After the ring is given, the ketubah is usually read aloud. If your ketubah is in Aramaic or Hebrew, you will want to be sure to ask someone in advance to be prepared to read it. Though Aramaic utilizes Hebrew letters, even those who are fluent in Hebrew often have difficulty reading the Aramaic ketubah, since the Aramaic words are quite different from Hebrew. You may have the rabbi read the ketubah if you have no other person you wish to honor who is capable of doing so.

Anyone you wish may read the ketubah at a wedding if she is able. According to many Orthodox rabbis, a Jewish woman may be asked to read the ketubah. This is something that will differ depending on the individual Orthodox rabbi, and indeed some will probably require that a man read it. If your ketubah contains an English section, you may have the same person read both the Hebrew and the English, or you can honor two people by having one read the Hebrew or Aramaic and another read the English section.

After the ketubah is read, it should be given to the groom, who then gives it to the bride to cherish and keep. Since it is not convenient for the bride to be left holding the ketubah during the rest of the ceremony, especially if it is large and framed, she usually hands it to her maid of honor or another friend or relative under the chuppah to hold for her.