Jewish wedding traditions adopted by non-Jewish couple

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Originally Posted by aephi alum

Yichud means seclusion. Immediately after the ceremony, the bride and groom leave the chuppah and go to a separate space where they spend the first moments of their married life together, without family and friends intruding. In the old days, the marriage would be consummated during this time. My husband and I spent our yichud saying to each other, "Holy shit, we're married?!" LOL

ETA: I think this is a great idea to incorporate into a wedding, no matter the couple's religion(s). It's nice not to be inundated by well-wishers and thrown into a receiving line when you've just exchanged vows seconds ago.

I like this. In many situations, it's probably the only actual alone time you'll get for the entire day until the shindig is over.