Interfaith Cantor Marc Bachrach

erstand what we were looking for in a wedding ceremony. He let us personalize our ceremony and brought so much knowledge and insight to the planning process. Cantor Marc was present for our rehersal dinner as well and performed a beautiful ketubah signing ceremony, while also getting to know our family and friends. He even ran home to get his AV equipement to make sure everyone at our dinner could hear! Cantor Marc led our wedding ceremony with confidance and enthusiasm and brought so much joy and warmth. He took ample videos and photos for us during our entire wedding celebration that we love looking back on. We couldn't imagine doing this without him!

are and service Cantor Marc provided us was just unforgettable. I am Catholic and my now husband is Jewish, so for that alone it was difficult to find someone who can marry us. I was calling around for days trying to find someone who can marry us on such short notice, and before the holidays none the less. No one was available... some didn't even answer or return our calls. When I finally connected with Marc, he pulled over to the side of the road just to talk to me and discuss our needs. We were planning my 40th birthday party with our surprise wedding ceremony for our family, all in a matter of 3 weeks!! As we began to talk, he said that was able to move his schedule around just to help us out. He then quickly scheduled follow up appointments with us and moved us through the process quickly and efficiently, with love, care and compassion, and a hint of laughter. We did a zoom to connect, and then met for dinner in person and planned everything within an hour at dinner. From the moment we met, we knew that this was going to be different, and somehow, special. This was our guy! Due to logistics, we had to do the ketubah signing 1 week prior to the wedding. We did a private ketubah ceremony at my in-laws house and, JUST WOW!!! His storytelling of the emersion of our relationship was so thoughtful, thorough, and such a wonderful surprise, even for us. During the ketubah he had us crying and laughing at the same time. Our parents loved him and left a wonderful impression on them as well. He was so amazing and expressed through his own facial expressions that he was not only doing this for his job, but true emotion expressed throughout the ceremony was so loving, it touched all of our hearts. For the wedding ceremony ( which was a surprise for all of our guest ) he was not what anyone expected. He started with his normal spiel, ensuring that everyone was respectful and quiet during the ceremony. Once we were past that, the Cantor Marc show took off! He had us all laughing, crying, singing and participating in our event. Again, with all my years of service to this industry, hands down, this was the most sentimental, heart felt, and interactive ceremony I have ever attended. He even filmed the whole process, saving a beautiful, up-close and person video for us, that showed us the "inside story" from the chuppah cam! After the wedding ceremony was over, Cantor Marc went above and beyond. He continued to film us, dancing together, blowing out my candles for the cake, and catching beautiful moments of us with family. During that time, my husband and I looked over at him, and we could see the sincerity in his smile, and through his eyes, we saw that he was truly with us, like a part of our family. That's the feeling that we ALL had. The days following, our families were so moved by his service, commenting on how amazing and funny the Cantor was. That he truly put together a beautiful, heart felt, and expressive ceremony. This was coming from those that have never seen a Jewish wedding ceremony before, and from those that have seen it a 100 times! They even went on to mention that after they had left for the night, and into the next day, could feel the warmth followed them from the event. Cantor Marc, from the bottom of our hearts, you are now a part of our family. Please know that, with your loving embrace, you made our special day that much more meaningful. I don't know if anyone else could have done what you did... with the love, attentiveness, and compassion that you did. My husband and I, several weeks later, are still watching your videos with the happiest of tears in our eyes, and immense love in our hearts for you and what you helped us accomplish. Thank you so much, for everything. My birthday party and our wedding surprise will go down, to this professional and to the bride and groom, as the best ceremonies... EVER!

never been more impressed with the content, quality and entertainment value that Cantor Marc provided us. Our 4 year old grandson was mesmerized, and didn’t move once during the Ketubah ceremony, and the wedding ceremony! This is a child in perpetual motion. He was thoroughly entranced watching and listening to Cantor Marc, so was I, and all our guests. It was obvious that Cantor Marc spent numerous hours customizing our two ceremonies to perfection. His humor, amazing voice, and custom detailed presentation went above and beyond our expectations. It is clear that Cantor Marc loves what he does with so much passion. If you want a magical, memorable experience, look no further than Cantor Marc!

