice to have a week of extended celebration, 

said University Heights resident Lindsey 

Solganik, who married Daniel Solganik July 25, 2010. 

The Solganiks became Orthodox in their 20s, after 

they graduated college. Since they moved to 

Cleveland after their marriage, “we have been blown 

away by Cleveland’s Orthodox community,” Lindsey 

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were willing to do anything to welcome us into the 

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Seven nights, seven blessings 

The Sheva Brachot – the actual blessings themselves – are taken from the pages of 

the Talmud (Ketubot 8a). There are seven distinct blessings, since the number seven 

brings to mind the seven days of creation, and each begins with the kiddush over wine. 

The blessings are: 

1: Blessed are You, Adonai our God, King of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the 

vine. 

2: Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, Who has created 

everything for your glory. 

3: Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, Creator of human beings. 

4: Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, Who has fashioned human 

beings in your image according to your likeness and has fashioned from it a lasting mold. 

Blessed are You, Adonai, Creator of human beings. 

5: Bring intense joy and exultation to the barren one (Jerusalem) through the 

ingathering of her children amidst her in gladness. Blessed are You, Adonai, Who 

gladdens Zion through her children. 

6: Gladden the beloved companions as You gladdened Your creatures in the Garden 

of Eden. Blessed are You, Adonai, Who gladdens groom and bride. 

7: Blessed are You, Adonai, our God, King of the universe, Who created joy and 

gladness, groom and bride, mirth, glad song, pleasure, delight, love, brotherhood, peace, 

and companionship. Adonai, our God, let there soon be heard in the cities of Judah and 

the streets of Jerusalem the sound of joy and the sound of gladness, the voice of the 

groom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the grooms’ jubilance from their canopies 

and of the youths from their song-filled feasts. Blessed are You Who causes the groom to 

rejoice with his bride. 

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The idea for Tidy-Brides occurred to Feldman after she attended a 

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spilling something on her gown. “I felt sorry for the bride, who was unable 

to enjoy a sumptuous dinner or even drink a wedding toast,” she says. 

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Each apron is guaranteed to be spill-proof. Beneath its lacy exterior, 

the apron has a patented two-layer, stain-stopping system that 

repels spills. “No dinner napkin has the stain preventing power of a 

Tidy-Bride apron,” says Feldman. “And there are certain stains that 

club soda cannot get out, particularly if the gown is made of fine silk 

and lace.” 

Tidy-Bride aprons come in six styles and range from $200-$400, 

depending on the quality and quantity of lace, satin, beading and 

pearls used in construction. 

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and help preserve her gown for the next generation,” says Feldman, 

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Tidy-bride aprons are not intended for one-time use, says 

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to nature and adventure, to cities – the choice is yours. 

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options for different tastes. 

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Paris, France 

The French wrote the book on love, and no matter rain or shine, loving couples 

are everywhere in Paris, from the métro to the top of the Eiffel Tower. 

A true treat is staying at the Four Seasons; it’s traditional luxury, French-style. 

The rooms are elegant, and many even have chandeliers. Try breakfast at Le Cinq, 

the hotel’s Michelin-rated restaurant; it is dreamy both in décor and on the deliciousness 

factor. 

If the modern touch is more your style – and you could use your own private 

butler – try the French-owned Hotel Fouquet’s, located on the Champs Elysées. 

Perhaps one of the best-kept secrets for fine dining is Fouquet’s Le Diane. It’s 

elegant, discreet, and a little like being in a James Bond movie, since you have to 

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If street food is more your style, the Marias, the Jewish area of Paris, 

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to check out the Jewish Museum, which highlights Jewish France and 

includes information written in English, as well as the nearby Shoah 

Memorial, which is free. 

One of the most romantic trips to take in Paris is a Bateaux evening 

boat cruise. Gliding down the Seine, you will see the Eiffel Tower, The 

Statue of Liberty (the model upon which our American landmark is based), 

Notre Dame, and many of the major sights visible from the river. 

The onboard entertainment is excellent, and the food is equally tasty. It 

is a definite must, and while it’s always nice to have great weather, strangely, 

light rain while on a cruise only makes it more enchanting. 

The Nissim de Camondo Museum, once home to a Jewish family, 

boasts breathtaking artwork, and alas, the story of the family’s demise is 

sure to also take your breath away. 

