Sample Goblet Ceremony

This goblet is a single cup from which you both shall drink. It is a sign of your unity. Although you are two distinct persons, each respecting the mutual dignity of the other, you have chosen to unite your lives and to seek your happiness together. You drink from the same cup to be reminded that you will share equally all the experiences on your path together.

Take this cup and drink from it in the spirit of union. This goblet is also a sign of your connection to others beyond yourselves. You live in a community of family and friends who support you with their love and who enrich your lives with the gifts of their own enthusiasm.
You have spoken your promises. You have exchanged the signs of your devotion. You have drunk from the cup of unity.

Chuppa and Breaking of the Glass

We are standing here today under a chuppa, or canopy. The tradition of a chuppa may be new to some of you. It represents many things. It represents the new home that will be created by Linda and Elliot and the shelter they will give each other. It is open on all four sides, making it fragile and needing nurturing to make it strong, yet welcoming friends and loved ones into their home with hospitality and care. The four pillars that hold the chuppa represent the pillars of trust and faith on which a marriage must stand. But above all, the chuppa reminds us that God is above us and looking down on us and blessing this marriage today.

Breaking of the glass: The breaking of the glass at the
end of the ceremony serves to remind us of two very
important aspects of marriage. ____________________
and everyone here, has the opportunity to realize that
vows are sacred and love must be handled with care.

Breaking this glass also represents the frailty of
marriage, and the need for our care, patience and
consciousness... knowing that his marriage is sacred,
Lisa and Sharon promise each other the love and
respect befitting your spouse, the love of your life.