How to Use chuppah in a Sentence
chuppah
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The chuppah was decorated with red and pink dahlias, as per the color scheme.
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Alexandra MacOn,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2023
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The pair's chuppah was adorned with colorful flowers that matched the theme of the reception.
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Charlotte Triggs,
Peoplemag,
22 Aug. 2022
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The chuppah was steps above the aisle, facing east, so sunlight shone on the ceremony.
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Alexandra MacOn,
Vogue,
14 Aug. 2023
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Scenes of her wedding in Zimbabwe, under a chuppah, in front of a house, with her husband and kids, surround me.
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Carolyn Twersky,
The Cut,
26 Mar. 2018
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For example, one chuppah made for a 1924 ceremony is adorned with both an American flag and a Star of David.
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Mary Carole McCauley,
baltimoresun.com,
16 June 2017
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Bayes also constructed a white chuppah covered in vines just like the one Luke builds beside Lorelai’s house in season 2.
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Zoey Lyttle,
Peoplemag,
18 June 2024
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Their parents also escorted Ben and Moriah down the aisle to a chuppah painted by Moriah’s best friend Colleen, an artist.
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Philly.com,
13 July 2018
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Greenberg recalls crying under the chuppah, taking them both by surprise.
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Andrea Mandell,
Peoplemag,
9 May 2024
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The event featured a pride seder haggadah modeled after a Passover one, candles lit to represent the colors of the rainbow and a chuppah in which attendees stood under while healing prayers were uttered.
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Sergio Carmona,
Jewish Journal,
23 June 2017
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On the stage, Rebecca and Or’s closest friends and family members gathered underneath the chuppah—a white canopy with verdant foliage climbing up the structure.
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Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
31 Oct. 2017
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There were little touches — my grandfather’s prayer shawl on our shoulders, my Great-Uncle Josef’s shawl on the top of our chuppah — to remind us of our ancestors, many of whom had suffered terribly.
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Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
2 Nov. 2018
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Rushefsky also unfurled a lace blanket — a wedding present to her mother that has been used in her family for years as a chuppah or special-occasion tablecloth.
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Lillian Reed,
baltimoresun.com,
31 Aug. 2019
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The couple's traditional chuppah was decorated with white and ivory florals and included prayer shawls from the bride and groom's family.
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John-John Williams Iv,
baltimoresun.com,
12 May 2017
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The event included a pride seder haggadah modeled after a Passover one, candles lit to represent the colors of the rainbow and a chuppah in which attendees stood under while healing prayers were uttered.
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Sergio Carmona,
Jewish Journal,
15 June 2018
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The Torah was then paraded through the streets under a traditional chuppah — canopy — in a joyous procession that included live music, singing and dancing.
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Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2023
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The couple’s family arrived first, followed by Ross, who waited under the chuppah until Maya arrived with her veil over her face, in keeping with Jewish tradition.
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Vogue,
18 Nov. 2019
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Its leaves created a natural arc, symbolizing their own version of a chuppah.
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Shira Savada,
Harper's BAZAAR,
8 Mar. 2021
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Orchids hung from the ceiling for the chuppah while the ceremony also featured an elevated runway, with water and floating flowers on each side.
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Hedy Phillips,
Peoplemag,
6 Sep. 2023
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In fact, juxtaposed to the Talmudic discussion of the seven blessings recited beneath the chuppah are the blessings recited at a burial (Ketubot 8a, 8b).
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Rabbi Avi Weiss,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Nov. 2022
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They got married under a chuppah in an intimate wedding in Northern California.
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Town & Country,
22 July 2022
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L’Atelier Rouge’s Caroline Bailly, who designed the florals for all their events, created interior floral arrangements and used white roses to decorate the chuppah’s poles.
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Belathée,
Harper's BAZAAR,
31 Oct. 2019
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