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• Emily Sent on 07/24/2020
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  Beyond all expectations & hopes

  We have been so grateful to have Joysa as part of our wedding from the beginning to now! Through the whole process she has been so friendly and caring! From meeting and talking about what we wanted and following up as the date grew closer we felt so special. She really takes the time to get to know who you are, what matters to you as a couple, and what you want from your ceremony. She really cares and is passionate! And so importantly during this pandemic, she has gone above and beyond helping us as we grapple with postponements and everything. She preformed a small ceremony for us on original date with our immediate family and had no problem postponing the actual date for the wedding multiple times. We couldn't of asked for more or anything better :) On top of that the special touches that she adds to your ceremony are so touching! They show how much effort and attention to detail she puts into her work :) Her pricing is amazing and fair as well. If you are looking for the best officiant look no further!
  
  Also it may be useful to note that we are non-religious, but spiritual as a couple. We wanted to integrate Celtic traditions to our ceremony which Joysa did a wonderful job with! She has so many ideas and options to chose from as far as what you can include in your ceremony :) We really loved that!

  We have been so grateful to have Joysa as part of our wedding from the beginning to now! Through the whole process she has been so friendly and caring! From meeting and talking about what we wanted and following up as the date grew closer we felt so special. She really takes the time to get to know who you are, what matters to you as a couple, and what you want from your ceremony. She really cares and is passionate! And so importantly during this pandemic, she has gone above and beyond helping us as we grapple with postponements and everything. She preformed a small ceremony for us on original date with our immediate family and had no problem postponing the actual date for the wedding multiple times. We couldn't of asked for more or anything better :) On top of that the special touches that she adds to your ceremony are so touching! They show how much effort and attention to detail she puts into her work :) Her pricing is amazing and fair as well. If you are looking for the best officiant look no further!
  
  Also it may be useful to note that we are non-religious, but spiritual as a couple. We wanted to integrate Celtic traditions to our ceremony which Joysa did a wonderful job with! She has so many ideas and options to chose from as far as what you can include in your ceremony :) We really loved that!
• Shaun Sent on 01/28/2022
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  Thank you so much and we can't wait to see you again on our redo date!

  Joysa is one of the most amazing people I have met. She was wonderful to work with. She was extremely personable when we met to ensure she would be perfect for us (which she was) My wife and I are kon religious spiritualist if the even is a thing Joysa not only understood and accepted but she made one of the most heartfelt beautiful ceremonies that fit us perfectly. (maybe I am biased because it was ours) We also had the pleasure of being one of the first covid weddings after Pennsylvania shut down. Joysa was amazingly flexible was able to come to my parents house to preform the ceremony so we could be married on our date. She is even doing our rescheduled wedding that is coming up this March. Again, she was/is one of the most wonderful people we have had/have the pleasure of working with.

  Joysa is one of the most amazing people I have met. She was wonderful to work with. She was extremely personable when we met to ensure she would be perfect for us (which she was) My wife and I are kon religious spiritualist if the even is a thing Joysa not only understood and accepted but she made one of the most heartfelt beautiful ceremonies that fit us perfectly. (maybe I am biased because it was ours) We also had the pleasure of being one of the first covid weddings after Pennsylvania shut down. Joysa was amazingly flexible was able to come to my parents house to preform the ceremony so we could be married on our date. She is even doing our rescheduled wedding that is coming up this March. Again, she was/is one of the most wonderful people we have had/have the pleasure of working with.
• Zachary S. Sent on 08/20/2021
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  A love story for our big day!

  Rabbi Winter was amazing to work with! In preparing for the ceremony she offered so many options to personalize our wedding, and make it fit just for us. As our guests were of mixed faith, she did an awesome job explaining the Jewish rituals we included in our ceremony, so that everyone was able to really follow along.
  But what really blew us away was the work she put into our “love story”. She asked us a series of personal questions individually (like how we met, when we knew we loved one another, etc), and then put it together into a narrative that became the centerpiece of the ceremony.
  She knocked it out of the park! Our guests laughed uproariously, our guests cried, and ever since they’ve been gushing about how wonderful our ceremony was. (And we have members of the family who work in the wedding industry.)
  We could not be happier with how touching, beautiful, and all-around amazing the job Rabbi Winter did in officiating our ceremony.
  

