With my busy schedule, it’s easy to say that I am Richmond, VA’s favorite wedding officiant. Whether it’s as a rabbi or civil celebrant, I am honored to help you.
Searching for a Jewish wedding in Richmond, VA? Looking for a wedding officiant in Virginia who will perform LGBTQ weddings, interfaith weddings, weddings on Shabbat and other Jewish holidays, non-religious and non-Jewish ceremonies? I am honored to help you with zero judgements, whatsoever.
I serve Richmond, Charlottesville, Powhatan, Midlothian, Chester, Virginia Beach and Norfolk as well as Northern Virginia. I can be available for Washington, DC weddings as well as some cities in North Carolina and West Virginia.
My Approach
A wedding ceremony is an expression of who you are as a couple, your shared (and different) religious and cultural traditions, your values, and how you wish to express before your family and friends what it means to be married. We can make any changes you would like to reflect what you want your special day to be about.
Below you’ll find information specific to Jewish weddings. But please reach out to me about non-denominational and non-religious weddings as well. I am honored to support you.
Also note that for LGBTQ+ weddings we can customize gender and gender neutral/inclusive language as well as rituals. I have been very active as an LGBTQ+ ally and you can learn more about LGBTQ+ weddings in Richmond on my website.
Ready to get started? Contact me.
I’m honored to serve you on your special day! With that in mind, my congregation has put together several wedding packages to serve the needs of diverse couples. All wedding ceremonies are interfaith and LGBTQ+ inclusive, and include free filing of marriage licenses. 100% of your fee goes to support Kehillah, the independent, progressive Jewish community. So thank you for making Jewish life possible!
License Signing Only (at my office in Midlothian, VA)
Have a family member or friend who wants to officiate, but need someone to make it legal? Don’t want a ceremony, just the paperwork? This option is for you.
Elopement-Style Ceremony
A pre-written ceremony of your choosing from a list provided. Includes travel within 25 miles of Richmond. Great for weddings in back yards and parks.
Personalized Ceremony
A ceremony written just for you that reflects who you are, what your marriage means to you and the values you share together. We can talk through all the ceremony options, and I will write the perfect script in a Google doc with unlimited edits. Includes all meetings and optional pre-marital counseling using Prepare-Enrich.
Personalized Jewish Ceremony
Jewish? Jew-ish? I’m the rabbi for you! This personalized ceremony with a Jewish spiritual and cultural framework includes your personalized ceremony, a simple bronze chuppah with white tallit cover, choice of framed ketubah on glossy photo paper, a kiddush cup (to keep!), smash glasses for the end of the ceremony, and optional marriage counseling.
Getting married outside of Richmond? There is a travel fee for weddings outside of outside interstate 295 or state road 288 and for ceremonies held Friday-Sunday.
About Co-Officiation
Unfortunately, I am unable to co-officiate ceremonies with other religious leaders (meaning two religious leaders officiating a ceremony at once).
I am more than happy to provide a Jewish ceremony before or after the ceremony of another religious tradition.
This is based on years of experience co-officiating and realizing that couples are genuinely much, much happier when they get to have ceremonies that reflect each other’s backgrounds individually, instead of trying to put them together into one. I have married Christian-Jewish, Hindu-Jewish and Buddhist-Jewish couples this way, and they truly get the experience they deserve from it.
