Friday, May 30, 2008

Chuppah poles

When Jewish couples wed, they stand during the ceremony under a chuppah. This symbolizes the new home that the couple will make together. So sweet.

It can be made of any material on top and is supported at the four corners by poles. I've asked my mom to put her wonderful artistic skills to use and create the chuppah canopy. I can't wait to see what she comes up with. Roger and I took it upon ourselves to find some "meaningful poles".... Yeah, who knew there could be such a thing.
Over Memorial Day weekend we took a tromp though the woods at White Lily Pond, the second home that Roger's family has owned in the Berkshires for over 30 years. After a windy winter, there were plenty of fallen branches to choose from. The forest mosquitoes almost thwarted our plans, but we managed to find some suitable limbs.

Roger secured them to the roof of the car and off we headed back to New Jersey, chuppah poles acquired!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey R+G

Its been almost a month with no update. What's the deal?? Should I remove this blog from my Favorites? :-)~

Roger and Gerrie said...

Sorry... planning is taking its toll... expect a "poofs" update very soon.