It’s lovely! Thank you so much again.
Natalie Forman & Shay Sastiel, Ketubah Love from Florida, The Land of Ochre Ketubah
23Dec
23Dec
Aramaic in the Ketubah and in… Abracadabra
So, when I’m not spending my time creating ketubahs, I happen to love spending my time… studying ancient etymologies. Where did words come from? How do they relate? I even run two different web pages about it, just for fun (Learning Spanish using Etymologies and Etymologically Speaking).
So I was shocked last night, to be doing my normal reading about etymologies in my spare time and discover an Aramaic connection. I thought Aramaic was dead as a language — but it still survives… in the word abracadabra. À la Wikipedia:
Abracadabra is an incantation used as a magic word in stage magic tricks, and historically was believed to have healing powers when inscribed on an amulet. The word is thought to have[weasel words] its origin in the Aramaic language, but numerous conflicting folk etymologies are associated with it. Many[weasel words] consider that the word “Abracadabra” is actually a Hebrew phrase meaning “I create (A’bra) what (ca) I speak (dab’ra).” This etymology is rather dubious, however, as ???? ????? in Aramaic is more reasonably translated “I create like the word.” The second lexeme in this supposedly Aramaic phrase must be a noun given the presence of the definite article on the end of the word (it cannot be an infinitive construct, as the infinitive cannot take the definite article).
Every time we go see a magician and he uses the word “abracadabra”… remember your Ketubah, and remember the etymology-loving folks here at Team Ketubah!
Morgan the Language Nerd
The Modern Ketubah Store from Team Ketubah
23Dec
Ketubah Love: “You Have Really Been Great To Work With…”
Thank you very much for all of your help. You have really been great to work with. Will definitely recommend to friends in the future. We can’t wait to see it.
Colleen & Lowell Ganin, Ketubah Love from Arizona, The Love Ketubah
20Dec
Real Weddings: Anita & Matthew Meador
It brings us pure joy to create a work of art that will play an integral role in a couple’s wedding and marriage, and every so often Team Ketubah comes across a couple that we truly bond with. We are beyond excited to share with you the fun details of their wedding and the story behind their happily-every-after — it touched our hearts deeply and we are positive it will do the same for you as well!
Not only were Anita and Matthew an absolute pleasure to work with, but their Ketubah was our very FIRST Spanish Ketubah! Anita has a ton of family from Argentina, and as many of our Ketubah team is from Argentina, we hold this Ketubah very near to our hearts. So how did the Ketubah go over on the big day?
My family from Argentina LOVED it. It’s now hanging in our living room and it looks beautiful. Thank you so so so much.
The Stained Glass Orchards Ketubah
Thank you so much Anita and Matthew for allowing us to be part of such a significant moment in your lives. We wish you a lifetime of love, happiness, and adventure!
18Dec
Ketubah Love: “The Ketubah is so Beautiful…”
The Ketubah is so beautiful. Thanks so much!
Monica & Jason Miller, Ketubah Love from California, The Blue No. 18 Ketubah
11Dec
Real Weddings: Amy & Nathaniel Carota
It brings us pure joy to create a work of art that will play an integral role in a couple’s wedding and marriage, and every so often Team Ketubah comes across a couple that we truly bond with. We are beyond excited to share with you the fun details of their wedding and the story behind their happily-every-after — it touched our hearts deeply and we are positive it will do the same for you as well!
We love being able to work with couples who not only devote their time and effort into the text side of the Ketubah, but to the design and artistic side as well! Amy and Nathaniel were married in Pennsylvania, and Amy shared with us how she came across our website and gallery:
I found out about you guys because I wanted a nice ketubah that was more like a piece of art. I stumbled across your site which I immediately liked because of the options of artwork and also the site itself (it’s simplicity and ease of use).
The Stained Glass Orchards Ketubah
Amy and Nathaniel’s wedding looked absolutely perfect, and we can tell their Ketubah truly matches their style and personalities! Amy shared with us some kind words upon first seeing her finished Ketubah: “We love the ketubah and can’t wait to get it framed…”
Nothing makes us happier than when a couple is completely in love with our art! Mazel Tov Amy and Nathaniel, we wish you heaps of love, joy, and happiness!
11Dec
Real Weddings: Erica & Matthew Stein
It brings us pure joy to create a work of art that will play an integral role in a couple’s wedding and marriage, and every so often Team Ketubah comes across a couple that we truly bond with. We are beyond excited to share with you the fun details of their wedding and the story behind their happily-every-after — it touched our hearts deeply and we are positive it will do the same for you as well!
We love being able to work with couples who are as passionate about Ketubahs as we are! Married in California, Erica and Matthew went with the modern and bold Britto-Inspired Ketubah (one of Team Ketubah’s absolute favorites!). Usually when a couple shares some pictures of the Ketubah on their special day they’ll send us only a few, but Erica and Matthew were so awesome that they sent us a link to all the photos from their wedding! From start to finish their day looked absolutely beautiful, romantic, and fun — just as a wedding should be. We had a hard time choosing only a few (we loved them all!), but here are a few of our favorites:
We were so proud to see the Ketubah in their wedding photos, especially during the signing! Beyond the wedding it fills our hearts with warmth to know that our couples love their Ketubahs not only for its symbolism, but as an awesome work of art. Michael shared with us his thoughts:
We absolutely love the Ketubah and have already mounted it in our living room for all to see.
