Detailed Wedding Run Sheet: Church Ceremony & Reception

This project presents a detailed wedding run sheet designed for a 250-person event, blending Jewish and Italian Catholic traditions. The run sheet meticulously outlines the timeline, starting from 0700hrs with venue setup, decorator arrivals, and guest seating arrangements. It covers key moments such as the arrival of the bridal team, the ceremony, and the reception. The ceremony details include the Kabbalat Panim, Dadeken, signing of the Ketubah, the bride circling the groom, Kiddushin, Holy Communion, exchange of rings, Sheva Brachot, breaking of the glass, Yichud, and Seudat Mitzvah. Post-ceremony activities include a bridal party photo session, music, and catering. References include works on Judaism and philosophy, Jewish spaces, welcoming ceremonies, and a meditation on Derrida's 'silkworm'. This resource provides a comprehensive guide for planning and executing a culturally sensitive and well-organized wedding event.

Running HEAD: WEDDING RUN SHEET 1
Wedding event scenario
Name
Institution

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250 People. Budget $200,000
Church ceremony & reception
Bride & Groom are in late 20s. Man is Jewish. Woman is Italian Catholic. They are not too
religious themselves, although love their cultures. A few family members on each side are pretty
religious – but understand that the B&G are not. They want a traditional wedding…but with their
own personality.
They’d like to focus more on the fun traditions of their cultures, rather than the religious. Family
and friends will mostly be local/within 2hours of the GTA. About 30 guests will be flying in
from other parts of the country. Ages will range from children to grandparents.

WEDDING RUN SHEET 3
Run sheet
Time Happening One involved Notes
0700hrs Wedding venue
park opens
The venue
decorators arrive to
the park for
decorations
Wedding park
decorators
The theme color for the event should be communicated to the
decorators well in advance.
Seats for the family members and the guests should be reserved.
Chuppah must be prepared too- This is a four posts wedding
canopy where the ceremony will take place according to the Jewish
customs (Klangwisan, 2014).
0800hrs Ushers arrive at the
wedding venue park
and welcomes the
family members
Ushers There will be reserved seats for the family members
0830hrs Arrival of the
invited guests who
will be welcomed
by the family
representatives
ushers
ushers All guests have been formally invited hence got an invitation card.
There will be reserved seats for all the guests
0900hrs The bridal team, the
parent and the priest
arrives. Processional
music will begin
playing for the glad
entry of the
bridesmaids
Bride,
Bridesmaids,
Priest, Parents
The list of the processional music should be given to the disc joker
(DJ) well in advance.
1000hrs Ceremony begins priest The bride and the groom are so prefer traditional ceremony over a
religious one. The following are the practices that will be carried
out chronologically
i. Kabbalat Panim takes place- This is a ceremony done for
receiving the bride and the groom. The bride sits on a throne

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where she is wished well by female friends while the male enjoy
drinks with the groom (Meir, 2010)
ii. Dadeken then takes place- The groom lifts the veil of the bride to
confirm indentity.
iii. Signing of ketubah, the marriage contract by two witnesses
iv. The bride and the groom walks to the chuppah
v. The bride circles the groom seven times, a physical symbol of a
ring
vi. Kiddushin takes place where the bride and the groom share two
cups of wine
vii. Holy communion is taken by the Italian catholic members
viii. Exchange of wedding rings as a sign of commitment
ix. Sheva brachot is carried out where the seven blessings are
recited over the second cup of wine (Seigel, 2012).
x. Breaking of glass is done to conclude the ceremony to symbolize
the delicate nature of marriage hence require nurturing.
xi. Yichud- The bride and the groom then shares a secret time
together before the ceremony continues (Schwartz, Tepperman &
Willis, 2013).
xii. Seudat Mitzvah- The guests share joy with the bride and groom.
0300hrs Bridal party goes
for formal photo
session
Music playing
Serving of food
Bridal party
DJ
Catering
department
List of photos to be taken should be prepared in advance and given
to the photo man.
The DJ should play cool background music as people get served.
0400hrs Bridal party leaves
the park followed
by the priest, family
members and the
Everyone should be directed where to board their vehicle

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rest
References
Meir, E. (2010). Judaism and Philosophy: Each Other’s Other in Levinas. Modern
Judaism, 30(3), 348-362.
Schwartz, S., Tepperman, J., & Willis, A. (2013). The YICHUD Room: Performing Jewish
Spaces. Canadian Theatre Review, (153), 20-24.
Siegel, S. R. (2012). Jewish Welcoming Ceremonies for Newborn Girls: The Modern
Development of a Feminist Ritual. Modern Judaism, 32(3), 335-358.
Klangwisan, Y. (2014). A Tallith of one's own (a meditation on Derrida's'
silkworm'). Hecate, 39(1/2), 123.