Wrapping the Bride & Groom with a Tallit

 (prayer shawl) 

   In some traditional weddings the bride and groom are wrapped by a single Tallit (a prayer shawl) when the Rabbi blesses them with the priestly blessings. 

The Tallit represents the 613 commandments which are the pillar of the Jewish faith. Wrapping the couple with the Tallit is a symbolic act of protecting the bride and groom by covering them with the spiritual strength of Judaism.