. ▁ ▁Cou ples ▁pick ▁out ▁items ▁they ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁receive ▁as ▁g ifts , ▁and ▁their ▁friends ▁and ▁family ▁can ▁choose ▁to ▁buy ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁items . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁although ▁most ▁American ▁wed d ings ▁are ▁typically ▁elaborate ▁and ▁involve ▁extensive ▁professional ▁planning , ▁some ▁DI Y ▁home ▁wed d ings ▁in ▁America ▁( or ▁including ▁Americans ) ▁can ▁be ▁quite ▁simple ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁ceremony , ▁al beit ▁cost ly ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁swe at ▁equ ity ▁involved ▁regarding ▁the ▁log istics . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁trad itions ▁ ▁Jewish ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁Jewish ▁wed ding ▁both ▁the ▁b ride ▁and ▁the ▁gro om ▁are ▁walked ▁down ▁the ▁a is le ▁by ▁both ▁of ▁their ▁parents , ▁which ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁other ▁relig ions . ▁ ▁Jewish ▁cou ples ▁are ▁married ▁under ▁the ▁ch up ah , ▁which ▁res emb les ▁a ▁decor ated ▁tent ▁like ▁structure . ▁ ▁This ▁symbol izes ▁that ▁the ▁b ride ▁and ▁gro om ▁are ▁coming ▁together ▁and ▁creating ▁a ▁new ▁home . ▁ ▁This ▁religious ▁tradition ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Bib lic al ▁wed ding ▁of ▁Abraham ▁and ▁Sarah . ▁ ▁The ▁k et ub ah ▁is ▁a ▁Jewish ▁wed ding ▁contract . ▁ ▁Trad itionally , ▁the ▁k et ub ah ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁Ar ama ic , ▁but ▁today ▁many ▁Jews ▁use ▁Heb rew ▁instead . ▁ ▁Many ▁cou ples ▁frame ▁their ▁k et ub ah ▁and ▁display ▁it ▁in ▁their ▁home . ▁ ▁The ▁ra bbi ▁reads ▁this ▁contract