First-off, I am not sure if I am putting my question under the right rubric. Probably not, so please let me know where to put it.

My brother-in-law is going to get married. They are planning the wedding for this coming summer. However, since they don't belong to any shul, and both are just beginning their road to Judaism, they obviously have questions on how to make their wedding as much "the right way" as possible.

So, if I may, I would like to place some of their questions here in the form they asked me, hoping to see the answers from all of you.

1. This summer Tisha B'av falls on Sunday, August 14; which automatically excludes three weeks from July 24 to August 14 from the list of possible dates. Is that correct?

2. Is it OK to have the wedding ceremony and the reception on July 23rd evening? It's a Saturday.

3. At what time is it permitted to have the ceremony start if it is on a Saturday?

4. Is it permitted to have the reception right after Motzei Shabbat?

5. What is the traditional Jewish wedding "seider" - order of things?

6. When are the Sheva Brachoth to be recited?

Thank you very much in advance for your answers. As the bridegroom's close relative, I feel responsible for making sure everything goes well, and they have a wonderful, spiritual, Jewish wedding.

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You are correct about not being able to make a wedding during those 3 weeks. The Wedding should also not be made on Saturday night either since it is already the 17th of Tammuz.

The sheva brachos are made under the chuppah after the Kiddushin. They are said again after the meal.

Rabbi Kacev,

Thank you very much for your answer. How about a Saturday night outside the three weeks?

It would be very hard, since Shabbos ends at avery unearthly hour during July. Then you run into a lot of problems of transportation to the hall and preporations, both by the participants and the caterer. So I would reccomend against it.