Hi, I am
Rabbi Barry!
Your wedding should be unforgettable, and deeply sacred for the two of you. I strive to bring people together with warmth, joy, and genuine laughter—an approach to celebrations that many rabbis too often overlook.
Most rabbis concentrate on religion and fit couples into a typical “Jewish wedding” box. I focus on the couple—their beliefs, values, and personal story—and create a ceremony that genuinely reflects what makes your relationship unique and meaningful.
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More praises couples are saying about Rabbi Barry
Hi Rabbi Barry,I just wanted to send you a quick note that the wedding ceremony was absolutely incredible. Literally every single person we spoke with RAVED about our rabbi.
You made our day the most special day we could have possibly imagined. One person even said to me “I need that Rabbi to be the one that officiates my Catholic son’s wedding.”
I cannot thank you enough for executing on our vision of inclusiveness and warmth.
Do you have a mailing address you can share with me so we can send something yourway?
Also, do you have the marriage license or should we have that? I know you told me but I was a bit preoccupied.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- Keith and Jordan
I don’t write reviews often, but this is one case when a review is absolutely warranted. Simply put, Rabbi Barry did a phenomenal job as the Officiant for the wedding of my wife and I on 09/03/2016.
Initially, both my wife and I were a little worried about the fact that we had family attending the ceremony who were from Jewish, Christian, and non-religious backgrounds. Rabbi Barry did a superb job working with us ahead of time to tailor the ceremony in a way that honored my wife’s Jewish traditions, clearly communicated the importance of those traditions in a way that gave them universal appeal to the non-Jewish guests and incorporated a tasteful touch of humor that kept everyone engaged throughout the ceremony.
My wife had multiple guests – from all religious backgrounds – approach us later in the evening to comment on how Rabbi Barry’s ceremony was actually the best wedding ceremony they had ever seen (and we couldn’t agree more).
Furthermore, Rabbi Barry has a talent for customizing Ketubahs. He encouraged us to help him craft a Ketubah that incorporated some personal touches into an already beautiful work of art. The result is something that will hang on our wall for the rest of our lives.
I can’t recommend Rabbi Barry highly enough – he is an incredibly talented Rabbi and Officiant who we hope to keep in contact with throughout our marriage.
“My husband and I got married on April 18th and Rabbi Garry was our officiant and he was amazing. We saw his work at my, now, brother-in-law’s wedding a year ago and we loved him then.
He is to the point, no nonsense wonderful man with a lot of insight and a knack to make an audience laugh and be engaged in the ceremony. We got so many compliments after on how great and funny Rabbi Barry was and honestly, we are so grateful to him; he made our ceremony memorable. I laughed, I cried, and overall my husband and I are pleased with how our ceremony turned out. Hire Barry; you won’t be disappointed.”
“Rabbi Barry Tuchman made our wedding ceremony special, warm, and heartfelt. He made himself very available since the beginning of the process and was very responsive to our many questions and emails. He worked with us in creating a Ketubah that we loved, paying a lot of attention to small details and accommodating to our unique style. The ceremony was candid and very sweet. Would recommend J Thanks Barry!”
“Rabbi Barry did an amazing job on our interfaith wedding service. The way he conducted our ceremony made it feel very special to both us and the audience. Everybody gave me wonderful feedback on his service.”
“Rabbi Barry was amazing!! We wanted a Jewish wedding but don’t belong to a temple. We had read some positive reviews online and decided to reach out to Rabbi Barry. He was very responsive and called us right away after our first email. He was very reasonably priced and kind on the phone. We used Facetime to “meet” after we booked him. We discussed our ketubah and the type of ceremony we wanted. Most of the guests at our wedding were not Jewish so he made sure to put together a ceremony that would be multi-faith friendly and explanatory. We checked in a few times leading up to the wedding day. He moved down to San Clemente during our planning process and still made the drive all the way to Camarillo without adding a travel fee.
The ceremony went off without a hitch and was beautiful. Everyone loved is, and it was the one part of the wedding all of our guests raved about all night. Rabbi Barry made sure to follow up with us a week after the wedding to give us the relevant info about our marriage certificates. He was really an amazing person to work with, and he made our wedding ceremony perfect and complete, infusing the right amount of spirit and comedy. Thank you Rabbi Barry!!!!”
A bride and groom on their wedding day outdoors, with the bride smiling.