rabbi for saturday evening wedding

Sara11113

Hi - my fiance and I are looking for a rabbi to marry us before sunset on a saturday in september. We are not very religious at all and were for hoping for a more modern jewish wedding than traditional. Can anyone recommend a rabbi in the NY area who would marry us? If not a rabbi, can you recommend someone else who can perform a jewish style wedding??? 

We really want the ceremony to be romantic but with good personality.

Thanks!!

nycbridetobe23

I'm looking for the same.... did you find someone??

Sk1015

You will be hard pressed to find even a cantor to perform the ceremony before sundown. Try looking for a canter who works in the russian communities in brooklyn. They are usually much less religious.

Jen4948

I don't think any rabbi will conduct a wedding on Saturday evening before sundown because it's still Shabbat. Even very laid-back-religious-wise ones probably won't do that. If you want a rabbi to officiate, I think you need to move up the time of your wedding to after sundown and plan all else accordingly if you're going to keep it on Saturday evening. If you're looking for an officiant in NYC, you'll probably have better luck asking on the local NYC board.

Kathleen4246

We found a wonderful rabbi who performed our interfaith wedding before sundown. His name is Ronald Broden and he's in NY. Google his name to find his website. Kathleen