About this vendor
About Sun and Sand Wedding Officiant (formerly known as Forever Twogether)
with Gust Bassianotis Wedding Officiant and Relationship Coach
With over forty years in the wedding industry Gust Bassianotis makes his home in Palm Harbor Florida. He provides couples with not only a wealth of experience and an arsenal of trendy stress-free ideas and money-saving tips but also unparalleled customer service. Weddings are 100% of Gust's business, and his motto is: "Serving everyone in love, never to judge."
Gust specializes in personalized ceremonies of any style, in any setting. He offers all the help you desire to create a unique service that will be heartfelt, meaningful, and memorable.
Gust is an experienced ordained minister and notary who is committed to helping create and deliver your dream ceremony. You will be delighted by the wealth of information he includes for your use in designing your customized service. Your marriage ceremony will indeed reflect yourself and your love for each other.
He will warmly welcome your guests, pay tribute to your loved ones, and tell the story of your love. Gust will guide you through your wedding vows, the ring exchange, and pronouncement of marriage, and then happily present you to your guests as a newlywed couple. Your ceremony will be personal, romantic, inclusive, exciting, and fun.
"Your wedding ceremony is going to be special!"
Experience
Gust Bassianotis has assisted Designed and Officiated over 700 Personalized Wedding Ceremonies and has helped thousands of people to experience successful and satisfying relationships. He is an ordained officiant and marriage coach of Prepare-Enrich Systems.
Final Word
You will invest a great deal of energy and emotion planning, leading up to that special moment when you walk down the wedding aisle to meet the love of your life. In just a matter of time, the moment will come when you open your heart and soul while sharing your promises before a few (or many) of your favorite people.
Your ceremony is the heart and soul of your wedding day.
Gust's promise to you
I will always treat your couple, your families, and guests with the utmost respect.
I will maintain a policy of strict confidentiality in assisting couples with their ceremony plans and relationships.
I will customize and tailor your wedding ceremony to match your values and beliefs.
I will go the extra mile to obtain your satisfaction in my preparation and presentation.
I will always present myself in a professional.
Details
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Christian
- Catholic
- Orthodox
- Protestant
- Interfaith
- Jewish
Wedding Activities
- Premarital Counseling
- Wedding
- Ceremony
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
Your trust is our goal. Our community relies on honest reviews to help you make those big decisions with ease.
4.9
out of 5.049 reviews
- Top reviews
- Newest first
- Oldest first
- Highest rated
- Lowest rated
Sort by
Gust is a consummate professional who cares deeply about his work and his couples. My husband and I were fortunate to be able to work with him on designing a ceremony that was reflective of us and our relationship. We highly recommend him to anyone in search of an officiant.
Gust is wonderful! We wanted something quick but meaningful for our ceremony and he executed it beautifully. He listened to what we wanted and was very easy to communicate with. Many of our guests told us how much they liked him. Would definitely recommend.
Gust was amazing ! He helped us in such a short notice and made sure everything was perfect. He met our family and got to know them before rehearsal. Our ceremony was unique and very personal we loved every moment of it!
Gust was the perfect choice for our wedding! If are looking for a custom, elegant and unique wedding ceremony look no further. Gust truly crafts each ceremony specially for every couple. He is an incredible speaker and truly hits home on what a wedding is suppose to be. Thank you Gust for helping make our wedding perfect!
Gust was the perfect choice for officiant of our wedding. Not only did my bridal party, and my wedding coordinator rave about how professional and classy he was, my husband and I loved the process with him even before our wedding day arrived. From day one we were able to facetime and chat through what I was looking for. Gust was very easy to communicate with through phone and email about ceremony structure and script making sure we were getting the ceremony we had imagined. My husband and I sat down one night a few months before the wedding and talked through questions Gust had given us about how we met and why we fell in love. This helped him create a custom ceremony tailored to us as a couple. We added some custom vows that made everyone including us cry! It was exactly what I wanted, and everything went smoothly. I highly recommend Gust.
We were so lucky to have Gust be apart of our special day. We met him in person when looking for officiants and quickly knew that he would do a great job. We were not wrong! Gust does a fabulous job tailoring the ceremony to you as a couple. He had us write about each other and shared during the ceremony which added a great touch. We both cried. A lot. Gust even came all the way out to our venue for the rehearsal that took about 5 minutes. Would highly recommend!!
Gust was so helpful during our wedding planning, he immediately put my now husband and I at ease as he as so much experience and knew exactly what he was doing. He was responsive to our questions and sent us several drafts of our wedding ceremony for our review weeks before the event. On the day of wedding he arrived early and worked out all the last necessary details with out DJ and the ceremony went off without a hitch. We received several compliments from guests on Gust's ceremony because it was so sweet, funny, and personalized. The length was perfect (about 30 minutes with the sand ceremony). I highly recommend Gust's services.