  Rabbi Winter was amazing to work with! In preparing for the ceremony she offered so many options to personalize our wedding, and make it fit just for us. As our guests were of mixed faith, she did an awesome job explaining the Jewish rituals we included in our ceremony, so that everyone was able to really follow along.
  But what really blew us away was the work she put into our “love story”. She asked us a series of personal questions individually (like how we met, when we knew we loved one another, etc), and then put it together into a narrative that became the centerpiece of the ceremony.
  She knocked it out of the park! Our guests laughed uproariously, our guests cried, and ever since they’ve been gushing about how wonderful our ceremony was. (And we have members of the family who work in the wedding industry.)
  We could not be happier with how touching, beautiful, and all-around amazing the job Rabbi Winter did in officiating our ceremony.
  
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• Ryan Sent on 06/18/2021
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  Microwedding in Spring 2021

  Rabbi Joysa was so lovely to work with for our microwedding, which took place on 4.21.21. Prior to hiring her, she sent a very detailed email about who she was and what to expect. Her warmth and passion just radiated from that email and we knew she was going to be “the one”! We clicked immediately after speaking over the phone and decided to hire her based on that. She was very helpful in subsequent conversations when we were selecting our ketubah and our in person meeting was great to plan the ceremony was great. There are so many decisions to factor for an interfaith wedding and Rabbi Joysa was incredibly knowledgeable about Jewish, Christian, and non-secular customs and traditions and was able to help us create a unique ceremony that was super personalized. She was sensitive to our needs and provided wonderful insight which helped in our decision-making. She provides couples robust options to select from, but will absolutely work with you if you’d like to use something that’s not part of her existing files. You definitely won’t be getting a “cookie-cutter” ceremony or officiant! Rabbi Joysa is friendly, kind, and funny and that sparkles throughout the ceremony she will help to create for you. We loved her inclusivity and her support! The Love Story, gleaned from questions that you and your partner answer separately, really adds that special touch for this important day. We definitely would recommend Rabbi Joysa for your event!

  Rabbi Joysa was so lovely to work with for our microwedding, which took place on 4.21.21. Prior to hiring her, she sent a very detailed email about who she was and what to expect. Her warmth and passion just radiated from that email and we knew she was going to be “the one”! We clicked immediately after speaking over the phone and decided to hire her based on that. She was very helpful in subsequent conversations when we were selecting our ketubah and our in person meeting was great to plan the ceremony was great. There are so many decisions to factor for an interfaith wedding and Rabbi Joysa was incredibly knowledgeable about Jewish, Christian, and non-secular customs and traditions and was able to help us create a unique ceremony that was super personalized. She was sensitive to our needs and provided wonderful insight which helped in our decision-making. She provides couples robust options to select from, but will absolutely work with you if you’d like to use something that’s not part of her existing files. You definitely won’t be getting a “cookie-cutter” ceremony or officiant! Rabbi Joysa is friendly, kind, and funny and that sparkles throughout the ceremony she will help to create for you. We loved her inclusivity and her support! The Love Story, gleaned from questions that you and your partner answer separately, really adds that special touch for this important day. We definitely would recommend Rabbi Joysa for your event!
• Valerie S. Sent on 10/20/2020
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  Inter-faith wedding ceremony officiant

  To say we are pleased with Rabbi Joysa’s wedding ceremony for our son and his now wife, is an understatement. The ketubah signing and the ceremony were filled with heartfelt sincerity, beauty, helpful guidance to those that are of varied faiths and just the right amount of religiosity, given the fact that there were two faiths involved. It was a lovely day which began with a memorable ceremony and thanks to Rabbi Joysa will live forever within our hearts."

  To say we are pleased with Rabbi Joysa’s wedding ceremony for our son and his now wife, is an understatement. The ketubah signing and the ceremony were filled with heartfelt sincerity, beauty, helpful guidance to those that are of varied faiths and just the right amount of religiosity, given the fact that there were two faiths involved. It was a lovely day which began with a memorable ceremony and thanks to Rabbi Joysa will live forever within our hearts."
• Rachel M. Sent on 08/07/2020
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  What a wonderful officiant!

