Daci S.


Age: 24

Affiliation: Reform

Occupation: Research Assistant, Student

Wedding Date: June 2009 at the Bride’s Childhood Synagogue in Baton Rouge, LA

About Me: I’m planning a modern and slightly quirky wedding. The wedding will include a lot of DIY ideas (I like to think I could be a designer in another life!) with a yellow and gray color palette. My reception will feature a Klezmer band that also plays a lot of New Orleans jazz style music which will appeal to our mostly Jewish, mostly out of town guest list. The majority of our vendors have ever dealt with a Jewish wedding before so planning has been quite interesting!

Not Your Average Southern Belle!

Posted by DJ

There are four things that seem pretty standard to Southern Louisiana weddings that I just don’t get:

1. Bridal Portraits A few weeks before the wedding the bride puts on her dress, does her hair and makeup, and stands on a staircase with a bouquet. As far as I can tell, the purpose of this is to have a picture of the bride to display at the reception.
2. A Groom’s Cake shaped like a) a mounted deer head, or b) beer
3. Buffets consisting of deep fried everything, including seafood. I apologize in advance to my three non-Jewish guests, but we’re going to try and keep this wedding Kosher!
4. The Money Dance, where guests must pay cash to dance with the bride and groom (I think this may have been taken from an old Polish tradition).


{Images from EB Cakes and the Wichita Heritage Society}

Nothing against any of these things – I’ll eat cake of any shape or size, and I also enjoy an occasional deep fried Southern Louisiana meal – but the typical Southern wedding is just not very “us.” The wedding we’re planning is likely to leave a few  of our more traditional Southern guests puzzled, but it will also incorporate little personal touches that I think (and hope) will leave a lasting impression!

I can’t wait to share more of my wedding planning details with you.  Stay tuned….

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4 comments

1 Julie { 04.15.09 at 4:37 pm }

If you get the Country Music Channel, there’s a show hosted by Tom Arnold called “Redneck Weddings.” I was kind of frightened to learn that there are weddings in which mud wrestling is a main event, people get married in camouflage and orange, and bridal parties go to get their nails done at Wal-Mart.


2 Helen { 04.15.09 at 6:27 pm }

Seriously. Is that cake for real???


3 DJ { 04.16.09 at 11:45 am }

I wish I were more shocked by those redneck weddings and the cakes!


4 Louisiana Sunday Night | Jewish Wedding Network { 05.05.09 at 2:19 pm }

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