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Breaking a glass at a Jewish wedding is not signifying a happy event. We break a glass to be reminded that we lost the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. It is a reminder that no matter how happy we are now and how happy this day may be, our happiness can never be complete without the Temple that "housed" the most important relationship of all, that between us and G-d.

It is appropriate to say nothing. Some people cry at this point (genuine tears). Although many say Mazal tov, it is NOT appropriate to do so. The couple is no more married after the glass is broken than before it was broken. The time to say Mazal tov is after the groom puts the ring on the bride's finger, that is the time at which they are married.

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