For traditional French food, try Astier, a bistro known for it’s over-thetop 

cheese plates. It’s a place you are sure to bump into locals. 

But if star sighting is on your to-do list, Le Meurice’s restaurant Le Dali 

is a fancy but fun place for lunch or drinks. Be sure to carve your very own 

love message on the ice wall right outside the restaurant. 

If you are looking for a flavor of the East while in Paris, try the Shang 

Palace, which opened in September in the Shangri-la Hotel. The chef, 

Frank Xu, provides spectacular Cantonese food, which is not so typical for 

Paris. Everything on the menu is scrumptious. 

If you want some of the comforts of home in a hotel, try the Radisson 

Blu. It’s Western-style and located on Boulevard Haussmann. It will lead to 

fantastic and affordable shopping. Stop by the eighth floor’s charming 

breakfast lounge and ask for Christian, the manager. He will give you a 

brief tour of Paris from the halls of the top of the hotel. He’s delightful and 

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makes the city even more inviting. 

Vail, Colorado 

If skiing is your passion and you enjoy evenings filled with crackling 

fireplaces, endless ski lifts and fantastic food, Vail is a dream. The annual 

snowfall is 350 inches, and the terrain is perfect for any level of skiing from 

beginner to advanced. What makes the skiing so special is the abundance 

of choices, as it has over 5,000 acres available for skiing. 

Vail Village under a light snowfall seems to be a fairyland; it’s like walking 

through a gingerbread house. It has a similar feel to a Swiss Alps village 

but with all the advantages that a domestic vacation has to offer. 

One of the best places to stay is the Vail Cascade Resort & Spa. It is 

located right on the mountain and has wonderful restaurants as well as the 

78,000-sq.-ft. Aria Spa & Club, which provides everything from prep classes 

for skiing to pampering massages for individuals or couples. 

The ski options are endless, but if you run out, there are quite a few 

other slopes just a short drive from Vail, such as Beaver Creek and 

Breckenridge. 

Alaska 

Alaska is an American adventure lover’s paradise, while also offering 

opportunities for the ultimate in relaxation. The best way to see the state is 

to both spend time on the land and take a cruise. 

The Mat-Su Valley, which is about a 45-minute drive away from 

Anchorage, is filled with gorgeous options. One of the most fun and exciting 

is hiking the pristine Matanuska Glacier. Be sure to stay at the 

Matanuska Lodge, where you will be greeted with a mezuzah on the door. 

While the drive to get there is a little unnerving, the views of snow-covered 

purple mountains, aqua blue rivers and green forests are exceptional.


The adventurous bride can spend her honeymoon hiking the glaciers of Alaska. 

If strapping on crampons and hiking a glacier is not so appealing, how 

Tel Aviv, Israel 

about a romantic dinner facing a glacier? The Alyseka resort in Girdwood Tel Aviv is one of the best destinations for a combined city, coastal, culi- 

(45 minutes from Anchorage) is a dream. The adventurous part of your nary and cultural experience. A beach town with all the amenities of a big 

journey will be taking a cable car up the mountain, but once there, you can city, Tel Aviv is the ultimate in finding fun and a great vibe. 

enjoy a AAA Four Diamond-rated meal at Seven Glaciers. The food match- One of the new fashionable places to explore is HaTachana, Tel Aviv’s 

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excitement, scenic views and fabulous food. One 

of the smaller ships, the Statendam, has a cozy, 

intimate atmosphere. The cabins are decorated 

in a classic style, and more importantly, the beds 

are exceptionally comfortable. 

Holland America seems to have pampering 

down to an art form – no request seems to be too 

big, and the attention to detail, from arranging 

excursions to catering to kosher passengers, is 

impressive. The shore excursions range from flying 

helicopters and landing on glaciers to watching 

bears at close distance from a river, to understanding 

the history and creation of totem poles. 

Alaska is filled with untamed beauty, exquisite 

scenery and certainly will keep you smiling on 

your honeymoon. 

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Ryan and Lindsay Heksch started a savings account and used cash gifts to pay down debt after their wedding. 

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The 25-year-olds were together eight years prior to tying the knot and 

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The Hekschs have made addressing their debt a priority. 