  Joysa was an absolute DREAM to work with, from the first time we contacted her through the end of our wedding day.
  My husband was raised Christian and I was raised Jewish/Irish Catholic and we knew we wanted a Jewish ceremony but with a very humanistic feel to it that honored both of our backgrounds.
  Joysa provided us with a very in depth 1:1 session where she helped us explore the many ways to do our wedding ceremony. She is so creative and really wants couples to have ceremonies that feel true to them. She also provides couples with lots of written information/articles on the meaning behind different ceremony aspects, and articles with advice for engaged people/newlyweds. We also chose to participate in the PrepareEnrich program with Joysa for pre-marital counseling (optional!) and we felt that working through that information with Joysa helped us learn how to navigate our new marriage together.
  Even many weeks later, we still get compliments on how personal and moving our ceremony was! The guests and my husband and I really enjoyed having the LoveStory portion of the ceremony and we felt it was one of our favorite parts of the day. She also led a beautiful ketubah signing where we played "Jew-pardy" with our families, which was a really fun twist on the traditional signing.
  We would recommend Joysa 1,000% to any potential clients. She is a beautiful person inside and out and really goes above and beyond to make couple's wedding days meaningful.

  Joysa was an absolute DREAM to work with, from the first time we contacted her through the end of our wedding day.
  My husband was raised Christian and I was raised Jewish/Irish Catholic and we knew we wanted a Jewish ceremony but with a very humanistic feel to it that honored both of our backgrounds.
  Joysa provided us with a very in depth 1:1 session where she helped us explore the many ways to do our wedding ceremony. She is so creative and really wants couples to have ceremonies that feel true to them. She also provides couples with lots of written information/articles on the meaning behind different ceremony aspects, and articles with advice for engaged people/newlyweds. We also chose to participate in the PrepareEnrich program with Joysa for pre-marital counseling (optional!) and we felt that working through that information with Joysa helped us learn how to navigate our new marriage together.
  Even many weeks later, we still get compliments on how personal and moving our ceremony was! The guests and my husband and I really enjoyed having the LoveStory portion of the ceremony and we felt it was one of our favorite parts of the day. She also led a beautiful ketubah signing where we played "Jew-pardy" with our families, which was a really fun twist on the traditional signing.
  We would recommend Joysa 1,000% to any potential clients. She is a beautiful person inside and out and really goes above and beyond to make couple's wedding days meaningful.

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• Tori G. Sent on 12/15/2019
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  Beautiful Personalized Wedding Ceremony!

  Rabbi Joysa was an absolutely wonderful wedding officiant. She offered the perfect amount of guidance while also encouraging us to make choices about the ceremony that felt authentic to our partnership. A few months before the day, she sent us several comprehensive packets explaining various wedding traditions and options for the ceremony (both Jewish and interfaith), which we had so much fun sifting through to identify the components we thought would best suit us. She was incredibly organized (some of the packets even included information on logistics we never would have thought of--like flattening our ketubah before the wedding day!), and her ceremony beautifully blended our respective backgrounds and heritages and really felt like it captured the essence of our love story. Even though we had only met her a couple of months before our wedding, the ceremony could not have been more personalized—she even brought in an inside joke! Aside from crafting a beautiful ceremony, she is also an exceptionally engaging speaker--eloquent, accessible, and interactive. We're so grateful we had the opportunity to work with her. We can't recommend her highly enough!

  Rabbi Joysa was an absolutely wonderful wedding officiant. She offered the perfect amount of guidance while also encouraging us to make choices about the ceremony that felt authentic to our partnership. A few months before the day, she sent us several comprehensive packets explaining various wedding traditions and options for the ceremony (both Jewish and interfaith), which we had so much fun sifting through to identify the components we thought would best suit us. She was incredibly organized (some of the packets even included information on logistics we never would have thought of--like flattening our ketubah before the wedding day!), and her ceremony beautifully blended our respective backgrounds and heritages and really felt like it captured the essence of our love story. Even though we had only met her a couple of months before our wedding, the ceremony could not have been more personalized—she even brought in an inside joke! Aside from crafting a beautiful ceremony, she is also an exceptionally engaging speaker--eloquent, accessible, and interactive. We're so grateful we had the opportunity to work with her. We can't recommend her highly enough!

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  Thank you so much Tori! You both were such a fun and fantastic couple to work with. Not all couples view the ceremony as more important than the table centerpieces (as I do!), so I treasure each time I get to work with folks like you two!
  
  I hope I'll get to see you both in a few years, perhaps with a wee one in your arms for a Hebrew babynaming ceremony ;).
  
