Virginia Beach Officiants + Premarital Counseling

Anna Castillo-Lora, The Wedding Officiant

Best of Weddings (3x)

Virginia

About this vendor

Anna Castillo-Lora, with 5 Star Rating, provides bilingual Wedding Officiant services throughout Hampton Roads, Charlottesville, and New York City. Celebrant Anna is licensed and has been officiating wedding ceremonies since ordained in 2015. She collaborates with couples of all backgrounds and cultures; she strives to devise a meaningful and personalized ceremony. Services Offered Anna Castillo-Lora is The Wedding Officiant; she can preform ceremonies for couples in English or Spanish. Anna is on hand to oversee cultural weddings, non-religious or religious ceremonies, same-sex marriages, and interfaith celebrations. She is available for elopements and vow renewals and is happy to travel for occasions. Whether the to-be-weds are planning a beach wedding or a remote mountain top service, she is honored to be a part of their special day. This professional believes that each event should be unique and encourages couples to compose their vows and be creative. She provides the opportunity to a consult, to visualize the couples wedding ceremony wishes. (En Español) Yo soy de decendencia Hispana y les puedo oficiar su ceremonia de matrimonio en Español o si deceas tambien en los dos idiomas de Ingles y Español. Soy oficiante legal de casamiento en el estado de Virginia y de Nueva York. I am a safe space for the LGBTQI+ community.

Details

Business Attributes

Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
Woman-owned Business

Ceremony Types

Civil Union
Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Interfaith Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Religious Ceremony

Planning

Se Habla Español

Religious Affiliations

Buddhist
Christian
Catholic
Hindu
Interfaith
Jewish

Wedding Activities

Getting Engaged
Premarital Counseling
Wedding
Ceremony

Awards and Affiliations

5

out of 5.0

25 reviews

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11/30/2024 • Julie Anne E

Anna delivered above and beyond at my ceremony. Top notch hands down! Highly recommend! Anna did my rehearsal the day before Thanksgiving and my ceremony the day after Thanksgiving. The communication prior to the event can be improved, but the day-of, Anna solidified that she was the best officiant at any wedding I attended. My new husband and I were put to ease with her delivery. She put elements of Catholicism and Christianity that our parents loved and she did a call to action for all our attendees. Anna was able to add humor and keep all the attendees engaged. She did excellent with her prayer during our unity candle. Please book Anna for your next event!

4/24/2024 • Karla C

Anna was amazing. I really wanted someone who was Spanish bilingual. My family loved her, they said she had a very calming voice and her translation was beautiful and I agree. Our ceremony was perfect and how she spoke was beautiful.

12/16/2023 • Jade L

Anna was absolutely great! She spoke with me and my husband and asked about any traditions we wanted to incorporate for our wedding or any ideas we had. She was really considerate and was able to perform our ceremony in English and Spanish for our guests. If you're looking for an amazing officiant, book Anna!

12/05/2023 • Christopher A

Anna offers a well-rounded and top-of-the-industry service to her clients. She brings joy to every room she is in and she is very passionate about giving couples the wedding ceremony experience they have envisioned. It helps that she is fluently bilingual (Spanish and English) and can translate as we go through the ceremony to ensure both families feel included. I have worked with Anna on multiple occasions and can vouch that she is professional, on time or early, humourous, and will make your day extra special.

12/05/2023 • Carlito S

This location is very clean and bright and a perfect venue for an event. Looking forward to holding more events here.

12/05/2023 • Marisol B

What a great place. Beautiful and good space for our event. Love that is has all you need: kitchen, suite, nice size dance floor and nice acoustic for music. What a great party we had.

12/05/2023 • Belinda S

Amazing in all areas! Professional, giving, kind and caring! The venue was set up and ready for our arrival. The venue smelled clean and every area of the venue was immaculate. As a planner I was pleasantly pleased with how this establishment was ran! I can’t wait to do many more events here. Thank you Anna!

10/12/2023 • Laura B

Anna was kind and very easy to work with! She was professional, understanding, and made this process extremely simple. We appreciate her help with our day!

10/12/2023 • Anne Z

I hired Anna to be my officiant mainly because I wanted to have a non-religious ceremony and the idea to have it be officiated by a woman enticed me. I guess I just didn't want to be traditional in this sense. She was quick to get back to my request. Checking in a few months later, she was unfortunately booked for another wedding the same day, but she mentioned she had a partner that she works with, Dr. Sharyn Ingrum, and recommended her to officiate my wedding. From there, we had a Zoom meeting with her to go over our expectations of the ceremony itself, which was to keep it short and sweet and non-religious, but also to mention my dad who passed away and to give him recognition on one of the biggest milestones in my life. Dr. Ingrum was so sweet and I'm glad she officiated our wedding ceremony.

1/18/2023 • Christian P

Anna was absolutely perfect! She arrived early and helped my wife get ready in her dressing room and when it came time for the ceremony she spoke the ceremony in English and Spanish just for my grandma to understand better. It made my grandma so much happier that she did that for her. Without a doubt the most helpful and welcoming officiant out there. Wouldn’t want anyone else!!

