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Chatan: Hebrew word for groom.
Challah: Braided egg bread used on Shabbat and other Jewish celebrations.
Chossen: Yiddish word for groom.
Circling: Ritual walk around the groom, taken by the bride before going under the huppah. The circles are thought to protect the groom from evil. It's also a way for the bride to symbolically bind herself to the groom and begin a new family circle.
Conservative: A religious movement that offers a more traditional approach to Judaism than does the Reform movement, which is more progressive.
Erusin: Betrothal ceremony.
Freylakh: Festive dancing song.
Get: Religious decree of divorce.
Ha-Motzi: Blessing recited over bread.
Haray Aht: Aramaic phrase recited during the ring ceremony.
Hatan: The groom.
Hava Nagila: Traditional klezmer song played at Jewish weddings.
Hazzan: Cantor.
Henna: A plant dye used to stain the skin of brides.
Hiddur mitzvah: The beautification of a ritual object.
Hora: Celebratory dance in which guests join hands, circle the bride and groom and lift them up on chairs. Typically sung to the tune of "Hava Nagila."