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Alisa Fineman
Wedding Officiant, Celebrant, Clergy Serving all people and all faiths |
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Welcome and congratulations as you take this momentous step on your life-long journey together! It has given me great joy to accompany and guide many couples as they join their lives together and declare their love in the presence of family and community. As a celebrant, officiant and Cantor serving all faiths, I lend warmth and the spirit of inclusivity to your ceremony, welcoming all with grace into the beauty of the space we create together. With 30 years of spiritual leadership on the Central California Coast, I also offer the gift of music as a singer and songwriter, recognized nationally as well as here at home.
My goal is to listen deeply to each couple, your stories, hopes and dreams, as we bring to life a ceremony that holds lasting meaning and magic for you throughout your lives.
My goal is to listen deeply to each couple, your stories, hopes and dreams, as we bring to life a ceremony that holds lasting meaning and magic for you throughout your lives.
“Cantor Alisa’s work entails forging deep soul-to soul connections. Everything flows from that connection. This is the ultimate in customization. Ceremonies are unique— just as couples and individuals are. Alisa ‘sees’ and ‘senses’ before she sings, chants and speaks.” - Rabbi Jeff Schulman
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Each wedding weaves music into the soul of the event.
Creating your personalized ceremony will start with a discussion with Alisa that will enable her to tailor the event to your personality and culture.
Alisa’s down-to-earth approach is to sit with each couple and listen deeply to their stories, their hopes and dreams, and the vision they have of their wedding day in order to craft a ceremony that is personal, unique and speaks directly to their hearts and sensibilities. Through her musical skills, she brings an intimacy to all her events.
Creating your personalized ceremony will start with a discussion with Alisa that will enable her to tailor the event to your personality and culture.
Alisa’s down-to-earth approach is to sit with each couple and listen deeply to their stories, their hopes and dreams, and the vision they have of their wedding day in order to craft a ceremony that is personal, unique and speaks directly to their hearts and sensibilities. Through her musical skills, she brings an intimacy to all her events.
"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in
which the spirit lives, thinks and invents."
Ludwig van Beethoven
which the spirit lives, thinks and invents."
Ludwig van Beethoven
Cindy & Lisa
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Interfaith Wedding Testimonial"When Cindy and I became engaged, we knew without question, that we would want Alisa Fineman to officiate at our wedding. The fact that Alisa is a Cantor with a gifted voice, was icing on the wedding cake!!"
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"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words."
Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Laura & Matthew
Jewish Wedding TestimonialOur wedding was nearly called off due to the pandemic, but with Alisa's help we were able to create a truly magical ceremony in a remarkable setting. She found the words to connect our relationship with the natural surroundings and with the rhythms of nature that joined us that day. Her music was a perfect fit for the way we feel about each other, and for the beauty of the planet that connects us as partners within our community and our world.
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"Music is well said to be the speech of angels."
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
Talia & Milan
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Jewish Wedding Testamonial“We are so appreciative of Alisa and can’t thank her enough. She is a deep, beautiful, loving soul. She saw us for who we are, and met us there. The care and attention she brings to the people she marries is unparalleled. She is incredibly inclusive and helped create and curate a deeply moving, meaningful and impactful experience, not just for us but for all of our guests who were at our wedding to help celebrate our simcha."
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“I think the real power that Cantor Alisa brings is beyond the ‘doing’ and takes place on multiple levels. She helps guide people in their own relationship with a spiritual path, through nature, drawing from their own life wisdom and direct experience. She integrates prayer and teachings with the deeper knowledge she has about how the world works, and she does this as a part of who she is.” - Rabbi Jeff Schulman
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Art by Catherine Stern
“I have great gratitude for Cantor Alisa Fineman’s spiritually deep, musically lush leadership and stepping in for me these past weeks while on retreat, knowing that the Circle would be well—nurtured and lovingly held by you, Cantor Alisa. Thank you!” Rabbi Diane Elliot
“Alisa brings not only her beautiful voice to our school community, but also her deep spiritual connection to Judaism. She has moved CBI’s B’nai Mitzvah experience to another level. She has a gift of seeing the unique beauty in each person, each student, while consciously creating a class cohort within an atmosphere of bonding and mutual support so each student can fully blossom. They enter her class as random classmates and leave as a connected community. Her gifts will be deeply missed."
Educating Director Louise Riddell-Kaufman
“Alisa brings not only her beautiful voice to our school community, but also her deep spiritual connection to Judaism. She has moved CBI’s B’nai Mitzvah experience to another level. She has a gift of seeing the unique beauty in each person, each student, while consciously creating a class cohort within an atmosphere of bonding and mutual support so each student can fully blossom. They enter her class as random classmates and leave as a connected community. Her gifts will be deeply missed."
Educating Director Louise Riddell-Kaufman