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Rabbi Elina Bykova

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Rabbi Elina Bykova is based in Montreal since 1999. She offers exceptional, personalized services, to solemnize a special occasion. She officiates Interfaith, Jewish and same sex weddings. Rabbi Elina Bykova also co-officiate with non-Jewish clergy on any day of the week including Saturdays and will not add any conditions, for her participation. Her services are offered at all locations.

Services offered

Rabbi Elina Bykova knows the importance of a special occasion like wedding and offers impressive professionalism, expertise and careful planning, for the wedding couple. She is interested in making the ceremony more personal and unique, so allows the couple to choose their own content, including readings, vows and presentation.

Her services are affordable, friendly and is appealing to all types of audience. She offers her services for different kinds of wedding couples: Jewish, Interfaith, same sex, non-religious. She does:

  • Ceremony rehearsal
  • Single religion
  • Interfaith ceremony
  • Civil union
  • Non-religious
  • Vow renewal

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What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Civil union
Single religion
Interfaith ceremony
Non-religious
Vow renewal
Ceremony rehearsal

What services do you provide?

Licensed
Allow couple' own vows

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Baha'i faith
Buddhist
Anglican
Baptist
Catholic
Episcopalian
Lutheran
Methodist
Mormon
No denomination
Orthodox christian
Presbyterian
Quaker
Earth-based
Evangelical
Hindu
Islam
Jainism
Jewish
Pagan
Shinto
Taoist
Unitarian
Sikhism

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

30-60 mins.

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$850

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$150

If you offer pre-marital counseling, what is the starting price for (per session)?

$60
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    Halley A. Married on 10/09/2022
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    Warm, professional, kind

    Rabbi Bykova, was such a pleasure to work with. I’m so happy she was the one to officiate our wedding. Everything was explained, & documents done in no time.
    We wanted to change up our ceremony a bit, & she was so open & accommodating to all of it. Thank you to her for marrying us :)))

    Rabbi Elina Bykova's reply:

    Dear Halley and Mike, I am very happy I have met you and learned about you and your families. I was very happy to work for you and meet your needs. You belong to those nice people who I love working for and watching them being happy on their wedding day and through their life together. I wish you all the best and hope to have many more opportunities to wish you Mazal Tov!
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    Erin P. Married on 04/06/2022
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    Great experience!

    Working with Rabbi Elina Bykova for our ceremony was a great experience and exactly what we hoped for! She's very professional, responsive and helpful throughout the whole process, which made it easy and stress-free. We received many comments about how beautiful our ceremony was. We would definitely recommend her!

    Rabbi Elina Bykova's reply:

    Dear Erin and Patrick, it was my bid pleasure working with you. You are two wonderful people who deserve to live long happy life together. I hope I will have an opportunity to wish you another Mazal Tov in near future. Thank you for your kind review. Sincerely. Rabbi Bykova
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    Natassia M. Married on 10/10/2021
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    Beautiful fall wedding

    Rabbi Eliana Bykova was a delight to work with ! We come from two different backgrounds (Lao buddhist bride and Jewish groom ) and wanted to have an “interfaith” Jewish wedding. She carefully listened to everything we wanted and helped us created the ceremony ! She was also very flexible with her time and had a lot of patience with us during the pandemic as our wedding date changed a few times. Very professional when it came to the marriage documents and patiently explaining to us every detail every step of the way ! We would highly recommend !
    Thank you rabbi Elina Bykova for making this special day so memorable!

    Rabbi Elina Bykova's reply:

    Dear Natassia and Shawn, I was so happy to offer you my help and experience. I know how frustrating the last two years were for you with all the restrictions, changing of plans, wedding locations and dates. I am glad I was able to be there for you and give you the ceremony you liked. I wish you a very happy and long life together.
    Also thank you for a wonderful wedding picture by Ginger Weddings.
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    Kayla F. Married on 05/09/2021
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    Reliable, professional, personable..exactly what we were looking for!

