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Tree of Life Ketubahs, Explained Simply

The tree of life is one of the oldest images in Jewish art, and one of the most requested on a ketubah. Couples search for it by name more than almost any other design idea. What they often are not...

Watercolor Ketubahs Made to Hang in Your Home

Watercolor has a quality that suits a ketubah almost perfectly: the edges are soft, the colors bleed into one another, and nothing looks mass-produced. It is art that feels made by a hand rather th...

Floral Ketubahs: Why Couples Keep Choosing Flowers

If you have started browsing ketubahs, you have probably noticed something: flowers are everywhere. They are on the borders, wrapped around the text, blooming out of the corners, forming whole circ...

Questions to Ask Your Rabbi About Your Ketubah

Here's a situation that happens more often than you'd think: a couple falls in love with a ketubah, orders it, gets it personalized — and then finds out a week before the wedding that their rabbi...

How to Describe the Ketubah in Your Wedding Program

You've chosen a beautiful ketubah and you can't wait for that intimate signing moment. But then you sit down to write your wedding program and realize: how do you explain the ketubah to guests wh...

Orthodox Ketubah Requirements: A Complete Checklist

If you're planning an Orthodox Jewish wedding, the ketubah is one of the most important elements to get right. Unlike modern egalitarian ketubahs where couples have wide flexibility, an Orthodox ...

Ketubah Paper vs Canvas: Which Should You Choose?

You've found a ketubah design you love and picked your text. Now comes a question that trips up more couples than you'd expect: should your ketubah be printed on paper or canvas? It's a practical...

The Ketubah and the Bride: Ownership, Rights, and Tradition

Here's something that surprises many couples: the ketubah has always been the bride's document. Not the groom's, not the rabbi's — the bride's. It has been for thousands of years. Understanding w...

Secular and Humanist Ketubahs: For Couples Without a Denomination

You don't belong to a synagogue. You might not believe in God -- or you might, but in your own way. You're not having a rabbi officiate. And yet, something about the idea of a ketubah speaks to you...

Ketubah for Second Marriages: What You Need to Know

Getting married again is a beautiful thing. Whether you've been widowed or divorced, finding love a second (or third) time around is something worth celebrating -- and yes, it absolutely calls for ...

How to Include Your Ketubah in the Wedding Ceremony

You've spent time choosing the perfect ketubah -- the art that makes your heart sing, the text that captures your values, the whole package. So it makes sense that you'd want this beautiful documen...

The Lieberman Clause: What Conservative Couples Need to Know

If you're planning a Conservative Jewish wedding, you've probably heard the term "Lieberman clause" mentioned by your rabbi, your wedding planner, or that one very knowledgeable aunt. Maybe you nod...