Cheryl & Prav’s Jewish-Hindu wedding
November 30, 2009 by Debbi
Filed under Events, Featured Content, Interfaith relationships, Weddings
[ December 19, 2009; 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. ]
Serin & Greg’s Wedding – Clearwater Beach, Hilton
November 5, 2009 by Debbi
Filed under Events, Interfaith relationships, On The Road, Weddings
[ November 1, 2009; 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. ] Greg and Serin were married last weekend, on Clearwater Beach, FL. A beautiful west coast sunset, and beautiful cool weather were on hand for a magnificent wedding ceremony and family gathering. I really enjoyed working with The Hilton hotel, and Joanie, the Wedding coordinator was amazingly helpful! The coming together of Greg and Serin’s families [...]
Jen & Ilan in St. John…Amazing time in paradise!
July 4, 2009 by Debbi
Filed under On The Road, Weddings
I just got off the plane from St. Thomas, and I’m so filled with love and joy from the amazing wedding in St. John, that I just had to write about it right away, even though I have a million blog entries to write that are past due..well, maybe not a million..but you get the [...]
It’s official! Underwater Weddings, by ProDiveUSA & Cantor Debbi Ballard!
June 17, 2009 by Debbi
Filed under Featured Content, On The Road, Weddings
Suffice to say – there is a long story about how this all came about – but….
Yes, I am the first Cantor to become certified in performing underwater weddings! Using full Guardian scuba face masks, and through ProDiveUSA in Fort Lauderdale, we are going to be offering full communication, video streaming technology – underwater weddings!
I’ll [...]
A beautiful day for a Sister’s Wedding!
May 12, 2009 by Debbi
Filed under Interfaith relationships, On The Road, Weddings
So, no sooner did I finish Jared’s Bar Mitzvah, that it was time to prepare for the exciting upcoming week!
First stop: Greenville, NC, where I had the pleasure and privilege of officiating the wedding for Leigh & Matthew. Leigh is Meridith’s sister, whose wedding I performed back in December of ’07. The family has become [...]
A Magnificent Chuppa gallery, from Flickr
Woke up this morning and was checking out the Jewish Wedding Network’s recent activity, as I’m really hoping their site does well!
I came across a Chuppah photo gallery, and wow – some of these are amazing.
In my opinion, Seth & Dana’s chuppah still takes the first place award of weddings I have officiated, but some [...]
Jess & Pete’s Wedding Part I – How I became their officiant….
Saturday afternoon, I had the pleasure of performing the wedding for Jess and Pete, an incredibly beautiful couple, both inside and out! But it almost didn’t happen, and here’s why….
Jess contacted me in the fall of last year, and we spoke for almost an hour about what she wanted for her wedding, and how I [...]
Seth & Dana – Paradise at home – in Boca Raton!
March 31, 2009 by Debbi
Filed under Funerals, Interfaith relationships, Weddings
I admit, I’m a huge fan of Destination Weddings, but Seth and Dana’s wedding was the perfect example of why we should still have big, beautiful events right here at home.
So, things were off to a great start from the minute I heard from Dana, because she emailed me and told me that her fiance, [...]
What to expect at an Interfaith Wedding
March 25, 2009 by Debbi
Filed under Interfaith relationships, Weddings
This is a copy of the article I wrote that was recently published on www.surviveweddingseason.com – Enjoy!
Attending an Interfaith wedding can be a major source of anxiety for many wedding guests, these days. Many of us have attended weddings in our own house of worship. But when your family friend or relative tells [...]
Check out my latest Guest Blog post!
I got a DM on Twitter a couple of weeks ago from Liuba, at surviveweddingseason.com, asking me if I’d be interested in writing some tips for her website, and I’m super excited to say that my blog entry was published today!
Please head on over – not just to see my post, but to check out [...]
