Deborah was the officiant at our April 22, 2017 outdoor Jewish wedding in Santa Barbara.
She was fantastic, and I'm so glad she was there for our special day and I would definitely recommend her. During the ceremony she was warm and welcoming towards our guests, explaining the Jewish traditions to those who weren't familiar with them and creating a welcoming and special ceremony that we will remember forever and everyone enjoyed. She also made the marriage licence/Ketubah ceremony beforehand with our parents very special and memorable.
She spent a lot of time getting to know us and sent me and my fiance a questionnaire to talk through before we got married. I liked that there was a little pre-marital counseling. (It doesn't take long- its a few pages you fill out and then she goes over it with you.) We talked on the phone with her a few times before the wedding since we lived out of state and met her at the venue when we visited a few months before the wedding.
During the planning she was very responsive and patient at explaining all the Jewish ceremony traditions - some that we weren't very familiar with. She also sent us helpful links for getting the Ketubah, what was needed for the ceremony day-of and links explaining the traditions to help us with our program.
She was terrific, I'm so glad she was our officiant for our big day! read more