{"id":212,"date":"2010-04-28T01:00:52","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theweddingyentas.com\/?p=212"},"modified":"2010-04-28T01:00:52","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T08:00:52","slug":"think-ink-signing-your-jewish-ketubah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/inside-scoop\/think-ink-signing-your-jewish-ketubah","title":{"rendered":"Think Ink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before your public wedding ceremony, you\u2019ll gather with your officiant and immediate family for the ketubah signing. I\u2019ll talk about this in detail in future blogs, but this traditional ceremony essentially makes the bride and groom officially married. You\u2019re signing the Jewish version of a marriage contract, so it\u2019s important to be sure that your ink will last all the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>So how do you choose a pen that embalms your Judah Hancock into foreverness?<\/p>\n<p>Avoid pens that feather or bleed. You also want to be certain that your ink won&#8217;t fade over time, even if your ketubah soaks up sunlight and UV light. Waterproof pens are also a good idea because <em>some<\/em>one in your family will be crying tears of joy (I have my money down on a mom). Therefore, you should make sure to use an archival pigment ink pen, which you can find at any framing or art store.<\/p>\n<p>Brands we recommend:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joann.com\/joann\/catalog\/productdetail.jsp?CATID=cat2779&amp;PRODID=prd3350&amp;AID=10273743&amp;PID=1609763&amp;SID=tfc_-_11_7_100426_6e29bdfc3054e13b9f1c03b13aabb4a8&amp;cm_mmc=CJ-_-9223372036854775807-_-1609763-_-Zig+Individual+Pens+Millennium+Pen+.05+Black\">Zig Milennium Pigment Pent (size .05 in black)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dickblick.com\/products\/sakura-pigma-micron-pen\/\">Sakura Pigment Pen (size 02 in black)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you sign your ketubah, be sure the ink has dried before wrapping or rolling it up. You\u2019d hate to smear your document!<\/p>\n<p>And never, ever use a felt tip pen like a Sharpie because it will bleed into the paper and potentially damage any art on your ketubah. Leave any damages to the appropriate <a href=\"\/yentas\/traditions\/kiss-my-glass\">glass<\/a> portion of the ceremony!<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-252\" title=\"Jewish Wedding Ketubah Signing\" src=\"\/yentas\/wp-content\/uploads\/jewish-wedding-ketubah-signing11.jpg\" alt=\"jewish-wedding-ketubah-signing\" width=\"576\" height=\"423\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Images courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eight20photography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eight20 Photography<\/a>. Ketubah designed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newworldjudaica.com\/\">Rachel Deitsch.<\/a><\/p>\n<div style='float:right;margin:5px 15px 0 0;'><div style='float:left;'><g:plusone size='medium' href='https%3A%2F%2Farchive.bryanfriedman.me%2Fyentas%2Finside-scoop%2Fthink-ink-signing-your-jewish-ketubah'><\/g:plusone><script type='text\/javascript'>  (function() {    var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text\/javascript'; po.async = true;    po.src = 'https:\/\/apis.google.com\/js\/plusone.js';    var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s);  })();<\/script><\/div><div style='float:left;'><a style='font-size:11px;color:#CCCCCC;' href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/share' class='twitter-share-button'\r\n                          data-url='https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/inside-scoop\/think-ink-signing-your-jewish-ketubah'\r\n                          data-via='WeddingYentas'\r\n                          data-text='Think Ink'\r\n                          data-count='horizontal'>Tweet<\/a><\/div><div style='float:left;'><iframe src='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.bryanfriedman.me%2Fyentas%2Finside-scoop%2Fthink-ink-signing-your-jewish-ketubah&amp;send=false&amp;layout=button_count&amp;width=90&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=verdana&amp;height=21' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:90px; height:21px;' allowTransparency='true'><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before your public wedding ceremony, you\u2019ll gather with your rabbi and immediate family for the ketubah signing. I\u2019ll talk about this in detail in future blogs, but this traditional ceremony is basically what makes the bride and groom officially married. You\u2019re signing the Jewish version of a marriage contract, so it\u2019s important to be sure that your ink will last all the years to come. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/inside-scoop\/think-ink-signing-your-jewish-ketubah\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,13],"tags":[31,32,579,624,855,867,868,964,1184],"class_list":["post-212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inside-scoop","category-jewish-traditions","tag-acid-free-pen","tag-acid-free-pen-ketubah","tag-jewish-wedding-traditions","tag-ketubah-pen","tag-pens-that-dont-fade","tag-pigment-pen","tag-pigment-pen-ketubah","tag-singing-your-jewish-ketubah","tag-what-pen-do-i-use-for-ketubah-signing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.bryanfriedman.me\/yentas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}