• Dan K. Sent on 10/22/2018
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  The most heartfelt, intimate, special wedding

  I'll start with what is most important; I have been told by friends, family, staff on-site and our photographer that our ceremony was one of the most heartfelt, romantic, beautiful, and intimate ceremonies that they had ever experienced. And so much of that is due to Joysa.
  
  While we planned our wedding from across the country, I had a feeling we'd connect well. When my (now) wife and I first met with Joysa, on her couch while her kids ran in and out with their friends, it felt like she was opening herself up to us and it made it that much easier on us to clearly outline what we wanted from our ceremony, who we were as a couple, and for Joysa to help guide us towards getting to that "perfect" ceremony.
  
  She had the ceremony organized and broken up into sections, providing options from Jewish, Irish, and varying degrees of secularism - resonating deeply with our mixed and not-especially-religious selves. Joysa had cut to the primary message of traditional ceremonies and provided it with modern sentiments, which was incredible.
  
  Our favorite part was our "Love Story", where we (separately) went through about a dozen questions detailing from our perspectives how we met, what we loved about one another, funny anecdotes, etc. During the ceremony, there was laughing (between my wife and I), crying (for all of our guests), and a wonderful memory.
  
  I'm so happy we chose Joysa - our wedding would not have been nearly as good with another person. We had certainly looked for and considered a lot of options, but at the end of the day the wedding is all about, you know, actually getting married. It's worth it to make sure you have the best ceremony possible - and that's what Joysa gave us.

  I'll start with what is most important; I have been told by friends, family, staff on-site and our photographer that our ceremony was one of the most heartfelt, romantic, beautiful, and intimate ceremonies that they had ever experienced. And so much of that is due to Joysa.
  
  While we planned our wedding from across the country, I had a feeling we'd connect well. When my (now) wife and I first met with Joysa, on her couch while her kids ran in and out with their friends, it felt like she was opening herself up to us and it made it that much easier on us to clearly outline what we wanted from our ceremony, who we were as a couple, and for Joysa to help guide us towards getting to that "perfect" ceremony.
  
  She had the ceremony organized and broken up into sections, providing options from Jewish, Irish, and varying degrees of secularism - resonating deeply with our mixed and not-especially-religious selves. Joysa had cut to the primary message of traditional ceremonies and provided it with modern sentiments, which was incredible.
  
  Our favorite part was our "Love Story", where we (separately) went through about a dozen questions detailing from our perspectives how we met, what we loved about one another, funny anecdotes, etc. During the ceremony, there was laughing (between my wife and I), crying (for all of our guests), and a wonderful memory.
  
  I'm so happy we chose Joysa - our wedding would not have been nearly as good with another person. We had certainly looked for and considered a lot of options, but at the end of the day the wedding is all about, you know, actually getting married. It's worth it to make sure you have the best ceremony possible - and that's what Joysa gave us.
• Karen Sent on 10/24/2018
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  Mastermind behind our dream ceremony

  Karen and I can't say enough good things about Joysa. She did a wonderful job helping us shape our ceremony into a very memorable and personal moment. Honestly, going into the planning, we didn't know what we were doing, and without her our ceremony would have been over in 10 minutes. Not to mention we were also planning our wedding from across the country over the phone. Joysa had so many amazing suggestions for us, and we were so appreciative that she was able to make everything so personalized even though we weren't able to meet her in person until the day of! We also appreciated her flexibility, as we were looking for a mostly secular wedding.. With Joysa's help, we ended up with a perfect combination of Jewish and Irish traditions without making our ceremony explicitly about religion. She truly captured both of our personalities in the ceremony, to the delight of our family and friends. Joysa got a ton of laughs out of our small wedding, and had us laughing during our own ceremony to cut the nerves, but also gracefully handled the more serious aspects of our ceremony. Joysa wasn't just our day-of officiant, but she really was the mastermind and author of our wedding. Our family and friends gave us tons of compliments, but the praise should be directed back to Joysa. Thank you again for helping us throw our dream wedding!
  
