ChossonKallah.com – Live in Maryland!

on January 3rd, 2010 · No Comments | Wedding News

It’s alive… It’s alive! Ok, we’ve finally ‘turned the switch on’ in our wedding directory in the Maryland / D.C. region. Big thanks to all those Maryland / D.C. wedding vendors that helped us organize the directory to be a more complete resource for Jewish Weddings in the area. If you know the area and notice that we missed a useful wedding  resource, please let us and our visitors know.

www.chossonandkallah.com/maryland

Next on our agenda:

We are currently looking into Chicago, as well as Canada: Toronto and Montreal.

Wedding Toons

on December 20th, 2009 · No Comments | Buying Guides, Ideas and Inspirations

These custom made wedding greeting cards are just loads of fun. These colorful humoristic creations were made by Mira Scharf, an illustrator and a cartoonist in NYC, and can be used as invites, thank you cards, save the dates, or just for fun. The artist custom-makes a whimsical, cute and simply happy-looking representation of the couple on any background of choice that can be used in oh-so-many interesting ways. Available at her Etsy shop.

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Cha-Nu-Ka-H Sameach!

on December 15th, 2009 · No Comments | Interesting

Happy Chanukkah to all the Chatans and Kallahs out there!!! Now that you’ve found a partner with whom you’ll share the rest of your life, and now that your life has gained a new measure of ‘certainty’, and the ‘uncertainty’ of not knowing if you’ll ever meet the one that’s right for you is a thing of the past, now that some of that ‘darkness’ has been illuminated, we wish you to continue to find illumination in all things.

Weddings on Chanukkah | Issues in Halacha

on December 13th, 2009 · No Comments | Customs & Traditions, Interesting

A Chanukah wedding may have a number of halachic implications for both the couple and the wedding attendees.

The Mitzvah To Light in Ones Home

The place where a person lights the Chanukah candles is just as important, even more important, than the time when he or she lights. The halacha requires that the Menorah is kindled in one’s place of residence. (Even though, the menorahs are lit in public places such as shuls, one does not fulfill his mitzvah of Chanukka candles with this lighting.) Temporary residence is also considered one’s residence for the purpose of lighting the candles; i.e. the place where a person sleeps that night is the place where he or she should light the menorah.
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White House State Dinner

on November 29th, 2009 · Comments Off | Ideas and Inspirations

If the White House is hosting a dinner, you can be sure that it has been planned, designed, prepared to every minute detail. Food, colors, flowers, music – all have been thoughtfully selected for the occasion and the guest list – in this case India’s Prime Minister Singh and other dignitaries. Here’s what they came up with, perhaps you can get some ideas from the pros.

The Tent Entrance

Black Friday

on November 27th, 2009 · Comments Off | Interesting

Whether you stand online or go online for your shopping discounts, the shopping season has officially been kicked off. For all of you planning a wedding and setting up the place you’ll call home after that wedding, the shopping season was kicked off the day you said ‘yes’. If you’re in the spending money parsha anyways, you may save a chunk of change by riding the shopping wave. For us shomer shabbos folks, the winter Black Friday is just too short to spend shopping, so finding some great deals online may be the only way to go. Here are some that be of interest to the wedding shopping community.
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Coming to Baltimore and D.C.

on November 16th, 2009 · Comments Off | Wedding News

It’s been more than three years since the ChossonKallah.com wedding directory has been providing thousands of families with resources to plan their wedding. Three years ago, the directory covered the New York area only. Since then we have expanded to include New Jersey, California, and Florida regions. As of December, we plan to cover the Maryland / Washington D.C. region as well. If you have had a really good experience with a wedding vendor in that locale let us know about them; leave a comment or send us a line via the ‘Contact Us‘ page. …And Thanks.