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Rabbi Elyssa Cherney at Tacklingtorah

Rabbi Elyssa Cherney at Tacklingtorah

Philadelphia, PA
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    Alyssa T. Sent on 02/02/2024
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    Rabbi Elyssa is AMAZING!

    Working with Rabbi Elyssa was truly delightful. Her warmth and friendliness instantly put us at ease, making the connection with her effortless. Our discussions leading up to the wedding were not only meaningful but also immensely helpful. We delved into topics such as our relationship, future plans, and family aspirations, creating a comprehensive picture around the wedding.

    Rabbi Elyssa transformed our wedding into more than just an event; she turned it into a magical experience. The ketubah ceremony she crafted for us was unparalleled, evoking a sense of spirituality and transcendence. The chuppah ceremony was equally extraordinary – intimate and personalized, yet wonderfully inclusive for our guests. The impact of her touch on our special day is still resonating, as our guests continue to express how uniquely special and memorable it was!
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    A Perfect Ceremony

    We were so grateful to have the opportunity to get to know Rabbi Elyssa. She was wonderful to work with, and her guidance through our engagement was incredibly helpful. Our ceremony was absolutely beautiful. Rabbi Elyssa held a small intimate Ketubah signing with our immediate family first before our larger wedding ceremony. Both ceremonies were full of meaning and our family members and guests told us so many times throughout the night how much they loved Rabbi Elyssa. We are an interfaith couple- my husband is Jewish and I am Christian- and Rabbi Elyssa was so inclusive and mindful of our separate and shared faith traditions. I would recommend Rabbi Elyssa to any couple looking to be married in a Jewish or "Jew-ish" ceremony. She is phenomenal.
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    Chelsea R. Sent on 12/10/2023
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    Amazing Rabbi who made our day special!

    Rabbi Elyssa is truly fantastic. From our initial meeting with her, we could tell by her energy and personality that she was the Rabbi for us. Being that my husband and I are of different faiths, we had struggled to find a Rabbi who was willing to work with us and one who was understanding of our situation and different backgrounds. We met with Rabbi Elyssa multiple times leading up to our wedding and by the time our wedding day came, it felt as though we had always known her and as if she had always known us. Planning a wedding can be stressful, but working with Rabbi Elyssa was far from that. She arrived to the venue early and kept the whole day on schedule. So many relatives from our families loved the ceremony and could not speak highly enough of how beautiful it was. My husband and I could not be happier with our choice to get married by Rabbi Elyssa and cannot wait to continue working with her for future celebrations.
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    Ashley H. Sent on 12/05/2023
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    Like having a friend guide you

    Rabbi Elyssa was incredibly supportive throughout wedding planning. She provided one-on-one sessions for marriage counseling and took the time to not only explain the Jewish wedding traditions but helped us create our own unique ceremony. One of our favorite parts of our wedding was our Ketubah signing ceremony where she held space for us to catch our breath before we walked down the aisle. Rabbi Elyssa also did a magnificent job co-hosting an interfaith union. Finally, she made herself available as we navigate our first year of marriage together. We highly recommend Rabbi Elyssa for your future wedding!
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    Julia Sent on 09/24/2023
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    Rabbi Elyssa, the wedding MVP!

    Rabbi Elyssa was the MVP of our wedding. We had many stressful things happen in the months leading up to the wedding, but the day of the wedding, Elyssa really took charge to make sure everything before and during the ceremony ran smoothly. She kept us calm, grounded, and focused on each other, all while getting friends and family involved and helping them understand the traditions they were watching and participating in.

    Elyssa will have you do a bit of homework on your end, but it's all worth it. She uses what she learns from you to craft a ceremony that is very personal. We were, frankly, blown away. My husband and I also decided to do a public ketubah signing, which she turned into a beautiful communal ritual. She made our wedding day so much more special.

    You can tell how invested Rabbi Elyssa is in the happiness of the couples she works with. She says when she works with a couple, she becomes their rabbi for life, and I look forward to future occasions where we can turn to her for guidance and to share important moments.
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    Marissa Sent on 06/02/2023
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    Rabbi elyssa is the best!

    Rabbi Elyssa made our wedding magical! We’re an interfaith couple and she made both parties feel very comfortable and she helped calm us down throughout the whole process. Our ketubah signing was so perfect and she had our whole wedding party involved which was amazing. Rabbi Elyssa is now our forever Rabbi! She even made some of our non jewish friends want to convert!