I got married in Israel by the Jewish religion, but we still wanted to add Jewish tradition to our wedding here in America. Cantor Marc was the perfect fit and was very flexible in helping us create the perfect ceremony. It was light, funny and he added the perfect Jewish twist we needed. Cantor met us via zoom for one meeting and at a restaurant for the second meeting. He listened to all of our needs and was able to explain to us exactly what he was going to do and was confident in his work. This made us feel super comfortable in what we were signing up for. Marc surprised us with planting trees in Eretz Yisrael for our name and marriage and created the book of Sheron and Ofir which was a great funny twist. After the ceremony everyone was talking to us about how funny, light and memorable our ceremony was and we would recommend him 10/10 to anyone getting married.

elic, adding a touch of magic to the atmosphere. His ability to infuse religious traditions with lightheartedness made the ceremony feel inclusive and joyous for everyone involved. Canter Mark's unique approach made the wedding an unforgettable experience for all.

antor Marc really did an amazing job of honoring both faiths. He even took the time to have a Zoom meeting not us with myself and my husband but with his parents as well! Our ketubah signing was equally wonderful! It was part religious ceremony, part comedy act, part magic show in the best way possible. Everyone was telling us how engaging he was and what a wonderful job he did. We really could not have asked for a more perfect ketubah signing and ceremony and as an added bonus he took a video of us during the ceremony and sent it to us later that evening. It was such a special moment to be able to see what everyone else was able to see.

Marc gave us the experience of exactly what we were looking for! He kept the guests engaged and entertained and never made anything feel dragged on. He also added some unique elements to the ceremony such as the singing of "Hallelujah" to be one to remember! Even the Ketubah signing was a one of a kind experience. He used props such as a book that lite on fire to keep things lighthearted and fun! Just to add some more unexpected things, Cantor Marc went above and beyond by having a couple of trees planted in Eretz Yisrael in our honor. He even gave us a marriage card game to keep our love growing strong. I can go on and on, but to say the least if you want a fun and memorable Jewish officiant, Cantor Marc is the guy!

g ceremony with two religious leaders. Cantor Marc connected us to the wonderful Reverend Stephen and the two of them helped us have the wedding of our dreams. We met with them both on Zoom several times and the four of us also had dinner together. They both were so personable, really spent time with us to get to know us as individuals and as a couple. It was extremely important to me that our wedding felt intimate and personal, and Cantor Marc gave us just that. The words he kept using (which I loved!) were “your wedding, your way” - he has lots of suggestions, opinions, ideas, fusions, and options, but he will always defer to what you and your partner want and envision for your big day, and I really appreciated that. He has clearly done this many times, and he definitely has a bit of that jewish uncle shtick, but in a loving, personable kind of way. He helped us create a detailed outline, we went over everything multiple times, and we felt so prepared for the day. He also turned our rehearsal dinner into a ketubah signing ceremony, which was so special and fun, very personal since it was just for our immediate families, and made our wedding weekend really feel like we had two extremely important events, not just a Friday night dinner. We had so many people come up to us and tell us how personal and how emotional our ceremony was, and we have Cantor Marc and Reverend Stephen to thank for that. Can’t recommend Cantor Marc enough, especially if you are an interfaith couple or a Jew-ISH couple, he really helps make your wedding exactly what you want it to be!

ss and took the time to get to know us. Beyond his professionalism, he adds a ton of character to everything. He has a bright and upbeat attitude that really makes the entire experience unforgettable. Our wedding was an interfaith wedding and he did a great job constructing our ceremony to make both of us and our family feel represented. We highly recommend Marc and if you have any reservations of hiring him, throw that out the window, Marc is the best! Thank you Marc for giving us an unforgettable wedding! -Bryson & Ashley

pproach is everything we wanted: spiritual, funny, moving and he completely spoke our hearts. Cantor Marc listened to everything we said. He truly got to know us and he surprised us with the intimate details that made our ceremony so unique and special. He did so many things for us that endeared him to us and us to him. He took us to lunch on a lake, videoed our Ketubah signing ceremony for us, gave us a special, unexpected wedding gift of "DIY Human.

ove and beyond to really get to know us and help us decide what aspects to include or leave out of the ceremony. His voice is incredible and the musicality of the event made it not only unique but that much more spiritual. We elected to have him perform our ketubah signing ceremony the night before the wedding and that was a highlight as well. He had everyone engaged and entertained as well as educated if they weren’t familiar with Jewish traditions. He retold our love story to our family and friends, and even I myself learned facts about how my husband and I came to be together that I didn’t know or had forgotten! He gifted us with DIY Human cards that we’ve already opened and started to use. And we just know he’s not like the other vendors who we may never speak to again. We had a Zoom when we were getting started and his partner hopped on for a moment and told us we were in for the best ceremony, and she wasn’t exaggerating! We are so grateful to Cantor Marc for all the time and effort he put in to make our day special.