  - J&K McMullen

  Karen and I can't say enough good things about Joysa. She did a wonderful job helping us shape our ceremony into a very memorable and personal moment. Honestly, going into the planning, we didn't know what we were doing, and without her our ceremony would have been over in 10 minutes. Not to mention we were also planning our wedding from across the country over the phone. Joysa had so many amazing suggestions for us, and we were so appreciative that she was able to make everything so personalized even though we weren't able to meet her in person until the day of! We also appreciated her flexibility, as we were looking for a mostly secular wedding.. With Joysa's help, we ended up with a perfect combination of Jewish and Irish traditions without making our ceremony explicitly about religion. She truly captured both of our personalities in the ceremony, to the delight of our family and friends. Joysa got a ton of laughs out of our small wedding, and had us laughing during our own ceremony to cut the nerves, but also gracefully handled the more serious aspects of our ceremony. Joysa wasn't just our day-of officiant, but she really was the mastermind and author of our wedding. Our family and friends gave us tons of compliments, but the praise should be directed back to Joysa. Thank you again for helping us throw our dream wedding!
  
  - J&K McMullen
• Jo Anne J. Sent on 10/22/2018
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  Wonderful Wedding Offiant

  I found Joysa Winter researching on line. We needed a wedding offiante. I’m Jewish but my fiancé was not. When we met her I knew we had made the right choice. She was warm & caring. She listened to us and took the time to get to know us. She presented us with many unique options to add to our ceremony. She was easy to communicate with during the planning process. And the planning of the service was detailed. Which lent to a meaningful service...Many people complimented me on our service....

  I found Joysa Winter researching on line. We needed a wedding offiante. I’m Jewish but my fiancé was not. When we met her I knew we had made the right choice. She was warm & caring. She listened to us and took the time to get to know us. She presented us with many unique options to add to our ceremony. She was easy to communicate with during the planning process. And the planning of the service was detailed. Which lent to a meaningful service...Many people complimented me on our service....
• Avery Sent on 01/24/2019
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  Wonderful interfaith ceremony!

  Rabbi Joysa did a fabulous job in working with us to create a ceremony that was meaningful to us, and was open to using both Jewish and Quaker traditions. We were married over 6 months ago, and my family still comments on how beautiful the ceremony was. in the weeks before the wedding, she sent a questionnaire for us both to complete, and used our responses in her ceremony, which was such a nice surprise to hear what my husband wrote about me/us! She even emailed us after the wedding, a copy of her script, so I have it to look back on :) She was flexible with us on scheduling, and even drove all the way down to Delaware for our big day, Would highly recommend Rabbi Joysa!

  Rabbi Joysa did a fabulous job in working with us to create a ceremony that was meaningful to us, and was open to using both Jewish and Quaker traditions. We were married over 6 months ago, and my family still comments on how beautiful the ceremony was. in the weeks before the wedding, she sent a questionnaire for us both to complete, and used our responses in her ceremony, which was such a nice surprise to hear what my husband wrote about me/us! She even emailed us after the wedding, a copy of her script, so I have it to look back on :) She was flexible with us on scheduling, and even drove all the way down to Delaware for our big day, Would highly recommend Rabbi Joysa!
• Chelsea Sent on 10/11/2017
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  We highly recommend Joysa! She helped make our wedding ceremony personalized and exactly what we wanted. She took the time to get know us and learn about our love story and really helped to make our wedding represent us! We are both catholic but wanted to get married outdoors and incorporate Irish traditional aspects as well as our own ideas related to our own beliefs and joysa helped us to do this perfectly!! Our guests told us our wedding was so unique and personal and so filled with love! We are so thankful and highly recommend joysa!!

  We highly recommend Joysa! She helped make our wedding ceremony personalized and exactly what we wanted. She took the time to get know us and learn about our love story and really helped to make our wedding represent us! We are both catholic but wanted to get married outdoors and incorporate Irish traditional aspects as well as our own ideas related to our own beliefs and joysa helped us to do this perfectly!! Our guests told us our wedding was so unique and personal and so filled with love! We are so thankful and highly recommend joysa!!
• Miriam Sent on 10/06/2017
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  We really enjoyed having Joysa as our rabbi for our wedding. With Joysa, we were able to truly customize our wedding and make it ours. A ton of people have commented on how beautiful the service was and how they felt like it was really "ours" and special. We also met with Joysa to discuss our future and how to incorporate religion into our lives in a way that was meaningful and comfortable to both of us since we came from different backgrounds. We appreciated that a lot!

