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Jewish and Interfaith Weddings Officiated by Ahava

Ahava offers unaffiliated Jews and interfaith couples the freedom to decide when, how, and to what degree you incorporate aspects of traditional Jewish ceremonies, like weddings, into your modern lives.

Ahava’s Cantor Jacqueline Breines specializes in creating beautiful wedding ceremonies that are sensitive to your needs and wants, and unique and reflective of your particular love story. Cantor Jacqui will meet with you as many times as you require ahead of your big day to ensure that you feel excited, comfortable, confident and relaxed!


Services Offered

A wedding officiated by Ahava can incorporate or adapt any traditional elements of your choice, can be held at any venue of your choice, and can be as quick or as long as you desire. Ahava is based in Greater Boston, but Cantor Jacqui will gladly travel to have the honor of officiating your wedding ceremony! Cantor Jacqui proudly officiates interfaith and same-gender weddings.

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Frequently asked questions

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Jewish

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

In which states are you licensed?

MA

What languages do you speak?

English
Hebrew

Reviews of Ahava: A Spiritual Experience in the Jewish Tradition

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Lauren Sent on 10/16/2019
5 out of 5 rating

A dream come true

I highly recommend Cantor Jacqueline Breines who officiated at our wedding ceremony. Fom the moment we met I knew my fiancé and I had made the right choice. She was warm, enthusiastic, experienced and extremely organized. She worked with us to create a spiritual interfaith ceremony that included many of the traditions of a Jewish ceremony combined with spiritual elements that would be familiar to everyone. She sings like an angel and chanted blessings in both Hebrew and English and gave beautiful explanations of the various rituals we performed during our ceremony. Her patience with our many questions asked throughout the planning process was truly astounding. It was apparent how much Cantor Jacqui loves what she does and we felt excited and well prepared when our wedding day arrived. Our guests were all buzzing after the ceremony about how beautiful it was and what an amazing voice the cantor had. Several guests came up to me during the reception raving about the cantor and said it was the most incredible ceremony they had ever been to.
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Molly Sent on 04/10/2019
5 out of 5 rating

best part of our wedding day

Our wedding ceremony remains my favorite part of our wedding day this past October! Cantor Jacqui was INCREDIBLY pleasant to work with. She was so flexible and consultative and immediately put us at ease. She took what could have been a stressful experience and made it enjoyable, fun and exciting before, during and after the wedding.

She is super professional, attentive and sweet. Her voice is breathtaking...I walked down the aisle w my parents to a song she sang for us and it was such a special moment that I will never forget. So many guests came to me weeks after the wedding telling me what a beautiful, intimate and unique ceremony it was.

Day of, she couldn’t have been more reliable-I didn’t think twice about the ceremony (private or public) or her ability to run the show!

Overall, I would recommend her and her services 10x over. She was fabulous!

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Sarah Sent on 06/27/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Our guests were so moved by your beautiful voice, sincere words, and how distinct your made our ceremony. You were there for us through the whole process and made everything incredibly easy and enjoyable.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to make our ceremony everything we could have dreamed of. Thank you for making sure everyone felt comfortable and involved.
To this day, we still hear from family and friends how beautiful and heartfelt our ceremony was. It was a memorable day to celebrate our love and thanks to you, it was better than we ever could have imagined!
Sarah and Matt P
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Meg Sent on 06/07/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Thank you for making our wedding so incredibly perfect. All of our family and friends are still talking about our interfaith wedding ceremony and how beautiful it was. Your voice is gorgeous!

It was truly the best day of our lives, and we thank you so much for everything!! Love, Meg and Dave
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Ruth Sent on 06/07/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Cantor Jacqui is exceptional, and we feel so lucky to have had her officiate our interfaith wedding. She was extremely sensitive to everyone’s needs, easy to work with, flexible, and even funny!

It was obvious that she put a lot of time into crafting the perfect ceremony and experience for us and our families. She was our cheering section, our support, and our rock throughout this wonderful journey.

We never tire of hearing from friends and family how extraordinary our ceremony was. And her sweet, incredible singing voice was the icing on the cake!

We will be forever grateful.

Ruth and James
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Anna Sent on 08/18/2020
4.6 out of 5 rating

Customized Interfaith Ceremony

Cantor Jacqui was a pleasure to work with for our wedding. My husband is Christian and I am Jewish, so we were looking for someone to officiate an interfaith wedding that had both Jewish and Christian elements. Cantor Jacqui helped us plan the perfect ceremony that encompassed all of the elements that were important to us. She had numerous suggestions as to how we could truly customize our ceremony, from the placement of the bride and groom, all the way to the different ways to read our vows. She was a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend her!
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