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    Corey K. Sent on 04/11/2024
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    Corey and Alyssa Kramer Wedding

    Brian did a great job throughout the night. His communication before the wedding was amazing and it gave him a chance to really personalize our ceremony. He even traveled to Florida from New York for us. I would recommend Brian for anyone's special day.
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    Yan K. Sent on 04/17/2024
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    Wonderful experience with Rabbi Brian Denker

    Rabbi Brian was an absolute pleasure to work with. He was responsive and professional. He answered all of our questions and addressed any concerns that we had weeks before the wedding. He made sure everything was done correctly and made the ceremony an enjoyable process for everyone involved. He took the time to get to know us and created a memorable ceremony.

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    It was my absolute honor and pleasure to get to know you and Sofya and share in the blessing of your wedding day. Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness!
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    Brenda R. Sent on 02/05/2023
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    Fabulous attention to all details. A pleasure to work with

    This was our families third wedding in 10 years with Rabbi Brian officiating. In addition to his spirituality, his kindness and ability to relate to each of the particpants and guests helped to created the warm event that we wished to create. He set the tone for an evening of happiness and celebration. We greatly appreciate his how he approaches our families significant events and his inclusive approach to bringing us all together. What a Joy!

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    Always a pleasure to be a part of and share in family Simchas. Love, life and happiness for mom to 120!
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    Ryan T. Sent on 11/26/2023
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    Would recommend

    Rabbi Brian is friendly and personable. He brought warmth to our big day along with some humor. He is easy to relate to. He was punctual and spent time getting to know us. I'd highly recommend him to other couples!
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    Victoria H. Sent on 12/06/2023
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    Excellent Rabbi

    Rabbi Denker is fantastic. Even over a month later everytime we get a call from our guests they still talk about how amazing he was. We met Rabbi Denker after stepped in for us when our previous Rabbi sadly passed away only a few weeks before our wedding day. Under the circumstances we were incredibly nervous about how the ceremony would go. We did not need to be. He managed to take the time to craft a ceremony that was both meaningful and personal to the two of us. The ketubah ceremony in particular was very moving. If you need a Jewish interfaith ceremony we cannot recommend Rabbi Denker enough.

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    Thank you for the kind words Victoria. It was an honor and privilege to share in your special day. Wishing you and Jacob a lifetime of happiness together!
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    Danielle M. Sent on 09/25/2023
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    Rabbi Brian gave us a ceremony to remember!

    Rabbi Brian was so great, we definitely recommend him. He married us in our backyard. Communication was excellent. We had a few meetings before so he could get to know us and craft a custom ceremony fit to our needs and wants. We incorporated some jewish traditions while removing and modernizing others. Everyone loved the ceremony; he explained the meaning of everything, and kept it short and sweet. The wedding happened to fall on Rosh Hashanah and he was still willing to do it!
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    Toni W. Sent on 08/17/2023
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    A Wedding We Will Treasure

    Rabbi Brian officiated at our wedding on 8/6. He was fabulous!! I love the way he personalized our ceremony to include not only our love for each other but our love for our dogs, two of whom were included in the ceremony. He explained all religious aspects of the service so those of all faiths could feel included. Rabbi Brian kept the service light but still adhered to tradition. Furthermore, he invited participation among the guests. We couldn't have been happier with Rabbi Brian, both as our officiant and the friend that he ultimately became.

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    Thank you so much for the warm and kind words. You and Steve have a special place in my heart and are an inspiration.
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    Molly Sent on 07/25/2023
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    We love Rabbi Brian!

    We hired Rabbi Brian after our rabbis told us they would not marry us on a Saturday night in the summer. Rabbi Brian was super flexible and made the whole process easy. All of our guests raved about our ceremony and said it was so nice. We asked Rabbi Brian to keep our ceremony around 25 minutes so that we wouldn't melt in the sun and he did just that! He also lead a private moment during our Ketubah signing which had my husband and I in tears. It was one of the highlights of our day! You can't go wrong with Rabbi Brian, he is kind, well spoken, flexible and truly cares about his couples.

