Beach Weddings!

It's pretty hot out there, especially if you're in the northeast like we are!  Perfect time for a beach wedding, so we thought we'd share some of our favorite examples of really beautiful beach weddings. There are so many ways to create the perfect beach wedding, from classic to exotic…what are some examples you've seen and loved?

Beautiful blue/green theme in Australia:

Little chapel by the Sea…Nautical Themed wedding in Southern California:

Beautiful beach chuppah idea:

This is from a wedding shoot, but we couldn't help including it…why not pose with a surfboard for the photos of your beach wedding? 

The Breaking of the Glass

The "stepping on" or "breaking of" the glass is a well-known and long-standing tradition in Jewish weddings, and the wedding tradition around which the concept for Mazel Tov Glass is built. But, how did the tradition begin and what is the significance behind it?  There are many different answers, and most of them coincide with one another and complement each other.

One of our most favorite explanations can be found on Chabad.com which links the together the remembrance of the destruction of the Holy Temple with the concept that you and your soulmate were connected as one soul before separating into two halves, which found each other and and came back together, never to be apart again.  

What we like best is that the two elements of this explanation both contain the fundamental, and beautiful, concept of unity, and the idea that no matter what you believe in, a wedding is a ceremony of two separate people (and families) coming together to fuse their lives into one.

What are your favorite explanations of the breaking of the glass?

Great Gatsby-Themed Weddings

Have you seen Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby remake yet?  We're huge fans of the book, and the gorgeous 1920s style that absolutely saturates the film.  So it wasn't a surprise to see some Gatsby-themed weddings cropping up…jazz bands, vintage champagne towers, flapper-style hair and dress…we just had to share some of these:

Check out more Gatsby-style weddings here, and check out TheKnot.com for more Gatsby-themed ideas that you can incorporate into your wedding!

A Diamond Is Forever...But Why?

People are sporting all sorts of different gems these days (check out these no-stone ring ideas over at OffBeatBride) , but diamonds remain the most popular and traditional stone for the ring.  How did that come about? 

Well, according to Abazias Diamonds' research, the tradition started in 1477, when Archduke Maximillian of Austria proposed to Mary of Burgundy with…you guessed it: a diamond ring. After that, it became a pretty popular thing to do among upper classes around the world.

Once a bunch of diamond mines were discovered in South Africa in the 1870s, supply increased and diamonds become more affordable and therefore even more popular.

Read more about diamonds, and why we wear them on the left ring finger on Abazias' site here.  And even more from one of our favorite sites, MentalFloss.com, who explain why maybe you "shoulda put a thimble on it" instead.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Give the special wedding couple a gift that will last a lifetime this holiday season and receive 15% OFF our Something Special and our Something Extra Special Package when you order by October 7th ! Select the glass color and, after the wedding, turn the shards into a beautiful and timeless Heirloom. 

Please call us directly to place this special order: 212-219-2092.

Chocolate and Weddings

Chocolate is a must in my family 

Every holiday and celebration includes a chocolate treat. It can't be any chocolate, our store is Lilacs.


 Lilacs has a long history in the west village, starting on Christopher Street and now flourishing on Jane Street. The new owners have created chocolate wedding toppers that make a sweet treat for the wedding couple.


http://www.li-lacchocolates.com/specialty_weddings_themed.html

Obama Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal

Obama Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal

www.nytimes.com


This is a long overdue announcement! Mazel Tov Glass is a unique ritual to add to your marriage equality ceremony. The brides or grooms each step on a colored glass and we combine the shards to make a blown glass heirloom piece.

To celebrate this announcement we offer a two for one glass special when you purchase your Mazel Tov Glass package through June 30th. mazeltoglass.com