Gust was fantastic. My wife and I were trying to plan a wedding in Michigan to be closer to our friends and family from our home 1200 miles away. Gust made the whole thing painless by video chatting, keeping us up on a timeline for what he needed, and being prompt and helpful throughout the process. If you need someone I would definitely reach out to him!
Gust amazed us with his abilities to create a beautiful and unique wedding ceremony that exceeded our expectations. For us, the most important component of our wedding was combining our two cultures together - Christian and Persian. Planning a wedding from out of state added another layer to the wedding planning. However, Gust put us at ease and spent time hearing our story and what we wanted for our ceremony. Gust had a great understanding and knowledge base of each culture and what was needed to blend the two cultures together. We can not thank Gust enough! Without him our wedding ceremony dreams would not have come alive.
"We cannot recommend Gusto enough! His genuine excitement for our wedding from the very first email to the end of our ceremony was unmatched. It was so important to my husband and I to find an officiant that would be as excited as we were about our marriage. To take the proper time to get to know us and our relationship. We spoke several times on the phone and met in person to go over what we wanted for our ceremony. He was open to our ideas but also gave many awesome suggestions to make our ceremony unique. Most of all he spoke our wedding ceremony from the heart, because of the proper time he took to get to know us, I feel like he was able to absolutely nail what we were going for in our ceremony and so much more! Our ceremony was magical and we have Gusto to thank!"
-Bride 9.14.19
"Greg and I want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the beautiful and touching ceremony you did for Carson and Charles. It was so obvious to everyone how much you care about what you do and how moved you were at this wedding. Your excitement for and about Carson and Charles and for this sacred piece of land moved us greatly. Your words and the way you spoke to us all was the highlight of the day. On behalf of Greg and I and my entire family, thank you so very much."
-Mother of the Bride
Gust did an incredible job with our wedding! From the first phone interview to the big day, he was nothing but professional, thoughtful, and kind. When it came to the rehearsal, Gust put us all at ease with his calm and uncomplicated direction. He was always on time, available to chat, and willing to go the extra mile on our love story. I definitely recommend Gust for anyone looking for the perfect Officiant!
I had the pleasure of working with Gust for a wedding at Stonegate Manor. Gust was amazing! Very professional and had every detail down. He was easy to work with and was able to adapt to any changes made at the rehearsal for the wedding day. He not only was great for my client, but also was wonderful to work with as a wedding professional! I highly recommend Gust! You won’t be disappointed!
We are so glad we were able to have Gust officiate our wedding ceremony. He made the whole process so stress free and simple for us. He took the time to create our ceremony template and really helped make the ceremony unique to us by telling our story. Gust walked us through the whole day and made us feel so ready and excited. You will not be disappointed with how caring and devoted he is towards helping a couple have the perfect wedding and marriage.
Gust was the first and only officiant we interviewed and he was the BEST choice we made for our wedding. He was immediately friendly, knowledgeable and made my husband and I feel like we have known him for years.
We met and skyped with Gust for months leading up to the wedding and he created the most PERFECT and personal ceremony for us. Our wedding was truly the most amazing ceremony and we continue to hear from faily and friends that it was the best ceremony they have ever been to!! Gust made everyone feel so welcome and truly made everyone who attended the ceremony feel like they knew us and got to see into a very personal side of our relationship.
If you are looking to hire an officiant and aren't sure where to start, look no further, Gust is your guy!!! We are so happy we found him, he truly made our day so so special. Thank you, Gust!!
Gust was the first officiant my husband and I interviewed for the role. Immediately we knew we had to have him. He's so funny and relaxed. He brings a calm presence to the room. He worked with our personalities and gave us a questionnaire to put together a personalized ceremony script with multiple drafts. Every single guest I've talked to mentioned how amazing he was at the ceremony. Thank you so much Gust for making it wonderful and meaningful!
We had just over a week to find an officiant and Gust was the only one that met with us and could do everything we were requesting. He was able to get us in with the short notice (even though he ended out having a family emergency) and also write vows that were very much so personalized.
He was on time, made us feel comfortable/genuinely cared for, and didn't forget anything we requested to make our ceremony special.
Thank you, Gust!
Go with Gus and you will have no regrets. I am satisfied with this gentleman. Gus was very flexible and understanding.
Gust, was great to work with! He was highly recommended to us by our wedding venue (CityFlats Hotel) and soon after contacting him through his website he set up a phone call with us. Through the process he made sure we were comfortable with the script and continued to assure us (the bride and groom) that everything would be fine. We were quite nervous prior to the wedding and Gust made sure we were well rehearsed, answered any questions we had and again assured that everything would turn out great.