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    It was an absolute honor to share in your wedding day! Wishing you both a lifetime of health and happiness!
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    Richard P. Sent on 07/18/2023
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    The only choice

    Rabbi Brian made our wedding ceremony especially memorable. From the Zoom calls getting to know us, to the ceremony review and finally the big day, Rabbi Brian went above and beyond and made our ceremony fun and extra meaningful. Given my wife is Jewish and I am Christian, we thought it would be harder to find a Rabbi willing to officiate a cross-faith couple, but this was absolutely a non-issue. Our wedding guests kept asking us, "where did we find the Rabbi, he's so great". Many guests really enjoyed how Rabbi Brian would lightly explain different aspects of the Jewish ceremony to the attendees, who may not understand the significance or history behind a certain tradition. This light approach made, mixed with some humor, made it extra special. We could tell Rabbi Brian really enjoys what he does, we are so thankful to Rabbi for officiating us and we would highly recommend him to officiate your big day!

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    Thank you Richard & Irina for the wonderful and kind words. Wishing you and your newly formed family a lifetime of health, love, happiness and togetherness!
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    Rachel S. Sent on 06/28/2023
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    Wonderful Experience!

    Rabbi Brian did a wonderful job making our wedding ceremony feel special. He put in the time to get to know us, both as individuals and a couple. He also did a great job of explaining the jewish traditions to our guests, many of whom had never attended a jewish wedding. We highly recommend Rabbi Brian!
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    Brittany J. Sent on 06/28/2023
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    Wonderful wedding

    We had a wonderful ceremony experience with Rabbi Brian. He was extremely responsive throughout the entire planning process, and really wanted to get to know me and my husband. Thank you for making our wedding so special :)

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    Thank you for the kind words Brittany. What a beautiful setting for your wedding day! I wish you and Jason all the best. Thank you for allowing me and Rev Joe the honor of sharing in your Simcha!
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    Shana B. Sent on 06/12/2023
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    Brian is outstanding. He exceeded all of our expectations. and gave us a memorable and meaningful ceremony that we will forever hold dear in our heart

    Best service ever. Thank you!!
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    Rowan E. Sent on 09/26/2022
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    A blessing of an officiant!

    Rabbi Brian was the absolute perfect officiant for our Mexican-Jewish wedding! It was important to me to have a Jewish wedding, but my husband is not Jewish and did not convert. It was difficult to find a Rabbi to marry us, especially one who would not require us to commit to raising our children Jewish and have Judaism be the only religion around the house - a commitment that we were not ready to make.

    We really wanted to incorporate Mexican tradition into our ceremony and Rabbi Brian did a stellar job at this - not only seamlessly incorporating the specific traditions we mentioned but also making other suggestions that ended up being total hits, like having our mariachi band play Siman Tov u Mazel Tov after we broke the glass! He was lighthearted, funny and kind. So many of our guests raved about the ceremony and specifically about how great Rabbi Brian was - and this came from both our Jewish and non-Jewish friends and family.

    It was also wonderful to work with a Rabbi who felt closer in age & tradition to us than our grandparents (lol)! From the beginning, we felt like Rabbi Brian understood what we wanted and that he could relate to us. The entire process of getting to know each other and crafting our ceremony was easy and enjoyable. He broke things down into easy choices and decisions, was super flexible, and gave us many opportunities to make things more or less traditional where we wanted to. We also had a last-minute change to our ceremony that Rabbi Brian took in stride and executed perfectly and without asking us any questions, which was SO appreciated with all of the craziness of our wedding day.

    We are so happy we found Rabbi Brian. It was a blessing to have him officiate our wedding. Overall, we could not recommend Rabbi Brian enough, and we hope to work with him again for future Lifecycle events!

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    Thank you for the kind words! It was a pleasure working with you both and being apart of your special day. Wishing you all the best now and always.
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    Ryan R. Sent on 09/05/2022
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    An Incredible Rabbi

    Rabbi Denker worked so hard to make our wedding experience with him perfect. He was always available, responded within a maximum of a few hours of emailing him, and met with us on numerous occasions to make our day perfect.

    He also moved up another engagement when we requested that he be there earlier than usual for our rehearsal. He's a pleasure to work with and we really enjoyed our experience with him.