ersonalized our ceremony and made it such a special moment. The guests LOVED him. We will remember that moment and cherish it forever. Everyone of my cousins getting married this year asked him for his info because he was such a hit. Stop looking and book him now it will be the best decision you've ever made.

e in terms of expectations and desires for the wedding ceremony. He was an absolute HIT with everyone. We are still getting comments from people today about how funny our officiant was, and how he made sitting in the LA August sun really enjoyable. 10/10, absolutely recommend

o our ceremony, but also give us free reign to tweak and customize to our heart’s content. Cantor Marc was all of that, and more. In our planning meetings with him, Cantor Marc went above and beyond. He walked us through each element of the ceremony, let us pick and choose what – and how – we wanted those elements to show up, didn’t fire us when we waited until the last minute to get our Ketubah and wedding license, and was genuinely just a pleasure to work with. We felt like we’d known him forever before our rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. During our ketubah ceremony at our rehearsal dinner, there wasn’t a dry eye in the room. He surprised us with some additions to our ketubah vows that were so special and intimate, and even came to the entire rehearsal itself to make sure we both fully knew what to expect. As for the ceremony itself, there are simply no words. I could go on and on, but I’ll leave it at two pieces of feedback from our guests: First, I’ve never been to a wedding where guests complimented the ceremony, but even months later, our family and friends are constantly talking about how wonderful Cantor Marc and our ceremony were. Our most macho manly guy friend was sobbing in the back row. And second, my father – traditional, conservative Southern guy – walked up to Cantor Marc after the ceremony and said “Man, maybe I should convert!” We were absolutely honored to have Cantor Marc stay for our entire reception. When we woke up the morning after the wedding, we were treated to an entire Google Photo Album not just of the rehearsal dinner and Ketubah signing, but of hundreds and HUNDREDS of behind the scenes photos from our wedding – everything from family portraits to our special dances and the cake cutting. Having those photos to tide us over until the professional ones were in was so special and touching and truly above and beyond anything we could have expected. I really can’t thank Cantor Marc enough. We both get a little weepy when we think about how special, loving and supportive he was from start to finish. We would recommend Cantor Marc to anyone and everyone, from the bottom of our hearts.

imate environment that was truly about us. I received so much positive feedback - the way the music seemed to perfectly match the tone of each portion of the ceremony (thank you Andy!) and the intimacy of our ketubah signing. My husband (Agnostic with a Catholic family) and I (Jewish) were put in touch with him early in our wedding planning process and we loved his humor and flexible approach to our wedding. Cantor Marc spent a lot of time with us reviewing each portion of the ceremony and helping with our vows. I also personally appreciated his lack of pressure on any item I wanted pulled; his constant quote to us was "this is YOUR wedding, not anyone else's". He also worked very well with all our other vendors which really allowed us to make the ceremony unique and personal to us (e.g., including our band into the ceremony processional). I would recommend Cantor Marc to any couple who's looking for a vibrant, enthusiastic, genuine, and flexible cantor. My husband and I couldn't be happier with our day!

We had few long hour (1+hr) talk discussion for the details, including music, vows, designs and even guest. He gave us his best for the wedding ceremony, including a beautiful song which begiven us the best wish from god. The ceremony he hosted joint us not only legally but mentally together as husband and wife in a holly, warm way. All the guests love the ceremony hosted and amazed of the delicate of language, DIY part of the ceremony (few small live pieces about myself and my wife). In addition, Marc was very responsive for the international background. He really shows respect to our culture and carefully ask us about the details to design in my culture, including we speaking different language in the vows. He has done a perfect job in hosting the ceremony, even he did not understand the language. But he demonstrated professionalism which sympathize with all the guest and couple. Last thing, most important thing, if you are not a detailed guy familiar with the entire process, Marc will be the safe net to keep you covered for any thing off the day. He brought the recorder, video recorder, printed vows(in non-English), download music, tripods, speaker. (Everything will be off without him on that day) He is the saver for my ceremony and he is the gift to me and my wife, who acted as an angel and protected us with best care he can. We appreciate his great ceremony which I shall remember for my whole life. We wish to share with you this great experience as we do. Robin & Ronan

ns blend and come alive to both our Catholic and Jewish families. Faith and love truly felt universal throughout the ceremony. Cantor Marc injected humor and gravitas into the ceremony and dealt with unexpected situations (a helicopter circling our nuptials) with humor and grace. Cantor Marc suggested that we have our Mother's wrap us in both the tallis and the lasso as a very personal touch that had everyone in tears. My Uncle (an atheist who notoriously hates religious ceremonies) said that it was the best wedding that he had ever been to. We cannot recommend Cantor Marc enough. His recommendation of Father Mike and their subsequent fusion made our day!

