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Anna L.

The best decision we could have made was hiring Rabbi Miriam to officiate our wedding! Just thinking about her makes me smile: she was an absolute joy to work with! She created not only the most wonderful and touching inter-faith ceremony, but was also so kind, patient and loving through out the whole planning process. We are truly so grateful for all the love that she poured into blessing our marriage and being the officiant for our wedding! Its clear she has a deep respect and understanding of traditions and cultures, is thoughtful and professional, and goes above and beyond every step of the way! Thank you Rabbi Miriam!

We truly can't thank Rabbi Miriam enough for our beautiful wedding ceremony. We appreciate the time she spent getting to know us prior to the wedding; it truly showed with how personal the ceremony felt to us and all of our loved ones. The wedding ceremony was beyond our wildest dreams and we will cherish that memory for the rest of our lives. We had countless friends and family say that was the best wedding ceremony they have ever seen. You are truly special, Rabbi Miriam. We feel so lucky to have met you!

Rabbi Miriam was the perfect fit for our wedding. I am culturally Jewish and my husband was raised Southern baptist but doesn't really identify religiously. We wanted a ceremony that blended our different cultural backgrounds and that incorporated traditions from each of our families but wasn't heavily focused on religion. Rabbi Miriam was willing to work with us and made the entire process so wonderfully tailored to us. She was always warm, open, and flexible and really took care to make sure that we were comfortable with everything that was included. We ended up with a ceremony that reflected us and beautifully wove in our traditions. Many of our guests and parents commented how much they found the ceremony to be incredibly touching and how much they appreciated her warmth. Her guidance and support during the wedding process was also wonderful. The conversations, readings, and questions we had were so special to us and helped us to really keep focused on the marriage (and not just the wedding!). Reflecting on our hopes for our marriage and why we fell in love was one of our favorite parts of the entire process. Thank you for helping us to start of our lives together in such a thoughtful way. We definitely will be reflecting on and rereading the pieces of our ceremony for years to come!

Our wedding in the Redwoods, officiated by Rabbi Miriam.

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We were looking for an officiant for our wedding and Irene's name came up in our search. I wasn't…read morequite sure what to look for or what to expect, but her earnest communication and feedback made the process easy for us and instilled a lot of confidence in a ceremony that can be as structured or unstructured as you want. For us, we wanted structure, and Irene presented us with lots of options. I want to highlight her eloquence and her natural curiosity. She asked all the right questions and weaved together an introduction that moved us, and turned a magical moment into something divine. I would recommend her regardless of the particular needs of your ceremony, because I think she has the experience and wisdom to adapt to your needs.

We are so glad we had Irene officiate our wedding!…read more She was so knowledgeable about the process and helped us craft the perfect, nondenominational ceremony that highlighted our love story. She was easy to work with and provided us clear deadlines for when we needed to give her specific info, which really helped us manage our time and gave us structure. What I loved most of all was that I had full faith Irene had it under control, and for our wedding day, we really wanted to reduce our stress and have fun with it. Irene nailed the assignment! Several of our guests told us after the wedding how much they loved the ceremony. We have Irene to thank for it turning out just as magical as we had imagined!

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My wife and I were looking for an officiant for our SF City Hall wedding in July. After scouring…read moreYelp and Google and coming across countless options that were not a fit, we had almost given up hope. Luckily, we discovered Ryan's page about a month and a half out from our wedding! Ryan's officiating services are unbeatable. From the moment we met him, we were relieved that we had someone young, well spoken and very professional. We were asked a series of questions to get to know us, but our conversation flowed so naturally that the questions just answered themselves through our normal discourse. We had many laughs, tears of emotion, collaborative moments, emotional moments, therapeutic moments, you name it! Our meetings felt comforting and genuine and I 100% guarantee that we could not have had that experience with another person. Ryan met with us very often prior to our wedding to make sure that the final script was right. He played well into our fun and joyful moments as well as our romantic side. Great and friendly sense of humor and a neutral perspective. My wife's side is Buddhist, my side is Catholic but his speech respected both sides without issue. He got to know us very well and it reflected in his speech. Our wedding was really small and intimate with only our immediate family present, but somehow it felt as if Ryan were one of us. We wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Highly recommend Ryan!! Thanks.

We chose Ryan to officiate our wedding and were blown away by how dedicated he was working with us…read moreand using every part of our lives to host a beautiful ceremony for us. We met several times in the months leading up, and he took meticulous notes and was always thinking of ways to turn our love into an engaging story and theme for our ceremony. He brought both levity and gravitas, filling our wedding with laughter and warmth the whole way. I highly recommend Ryan to anyone looking for an officiant; he went above and beyond everything we hoped for and truly cared about making our day the best it could be.

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When my wife and I set out to find an officiant for our wedding, we thought we had not only a tall…read moreorder, but an impossible one. We actually thought that given what/who we were looking for, that we might have to hire two separate people to perform different parts of our ceremony. It was important to us that our ceremony have traditional Jewish elements, be queer and feminist, connect us to earth-based sprituality, and be witchy. When we first met with Rebekah to see if she would be a fit, we couldn't believe that we found someone who we both connected with and who understood all the elements of what we were hoping to weave together. Rebekah was generous with her time, taking care to get to know us and learn about our love and our relationship, ways we have struggled, and the ways we have grown. She crafted a ceremony that truly reflected who are separately, as a couple, and as part of a community we hope to support and be supported by. As we were, our guests too were moved and touched by our ceremony and by Rebekah's ability to weave together our values, our families, Jewish tradition, and a connection to the natural world. Rebekah is also simply a wonderful, kind, reassuring, and warm person-- which made it all the more pleasant (especially for two shy people) to go through the process of creating a ceremony together and ultimately getting up together in front of a ton of people we love. She also ran a rehearsal the day before our wedding which was really helpful in making the day itself run smoothly. Her presence on the day of the wedding, even aside from officiating the ceremony, was calming and protective in the most perfect way. If you are looking for an officiant who will listen to your wishes and artfully help you create a ceremony that reflects who you are, I very highly recommend Rebekah.

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We chose Sharon because she was different from the rest of officiants you typically hear about or…read morehave seen at previous weddings. For anyone who thinks that the officiant is simply someone who reads a bunch of words, marries you and doesn't think this is an important part of the wedding... you should really re-think that, it is much more. Sharon took the time to get to know how we met, who we are and dug deep into our lives. She makes you think deeper about your partner, family & friends, why you're tying the knot and what you really want from it all. She really helped set the vibe/feeling and flow for the wedding as well being the officiant. Just remember, during the ceremony all eyes are on you and the words being spoken by the officiant and its a significant moment... When Sharon sent us our first draft of the ceremony, it was already perfect and we didn't need to make changes. Also, Sharon's overall personality/vibe is really comforting, happy and she is very on top of things throughout the whole process. Again, don't let the idea of an "officiant" or costs change your mind as everything you know is the old way of doing things. Sharon/Inner Light Ceremonies is the new benchmark and standard of officiating.

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Rabbi Miriam Senturia - The Singing Rabbi - officiants - Updated October 2026

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