If the wedding ceremony is held indoors in a hall, sometimes a special opening is built to be opened during the ceremony.

Many Hasidim prefer to conduct the entire ceremony outdoors.

Simeon ben Yohai: God adorned Eve like a bride and brought her to Adam" (Genesis Rabbah 18:1).

The obligations related to the Jewish wedding ceremony are discussed in the Talmud.

although this is not mandatory among Sephardic communities.

As on Yom Kippur, both the chatan and kallah fast (in this case, from dawn until after the completion of the marriage ceremony).

And at the ceremony, the chatan wears a kittel, the traditional white robe worn on Yom Kippur.

There are differing opinions as to which part of the ceremony constitutes nissuin/chuppah; they include standing under the canopy - itself called a chuppah - and being alone together in a room (yichud).

The ketubah details the obligations of the groom to the kallah (bride), among which are food, clothing, and marital relations.