Family Dinner

Pre Wedding Rooftop Party

West Atlanta Watershed Alliance

Wedding Day

Cocktail Hour

Ceremony

Dinner

Dancing / Dessert / More cocktails

Our Wedding

In 2016, Isabel rented a room from a stranger online. The stranger became a close friend and the friend introduced her to his friend, Avrosh, on the last day of that year. By the first hours of the new year, the two were dancing the night away together and speaking in plural pronouns about their plans and resolutions. Avrosh and Isabel spent months developing a friendship, sharing many cups of hot coffee and chai and many long walks on cold nights. There are several versions of when the two became an official couple, but within just a short time of knowing each other, they knew they had a lifelong friendship ahead of them. The apartments changed over the years, but the two have always found "home" in each other's presence. They've traveled the country and the world together, and their families have become closer through the years. Their family even grew to include Chaya, their sock-stealing teddy bear-dog hybrid. They are very excited to begin the next chapter of their story, the one titled "official-official." They'll eventually sort out the details of wedding day, but look forward to welcoming their loved ones to witness and join in the celebration of life, relationships, and love on April 19, 2025, in Atlanta, GA.

Our Story

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Rooftop Shabbat, shenanigans, and Mehndi ceremony

On Saturday evening we will be hosting a get-together for family and those friends that have become extended family. There will be a light dinner, catered from Chai Pani, drinks, a very loose Shabbat service (for anyone who has never been to a Shabbat dinner, this just means we'll have a candle-lit meal together with wine and bread), and a Mehndi ceremony (for anyone who has never been to a Mehndi ceremony, this just means we'll do henna on any part of your body you are comfortable having temporarily tattooed by family members). We can watch the sunset together and dip our feet in the heated swimming pool there (if you want to dip more than your feet, please dress accordingly). This event will take place at the Tribute Loft Rooftop, located at 480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30312.

Pre Wedding Party

TimelineGuest arrive @ 4:30pmCocktail HourCeremonyDinnerDancing / Dessert

Well, What are your favorite nonprofits?

We amended this list many times (just about every time we opened the news), but we eventually narrowed the list to just some of the institutions we have personal connections to. Please do not feel obligated, but if you are willing and able and would like to support a nonprofit we care about, here are some options: A few of the museums Izzy has worked at:<a href="https://thebreman.org/support/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Breman Museum</a> <a href="https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/donate/objects" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arizona State Museum</a> <a href="https://carlos.emory.edu/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carlos Museum</a> <a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/support/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brooklyn Museum</a> Green spaces we've spent a lot of time in:<a href="https://www.gagives.org/organization/West-Atlanta-Watershed-Alliance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">West Atlanta Watershed Alliance (WAWA)</a>Our wedding venue! WAWA is a community-based, non-profit organization that is dedicated to growing a cleaner, greener, healthier, and more sustainable West Atlanta. Their mission is to improve the quality of life within the West Atlanta Watershed by protecting, preserving and restoring our community’s natural resources. <a href="https://donate.prospectpark.org/campaign/662926/donate?c_src=website&amp;c_src2=Pop-UpBox" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prospect Park Alliance</a>We spend many hours each week in this park, and it has become an extension of our home. Organizations that have historically helped Izzy's family come to the U.S., and are still doing great work today:<a href="https://hias.org/who/?form=FUNJEQNCBHA&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw2N2_BhCAARIsAK4pEkUx6FEUWrc5oNdg5rNB-l743mPaoIR4AyO4TwacKpDosFga8LqdrtoaAg99EALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;_gl=1*1bnmdh4*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NDQzNDg2MTUuQ2owS0NRancyTjJfQmhDQUFSSXNBSzRwRWtVeDZGRVVXcmM1b05kZzVyTkItbDc0M21QYW9JUjRBeU80VHdhY0twRG9zRmdhOExxZHJ0b2FBZzk5RUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_dc*R0NMLjE3NDQzNDg2MTUuQ2owS0NRancyTjJfQmhDQUFSSXNBSzRwRWtVeDZGRVVXcmM1b05kZzVyTkItbDc0M21QYW9JUjRBeU80VHdhY0twRG9zRmdhOExxZHJ0b2FBZzk5RUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*MTExNzk1MjAxMi4xNzQ0MzQ4NTk4*_ga*OTQzNzI0MzEuMTc0NDM0ODU5OQ..*_ga_6Q0BQPF21C*MTc0NDM0ODU5OC4xLjEuMTc0NDM0ODYxNC40NC4wLjA." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HIAS</a> &amp; Organizations that have helped us expand our family:<a href="https://www.zionsmission.org/makeadonation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zion’s Mission Rescue</a>This little Brooklyn animal rescue connected us with Chaya

Q + A

Travel

Some Things to Do in Atlanta 

Here are some fun things to do and see in Atlanta while you are here:

The Atlanta Jewish Museum is a place close to our hearts, as Isabel used to work there and her grandparents volunteered there for many years.

