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Virtual Wedding 2.0: A Celebrant Ceremony with Jewish Traditions

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Living through this pandemic has meant that our lives are increasingly lived online, away from other people. Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, folks were spending increasing time in isolation, buried in their smart phones. Now, work, dating, worship and even marriage are filtered through Zoom or some other meeting platform. I’ve been doing “Zoom weddings” […]

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A Very Special Anniversary

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Many years ago, when I was a young bride myself, my then-husband and I decided that we would decline wedding presents. Although we were of modest means, we felt strongly that our wedding was a celebration of our marriage not an opportunity to collect “stuff.” We had both suffered the loss of our mothers—my mother

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A Ceremony Rich in Traditions at Ink 48

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Some time ago, I officiated a beautiful wedding, full of special moments, for Daniel and Donovan, a dashing couple from Singapore. The wedding, coordinated by Pop the Knot, took place in the rooftop penthouse of Ink 48. For those not familiar with this Kimpton Hotel, it is on the far west side of mid-town Manhattan.

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A Little Ceremony at the South Street Seaport

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About six months ago, I moved down to Wall Street, in the Financial District in Manhattan. I had decidedly mixed feelings about the move, but tried to look on the bright side—it would be a chance to learn more about a new (to me) New York neighborhood. FiDi, as some call it, is one of

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A Nature Inspired Wedding

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Back in the winter, I had the pleasure of officiating the wedding of Dani and Brandon, who came to New York from New England. Everything about them captivated me. The decided to marry in Central Park because they were both so acutely connected to nature. Dani arrived in a long flowing red cape and Brandon

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Golden Wedding Moments

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Many—many—years ago, I was planning my wedding with the prince charming I thought I’d share my life with. If only our marriage had been as successful as the wedding. A story for another day. In retrospect, I realized that I had the seeds of a Celebrant inside me, and that one of the “gifts” of

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Love Always Wins at the New York Public Library

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It feels like the Covid-19 crisis has been going on for an eternity, but I know that isn’t true. Even within the last several weeks, I’ve been lucky to have some sweet weddings. I recently officiated a Simply Eloped couple, booklovers from Singapore. They were not only fun and cheerful, but they’d survived the Covid-19

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Surprise! We Eloped at the Top of the Rock!

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To use the term elopement, these days, can mean a number of things—a private or micro wedding in another state or country…perhaps followed by a celebration back home. This idea is appealing to young people seeking to avoid the hassles of a larger wedding. It’s also a great option for folks who are blending

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Mindful Elopements

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To plan and execute a beautiful, thoughtful wedding takes a great deal of energy. And even when all of the details have been organized to perfection, it takes a mindfulness to fully appreciate not just the planning of the day, but the intention of choices made, related to location, decoration, dress, ceremony, and more. Destination

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Weddings in the Dog Days of Summer

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Ever since I started officiated weddings, I’ve had couples who want to include their animal companions (usually pooches) in the ceremony. It all started with Sarah and Bill’s wedding a decade ago, with their beloved dog joining their festive crew. Since then, I’ve had dogs featured in elopements, micro-weddings, and large affairs in every corner

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