10/24/2022 • Desiree H

Anna was the best officiant! It was such a pleasure working with her. Im am so glad we picked her to perform our ceremony. She was so nice, professional amd she even made our ceremony personalized with everything that we wanted. It was a beautiful ceremony that I don't think anyone coud have done it better. We are ao thankful she joined us together forever. Thank you so much Anna, you were truly wonderful.

10/18/2022 • angelique R

Anna is very professional, and also very sincere with the way she runs her weddings. I have been a photographer to almost 7 weddings she has done, and every time she speaks I am always in awe. Her effort to make the weddings a very special moment is definitely seen every time she shows up. I will always recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant.

10/17/2022 • Leonor R

Anna did a great job! We had a bilingual ceremony & she did a wonderful job speaking to all our family member. Her ability to make our ceremony unique was great!

10/12/2022 • Sharyn I

Wonderful experience. Very professional

10/12/2022 • Rachel C

Anna was such a blessing to have perform our vow renewal after 25 years together. She listened to what was important to us during the ceremony, she added her own personal touch and made it perfect. I wouldn’t change anything about the ceremony.

10/12/2022 • Cassie W

Anita was great with communication pre & post wedding. So helpful with steps we needed to take and when to take them!!! So personable and great to talk with! Makes you feel very comfortable! Amazing with her words, can’t wait to see our video and watch her speak again! Offers different types of ceremonies, seeing as we weren’t going to do a typical church one. She was right on board and did something that fit our personalities! Also got some amazing pictures up close that we love!!! Anita will leave you feeling like she is apart of your family and you hers!

10/12/2022 • Nathan C

Anna is extremely caring and generous when it comes to tending to couples. She is courteous, punctual, and has immense grace. She foresees potential conflict and is able to bring resolution before any issues arise and she is very open to working with any couple. I’ve witnessed her handle multiple weddings now and every single one of them have went on incredibly.

9/01/2022 • Rebecca M

We wanted an intimate ceremony with hints of our Scottish heritage. Anna did just that! She was amazing. She included a hand fasting ceremony and personalized the words as if she knew us as good friends. Everyone commented on how well she did.

12/31/2021 • Leslie S

Anna is extremely professional and just superb! I was invited as guest to a wedding that she officiated and there wasn’t a dry eye in sight. You can tell how immersed she is with the couples and she provides a very family vibe. I highly recommend, she will help with connecting the future wife/husband to the audience.

12/20/2021 • Stephanie S

Anna was an AMAZING officiant! She was so genuine and involved in the couple's process because she truly wanted them to feel like they had a support system marrying them. She is warm and caring and exactly what you need on your big day. I can't wait to hire her for my wedding because I loved her vibe so much!

12/17/2021 • Carolina C

The officiant, Miss Anna, displayed a warm, loving feel during the ceremony. Most wedding ceremonies are styled in a cookie cutter way. Everything about this ceremony felt genuine. The officiant's light-hearted aura contributed to that feel. Anyone would be lucky to start their union with Miss Anna as their officiant.

11/05/2021 • Kaitlyn W

We are so blessed to of had Mrs. Anna apart of our day. She is warm and inviting. She made us feel cared about. She made it a point to get to know us and made our ceremony special. She will be an amazing apart of your day!!

6/14/2021 • Alicia P

I am in complete awe by how my sacred union ceremony came to fruition and Anna was an integral part of the creation. She is very responsive, caring and attentive. From the very beginning, her spirit captivated us. She took time to get to know us so that she could deliver services that would support us in not only creating a moment, but beginning a lifelong journey. She incorporated all the elements that we discussed in our consultation. Anna even took pictures that she shared with us which started our collection of wedding images. She will always be a part of us.

5/24/2021 • Shanta G

I love her!!!! My wife and I felt like we already knew her! She was very personable with a warm personality.... Her process to marry us was phenomenal.... I cried every 10 seconds.....Her voice is so calm and soft.... She is perfect for any occasion.... If she would come I would definitely invite her to the next family event not ass an officiant but as family...... God bless you Mrs Anna Castillo-Lora and Thank you Thank you Thank you for making our wedding complete!!!! We love you!!!! Tiff and Shanta❤

8/11/2020 • Varcilla M

I will say I’m very impressed with Anna services. Super friendly, understands marriage and help giving great advice for the big day. She is well worth the value of your money, extremely punctual, very responsive when you need to reach her. Anna work quality is very well put together, she knows how to keep bride and groom focus and positive during the process of upcoming big day. If I had to do it all over again she is and would be my go to. I plan to have her renew our vows within the next five years instead of ten, just because my husband and I enjoyed her so much. She made us feel like Covid 19 could not ruin nor touch our big day. Thank you Anna for making it happen. Go with Anna and you won’t have any regrets! As well pricing is very very reasonable! ;)