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My Personal Cantor

Your Brother is not a Wedding Officiant…Why You Should Always Hire a Professional

Jewish Interfaith Wedding Officiant

I received an email from someone in Philadelphia this morning who was considering using her brother as a wedding officiant.

“My daughter is getting married on July 22 (her fiancee is not Jewish).  She and her fiancee have asked my brother to marry them.  My brother is going to get certified on line, but we want to be sure the marriage is legal.  Could you recommend a cantor in the Philadelphia area, that would be willing to come to our venue, before the wedding ceremony, to sign the marriage license (and maybe Ketubah) so the marriage would be legal?”

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Jewish Christian Wedding in Fort Lauderdale, FL: Jewish-Interfaith Destination Weddings – A beautiful blend of both…

Planning their Jewish Christian Wedding Kathy emailed me a year ago, as she and her fiancee, Drew, and their Moms were coming to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and were looking for someone to co-officiate their Jewish Christian wedding in a church in Fort Lauderdale.  As of yet, they didn’t have a venue, but both Kathy and … Read more

A Marriott Kind of Interfaith Wedding Weekend!

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of performing two Interfaith weddings that were very special to me. Bevin and Brian were married at the Marriott Biscayne Bay, and Elaine and Larry were married at the Marriott in Marco Island. It’s funny that they were both at Marriotts, because one of the first things I … Read more

Double Header Interfaith Wedding Weekend in Juno Beach and Miami – What Fun!

What a busy Florida wedding weekend it was! I love a day that starts with an Interfaith wedding, and Saturday was no exception! Beach Wedding at the Juno Beach Park Matthew and Valeria were married at the Juno Beach Park, in a private beach wedding ceremony with their closest friends surrounding them. The weather on … Read more

Interfaith Destination Wedding: Jen and 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 Interfaith destination 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 … Read more

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, … Read more

Seth and Dana’s Jewish Wedding Ceremony – Paradise at Home in Boca Raton, Florida

I admit, I’m a huge fan of Destination Weddings, but Seth and Dana’s Jewish wedding ceremony 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 … Read more

Jerry and Audrey’s Jewish-Interfaith Wedding Ceremony in Pompano Beach, FL – Making It a Family Affair!

This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of marrying Jerry and Audrey, in a simple, private, and meaningful Jewish-Interfaith wedding ceremony at Winters Park, in Pompano Beach, Florida. From the moment Jerry emailed me, several months ago, I knew this was a couple I was really going to enjoy getting to know better.  In the … Read more