Some things were just meant to be…

It’s been a busy year.  Incredibly busy.  And, fortunately for me, almost every weekend during the year has been booked, sometimes with one, but often with even 2 or 3 events in one weekend.  There hasn’t been much room for anything spontaneous (let alone blog writing), but, last Saturday was just – different.
It was a [...]

Mickey and Jennifer’s Jewish-Chinese wedding in Key West

On Sunday, November 8th, I had the honor of performing Mickey & Jennifer’s wedding, at The Hemingway House, in Key West, Florida.
Jennifer & Mickey's Interfaith wedding location at Hemingway House in Key West
Chuppah at The Hemingway House, Mickey & Jennifer's Interfaith wedding
Mickey and Jennifer are the sweetest couple, incredibly kind, loving, and so wonderful to [...]

My Chicago weekend – Matthew’s day is here!

I’m so excited for this morning, and for being in Chicago this weekend.  I’ve had sooo much fun since I got off the plane yesterday!
As soon as I arrived yesterday, we went to Mike & Sharon’s house, and Matthew and I prepared the Torah and practiced our singing together.  I love that Matthew is a [...]

Serin & Greg’s Wedding – Clearwater Beach, Hilton

[ 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 [...]

Where did summer go??

My biggest challenge this year has been to maintain any consistency in my writing.  I seem to get really inspired to write, and post a ton of blogs at one time, and then I get so busy, that every time I go to write, I am wiped out clean of any inspiration to be creative, [...]

Jen & Ilan in St. John…Amazing time in paradise!

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!

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!

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 [...]

My Puerto Rico adventure

Another Destination Wedding has come and gone, and this one went WAY too fast!
I know I say this all of the time, but I am just so fortunate in that every one of my wedding couples is amazing – but truly, Eden and Eduardo were such an amazing couple in so many ways.  It was [...]

The Big Apple

What fun I am having in the city!
I decided to extend my stay, and connect with some of my favorite people in NYC.  After leaving Jersey yesterday, Sharon drove me into the Village, where I met Jenni & Mike, my newest fave couple I am marrying in May in Mexico.  Jenni is the cutest, but [...]

Next Page »