You break the glass before you kiss. You can break any kind of glass: old, new, borrowed, or blue. If you're going to do the glass-breaking, then it happens towards the end of the ceremony-after the pronouncement and kiss, not before. The glass is broken to protect this marriage with the implied prayer: May your bond of love be as difficult to break as it would be to put together the pieces of this glass. Maybe do a nervous chuckle like I did when my boyfriend and I kissed for the first time. Even in our greatest moment of joy, we remember those who are suffering. 2. You could say anything or nothing at all. After he declares the bride and groom to be wife and husband he invites the couple to seal their promises with a kiss. Breaking of the Glass 9. Whatever you choose, it should be well wrapped to prevent injury. Some couples choose to break the glass together. May the breaking of this glass remind you of the fragility of human relationships. This is the interpretation we used in our program for the Breaking of The Glass: The final event under the chuppah is the breaking of the glass. He then places the glass on the ground before the groom. (At a Jewish wedding there is … processional opening prayer scripture reading exchange of vows exchange of rings lighting the unity candle prayer on the marriage pronouncement of the marriage recessional so my question, where in all of this do you kiss the bride. 1. The crash of glass ends the hush of mythic time under the huppah, and the world rushes in. Or you can pull a stunt like my ex and point out the obvious erection. Everyone exhales, claps and shouts, “Mazel tov!” The celebration begins. The groom then kisses the bride and then breaks the glass with his right foot. This this the order and so far this is just a draft. my fiance and I were discussing the details of the ceremony with our pastor. This is it, the time has come. With so much preparation carried out for this very moment, the ring placed upon the finger, every guest in the room hurriedly preparing their iPhones to take a shot, and clearing their vocal chords to shout “Mazal Tov”, it’s time to break the glass! This event has several meanings. All imagery by Blake Ezra Photography.This is part 7 of the 9-part Jewish Wedding Traditions Explained series..