    If you’re getting married you should without a doubt go with Rabbi Elyssa!!!

    Thank you Rabbi Elyssa!
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    Monique M. Sent on 05/16/2023
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    Unbelievable rabbi

    I’m still humbled by how amazing Rabbi Cherney was. We are basking in the glow from our ceremony. She made it so personalized , lovely, warm and intimate. She is not a “rent a rabbi,” but rather more of a close counselor who gets to know you as people and creates a completely custom ceremony. She also created a vibe and experience that I have never witnessed at a wedding before- she made spiritual moments accessible to our family and friends and brought everyone in to the love and warmth of the moment. Again, I’ve been to so many weddings and no rabbi has ever stood out to me and Elyssa stands out. She really made our wedding the beautiful moment that it was. It wouldn’t have been the same without her. If you’re on the fence, hire her!!
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    Jessica T. Sent on 04/30/2023
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    Incredible Experience!!

    Rabbi Elyssa was absolutely a great decision and we loved the whole process through our one year engagement!! She really took the time to get to know us as a couple personally and turned it into a beautfiul ceremony that my now husband and I envisioned when we first started planning. We are an interfaith couple with myself being christian and my husband being jewish and Rabbi Elyssa really incorporated our values perfectly and seamlessly into the ceremony. We did a ketubah signing prior and it is now a special memory from our wedding day. All of our guests could not stop raving about how beautiful the ceremony was. If you are looking for a Rabbi/officiant I would not hesitate go ahead and book with Rabbi Elyssa because you will be in excellent hands through the whole process!
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    Daniel L. Sent on 11/01/2022
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    Awesome Rabbi!

    Rabbi Elyssa is the best. It was very important to us to have our friends and family involved in the ceremony and she made that more than possible. The ceremony was beautiful and incredibly meaningful to us and our guests. It doesn’t hurt that she is a terrific singer! My wife is not Jewish (and I am not the most observant person…) so she was very diligent in making sure we understood what we would be doing and why. Most importantly, she was incredibly respectful of what we did not want to do. The counseling sessions ahead of the wedding were fantastic and helped ground us in the commitment we were making. On the subject of grounding, perhaps the most important moment of our whole wedding was when Rabbi Elyssa pulled my wife and I aside ahead of the Ketubah signing to help ground us and wash away the stress of wedding day. I can’t recommend Rabbi Elyssa enough!
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    Ariana M. Sent on 11/14/2022
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    Book rabbi elyssa immediately!

    We cannot say enough about how much we LOVED working with Rabbi Elyssa!! She was tremendous throughout the entire process, and getting to know her over the last year has been rewarding, enlightening, and such a privilege. When we originally hired her as our officiant, we went in with the standard expectation that she would have a call with us a couple of weeks before the wedding and then officiate the wedding. This is FAR from what we received. Over the span of a year, we met with her over five times (once in person which was awesome!), and each time we had an in-depth couples' counseling session about what marriage meant to us and how we plan to live our lives together. Her questions were always thought provoking, and she was incredibly present in making sure my wife and I were in the best headspace to walk together in marriage. She specializes in interfaith weddings and each of us felt our heritages/cultures/religions were completely respected, encouraged, and amplified. In addition, we are a same sex couple and have never felt more supported by a spiritual leader. We technically got legally married a couple months before our actual wedding celebration, and she graciously offered to officiate that as well (and she went above and beyond)! By the time we got to the "real" wedding ceremony, we truly felt like Rabbi Elyssa knew us well. The ceremony was incredibly beautiful, and we received an endless amount of compliments. She tailored the ceremony to our personalities, our relationship, and our vibe. She added a multitude of thoughtful touches that made the audience feel truly connected to us and for that we will be forever grateful. I highly recommend Rabbi Elyssa to anyone who is interested in having not only an amazing wedding, but an everlasting relationship with their Rabbi. She is now our Rabbi for life, and we cannot wait for the next life milestone to include her in!!
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    Dana A. Sent on 10/27/2022
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    Thoughtful, meaningful, and individualized ceremony!

