I am delighted to receive inquiry from you.
Your questions and interests are welcome. Together we can begin your exploration into new inspirations and the creation of new memories, being equally sure to leave room for issues needing closure or healing if necessary. It is an honor to be part of your ceremony. For those who wish to include a Jewish officiant, I work with wonderful Cantor Michael Garb, Bar Mitzvah tutor, song writer, and schoolchildren's music teacher.
Let's exchange phone numbers, chat a bit, and arrange a meeting time.
I appreciate receiving half of the fee once we have committed to working together so that I can reserve the date in my calendar. Thank you in advance! For distance ceremonies, transportation and accomodation costs are added to the fee.
My role as your Wedding Officiant,
and what your fee includes, is to listen carefully to your needs and dreams, from simple to elaborate, and then translate these very important parts of you into choreography, rituals, and words. I tend to be creative and detail oriented, and will offer suggestions in the event you are feeling confused about how to handle any particular part of your ceremony. I will write your ceremony in detail, from procession to exit, and you will receive a copy to add to your memorabilia. For weddings, I will attend the rehearsal if I am not already booked (or we can make other arrangements), and I always commit to arriving one hour prior to the ceremony in case you need to check in with me and also so that I can check in with the bridal party, banquet manager, sound people, or florists if necessary. I tend to be very efficient - my strongest advice to you is to begin thinking, imagining, and communicating to me about your ceremony as soon as possible - the ideal is to bring it to completion a few weeks ahead of time so that we are all comfortable with it and you have enough relaxed time to practice it. If you are familiar with your ceremony, then you will be able to be so very much more present during these important moments.
Our preparation process
will be greatly via email (although email is not necessary) as we communicate drafts, ideas, choreography needs, and questions back and forth. For weddings, the first thing you will receive from me is an example text that serves as a jumping off point, as well as some other helpful information. Depending on the shortness of time for an event, especially in the case of funerals, we will revert to the telephone to claim the most efficient use of time. One week before your wedding, I will telephone you to check on any last details (besides checking in on your states-of-mind-and-emotion!). It is wise for me to avoid calling you within the last three or four days for the obvious reasons - you have enough to do and be concerned about. However! If you need me, remember I am here. Your contacting me could not be less of a problem.
For more information regarding funerals,
please see the "Ceremonies" page and scroll down to About Funerals and Living Funerals.
I wish you
joy and the heartiest of blessings for a smooth and interesting transition during your time of change. And remember what Victor Borge always said: "The shortest distance between two people is a smile."
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