“One thing really important to Ryan and me was to try to keep his debt 

as low as possible, so we spent a chunk of our wedding gift money to pay 

down his school loans,” she says. “The biggest financial thing we think of 

is paying that down.” 

As director of fundraising events for The Ohio State University Medical 

Center, Lindsay gets a discount on tuition for Ryan, a third-year student at 

OSU’s College of Medicine. Not only does that help, but Lindsay makes 

regular deposits into a savings account that is sometimes used to pay down 

that debt. 

Also important for newlyweds, Isakov says, is budgeting. 

“You should have an idea of the money that’s coming in and the money 

that’s going out,” he says. “What are the fixed expenses each month? 

Whatever is left over, what’s going to be used for lifestyle, and what’s going 

to be used for savings?” 

Isakov also highlights a number of financial housekeeping items newlyweds 

might not think to consider. 

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entire year whether you tied the knot on Jan. 29 or Dec. 29. 

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“married, filing separately.” 

“There’s a thing called the ‘marriage penalty,’ which means depending 

on your incomes, sometimes there’s an advantage to file ‘married, filing 

separately,’” Isakov says. “It normally affects people whose incomes are 

very similar.” 

Some of Isakov’s clients have saved from $1,500 to $4,000 by filing 

separately, he says. 

Isakov also says newlyweds should consider adjusting the beneficiary 

listed on a 401(k), and when filing taxes, whether itemizing deductions will 

result in more savings than taking the standard deduction. 

Another major financial decision for newlyweds will revolve around 

healthcare insurance, Isakov says. 

Couples should examine their policies and determine which best suits 

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under Lindsay’s insurance. 

“Some of our friends who are married: The husband is in med school 

and still on his parents’ insurance, and she’s on her business’s insurance. 

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It’s a really good practice to get into.” 

The Hekschs heed that advice. 

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Trending tuxes: 

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EVER wonder why Pierce Brosnan’s James Bond always wore a tuxedo 

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Fortunately, Brosnan’s bad-boy Bond look received an overhaul in 

recent years, and Ray Caporale, vice president of American Commodore 

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and wedding guests. 

The Dos 

“Go to a place that’ll let you try a tux on,” advises Caporale, who 

parlayed an after-school job at American Commodore Tuxedo into a 

30-year career. “We have to find out what fits your body type best.” 

Some tuxes have “soft shoulders,” which have only slight padding and 

sit a little lower than traditional jackets. There are also suppressed tuxes, 

which fit closely against the waist, and a modern fit, which Caporale says 

is “more of a tapered fit. It’s not a slim fit; it’s just slightly suppressed. 

That’s becoming very popular.” 

Pick a cut that fits your build. “It’s a comfort level,” Caporale says. 

“What makes you look best when you put this tux on? What we want to 

do is get the jacket that fits you.” 


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Caporale also suggests keeping track of fashion trends, as 

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the Midwest,” he says. 

Also, keep a close eye on – believe it or not – the prom scene, which 

is influencing some style aspects of weddings, including colors, patterns 

and designs, says Caporale. He does receive requests for leopard print 

and glittery lamé ties and vests. “We’ve added some vests and ties for 

some of those (styles), as well,” he admits. 

The Don’ts 

In the hierarchy of things to be ashamed of, ordering a tux from a cat- 

alogue falls somewhere between slipping on black ice and getting pantsed 

in front of your third-grade class. 

“Some people go, and they’ll just pick out a catalogue and say, ‘Oh, 

that’s okay.’” Caporale says. “No. Don’t. The tux that you see in the picture 

may not be the same thing when you go to get it. It might be something 

that your dad wore a few years ago. You have to see what you’re getting.” 

And while “buy one suit, get eight suits free” sounds like the heist of 

the decade, Caporale cautions against most discount retailers. 

“Get an out-the-door price when you’re shopping,” he says. “This is 

one of the biggest things you have to watch. You see people with these 

huge discounts, and by the time you’re done buying all these (accessories), 

the final cost is much higher than the initial deal.” 

Bringing in the bride – and not all the bride’s friends – can also help 

eliminate some rookie tux shopping mistakes. 