    Rabbi Elyssa made wedding day truly perfect. She tailored the ceremony and ketubah signing to exactly what we were hoping for, which was a primarily secular ceremony with Jewish traditions woven throughout. We were initially hesitant about working with someone who we had never met before, but over the course of our 3 meetings with Rabbi Elyssa, she took so much time and care to get to know us individually and as a couple. The ceremony that she was able to build was completely "us" and really took into account the qualities that we most cared about, like including our family and community. I also really appreciated that Rabbi Elyssa didn't want us to be *too* involved in the ceremony planning, so we could really be in the moment and experience it for the first time on our wedding day. One of my favorite moments of the day was when she had us turn towards our guests during the ceremony and soak in those who have supported us individually and as a couple. We couldn't have asked for a better experience, thank you!
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    Cherish T. Sent on 06/12/2022
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    Perfect officiant fir our special day!

    Rabbi Elyssa was the perfect officiant!! She was always available during the planning process and made our ceremony unique and special. Even though planning a wedding is stressful, Rabbi Elyssa made the process relaxing yet relevant. I am not Jewish, my husband is, so we wanted to incorporate his traditions into our ceremony. Rabbi Elyssa found the perfect balance and explained the symbolism and significance for the portions of a Jewish wedding ceremony. I highly recommend Rabbi Elyssa, she was perfect!

    Rabbi Elyssa Cherney at Tacklingtorah's reply:

    Thanks Cherish! It was such a gorgeous day. So glad I got to be with you both as you marked this wonderful occassion!
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    Nick S. Sent on 06/08/2022
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    Amazing Wedding Day Experience

    Rabbi Elyssa was an incredible presence throughout our wedding planning process and on our wedding day! We loved being able to dig into our relationship and discover more about our values and desires as we closed in on our marriage. Our wedding day was immaculate--our favorite part was signing the Ketubah in an intimate setting with our closest friends and found family. Rabbi Elyssa's personalized ceremony was also a highlight for us and the rest of our wedding guests. Thank you so much for your guidance and encouragement Rabbi Elyssa!

    Rabbi Elyssa Cherney at Tacklingtorah's reply:

    Thanks Nick! Was so happy to get to celebrate you both! What a beautiful start to that next chapter together.
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    Melissa H. Sent on 01/09/2022
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    Working with Rabbi Elyssa was the best part about our wedding

    We were matched with Rabbi Elyssa through Unorthodox Celebrations, and from the first time we spoke with her, we knew it would be a great partnership.
    We were immediately impressed with how easy it was to connect with Rabbi Elyssa. She asked us such thoughtful questions about us, our relationship up until this point, and our goals for our relationship moving forward. She incorporated Judaism into the conversations in a way that was meaningful to us as individuals, and offered advice and expertise on both the wedding planning process, but also for our future.
    Lots of people you work with for a wedding focus on ensuring the day is special; one thing I really appreciated about Rabbi Elyssa is that she brought everything we talked about back to our relationship and our marriage. This framing kept us grounded and excited throughout the whole wedding process as we got to imagine all the exciting things in our life ahead of us. Our conversations were focused mostly on why we wanted to be together, rather than why we were having a wedding, which we really appreciated. She used everything we talked about to completely personalize our ceremony, and made the entire experience so meaningful for us and our families.
    My favorite part of the day was the ketubah signing ceremony. Rabbi Elyssa began by doing a short grounding meditation with us, and organized our friends and family to welcome us into our marriage- it was beautiful.
    We cannot say enough about how wonderful it was working with Rabbi Elyssa, and highly recommend anyone to reach out to her to work together!

    Rabbi Elyssa Cherney at Tacklingtorah's reply:

    What a beautiful review! Thank you both! Hope the first few months of married life are as wonderful as you both are!
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    Sabrina S. Sent on 06/06/2021
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    Positive Personalized Experience with Rabbi Elyssa Cherney

    Rabbi Elyssa Cherney was amazing to work with for our wedding. We found her through our original rabbi who was accidentally double booked and we feel so lucky to have found her! Rabbi Elyssa was easy to talk to, relatable, funny, and organized. She asked many thoughtful questions beyond just the wedding logistics and ceremony details to help us think about our lives as a Jewish couple building a family. Rabbi Elyssa made us both feel at ease and let us be our genuine selves which was especially important to me so that my non-Jewish partner would be comfortable with having a Jewish wedding.