It is with great joy that we say Mazel Tov Erica and Matthew! Thank you for choosing us to make something that would play a symbolic and important role on you big day. We wish you a lifetime of fun, excitement, and love!
10Dec
Real Weddings: Michael & Leo
It brings us pure joy to create a work of art that will play an integral role in a couple’s wedding and marriage, and every so often Team Ketubah comes across a couple that we truly bond with. We are beyond excited to share with you the fun details of their wedding and the story behind their happily-every-after — it touched our hearts deeply and we are positive it will do the same for you as well!
Beyond being an absolute pleasure to work with, Michael and Leo’s Ketubah actually became one of Team Ketubah’s favorites! Married in Arizona, their wedding looked absolutely beautiful and personal — truly the perfect wedding. Their Ketubah featured a beautiful summer sky with waving trees, inspired by their personal tastes and interests. So of course, we had to ask how it went over on the big day (and what their friends and family thought!):
Everyone loved it. Thanks!
We loved their commissioned piece so much, that we ended up including it in our Ketubah Gallery! From Team Ketubah to Michael and Leo, thank you so much for choosing us to create something so personal and unique. We were beyond honored that we could make something that you would both look on for years to come that would bring you happiness and joy. Mazel Tov and we wish you a lifetime of love and adventure!
10Dec
Aramaic spoken today!
Who knew that Aramaic was still spoken today?
Well, in the This is not a Ketubah, yes it is office, we spend our free time chatting in ancient languages. Not to mention, since our Ketubot are partially in ancient aramaic, we need to be on the tip of our toes (tongues?), and always perfecting our ancient aramaic. But we thought that no one else spoke it outside of our arts studio!
But we were wrong! I just read on Wikipedia, 400,00 people speak Aramaic today. Who knew?
That’s certainly a lot of ketubah writers (sofers) ;)
-Morgan
The Modern Ketubah Store from Team Ketubah
09Dec
Ketubah Love: “Great Customer Service”
…We love it. Thanks for the great customer service and all your help.
Joy & Evan Hathaway, Ketubah Love from Washington D.C., The Havdalah Sunset Ketubah
09Dec
Real Weddings: Jessica & Joshua Klein
It brings us pure joy to create a work of art that will play an integral role in acouple’s wedding and marriage, and every so often Team Ketubah comes across a couple that we truly bond with. We are beyond excited to share with you the fun details of their wedding and the story behind their happily-every-after — it touched our hearts deeply and we are positive it will do the same for you as well!
Beyond being an awesome couple to work with, Jessica and Joshua’s wedding photos were absolutely stunning. From Jessica’s gorgeous dress and veil to the romantic ceremony, everything looked absolutely perfect! They chose one of Team Ketubah’s favorite, a Britto-Inspired Ketubah, and we could not have imagined a better fit for the both of them. We love hearing about how each couple incorporates their Ketubah on the big day, especially if they choose to do something beyond just the typical ceremony:
Beyond the actual Ketubah ceremony, we brought it to the wedding ceremony and displayed it on an easel next to the Chuppah. We then brought it up into our ballroom and displayed it right next to our table for the entire wedding.
We loved that they not only included the Ketubah in their ceremony, but for the whole wedding as well! We loved being able to create something that matched their modern style and tastes, and that they would love for years to come. After all the big celebrations were over, Joshua shared with us what they did with their Ketubah:
Jessica and I have our Ketubah hanging in our home with extreme pride. We LOVE that beyond everything it represents symbolically, it is also a piece of art that we are excited and proud to display on our wall. I think couples often hang their Ketubah in their home because they think they’re supposed to or “have” to. We couldn’t wait to hang ours!
A big Thank You! from Team Ketubah to Joshua and Jessica for letting us create something that played such an important role in your wedding. And thank you for sharing these gorgeous photos! We were completely honored that you feel such pride and joy not only because of its symbolism, but from the design as well. Mazel Tov on your big day and we wish you a lifetime of happiness, excitement and heaps of love!
09Dec
Real Weddings: Kerry & George Fennimore
It brings us pure joy to create a work of art that will play an integral role in acouple’s wedding and marriage, and every so often Team Ketubah comes across a couple that we truly bond with. We are beyond excited to share with you the fun details of their wedding and the story behind their happily-every-after — it touched our hearts deeply and we are positive it will do the same for you as well!
Kerry and George Fennimore were married in beautiful, sunny California! Their wedding looked absolutely stunning and romantic! And what better Ketubah than a gorgeous black-and-white silhouette to match a classic romantic wedding?
So how did their big day go? George tells us, “We loved it!”
From our team to Kerry and George, Mazel Tov on your wedding! We were so honored to create something that you loved and would be proud to hang in your home. We hope The Romantic Ketubah will fill you both with warmth and romance. We wish you both a lifetime of fun, love, and happiness!
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