belongs to you. He will guide you thorough every step of the way and is always there when you need him.

. It was only the day before our wedding that we decided we wanted to have a religious ceremony outside the courthouse which led us to finding Cantor Marc and we couldn't be happier! Even on such short notice and after just one phone conversation, Marc managed to make our ceremony personal and emotional! He remembered all the small details, all of our names, and even found ways to include my husband's family who are abroad and were on FaceTime. He went above and beyond, bringing his video camera to capture the whole ceremony. He filled the ceremony with tradition, spirituality, and lots of humor, everything you could want and more! It was a truly memorable and we are so thankful that our last minute decisions led us to Cantor Marc! We wouldn't change a thing!

ether -- we knew Marc was going to be great. The most important thing people should know about working with Marc is that is has a contagious energy about him that gets everyone around him smiling. Days after our celebration people were raving about Marc and what a great job he did officiating. Additionally, Marc also helped arrange a courier service for the Ketubah, as well as videoed the ceremony with his Go Pro camera. You can't go wrong going with Marc!

really really cares! Any question we had, he was there to guide us! The ceremony was spectacular.... as if he had known us for years. The words he chose were so intimate and deep! His voice is spectacular and his delivery of the ceremony was a memory we will cherish forever!

ple's wedding. We were inspired and coached to add our own touches like musical lyrics for Cantor Marc to sing/chant with guitar, alternating speaking our vows to each other, toasting with sake wine, having a Covid Mask Blessing and more tailored rituals. We did a Bu-Jew (Buddhist/Jewish) wedding with Prayer Flags and eclectic touches encouraged by and coordinated with the Cantor. In short, he has experience, charm, spirit and lot's of questions for you to give him the ability to style your wedding to add that personal touch which memorializes the day! We had a very blessed marriage union under our Chuppah with close family and we most appreciatively thank Cantor Marc for sharing his assistance, guidance and ability to share our day with our family in a personal way.

Star Rating from me on a scale of 1 to 5 ... 5 being the best !!

made it so perfect! I strongly recommend Marc Bachrach!

s with a short, sweet, and intimate Zoom ceremony! We couldn't have asked for more. He really took the time to get to know us, our families, ancestry, and what we were looking for in our ceremony.

s and religious needs. It was important to us to infuse Judaism into our interfaith wedding, while making sure all of our guests felt comfortable, and we could not have done this without Marc's help. He helped us decide which Jewish traditions to incorporate into our ceremony, and also provided our guests with a brief explanation of these traditions and their significance. He was humorous and charismatic as well as serious and heartfelt at all the right moments. After the ceremony, we had several guests (of varying faiths) approach us and tell us how much they loved the ceremony and how much they loved Cantor Marc.

y fiancé and I and had us smiling ear to ear. He was extremely accommodating in meeting our needs to incorporate some Jewish elements and traditions into our ceremony and in a way that was inclusive of all faiths. Even though we had known cantor Marc for under one year from our first meeting, by the time he delivered the BEST ceremony ever, our family and friends thought he had known us our entire lives! The ceremony was warm, inclusive, uplifting, involved our guests in just the right way, and had just the right amount of humor to keep it light and fun. Couldn’t recommend Cantor Marc enough for any type of wedding as he’s a man that can get it done right and pays attention to every detail. He has an excellent ability to read into exactly what a couple needs and throughout the ceremony there were tears of joy and laughter. Choose Marc to be your officiant and he will take care of the rest in making sure your special day is one that you will cherish and remember. Marc’s method for creating a custom ceremony makes it feel personal and he was open to feedback to help keep the ceremony under our requested time frame and exactly within our guidelines. There’s no way to express how grateful we are and we would choose and recommend Marc with the highest regard. Marc, again thank you for your support and encouragement and for helping us through every step of the way.