Officiant

I'm super stoked!  My college friend and recently ordained Rabbi has agreed to marry The Beau and I.  I've known since college that I wanted Rabbi Dave (as I've decided to call him from now on) to officiate my marriage and he always told me that he wouldn't if I married a goy (= a non-jew).  The Beau, being a goy, initially deterred me from asking Rabbi Dave, but I finally did.   Rabbi Dave said he would be honored to marry us, BUT we have to study Judaism, go to services semi-regularly and do pre-marital counseling with him or another Rabbi.  OK, I would rather not do any of those things, but any Rabbi would ask us to, and at least this way I get Rabbi Dave.

Yeah! for having an officiant.  And double Yeah! for it being someone I've known and trusted and had a connection with for almost a decade!  I could not bare the thought of a stranger marrying us.