No, the ketubah is signed in a private ceremony before the public ceremony. It is read out loud during the public ceremony though.
A chuppa is the canopy under which a Jewish wedding ceremony takes place. For a nice explanation, see the Answers.com topic on chuppa at http://www.answers.com/topic/chuppah .
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ketubah = כתובה
There is the Ketubah which is signed by the husband and the wife at the wedding. The Ketubah is basically a Jewish declaration that you are husband and wife, and that you promise to be faithful, kind, etc., to each other. It is not a legal document. But if you are religious, under Jewish Law, they take it very seriously. There is actually a form of a court that is make up of rabbi to settle issues in the community, but I digress....
A ketubah is a marriage contract. The ketubah is like a marriage license from the state, but it is made up for Jewish couples. It has elements of a prenup in it, and the rights and obligations of the man AND the wife.
The Groom and two admissable witnesses sign the Ketubah before the wedding ceremony can begin. It is a legal document that lists in great detail how the groom promises to provide for the bride, as well as the recourse and rights she is guaranteed in the event that the marriage fails. A vital point in the ceremony is that the groom hands the signed contract to the bride, and that she accepts it FOR THE PURPOSE of marriage, and the document is then hers.
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Neither a relative of the groom nor bride can sign the ketubah - it has to be a Shabbat-observing non-related male.
Ketubah
Call your rabbi and ask about how to get a replacement.