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How lovely of you. : ) You can send a regular wedding card, just not a reference to another religion, obviously.
I just googled on "jewish wedding card" and a lot of neat images came up, some using the phrase "mazel tov" (contratulations), which would be nice to work in if you want a sentiment.
Some had a 6-sided (Jewish) star. Some were quite generic. A couple had a huppah - a canopy on 4 poles. You might want to google as a little jump-start, but I'm sure anything you do will be appreciated.
Oh, colors - blue and white are the colors of Israel so sometimes used, but any colors are fine too. I hope you show us what you create!
I recently made a Bat Mitzvah card for a friend's granddaughter. I kept it simple, just several different layers of white using different embossing folders.
Then I made the outside sentiment on my computer - Congratulations on your Bat Mitzvah, put it in an oval and matted it. Inside I put a nice verse and ended with Mazel Tov!
I think something similar would work for a wedding, using white and accenting the sentiment with blue.
Here is a verse for a wedding that I found on a Jewish card:
"May you cherish each other through seasons and years filled with love, health and happiness." You could print that for the inside and add Mazel Tov!
Here's a similar card I made using the embossing technique. It was for a baptism, but you can see what I mean about the embossing.
__________________ Bugga in OK
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." Dalai Lama
mazel tov in Hebrew alphabet would be מזל טוב (the way the second letter, the ז, is usually written is that the top horizontal line is a bit short, for ex. shorter than the line on the last letter, the ב, and at a slight angle going up to the left)
chatan/chasan is Hebrew for groom חתּן (The first is Israeli pronunciation; the second is the incorrect but popular way to say it outside Israel.) The dot is kind of optional but you would definitely leave it out ּfor the non-Israeli version
kallah is Hebrew for bride כּלה
I am Jewish, and agree with what others have said.
The only thing to avoid isa cross, but you probably knew that.
One of those cards where they make two owls into the bride and groom would be cute.
While it is traditional to say mazel tov, it is certainly not offensive to say congratulations.
You can do any normal wedding card with a bride and groom...it might be cute to put a yarmulke on him. You could do champagne glasses, whatever...etc etc. Not all Jews connect to Israel..so dont worry about colors at all.
Congratulations is totally fine. We dont expect people to know Yiddish or Hebrew. If one felt compelled to use verse-use Old Testament, not New.
We do like/respect handmade things so that in itself will be appreciated-and that you thought of them!
Thank you, everyone, for the ideas. I especially appreciate those who were Jewish who responded. Since they are both in their 60s, I will avoid anything cutesy, but can incorporate blue, white, and Mazel Tov (are both words capitalized?) I have an image in mind from a Crafty Secrets set I have, and I just bought a bunch of embossing folders from Tuesday Morning. :-)
I'm Jewish too, and I'll add further confirmation to what everyone else said -- "congratulations" in English is just fine, and "Mazel Tov" is also nice but not necessary. Regarding capitalization, there is no capitalization in Hebrew, only one set of letters. So I think it's fine to go lowercase or uppercase, just as you would see "congratulations" and "CONGRATULATIONS" on cards. And writing Mazel Tov in English is perfectly fine.
"Tov" means "good" and "Mazal" is similar to "luck." Together they are the Hebrew equivalent of congratulations.
Another nice phrase that you'll see in both sets is "L'Chaim" or "L'Chayim." "Chai" is the Hebrew word for "life." And "L'Chaim" means "to life." It's often used when clinking glasses/toasting (think "cheers" in English). So this is another option, especially if you use champagne glasses on your card. Mazel Tov is more traditional though.
When I got married (a long time ago) most of the cards were non-religious wedding cards. I enjoyed every one.
__________________ Elizabeth in Hoboken, proud parent of a feisty and mischievous parrot who likes to chew craft supplies
Thank you, everyone, for the ideas. I especially appreciate those who were Jewish who responded. Since they are both in their 60s, I will avoid anything cutesy, but can incorporate blue, white, and Mazel Tov (are both words capitalized?) I have an image in mind from a Crafty Secrets set I have, and I just bought a bunch of embossing folders from Tuesday Morning. :-)
Wait. Tuesday Morning has embossing folders?
Sounds like a trip is in order.
Update: I wanted to share that I gave my co-worker a card, and he really liked it! He was impressed by the details. I've never given him a stamped item before, and am pleased he liked it. :-)
Yea! So glad he liked it. And thank you for following up and letting us know. I always wonder how things like this turn out. I love it when people let us know the outcome.
PS Your card was lovely.
__________________ Bugga in OK
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." Dalai Lama
Card ideas for a Jewish wedding?