    The ceremony ended up being so personal to her experiences getting to know us as individuals and as a couple. We got married four weeks ago and people (both Jewish and not Jewish) are still telling us how beautiful the ceremony was and how impressed they were with Rabbi Elyssa. We had a microwedding with no bridal party so she even fixed my train under the chuppah, helped cue the violinist with music during and after the ceremony, and taught our non-Jewish guests how to do the hora. Rabbi Elyssa truly went above and beyond and I can not recommend her enough for a wedding or any other life event that you need a rabbi for.

    Rabbi Elyssa Cherney at Tacklingtorah's reply:

    Aw thanks Sabrina! Happy to help! What a beautiful, fun and joyous day! So glad I got to be a part of it. Wishing you so much success in this next phase.
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    Jamie B. Sent on 10/15/2020
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    Perfect fit

    Booking Rabbi Elyssa was one of the easiest decisions we made for our wedding. We aren't religious but still wanted to honor our Jewish culture and upbringing. Rabbi Elyssa did just that. She took the time to get to know us and performed a beautiful ceremony. During the pandemic, she continued to be flexible and supportive. She routinely reached out not just about the wedding, but to also offer support and guidance. What really sealed the deal is during our first conversation, she said "I'm not just your rabbi for your wedding, I'm your rabbi for life." We look forward to continuing our relationship with Rabbi Elyssa for a long time to come!
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    Dave K. Sent on 10/13/2020
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    Exactly what we were looking for

    Rabbi Elyssa was amazing through this whole experience! I've seen and been part of several weddings, but her ceremony was the most personalized that I've ever seen. She really managed to impart our personalities and interests into the ceremony.

    Throughout the night our guests kept complimenting how personal the ceremony was and asked how long we've known her. In reality because of COVID we never met Rabbi Elyssa in person before the day of the wedding, only through zoom calls and emails. She was so easy to talk to that from the first time we video chatted we knew she would be perfect for our wedding.

    If you have any doubt about Rabbi Elyssa creating the most perfect ceremony for you I can assure you from personal experience that you will not be disappointed.

    10/10-Would have her officiate my wedding again.
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    Tychelle G. Sent on 09/25/2021
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    Rabbi Elyssa made us feel so special!

    Rabbi Elyssa officiated our wedding. Well…. actually, she officiated both of our weddings due to COVID. Because my husband is Jewish and I am not we wanted to find a Rabbi that performed interfaith marriages, through a series of recommendations we found Rabbi Elyssa and we couldn’t be more grateful. Prior to our wedding we met with Rabbi Elyssa 3x for premarital wedding sessions to talk about our relationship, why we chose marriage, and why now. She really engaged with us deeply, she let us know that she wasn’t just going to be our officiant, but she would be there for us always as our Rabbi; that made us feel incredibly safe, happy, and happy to have her.
    When the pandemic hit, she made sure to stay in contact and check in on us through the many stressful setbacks, cancellations, and numerous postponements. She was so gracious, every time we needed to change our wedding date, she was able to accommodate. When we decided to have a civil ceremony during the pandemic in 2020, she was there to guide us and made herself available to officiate in a park at a safe distance. She made our civil ceremony special by taking notes from conversations we had and created a wonderful script for the event.
    For our full wedding and ceremony in August of 2021, Rabbi Elyssa outdid herself! She took elements of each of us, special things that we requested to blend our faith and culture backgrounds. We included a Yoruba tradition of Tasting the Four Elements, sour, spicy, bitter, and sweet and she incorporated it seamlessly into the Jewish ceremony, as well as incorporating breaking the glass and jumping the broom. She personalized our ceremony so much that there was not a dry eye in the room, including us. We will never forget how special she made us feel and how connected we feel to Rabbi Elyssa as a part of our family.

    Thank You Rabbi Elyssa! Tychelle & Ben
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    Yori C. Sent on 08/16/2020
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    Thank you so much

    I feel SO LUCKY to have worked with Rabbi Elyssa. Because of Covid, my fiance and I had many last-minute changes to our wedding- including a new venue, date, and downsize only 4 weeks before our wedding date! Rabbi Elyssa was flexible, helped keep us calm, and delivered the perfect ceremony. She did a mix of Jewish and non-jewish traditions (at the request of myself and my fiance) and delivered a unique ceremony that perfectly represented us. Several of our guests commented how much they loved how personal and tailored to our needs the ceremony was. We are so grateful to have had Rabbi Elyssa on our team!
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    Eric G. Sent on 10/22/2019
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    Rabbi Elyssa is Amazing!

