BAY AREA CEREMONIES
Personalized … Exceptional … Innovative
Dr. Richard A. Kaplowitz, Officiant
Dr. Richard A. Kaplowitz brings a personal warmth, a sense
of humor, and an appreciation of the varations among us all
to his work as an offiant.
This personal depth and maturity are enriched by his experience
as a counselor, consultant, writer and manager.
Rick's has widely explored California’s broad spiritual diversity,
and he's delved into a multitude of cultures during his time in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America.
He also completed a focused study/ internship with Canda’s premiere marriage officiants, helping him to be even more able
to develop a unique ceremony with and for you.
Rick will understand the range of your particular family needs,
and he'll then work collaboratively with you to design an appropriate and welcoming context.
Ordained as a lay chaplain, Rick is recognized to officiate
at ceremonies of all kinds, and, in particular, to solemnize
weddings in California [and in most of the rest of the world].
He works with you to personalize and build your own humor
into each ceremony in a warm, friendly, upbeat manner that ensures a truly memorable occasion for you, your families, and your guests. He also integrates his ceremonies well with your other wedding professionals.
His extensive experience and relaxed style provides a reassuring presence and confidence throughout
the ceremony that puts everyone at ease.
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Like many others, Rick’s path to this spiritual calling
has been personal and evolutionary,
in parallel with his professional development.
After earning his doctorate, Rick served as dean and
vice president in colleges and universities on both
the east and west coasts, including as V.P. at a
graduate School of Psychology and as Dean at
a school of funeral service and grief counseling.
He has also worked as a director and a vice president in
high tech and construction industries.
Rick has served on the boards of community agencies
that focus on mental health, mental retardation, and adolescent counseling. He is a trained neighborhood disaster response team member.
Rick and his wife, author Geri Spieler, live in Palo Alto, California,
midway between San Francisco and San Jose.
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LICENSE INFORMATION
Links to county-specific marriage license information follow after the general California information.
These excerpts and summaries of California state law on getting your marriage license are presented solely as informational, not as legal advice.
You will both need to go, together, to apply for the license. [If one person is in service overseas in a war zone, you can use a power of attorney process.]
Each applicant for a marriage license is required to present authentic photo-identification acceptable to the county clerk as to name and date of birth. Most folks use either a driver's license or a passport.
Those IDs provides verification of the personal data of each party being married.
You will also be asked for the following information
[paperwork verification not required -- just the information]:
date of birth,
full given name at birth or by court order,
birthplace,
mailing address,
names and birthplaces of each party's parents,
last names at birth of each party's parents,
your marital status,
the number of any previous marriages,
prior or alternative names used,Click on the county name to go to the page
SANTA CLARA COUNTY SAN MATEO COUNTY
SAN FRANCISCO
Note: Marriage licenses in San Francisco are issued by prepaid appointment only.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY MONTEREY COUNTY
ALAMEDA COUNTY CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
MARIN COUNTY MERCED COUNTY
=> For other counties: Google "[Name of county] County Clerk"