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Groom Cuts Foot on Broken Glass During Jewish Wedding Ritual, Completes Ceremony From Ambulance

09:28 AM, 12/06/2025
Groom Cuts Foot on Broken Glass During Jewish Wedding Ritual, Completes Ceremony From Ambulance

Summary: At a Boca Raton wedding on Nov. 16, groom Steven Weiss cut his foot on a shard of glass during the traditional stomping ritual. Paramedics transported him to an ambulance and then a hospital, where he received nine stitches. The couple completed the required seven‑minute Yichud inside the ambulance, the bride returned to the reception, and they plan to begin their honeymoon after his recovery.

Groom Sent to ER After Breaking Glass Ritual; Couple Completes Yichud in Ambulance

A Boca Raton wedding took an unexpected turn on Nov. 16 when groom Steven Weiss, 59, cut his foot on a shard of glass during the traditional Jewish glass‑breaking ritual beneath the chuppah. Weiss and his bride, Shawna Magence, 55, had just stomped on a wrapped glass when guests noticed blood on the floor.

Witnesses told The Canadian Jewish News that Weiss, energized and excited, didn’t immediately feel the injury. “He said, ‘I don’t want to be one of those guys who has to step twice. We are getting this done,’” Magence recalled. After the injury was spotted, venue staff called paramedics.

Paramedics placed Weiss on a gurney and wheeled him to an awaiting ambulance as guests sang and applauded. Magence accompanied him and held his hand while he was loaded into the emergency vehicle. Although the ceremony at the chuppah was interrupted, the couple completed the customary seven‑minute Yichud — a brief period alone as newlyweds — inside the ambulance, with the rabbi conducting the required part of the service there. Magence said the rabbi even gave her the ring while they were en route.

Weiss was taken to a hospital, where doctors treated the wound and closed it with nine stitches. The bride returned to the reception to be with guests while her husband received care; both later described the celebration as beautiful despite the mishap.

The couple, who met earlier in 2024, finished remaining wedding formalities the following day with Weiss off his injured foot. Magence said they planned to depart for their honeymoon soon after his stitches were removed, with relaxed activities such as snorkeling or swimming with dolphins on their short list.

“We had a beautiful wedding. [I] wish you could have been there!” Magence joked to her husband after the event.

Reporting references: The Canadian Jewish News and People.

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