The bride and bridegroom should meet with the Rabbi shortly after they become engaged to select a date and be correctly advised. The Hebrew calendar is lunar; holidays are celebrated on different dates each year, so this visit to the Rabbi is very important.

The time of day for the wedding is left up to the couple. The five day work week has made Sundays the most popular day for a wedding. Saturday night weddings may be held an hour and a half after sunset.

Here is provided information on pre wedding Jewish rituals:

On the day of marriage, the groom and bride observe fast. If the wedding takes place in the afternoon time, the couple privately recites Yom Kippur Viddui confessional prayers. It is done before the wedding ceremony to forget the past and make a fresh beginning of married life.

In this tradition, the bride and groom are given an opportunity to catch a glimpse of each other along with the friends and relatives of either party. It takes place before the commencement of wedding ceremony.