What We Didn’t Know About Finding a Jewish Officiant
When people start planning their weddings, they often think about the decorations, attire and maybe the food....
Maya and Scott’s Backyard Wedding Celebrated Their Multifaith and Multiracial Union
Meet Newlyweds Maya and Scott
Maya (right) and Scott (left) participating in the hora, a traditional...
Jewish and Weddings, Multiracial, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Wedding Tips, Weddings
How We Wrote Our Own Interfaith Ketubah
Last fall, I had to postpone my wedding due to COVID-19. Ultimately, Evan and I decided we didn’t want to wait...
Ketubah, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Wedding Stories, Wedding Tips, Weddings
Getting Married Without My Parents’ Blessing
All I heard growing up was: “You’re going to marry a nice, Jewish doctor when you’re older.” And I honestly...
Relationship Challenges, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Getting Married During a Pandemic? Here’s What to Know.
For many couples, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned wedding planning upside down. Whether you’ve decided to postpone...
Postponing Our Wedding But Not Our Marriage
What happens when postponing your wedding goes from nightmare to reality?
I first started working at 18Doors...
Resources for Lifecycle Events Affected by the Coronavirus
Coronavirus Lifecycle Resources
If your event plans are being affected by the coronavirus, we’re here to help....
A Ceremony That’s All Us
For those of us in the thick of wedding planning, we know that there are plenty of opportunities to customize...
Breaking the Glass, Chuppah, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Weddings
Weddings for the Interfaith Couple
Available in on-screen reading friendly (PDF) and printer-friendly, downloadable (PDF) versions.
For more booklets,...
After 25 Years of No, Now I Say Yes
In the late spring of 2009, I celebrated two wonderful anniversaries: 25 years of marriage to my beloved...
Wedding Planning without Mom
Weddings are supposed to be days full of joy overflowing. Sure, we know that any big event involving multiple...
Engagement, LGBTQ, Wedding Planning, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Elana + Jai / Our Hindu & Jewish Wedding Ceremonies
It is two days until our Hindu wedding ceremony, and my fiancé Jai and I are standing outside the Rama Krishna...
Hindu Jewish Wedding, Jewish and Weddings, Wedding Stories, Weddings
Becky + Femi / Our Interracial Interfaith Jewish Wedding Ceremony in Atlanta
Meet Becky + Femi.
Becky is a high-energy class clown who loves to sing and cross things off her to-do list....
Jewish and Weddings, Two Faith Wedding, Wedding Recap, Wedding Stories, Weddings
9 Questions To Ask Prospective Wedding Officiants
Your first conversation with a prospective officiant is your “interview,” and it’s your main opportunity to...
What Do We Do About Jesus at a Jewish Wedding?
I have officiated at many interfaith weddings during the past number of years. When I work with engaged couples,...
Uncharted Territory: Planning Our Jewish Chinese Wedding
I’m draped on the couch skimming one of many wedding books on our coffee table. The first few pages provide...
Chinese Jewish Wedding, Jewish and Weddings, Jewish Chinese Relationship, Weddings
Our Wedding Day Was Perfectly Us
I would say that the morning of the wedding dawned like any other day—but, in my case, that would be an utter...
The Hardest Part: Choosing Our Officiant
Many people, myself included, have considered what their wedding might look like someday. Some even plan it...
Ketubah, Officiant, Wedding Planning, Wedding Venue, Weddings
Our Whirlwind, Long-Distance Engagement: An Interfaith Love Story
It would surprise a lot of people to find out that I—the least spontaneous person I know—jumped right into the...
What You Can Learn from Our Big Day
Since I’ve never been married, I have nothing to compare it to, but September 8, 2018 was the BEST DAY EVER!
Our...
Multiracial, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Recap, Wedding Stories, Wedding Tips, Weddings
Why We’re Jumping the Broom
With less than six weeks until the wedding (!!) I’d like to think I have most of my ducks in a row. Femi and...
Breaking the Glass, Wedding Planning, Wedding Ritual, Wedding Stories, Weddings
One Bride’s DIY Interfaith Wedding Program
When I first began the daunting task of looking for a wedding program template for my co-officiated Jewish-Christian...
Christian Jewish Wedding, Wedding Planning, Wedding Program, Weddings
Learning the Hard Way How to Communicate with My Fiancé
Becky & Femi at a recent wedding
“Oh…I thought I told you about that.”
It’s a phrase I’ll admit I’ve said...
Rabbi Marc’s Top 5 Tips for Engaged Interfaith Couples
I have performed over 3,000 weddings throughout my 40-year career and I am passionate about working with Jewish...
Extended Family, In-laws, Officiant, Wedding Planning, Weddings
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