1. INTRODUCTION (start here)
What this project is (and what it isn’t) • History of Jewish Same-Sex weddings • How to think about building a wedding • Textual integrity and the permissibility of changing brachot • Additional notes about liturgical language (trans & gender nonconforming language, feminine divine language)
2. WEDDING LEAD-UP
Aufruf • Wedding announcements • Additional customs
3. KABBALAT PANIM
Tisch • T’nayim • Hachnasat Kallah & Bedeken
4. CHUPPAH AND PROCESSION
Chuppah • Printed programs • Procession • Circling • Greeting the couple
5. BIRKAT ERUSIN
Birkat Erusin • A note on Shehechiyanu
6. KIDDUSHIN AND KETUBA
What constitutes a marriage? • Kiddushin Adaptations • Kiddushin alternatives • Adapting the ketuba
7. SHEVA BRACHOT
Various Sheva Brachot approaches
8. OTHER CHUPPAH RITUALS
Birkat Kohanim • Civil ceremony • Additional rituals • Breaking the glass • Yichud
9. DINNER AND DANCING
What music to play? • Dances and customs • Birkat Hamazon
10. RESOURCES
Rabbis / officiants • Vendors • Further reading • Complete ceremonies