We included our son in the ceremony and Gust helped us make it meaningful. Gust arrived early to venue and took a moment to meet our family members and again check in with us to let us know that everything was going to turn out great! We received very positive feedback from our friends and family regarding the ceremony.
My niece got married this past weekend, and had Gusto as the officiant. I met him at the rehearsal, he was so professional and made the rehearsal easy and smooth. On the day of the wedding, he did a fantastic job, very personable and his script was written beautifully. Not a dry eye in the room. My niece couldn’t have selected a better person to officiate. Thank you, Gusto!
I can’t say enough good things about Gusto! Great officiant, so professional, and extremely helpful. Everything you want when selecting someone so critical to your wedding. He spent time getting to know my husband and I and our story, and he made the rehearsal fun and helped us make sure we knew exactly what to do on the big day. He arrived early the day of the wedding to make sure things were set, and during the ceremony itself, he made it so personal and beautiful. All our guests were extremely impressed! Highly recommend Gusto!
We really enjoyed working with Gust, even though we did not know him beforehand. He is a very warm person who listens well and makes you feel comfortable. We knew we wanted a non-denominational service that would be short, about us, and not say anything other than "I do". Gust was incredibly accommodating and was actually able to pull this off. It was a beautiful service and exactly how we wanted it.
Thank you, Gust for everything you did for us! We would certainly recommend him to anyone who wants something unique or traditional or both.
Thank you Gusto! The ceremony was more then we could have ever dreamed of! It was by far the best part of the whole day! Working with you throughout the planning process was so easy. You were thoughtful, responsive, and put time and dedication into our ceremony to make it unique and special to us. We are so lucky to have had you apart of our special day. Thank you!
This was my first "wedding ceremony" My husband and I eloped on our third date ...My husband and I decided to renew our vows after 20 years of marriage . THIS WAS SO STRESSFUL! I found Gust online and he saved me! I called we SPOKE AND HE MADE ME FEEL AT EASE RIGHT AWAY! GUST was amazing his ability to retell our love story brought tears to not only my eyes but many of our family.. He braved NOT ONLY 1 SNOW STORM BUT 2 to ensure everything was PERFECT! WE CAN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH FOR SHARING OUR SPECIAL DAY!!!! Thank you GUST. YOU will NEVER know how much your support and guidance meant to me... from my first call to you to that last hug after ceremony. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND CALLING HIM KIND CARING SUPPORTIVE AND EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL.
We were so blessed to have Gust perform our wedding. He was very personable, relatable, professional, and just such a sweet man to work with. His script was remarkably touching, and he told our story so well, you wouldn't know we hadn't met prior to our engagement.
Gusto was absolutely incredible. His speech was heartfelt and personal while still maintaining professionalism, and he managed to keep us grounded whenever we started to get overwhelmed. From the rehearsal walk through to the very end of the ceremony, Gusto felt like an old friend that was with us from the beginning, keeping the mood light while never breaking character. Going forward, I will be recommending Gusto to anyone and everyone that asks.
Gusto made our intimate beach wedding ceremony more special and personal than we could have ever requested. His attentiveness, sincerity and genuine connection to his work is so apparent and makes working with him an absolute pleasure. He was immediately responsive to all correspondence and met with us and spoke with us several times ensuring all aspects of our ceremony. He arrived early and met with our family and received many compliments from our guests. We would recommend him with high regard to anyone looking for a wedding officiant.
Gust was fantastic to work with. His expertise made the ceremony flow beautifully. He crafted the personal details of our love story to create a very intimate and meaningful ceremony. His inspirational words made this important moment in our lives even more special.
We had such a wonderful experience working with Gusto! My fiancé (now husband!) and I really struggled to find the perfect officiant for our wedding. We knew we didn’t want just anyone to marry us—we wanted someone who we felt extremely comfortable with, who would be engaging for our guests to listen to, and who would take an interest in our “story” and how we envisioned our ceremony. We attend a large non-denominational Christian church, and haven’t formed a personal relationship with any of the pastors there. Further complicating things, we grew up with different religious backgrounds (Catholic and Reformed) and didn’t want to end up with a ceremony that stuck closely with one faith while excluding the other. Not knowing where else to look, we began to search online, and that’s when we came across Gusto.
We began our first Skype “meeting” not knowing what to expect, but by the end of our talk with Gusto, we knew we had found the right person to marry us! Right away, we could see how warm and caring he is, and how much thought he puts into every ceremony he performs. In addition to designing our wedding ceremony script together, we also met with Gusto for several pre-marital coaching sessions. We can’t recommend these sessions enough! Gusto’s approach is tailored to each couple he works with; we got to choose many of the topics we dealt with, and we found it very beneficial to our relationship. He got us talking about some important subjects, and led us through a discussion in a very comfortable way. We never felt judged or anxious during these sessions; in fact, after leaving each one we would talk about what a good time we had, and how much we enjoyed spending time with Gusto. Through these coaching sessions, we not only strengthened our relationship as a couple, but we also formed a close friendship with Gusto.