  We really enjoyed having Joysa as our rabbi for our wedding. With Joysa, we were able to truly customize our wedding and make it ours. A ton of people have commented on how beautiful the service was and how they felt like it was really "ours" and special. We also met with Joysa to discuss our future and how to incorporate religion into our lives in a way that was meaningful and comfortable to both of us since we came from different backgrounds. We appreciated that a lot!
• Emily Sent on 09/20/2017
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  Joysa was a pleasure to work with. Sent us a ton of information for the ceremony and tied in our love story beautifully. We very much enjoyed working with her!

  Joysa was a pleasure to work with. Sent us a ton of information for the ceremony and tied in our love story beautifully. We very much enjoyed working with her!
• Nichole Sent on 09/16/2017
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  We are so thankful for Joysa being our officiant. We were a very indecisive couple about what elements we wanted for our wedding ceremony. Joysa got to know us on a personal level and provided us with a wealth of information and options to consider. She was knowledgable and very easy going and helped us merge celtic and jewish traditions seamlessly. Her ceremony was beautiful, personalized and reflected us perfectly. We received so many compliments on the service!
  
  Thank you for our beautiful ceremony and making everything come together to ensure a special day with our friends and family.

  We are so thankful for Joysa being our officiant. We were a very indecisive couple about what elements we wanted for our wedding ceremony. Joysa got to know us on a personal level and provided us with a wealth of information and options to consider. She was knowledgable and very easy going and helped us merge celtic and jewish traditions seamlessly. Her ceremony was beautiful, personalized and reflected us perfectly. We received so many compliments on the service!
  
  Thank you for our beautiful ceremony and making everything come together to ensure a special day with our friends and family.
• Molly Sent on 06/12/2017
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  We loved working with Joysa! From the very first phone meeting, she put us at ease. She provided a packet of information on navigating interfaith weddings that we turned to again and again while we were planning. The ceremony was so personalized, and we got tons of compliments on the various components, length, humor, etc. On the day of the wedding, she was efficient, on time and friendly to all of our guests. Worth every penny!

  We loved working with Joysa! From the very first phone meeting, she put us at ease. She provided a packet of information on navigating interfaith weddings that we turned to again and again while we were planning. The ceremony was so personalized, and we got tons of compliments on the various components, length, humor, etc. On the day of the wedding, she was efficient, on time and friendly to all of our guests. Worth every penny!
• Rachel Sent on 10/22/2016
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  Tommy and I are now back from our honeymoon and wanted to say THANK YOU for such a beautiful ceremony. We loved the whole ceremony and were very happy it fit us as a couple. We received compliments from family and friends about how beautiful the ceremony was. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us and use that in our wedding. We are so pleased with everything. :) I am so excited to the video back and watch it over and over again!

  Tommy and I are now back from our honeymoon and wanted to say THANK YOU for such a beautiful ceremony. We loved the whole ceremony and were very happy it fit us as a couple. We received compliments from family and friends about how beautiful the ceremony was. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us and use that in our wedding. We are so pleased with everything. :) I am so excited to the video back and watch it over and over again!
• Darian Sent on 10/21/2016
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  Thank you so much for helping to make our wedding so wonderful. You made planning so easy, ensuring Ryan and I planned a ceremony that was truly a reflection of us. All of the resources you provided us with made planning go smoothly and you were always available to answer any questions that we had. As we knew it would be, the ceremony felt so personal, and perfectly captured our relationship. It was an incredible day, one we will remember with love …

  Thank you so much for helping to make our wedding so wonderful. You made planning so easy, ensuring Ryan and I planned a ceremony that was truly a reflection of us. All of the resources you provided us with made planning go smoothly and you were always available to answer any questions that we had. As we knew it would be, the ceremony felt so personal, and perfectly captured our relationship. It was an incredible day, one we will remember with love …
• Zoe Sent on 09/08/2016
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  My husband and I were thrilled with Joysa! She was a pleasure to work with and really understood what we were looking for in our ceremony. She did an amazing job telling our story and highlighting what makes us unique as a couple. We loved her ideas for involving friends and family in the ceremony as well! -- Everyone has told us how impressed they were and my mom is still hearing from family and friends how much they loved the ceremony! Thank you Joysa!! :)

  My husband and I were thrilled with Joysa! She was a pleasure to work with and really understood what we were looking for in our ceremony. She did an amazing job telling our story and highlighting what makes us unique as a couple. We loved her ideas for involving friends and family in the ceremony as well! -- Everyone has told us how impressed they were and my mom is still hearing from family and friends how much they loved the ceremony! Thank you Joysa!! :)
• Rachael Sent on 12/12/2016
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  Joysa was lovely to work with. She is very knowledgeable about wedding ceremonies and does a great job helping you figure out what the best ceremony will be for you, whether you would like elements of an interfaith, Jewish, Christian, or non religious ceremony. She was exactly what my husband and I were looking for in a wedding officiant for a Secular Jewish ceremony! I would recommend finalizing details a week or two before your ceremony if you are not having a rehearsal the day before your ceremony.

