Wedding Officiants

Try using thumbtack.com. It lets you request a quote based on your specifications and then vendors in your area will respond to you.

Congratulations we are using the same venue!! Good luck in finding an officiant I'm looking for one as well as I type.

It sounds as though you'll have to find a rabbi willing to co-officiate inside a Catholic church - if the priest will allow it.

Or have a rabbi do the Jewish ceremony beforehand somewhere else & then have the Catholic ceremony in the Catholic church.

Couples like you keep me in business -- I'm a civil officiant and neutral, like Switzerland!

I wouldn't do something religious just for my parents, honestly. if you don't truly believe in whatever God they're talking to or how they're talking to him/her/it, what's the point?

i'd go neutral with a civil officiant who can incorporate what YOU want vs. what your parents want

I am having a interfaith ceremony as well and we are choosing a regular non denominational officiant. The way we plan to incorporate our religions is having His mother and My Step mother recite a scripture from the Quran and the Bible during our ceremony. That way both are recognized, appreciated, and respected but not causing any stress or drama.

I don't think you have to do both. I've seen people who chose that option but there are other options to incorporate both religions in the ceremony.

In LI, try April Grismondi, from The Church of Ancient Ways. She's fab, I know she's worked there before and she can incorporate whatever you need/want into the ceremony.

Hi and congratulations!

It sounds to me like what you are asking for is on your list of options if you are willing to have the ceremony indoors. Monsignor Lisante

http://www.msgrlisante.org/about.htm

works with Rabbi Block I believe, performing interfaith ceremonies, at catering halls, that are recognized as the Sacrement of Marriage. Of course you will have to follow all the rules of the Catholic Church... but it sounds to me like you want to do that, so this may be perfect!

If after consideration you decide to look into your other potions, my web site has samples of single and co-officiant interfaith ceremonies.

http://www.churchofancientways.org/ReligsCulture.html

I don't read the chat boards here too often, but please feel free to call me any time if you have any questions or if there is anything else that I can be of service with. Wishing you both all the happiness that two people can stand in one lifetime with many healthy years to enjoy it all.

L&L, Pastor April

516-785-4191

http://www.churchofancientways.org

http://www.facebook.com/pastorapril.gismondi

If its enough to have Catholic traditions incorporated into your ceremony, but you don't need it to be "recognized" by the Roman Catholic church, then your best bet is to find a "retired"/former priest-- generally a priest who left the RC church for marriage or another reason, but still ministers the Catholic faith.

Our officiant is a former Catholic priest who left the church for marriage, and actually, only about an hour from Woodbury He can do a full Catholic mass (outside) if you want, or just incorporate the specific traditions you want to include. He is also happy to co-officiate with a Rabbi, and is super nice His name is Father Noel, website: http://www.frnoel.com/1.html

Or, you could look for another here: http://www.citiministries.org/

Rev. April-- I'm guessing one of them is Jewish, in which case the marriage will never be recognized as a sacrament it can be valid/recognized by the Catholic Church,but since it would involve one unbaptized person, it can't be sacramental. . .

You are right Barbara! It is only a Sacrament if the non-Catholic is a baptized Christian. This article was very interesting.

http://www.foryourmarriage.org/catholic-marriage/church-teachings/interfaith-marriages/

Candice, there are 2 christian Muslem samples on my site and some readings from the Koran in the sample readings section.