“The bride will know based on her dress and her colors, and the groom 

should know what he’s comfortable wearing,” Caporale says. “Bring a 

swatch in the store and match the color correctly.” 

If color matching sounds tedious, too bad; the biggest mistake you can 

make shopping for tuxes is not taking it seriously, says Caporale. 

But taking it seriously doesn’t mean you can’t have fun. Fashion 

can be a way to express your personality and interests, Caporale 

says. Even for guys. 

“There’s a pattern out there, if you’re a big hunter, called mossy oak,” 

he says as an example. “It’s a (camouflage) vest that’s reversible. You can 

have fun with it, then reverse it and get a classic black look. Believe it or 

not, to a guy who’s a hunter, it’s huge. 

“But it’s a big day,” Caporale reminds grooms. “A bride wears a dress 

she wouldn’t normally wear. When you walk away from the store, you want 

to feel good about your decision, too. You want to feel comfortable with it.” 

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Today’s Tux-tastic looks 

The Jacket 

“The original tux was a one-button way back when,” American 

Commodore Tuxedo’s Ray Caporale explains. “We’ve seen a lot of buttons 

the last couple years, as many as four or five. What you’re seeing 

now is everything is pretty much going back to two-button styling, which 

is more the traditional, classic styling.” 

Notched lapels often accompany two-button jackets, which can be 

non-vented or have double vents, Caporale adds. “We’re seeing a lot 

more double vents coming over from Europe right now, and we’re seeing 

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Before you knock San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum for 

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“People are still wearing Windsor knot ties,” Caporale says. “They’re 

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Caporale credits stars like Lincecum for starting the bowtie trend. 

“We notice that whenever we see what Hollywood does, it has a tendency 

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starting to go back to the bowtie as the formal look. When you see 

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ketubah-gallery.com, as well as in books like The New Jewish Wedding, 

Revised by Anita Diamant. 

In most modern Jewish/interfaith weddings, the couple signs the 

ketubah about a half-hour before the wedding ceremony in the presence 

of two witnesses of their choosing, their immediate family, and the wedding 

party. 

Ketubot are considered prized wedding mementoes and are typically 

framed and hung in a prominent place in the couple’s home after the 

wedding. Many people hire professional ketubah-makers to create a 

one-of-a-kind calligraphed work of art. 

A Traditional Explanation 

Traditionally, a ketubah is a legally binding marriage contract that 

“verifies that the groom has acquired the bride and agrees to provide for 

her, and it includes a lien to be paid by the groom in case of divorce,” 

according to Valerie S. Thaler, a Judaic studies professor at Yale 

University. It is signed by two witnesses, and the bride’s only participation 

is a choice either to accept or to reject the arrangement. In Israel, 

Orthodox ketubot are still legally binding documents. Outside of Israel, a 

state license is required, and the ketubah is seen as a spiritual document. 

For a full transcript of the traditional ketubah text, see Explaining 

the Ketubah Text by Rabbi Maurice Lamm. ❤ 

Originally published by InterfaithFamily.com. View its complete 

Guide to Wedding Ceremonies for Interfaith Families at www.interfaith 

family.com/weddings. 

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chupah 

A JEWISH wedding ceremony typically occurs under a chupah, a 

Jewish wedding canopy with four open sides. 

The chupah often consists of a square cloth made of silk, wool, velvet 

or cotton, supported by four poles. The poles stand on the ground and are 

often held upright by friends of the couple. The poles can also be freestanding 

and decorated with flowers. 

The chupah symbolizes the new home that the couple will create. The 

ancient rabbis compared the chupah to the tent of Abraham, found in the 

biblical story. Abraham was famed for his hospitality; his tent had 

entrances on all four sides so that travelers coming from any direction 

would have a door to enter. 

The creation of the chupah can offer a way to involve your guests and 

your family. Some couples use a tallit (prayer shawl) or materials that are 

traditional to the family or culture. Some couples also send their guests 

squares of fabric and ask them to decorate the squares to make a chupah. 

The space inside should be big enough for the couple, clergy and a 

small table for ritual items like wine and kiddush cups. Family and friends 

in the wedding party, including parents, often stand outside the chupah. 

Five-foot-by-six is the size of most large prayer shawls and is a good size 

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At a glance ... 