    Rabbi Bykova provided us with a clear program for our ceremony. Being a couple with different faiths, it was important for us to incorporate and respect both traditions. Rabbi Bykova provided us with examples of previous scripts which was very helpful and allowed us to create our very own ceremony that was perfect for our situation. Rabbi Bykova was available and very responsive, and made sure we did a run through of the ceremony prior to the wedding, which was really helpful and reassuring.

    We would highly recommend Rabbi Bykova for any couple looking for a professional and reliable officiant.

    Thank you Rabbi Bykova for being a part of our special day and making sure it ran smoothly!

    Rabbi Elina Bykova's reply:

    Dear Kayla, thank you for this wonderful review! I am very lucky to work for such nice people as you and Matthew. I am so happy you liked the ceremony. I wish you long and happy life together and hope we meet many more times for wonderful and happy events.
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    Olivia B. Married on 28/08/2022
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    Best Rabbi in Montreal

    Rabbi Bykova is an excellent communicator and is very organized. My now husband and I had a great experience working with Elina and we would highly recommend her services.

    Rabbi Elina Bykova's reply:

    Dear Olivia and Giuseppe, thank you so much for your review! It was very nice working with you on your wedding ceremony. And it was so touching to see how emotional both of you and your families were during the ceremony. And many thanks for this catchy title! It is a great responsibility to be called "the best rabbi in Montreal" :) I wish you many wonderful years of happy life together! Mazal Tov!
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    Maggie M. Married on 15/08/2022
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    Thank you Rabbi Elina!

    Rabbi Elina was accepting and helpful. She made the process clear and she is very reliable. As an interfaith couple we appreciated her openness and advice for our ceremony.

    Rabbi Elina Bykova's reply:

    Dear Maggie and Amit, thank you for your kind review. You are a beautiful couple and I wish you many years of love, partnership and happiness together! Thank you for the wedding pictures. Hope we meet again for another celebration! Mazal Tov!
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    A.j. M. Married on 06/08/2022
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    Amazing experience!

    Rabbi Bykova was an amazing officiant for our interfaith wedding! She was easy to reach, highly responsive and extremely flexible.

    Rabbi Elina Bykova's reply:

    Dear Madeleine and A.J., I am so happy you liked your wedding ceremony. And I am happy I have met you and worked for you. It was my pleasure to be with you on your wedding day. I wish you many wonderful years together in love and harmony!
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    Jesse C. Married on 29/08/2021
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    Very Accommodating and Helpful

    Rabbi Bykova was responsive, helpful, and willing to work with us as we needed to make our wedding perfect. Could not have hoped for a better ceremony. It was everything we were hoping for and it could not have been done if not for the help and attentiveness of Rabbi Bykova.
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    Alelli R. Married on 24/07/2021
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    Indeed the best

    Madam Elina is easy to work with, very professional and very kind. She never fail to show her support throughout the day from day 1 of planning until our wedding. Thank you Madam for all the advices and thank you for making our wedding smoothly and professionally done despite of our very short preparation time. It is abviuosly a stressful planning but her word of encouragement really made me strong, thank you for your beautiful heart. Will recommend her and 5+++ stars for all the experience with Madam Elina

    Rabbi Elina Bykova's reply:

    Dear Alelli Rose, thank you for this wonderful review of my work. You and Ronel are a beautiful couple. And it was you who made this wedding possible. You did not give up, you overcame all the problem which covid restrictions created, you showed determination, creativity and ability to adapt and function with good results under stress. I wish for you a long and happy life together, filled with loved, care and joy!
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    Ari K. Married on 30/06/2021
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    Amazing service

    Elina was very professional, responsive and flexible. She is perfect for open minded Jewish wedding ceremonies!

    Rabbi Elina Bykova's reply:

    Dear Ari and Patrizia, it was my big pleasure to work with you and to give you a ceremony of your choice. I wish you a happy life together! Mazal Tov!

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