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Reproducing or republishing an article, in whole or in part, in any other forum requires permission of the author or the moderator. To do this, we made all the usual arrangements with our Rabbi, the teachers,etc and it really became a beautiful event not only for both of us but also for our son, who at the time was seven years old and was part of the KG class that sponsored the project. When time came to break the glass, a foil-wrapped light bulb was placed under my foot, but no matter how hard I stepped on it, it wouldn't break, so after 5 or 6 trials, the Rabbi wisely explained that the symbolism is the most inportant thing, rather than the physical event of breakage of glass. As a matter of fact, our life has not had any major problems since our wedding, so I believe the Rabbi was roght about the symbolism of the act, and it has nothing to do with superstitions about the future of the marriage and the good or bad luck emerging from this. Josh is not entirely incorrect, though.