(keed-doo-SHEEN) n. Marriage ceremony. The elements of a Jewish wedding normally include the following: one chosson (the groom), one kallah (the bride), and a ceremony sometimes referred to as kiddushin. Separate steps usually accompany a traditional wedding: Shidduch - it's a match! Vort - formal engagement Ketubbah - marriage contract Bedekin - the visit from the chosson to the veiled bride (after a week of no contact after the engagement) Chuppah - the wedding canopy Kiddushin - The giving of the ring Sheva brachot - seven blessings recited over the couple Breaking of the glass - remembering the exile even in our joy Cheder yichud - "room of privacy" - the closed room where bride and groom are together for the first time. Normally they share a meal here, directly after the ceremony. The reception - dancing, music, etc.