Here's Me, Asking my Rabbi if She'd Official Our Wedding

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*Waves*

My name is [HIM] you may know me as "BigChinky" on twitter but if you don't that's ok. I'm writing you today because well, you're my Rabbi. I'm getting married you see, wait, first off I want to apologize if I'm doing things out of order. I am not too aware of the proper protocol for this sort of thing so if I say or do something wrong please don't take any offense. So as I was saying I'm getting married you see and both my fiance [HER] and I have been looking for a synagogue to sort of call our own. That's kind of how you found me.

Well since then I've very much enjoyed the community you've established and very much see you as my Rabbi. And yes while the search for a synagogue to visit still continues with [HER] and myself, I do sort of feel like I'm "cheating" on my Rabbi (you). Not in any sort of romantic sense but in the same vein as one may feel going to a different barber/hairstylist than their regular.

In any case my point is this. We are getting married on 10/10/10 (neat date eh?). And I would personally be honored if you would be my Rabbi during the ceremony. [HER] is ok with the idea but frankly neither of us are too sure about what the proper procedure to do/ask this sort of thing is. So I, being the more un-kosher and less worried about appearing shameful of the two of us volunteered to ask you if 1) would you be our Rabbi and officiant of our wedding 2) if so, (thank you!) what do we have to do? and 3) how are we to go about doing it?

Now I understand this may be a bit of a leap as you may not know us very well (it's cool I understand). So here's what I can offer at this moment. Of course we would pay for your round trip ticket to Baltimore MD (business class) and a night or two in the nearby hotel. This is our blog: ( http://chinkyjew.blogspot.com/

) that we both write in (even though it's mostly me). Careful, I do enjoy swearing on that thing. It will sort of let you know what kind of people we are. As for a more upfront introduction that follows:

My name is [HIM], I was born in DC on 1983 two two parents who immigrated here from Taiwan. I am a 6'2" 300 lbs Chinese-American raised with no particular religion from my parents. I'm pretty loud and outgoing and have to basic goals in life; to learn or do something that I've never experience before and to have kids so my family line doesn't die out.

My fiance's name is [HER]. She was born to an French/Egyptian Jewish mother and a full-blooded American East coast Jew. She was raised in a pretty conservative synagogue and has family that ranges from not-really-observant to from-Israel-pretty-Orthodox Jew. She is energetic, spunky and terribly nice.

I realize this is getting long and I know you are short on time so I apologize. But any insight or wisdom you are able to impart on us would be very appreciated.

Have a wonderful day, I look forward to hearing your service tonight.

[HIM]