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And then the groom
looks at her; she looks
at him. Even if they're
not religious, its a
moment that is so high
and magical.
"I try to get every
couple to add one new
symbol or custom to
their wedding. The
flowers are great. I
make my living that
way. But there is sym-
bolism tope wrapped
in, too.
"Your wedding goes
by so fast. When you
have little nuances, you
remember more."
When Deanna
Matthews Kleiman and
her husband, Ira, were
married last year at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek, Mrs. Ross sug-
gested that they consid-
er the veiling ceremony.
Although Deanna
Deanna Matthews Kleiman signs the ketubah before
and Ira had already
the bedeken ceremony.
made the decision to
keep kosher and keep
Shabbat, Deanna recalls
thinking that bedeken
was something reserved
with the ceremony, was surprised at
for those more religious. "But," she
the intense emotions the bedeken
says, "Esther described it as such a
evoked in him.
beautiful thing that we'd always
"When my friends led me out, they
remember. My father is Israeli and he
were all dancing and singing," he says.
said it's a nice thing. So, we decided to "It is a mitzvah to make the bride and
do it. Although not everyone at our
groom joyous and I was overwhelmed
wedding was familiar with the ceremo- to see so many people [devoting them-
ny, some of the women at our wed-
selves] to making me happy. Being led
ding were and helped everyone feel
to Deanna with all the music playing
comfortable with it."
was like a scene out of a beautiful
Ira was in a separate room signing
movie.
the ketubah while Deanna sat in the
"When we got to where Deanna was
synagogue foyer on what she says was a sitting, the rabbi asked me, 'Is this
"gorgeous white chair surrounded by
your bride?' Deanna was crying. I
beautiful flowers." As guests entered,
looked at her and she looked at me. It
they were brought to Deanna by a rela- was an intense and beautiful
tive to congratulate her. Then trumpets moment."
heralded Ira's approach as he was led to
"Ira came to me and lifted up my
Deanna amid dancing and clapping.
veil," Deanna says of the bedeken. "It
"I wasn't crying until I heard the
was such a touching moment. People
trumpets and then I totally lost it,"
still tell us a year later how beautiful
Deanna recalls. "It was so beautiful.
they thought the bedeken was. My
My father gave me a blessing and then
husband thought it was one of the
my father-in-law blessed me and both
most beautiful parts of our wedding.
mothers veiled my face. Everyone in
"Esther was right. Bedeken is some-
the room began crying."
thing that we will always remember
Ira, who had attended several
and tell our kids about one day." ❑
Orthodox weddings and was familiar