A Jewish wedding follows a set order: tish, ketubah, chuppah, glass, party. Details differ from community to community, the core stays the same. Here is that order on a real day: the wedding of Tyron and Karen on 28 June 2026 in Munich. The times come from our cameras.
The day, hour by hour
| 11:15 | First shot, getting dressed |
|---|---|
| 18:37 | The groom walks to the chuppah |
| 18:41 | The bride walks in |
| 18:43 | Seven circles, just under two minutes |
| 18:51 | The ring |
| 18:52 | The ketubah is read aloud |
| 18:54 | The seven blessings |
| 19:05 | The glass |
| 21:28 | Speeches, until 21:50 |
| 01:23 | Guests’ wishes on camera, until 01:45 |
| 02:33 | Last shot |
Before the chuppah
Guests usually arrive before the ceremony. At the tish the groom sits with family, friends and the rabbi, and there is singing, laughing and heckling. This is also where the ketubah, the marriage contract, is signed. Many communities then hold the bedeken: the groom sees the bride and lowers her veil.
Under the chuppah
The chuppah is the canopy the couple marries under, a symbol of their shared home. In many communities the bride circles the groom seven times. Then come the ring, the reading of the ketubah and the seven blessings, the sheva brachot. At the very end the glass breaks and everyone shouts Mazel Tov. Here is why: Why do you break a glass at a Jewish wedding?
After the glass
Many couples spend a few minutes alone right after the chuppah, called yichud. Then the party starts: the entrance, the hora, the chairs, speeches, dinner, dancing. At Tyron and Karen’s wedding the last camera ran until 02:33.
What this means for the film
From the groom’s entrance to the glass, Tyron and Karen’s ceremony took 28 minutes. Everything that cannot be repeated happens in that time. That is why we had five cameras and three wireless microphones there. People spoke four languages: Hebrew, English, German and Spanish. We were there for over 15 hours, and all of it became a film of 9:57 minutes. Watch the film