    Rabbi Elyssa was incredible. Before getting married, we certainly didn't appreciate how big of an impact the officiant can have on the wedding ceremony.  After getting married, we can safely say that you won't find a vendor who has a bigger impact on your ceremony than your officiant. And you won't find a better officiant than Rabbi Elyssa. She made the ceremony absolutely beautiful, and all of our guests commented that it was one of the best ceremonies they had ever experienced. Rabbi Elyssa did an amazing job making the ceremony personal and meaningful while still keeping it lighthearted and funny. We also truly valued the meetings that we had with Rabbi Elyssa leading up to the wedding. These conversations really pushed us to focus on the importance of marriage in general and the meaning of marriage in the context of our relationship. We couldn't have asked for a better experience, and we hope to continue working with Rabbi Elyssa through future milestones!
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    Marianne H. Sent on 10/19/2019
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    Reminds you of the importance and purpose of a wedding!

    It was an absolute pleasure working with Rabbi Elyssa from the very beginning. I found her on The Knot and we began emailing. She was extremely responsive right away. We met with two Rabbis and after meeting with Elyssa, we immediately decided to move forward with her. She not only was warm and welcoming but she was extremely accommodating in terms of meeting locations and times as we do not live close to our venue where she is located.

    As we got deeper into the process, I could see she had an organized strategy that both educated us on the process of having a traditional Jewish wedding and gave us the freedom to explore each tradition and choose for ourselves what we wanted to include in the ceremony. She was very helpful with all aspects including choosing text options to Ketubah art/text to asking questions that guided our own writing of the vows and giving her info to personalize our ceremony. She was spot on during the ceremony and made us both laugh and cry happy tears!

    However, most importantly, Rabbi Elyssa was the beam of light on the day of our wedding. It is a long and sometimes stressful day with a lot of attention, high demands and is really easy to get caught up in the chaos. My husband and I were having a particularly chaotic moment with family photos and came into the ketubah signing just a wee bit overwhelmed. She took us into a private section of the venue, didn't let anyone talk to us for 5 minutes and literally had us holding hands and meditating, it was honestly an amazing experience. We were both immediately calmed, more in touch with the joy that was this day and felt connected to each other despite the chaos ensuing around us. We tell everyone that she saved the day and grounded us in a way we both desperately needed at that moment. After that moment, I felt confident and ready for the ceremony and reception. We will both be forever grateful to Rabbi Elyssa for ensuring our day was special and meaningful and grounding us to remember the whole reason we were there in the first place!
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    Highly recommend Rabbi Elyssa

    We can’t thank Rabbi Elyssa enough for the beautiful, meaningful, and personal ceremony at our wedding. She worked closely with us throughout the months leading up to it and really got to know us individually and as a couple. We are so happy that she was a part of our special day that we will remember forever!
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    A Spiritual and Personal Journey with Rabbi Elyssa

    Rabbi Elyssa was an amazing guide from the very first communication. She is wonderfully patient and accepting of all aspects of our backgrounds. She gave guidance when we needed it and helped us think through the many different steps of preparing for our journey forward as a family. Rabbi Elyssa was both professional and caring during our meetings together and was very flexible towards accommodating our schedules. When our wedding day started she made sure that we took time aside to connect with each other as a couple and remember the purpose and love of the day. Also, her words and singing during our ketubah signing were remarkable and really made the moment feel special and inclusive for our families and witnesses. And she made our ceremony truly meaningful with personalized comments and connections to both of our heritages (Jewish and Chinese). We are deeply thankful and appreciative that she was our Rabbi. Our guests all commented on how beautiful the ceremony was and how elegantly Rabbi Elyssa spoke. We cannot thank her enough for joining us on our wedding day and helping us take the next step in our journey!
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    Dan C. Sent on 02/11/2019
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    Our journey home after finding love later in LIFE

    Elyssa was very personal and thorough in her research about our "Big Day" and made sure that she had a complete understanding of who we were and what we both expected out of this upcoming wedding day. My wife and I had been married previously and had raised now grown up children . Starting and developing a new family and circle of love many years later can be a tricky thing, but Elyssa navigated that relationship beautifully and was a tremendous guide and support system at the same time. She truly has a gift and loves her work .
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