A beautiful setting for the moment before the chuppah.
The bedeken is the veiling of the bride, when the groom lowers the veil over her face before they walk to the chuppah. At many weddings it follows the kabbalat panim, when the bride sits in a decorated chair to greet guests. CHIC Flowers designs the setting for both — the kallah's chair, a floral backdrop, and the surrounding space — so this emotional moment is as beautiful as the ceremony itself.
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Before the ceremony, the bride is seated while family and friends come to greet her. The groom is then escorted in — often with singing — to lower her veil, and the parents bless the couple. Customs vary: some weddings hold the kabbalat panim and bedeken as a larger reception, while others keep the bedeken brief and private.
Because it happens before the ceremony, the bedeken is one of the most photographed moments of the day.
The bride's chair is the focal point. We frame it with a floral backdrop or arch, add arrangements at either side, and style the chair itself with flowers or fabric. Designs range from a soft, all-white garden look to a dramatic installation that echoes the chuppah.
We design the bedeken setting in the same palette as the chuppah so the pre-ceremony photos and the ceremony feel connected.
The bedeken is often held in a separate room from the ceremony, so it has to be installed and ready early. At Orthodox weddings, the groom's tisch and the bride's kabbalat panim may be in separate rooms. We plan the installation schedule so both spaces are ready before guests arrive.
Where it makes sense, we move the bedeken arrangements to the reception afterward.
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