Venues, Photographers & Jewelers 


CHAGRIN VALLEY ATHLETIC CLUB 

440-543-5141 

www.cvaclub.com/weddings 

15131 Pearl Rd., Strongsville, OH 44136 

(440) 846-1352 

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HILTON GARDEN INN 

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LOCKKEEPER’S 

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MAXI’S BISTRO 

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THE UNION CLUB 

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STAN HYWET HALL & GARDENS 

330-315-3210 

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THE RITZ-CARLTON, CLEVELAND 

216-623-1300 

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PETER DANFORD INC. 

216-371-4200 

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JUSTIN KETCHEM PHOTOGRAPHY 

216-214-3322 

www.justinkphoto.com 

MANN 

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THE BERTRAM INN & 

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700 BETA BANQUET & 

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THE TUDOR ARMS HOTEL 

216-455-1260 

www.hilton.com 

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330-253-6268 

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NEW IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY 

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CLEVELAND MUSEUM 

OF NATURAL HISTORY 

216-231-4600 

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MICHAEL STEINBERG PHOTOGRAPHY 

330-274-2303 

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The A.L. Wain Company 51 

A-1 Mr. Limo 71 

American Commodore Tuxedo 51 

Anne van H. Boutique 77 

Beachwood Plastic Surgery & Medical Spa 11 

The Bertram Inn & Conference Center 52 

Better Bit of Butter Cookies 54 

Blooms by Plantscaping 31 

Blum’s Paper Goods 38 

B’nai Jeshurun 52 

Bodega 68 

Bonnie's Goubaud 54 

Brides by the Falls 73 

Chagrin Valley Athletic Club 35 

Classic Lexus 6 

Cleveland Entertainers 34 

Cleveland Grays Armory 62 

Cleveland Museum of Natural History 5 

Club Isabella 76 

Cosmetic Surgery Institute Back Cover 

The Cute Little Cake Shop 78 

Dino's of Solon 38 

Don Drumm Studios & Gallery 58 

Elegant Extras Antiques 72 

Eton Chagrin Boulevard 58 

Executive Caterers at Landerhaven Cover Wrap, 41 

Flowers by Shelley 57 

Flowers by Stazzone 57 

Fromson, Hope 71 

Furniture Corp 70 

Galleria Gowns 27 

Gregory M. Fedele, MD, FACS Inside Front Cover 

Grovewood Tavern & Wine Bar 68 

Guarino's 76 

Heatherlily Event and Floral Design 65 

Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland East/Mayfield Village 24 

Hilton Garden Inn Cleveland/Twinsburg 56 

Homewood Suites 74 

Howard Hanna Real Estate, Adam Kaufman 56 

Howard Hanna Real Estate, Peggy Garr 67 

Israel Bonds 54 

Jacob’s Judaic Book and Gift Center 74 

Justin Ketchem Photography 37 

Kim Ponsky Photography 3 

The Kiss of the Hands 77 

La Centre Conference & Banquet Facility 59 

Lax & Mandel Bakery 70 


LCD Photography 75 

Lee Jewelers 58 

Lisa Moran Ltd. 61 

Lockkeepers 61 

Lucy's Sweet Surrender 71 

Luna Bakery Café 68 

MANN 7 

Marriott Cleveland East 46 

Matina's 64 

Maxi's 76 

Michael Steinberg Photography 64 

Murray Hill Bolt & Spool 76 

Musically Grand Productions 49 

Mystic Image Productions 45 

Nautica Queen 75 

New Image Photography Inside Back Cover 

Noteriety 70 

Noteworthy Events LLC 45 

P. Perrino Design Center & Showroom 55 

Park Synagogue 67 

Pennello Gallery 77 

Peter Danford Fine Jewelry and Gifts 72 

PF Designs 71 

Pieter Bouterse Studio 73 

Porsche Beachwood 4 

Raise the Roof Entertainment/Photobooth Cleveland 67 

The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland 8-9 

Robert & Gabriel Jewelers 61 

Rock the House Entertainment 17 

Santo Salon & Spa 21 

Sawmill Creek Resort 37 

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Staybridge Suites 47 

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The Tudor Arms Hotel DoubleTree by Hilton 23 

The Union Club 13 

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University Hospitals 63 

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