The Breman Museum & Cultural Center

The Carlos Museum is a medium-sized encyclopedic museum, with a great antiquities collection (including one of the oldest Egyptian mummified persons in any museum). Their contemporary shows are also often great.

Michael C. Carlos Museum

It's a little pricey, but there is no aquarium in the world cooler than the Georgia aquarium. It's huge. It's beautiful. There are dolphin and sea lion shows. There are whale sharks. What more can you ask?

Georgia Aquarium

High Museum of Art

The Atlanta beltline is a 28-mile loop park around the city that is a great place to walk, bike, people-watch, etc...

Beltline Access

For youth and youthful hearts, the Center for Puppetry Arts is a fun stop. They have regular shows and exhibits that showcase their incredible collection of Jim Henson puppets.

Center For Puppetry Arts

Monday Night Brewery is a fun brewery on the West Side of Atlanta, not too far from the wedding venue. If you are in Atlanta looking for a nice brewery, this is a fun place to spend an afternoon. It is also close to other breweries, a distillery, food spots, and the beltline.

Monday Night Brewing - The Garage

This area is a constantly changing homage to grafitti and street art. It is featured in so, so many Atlanta music videos and photo shoots. There are cute coffee shops and restaurants nearby.

Public Art Walk around Krog Street Tunnel

Things to Do

Registry

Wedding Party

Our Moderately-Sized, Pleasantly-plump Hin-Jew Wedding

While we aren’t particularly religious, we are grateful to both come from rich cultural and ethnic traditions and we want to honor our ancestors and history by celebrating this big life cycle event with some elements of Jewish and Hindu wedding traditions. It’s also an opportunity for us to share a bit of these traditions with our loved ones, very few of whom have deep roots to both Hinduism and Judaism. When we started researching these traditions, we were pleasantly surprised to find a number of traditions that were already quite similar. Both have a lot of rowdy dancing, both involve the couple circling each other (and/or fire pits) seven times, and both take place under temporary canopies.&nbsp; While we won't be doing every ritual possible from both traditions( you're welcome, guests), we will be taking elements from both. Below is a very basic glossary of some of the things you may expect:

Baraat (Hindu tradition) is a wedding procession for the groom that begins at his home and ends in front of his bride’s. The Baraatis, the participants of the procession, build a party-like atmosphere busting out their best (or worst) dance moves to (usually loud), high-energy music led by a drummer while the groom rides an adorned horse (often a mare) accompanied by chariots (or vintage cars) for special guests. We will be doing a slight variation on a traditional baraat, as Isabel thinks it looks like too much fun to let it just be for the groom. The ceremony itself will be preceded by a baraat that brings the bride and groom from the place they are getting ready to the venue. All of the family dogs will be adorned and lead the group (unfortunately none are big enough to ride). Anyone interested in joining the raucous as a Baraati is invited to do so!

Chuppah / Mandap (Jewish tradition/ Hindu traditon) serves as a canopy under which the couple performs the rites and ceremonies of the wedding. The four pillars that support the canopy hold deep symbolism in both Hindu and Jewish traditions, signifying the quaternion of support that underlies a union such as this.

Hora. (Jewish tradition) If you are not already familiar with a hora, you do not need to know much about it. It is more fun to experience it. After the ceremony concludes, you will notice a dance line forming. You should take the hand of someone in the line and someone else will take yours, and thereon it's just a jolly good time. If you are physically strong and can lift a little, there will be a moment where your strength will be called upon. Be prepared. And have fun!

Ketubah (Jewish tradition) is a Jewish marriage contract. The oldest known ketubah was written in Aramaic in the first century CE. Traditionally, a ketubah was a contract between the wedded couple and G-d, and signed by at least two witnesses, but was given to the wife to hold as it gave her legal documentation of her husband’s duties towards her. However, there have been many variations and evolutions through the last few millennia. Today, ketubot (pl) are often treated more like vows and commitments, the text adjustable to the needs and desires of those signing it. They are usually written in calligraphy and often beautifully illustrated. For us, signing a ketubah will be an opportunity to enshrine our responsibilities and commitments to each other as a couple.

Rabbi / Pundit (Jewish tradition / Hindu tradition) is a learned individual from their faith, trained in the tradition of their culture and one who will officiate the wedding.&nbsp;

Shabbat (Jewish tradition) is a day of rest that begins on Friday night at sunset and ends on Saturday night at sunset. Traditionally, when Shabbat begins everyone joins together for a big meal preceded by short prayers over bread, candles, and wine. But it’s mostly about being together with loved ones and detaching from the stress of everyday life.

Mazel Tov (Jewish Tradition) Hebrew that literally translates to “Good luck,” but used more generally to mean “congratulations!”

Isabel & Avrosh

Isabel & Avrosh

Wedding Day