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    It was my pleasure to share in your special day and truly a privilege to get to know you both! Wishing you both the best now and always.
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    Scott Sent on 07/17/2022
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    Great Rabbi and Wedding Officiant

    From the start, Rabbi Brian was very nice, helpful, friendly, informative and flexible. He met with us via video chat several times and provided additional time to explain about the traditions that he would include in our ceremony. We knew he was definitely the officiant that we wanted on our wedding day. He was always very fast in responding to emails throughout the process and helped find the ideal ketubah. The ketubah signing and wedding ceremony was beautiful and exceeded our expectations. Rabbi Brian did an outstanding job. Our guests provided compliments and enjoyed the ceremony very much. I highly recommend Rabbi Brian, you won’t be disappointed.

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    It was my absolute pleasure! Thank you for the kind words Scott! May you and Angela always know happiness and joy!
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    Angela Sent on 07/17/2022
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    Wedding Ceremony

    Rabbi Brian Denker created a very memorable and outstanding wedding ceremony! He was very responsive from start to finish. There were many great things said by family and friends on how great the ceremony was and how he did a fantastic job! I highly recommend Rabbi Brian Denker. I know for myself I am forever grateful.
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    Aaron L. Sent on 12/14/2022
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    Rabbi denker the best

    Rabbi Denker really made our wedding memorable. He officiated our multi-denominational wedding with my wife's minister. He was so organized and really came through with unique readings that made us feel special but still traditional enough to make our parents happy. He cares. He was attentive. I wouldn't ever think twice about booking a different rabbi. Thank you so much for everything!
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    Jaclyn K. Sent on 06/20/2022
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    We had a great experience!

    Rabbi Brian provided a wonderful ceremony that really touched our whole family. He worked with us to include exactly what we wanted in the ceremony to make it our own. Would definitely recommend!
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    Susan M. Sent on 06/14/2022
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    Amazing Officiant

    This Rabbi is amazing. He responded to emails promptly and met with us multiple times to work through all the details. We had many compliments about him from the guests after the wedding as well. Highly recommend!!!

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    Thank you allowing me the honor of sharing this special milestone with you both. What a pleasure it was getting to know you both and celebrate the special bond you both share! Wishing you a life time of good health and happiness always!
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    Steven M. Sent on 06/14/2022
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    Wonderful Rabbi and Effortless Experience

    Rabbi Denker officiated our wedding and he made the event a wonderful experience. He was both engaging, funny, and entertaining. Exactly what we were searching for in our ceremony. He took the time to meet with us multiple times and customize every aspect of the ceremony to our beliefs and wishes. Overall, an amazing Rabbi!

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    It was an absolute pleasure and joy getting to know you both. May your marriage be rich in blessings.
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    Nicole S. Sent on 06/20/2022
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    Wonderful Experience with Rabbi Brian

    Rabbi Brian took the time to get to know us individually and as a couple to make our ceremony really special and personal to what we looking for. He was so thoughtful in his sermon and helped guide the day. Rabbi Brian was also extremely flexible and helpful throughout the day, easing our stress beyond measure. We cannot recommend Rabbi Brian enough!

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    It was truly a pleasure getting to know you and Derek! I look forward to sharing in many more simchas and blessing that the two of you will share!
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    Nicole Sent on 06/28/2022
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    Great Rabbi and co-officiant!

    Rabbi Brian was wonderful! He co-officiated with a family member of ours and was able to create a special, personal ceremony for us. Throughout the process he was kind and patient - he took the time to walk us through all of the Jewish traditions and their explanations, which allowed us to zero in on elements that were especially meaningful to us. Thank you!
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    Mother of bride

    Rabbi Brian was professional, creative and flexible planning the modern traditional service for my daughters wedding. He's warm and caring and knowledgable. So happy he was the one we chose!

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    It was an absolute pleasure to be able to share in you and your family's simcha! What a beautiful celebration of two very special individuals!
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    Adam S. Sent on 11/07/2021
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    Beautiful Interfaith Ceremony

    Rabbi Brian Denker created a beautiful interfaith ceremony with Pastor Marilyn Harris. Rabbi Denker worked very hard to incorporate traditions of the Jewish and Christian faith around our story as a couple to create a unique, meaningful service. We received many compliments from guests on how seamlessly they wove together the various traditions. We greatly appreciated Rabbi Denker's attention to detail and how communicative he was with us to create the ceremony of our dreams.

    Rabbi Brian Denker's reply:

    Adam & Tieg - it was truly a blessing for me to be able to share in your simcha and be apart of your special day. I wish you both lots of Mazel in the days and months ahead as you continue to write the your new chapters as husband and wife.
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