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One of the many customs that fell into disuse upon the Israelites being uprooted from their land was the ancient Israelite Wedding Ceremony. Already a custom when the ancient Israelites were in Egypt, practice of the custom ceased sometime in the second century C.E., as our hopes waned of a speedy rebirth. 
Now, 19 centuries later, with the return of the Israelite nation to its homeland, this indigenous ceremony has once again begun to take root. Within a generation it will return as popular custom in Israel, with God's help. According to ancient custom, on the day of the wedding, the bride is crowned with a 'Jerusalem of Gold' bridal crown, a golden crown depicting the walls of Jerusalem. The bride is carried to her wedding in an Aperion, or Royal Wedding Litter (Song of Songs 3:9-10), by Jerusalem's Royal Litter Bearers, to the accompaniment of shofar blowers and harpist. The bride is carried to the Chupat Chatanim, or Canopy of Bridegrooms (Mishnah Sotah 9:14), a dome shaped crimson silk and gold wedding canopy, where her groom, adorned with a garland of roses and myrhh awaits her. 
All parts of the ceremony, except
for the groom's donning of a floral crown, have been restored and
are available for your wedding today.
Whereas we "remember" the ancient custom by marrying under a flat Chupah today, you can now come to Jerusalem and get married according to our ancient customs, for real, not as a rememberance of something long gone, but a real Biblical Israelite wedding! And for those of you who are already married, we will custom design a magnificent anniversary celebration for you here in Jerusalem, recreating a Biblical wedding. Contact us for more details on how you can have a Biblical Wedding.
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Halachah (Jewish Law)
requires that we wait for the rebuilding of the Temple to crown
the grooms.