  Joysa was lovely to work with. She is very knowledgeable about wedding ceremonies and does a great job helping you figure out what the best ceremony will be for you, whether you would like elements of an interfaith, Jewish, Christian, or non religious ceremony. She was exactly what my husband and I were looking for in a wedding officiant for a Secular Jewish ceremony! I would recommend finalizing details a week or two before your ceremony if you are not having a rehearsal the day before your ceremony.
• Julie Sent on 09/08/2016
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  Joysa met with us in person and also communicated via phone and email to tailor a ceremony just for us. Many people commented on how wonderful and beautiful it was without being cookie cutter. She takes the time to explain different ritual options for the ceremony and helps you pick what is right for you. She also proofs your ketubah and holds a sweet, relaxing ketubah-signing ceremony before the wedding. She showed up early to the wedding and put us at ease. Thank you!

  Joysa met with us in person and also communicated via phone and email to tailor a ceremony just for us. Many people commented on how wonderful and beautiful it was without being cookie cutter. She takes the time to explain different ritual options for the ceremony and helps you pick what is right for you. She also proofs your ketubah and holds a sweet, relaxing ketubah-signing ceremony before the wedding. She showed up early to the wedding and put us at ease. Thank you!
• Kim Sent on 10/25/2016
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  We wanted to thank you for the amazing job you did with our wedding ketubah signing and ceremony. It was so touching and even more wonderful than we could have ever hoped for. You really captured our relationship together and beautifully incorporated our backgrounds. We really cannot thank you enough. Everyone we spoke to said how wonderful it was. You truly have a gift.

  We wanted to thank you for the amazing job you did with our wedding ketubah signing and ceremony. It was so touching and even more wonderful than we could have ever hoped for. You really captured our relationship together and beautifully incorporated our backgrounds. We really cannot thank you enough. Everyone we spoke to said how wonderful it was. You truly have a gift.
• Laura Sent on 07/18/2016
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  I was so grateful to find an officiant who took the time to get to know us, and who could craft such a creative and beautiful ceremony. She was warm AND funny, and we heard from guests all during the reception about how much they loved the wedding. Joysa didn't just use the stereotypical vows, and the prayers/words she used reflected the faiths of both of our families. Thank you so much!

  I was so grateful to find an officiant who took the time to get to know us, and who could craft such a creative and beautiful ceremony. She was warm AND funny, and we heard from guests all during the reception about how much they loved the wedding. Joysa didn't just use the stereotypical vows, and the prayers/words she used reflected the faiths of both of our families. Thank you so much!
• Ilyssa Sent on 07/17/2016
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  Rabbi Joysa was by far the best! When we first met her we had an instant connection and talked for almost
  3 hours! The ceremony itself was PERFECT! She personalized it from our conversations and questionnaire. It was exactly what we wanted. She helped us create a wonderful, memorable ceremony. Everyone always tells us how much they loved it and I recommend her to everyone!!
  

  Rabbi Joysa was by far the best! When we first met her we had an instant connection and talked for almost
  3 hours! The ceremony itself was PERFECT! She personalized it from our conversations and questionnaire. It was exactly what we wanted. She helped us create a wonderful, memorable ceremony. Everyone always tells us how much they loved it and I recommend her to everyone!!
  
• Brad Sent on 07/23/2016
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  We could not imagine our wedding without Rabbi Joysa. She made our ceremony amazing. It was personal, beautiful, and just the right amount of humor for us. Joysa discussed everything with us ahead of time, and catered the ceremony to exactly our liking. We would highly recommend her for anyone!

  We could not imagine our wedding without Rabbi Joysa. She made our ceremony amazing. It was personal, beautiful, and just the right amount of humor for us. Joysa discussed everything with us ahead of time, and catered the ceremony to exactly our liking. We would highly recommend her for anyone!

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