When it came time to write our ceremony script, we really appreciated Gusto’s flexibility. We felt strongly that we wanted to design our own ceremony, including choosing readings and selecting which elements to include. Gusto was completely supportive of us taking the lead, while making sure that we had the guidance we needed. He was there for us every step of the way, including leading us through our ceremony rehearsal. He had us practice all the little details, such as the transitions between different ceremony elements, which helped our wedding to flow much more smoothly than it might have otherwise. On the wedding day, we felt very relaxed about the ceremony, because we knew Gusto had everything under control. His delivery of our script was wonderful, and our friendship with him made the day much more meaningful. Everyone raved about him afterwards, and what a beautiful job he did with our ceremony. We would HIGHLY recommend working with Gusto to any couples looking for an officiant, he is one of a kind and a very special person!
Gust was the perfect officiant for my now husband and I. We had a difficult time finding what we wanted in someone who was going to marry us on our special day. As a Jew marrying a Catholic, we both wanted to find someone who would honor different traditions while upholding the sincerity and importance of the event. We had no problem finding people who would just read from a script and do whatever you want, but we wanted more than that. We wanted someone who understood and respected the significance of this important day and who would bring spirituality to the table as well. Gust was all of this and more. He helped us develop the perfect ceremony and after meeting with him the first time to go over it we both felt so relieved and happy that we found him because he was exactly who we were looking for. Thank you Gust!
Excellent service! Gusto was professional and accommodating for the planning of our wedding ceremony. He personally called us for our first consultation and was available to answer all of our questions along the way.
We highly recommend Gusto for officiating your wedding!
Gust did a wonderful job officiating our ceremony! He was very organized, well spoke, fun, and interactive. The ceremony was exactly what we wanted! I would definitely recommend Gust!
Gust was the perfect choice as an officiant. He was timely, professional, organized, lead us through the ceremony, offered suggestions, tied in the profile information into a nice well delivered ceremony. Our guests enjoyed his personality, as did we. A job well done! We could not have been happier!
We really enjoyed having Gust (Gusto) as our officiant for our special day. Gusto is very professional, well spoken, and his attitude truly shows that he has a love for what he does. We would highly recommend booking Gust for your big day!
It was truly a pleasure having Gust officiate our wedding ceremony. His professionalism and attention to detail is noteworthy. His experience and confidence helped to make an enjoyable, stress-free experience. We sincerely appreciate his efforts and would recommend his services to anyone looking for true professional. Thanks again Gusto!
Gust was fantastic. He used our intake forms we submitted and turned the ceremony into our very own special, personal, and touching day! Very professional, courteous, and made the whole process very smooth and easy! Gust knows what he is doing and made our wedding ceremony perfect from start to finish. He was so much fun and everyone loved what he did! I would definitely recommend Gust as your wedding officiant!!
Gust did a great job with our lovely ceremony. He took stories from our intake forms and made the ceremony personal to us. Many of our guests remarked that it was an incredibly touching ceremony. And since our wedding day was about 20 degrees warmer than the average projected temperature and we got married in a greenhouse, we really appreciated the ceremony only being about 15 minutes. Not too long, not too short, with lots of touching stories personal to us. Thanks, Gust!
Gust was very pleasant to us the first time we went to meet him. We talked about the things we wanted and he also gave us some good ideas to go with them. Our rehearsal went well and those standing up with us liked him as well. On our wedding day 06/06/15 the good lord gave us a beautiful sunshine day and our wedding was awesome, Gust did a wonderful job presenting us to our company along with introducing us as a couple and too the Lord. Thank you Gust and we will recomend you to others as well.
Gust, our officiant, did a phenomenal job! Prepping beforehand was easy and the wedding went great! Almost all of my guests commented on how wonderful he did.
Gust Bassianotis, our officiant was wonderful and responded quickly to questions leading up to the wedding. Our wedding date was also scheduled in a short time and he was quick to respond! He was professional, charismatic , passionate, well organized, gave great direction, and always had a positive attitude throughout the entire process! His efforts resulted in a stress-free and memorable wedding day. He did a great job with our vows, as he personalized them to really suit us. He really takes a personal note to get to know you as a couple and individually as well. Our day was just perfect! We are very thankful that he was our Officiant!!
We had a low-key ceremony at our home, Gust put together a personalized ceremony and was very professional. I am happy he was part of our day.
Gust was very easy to work with. He did scare me a bit at first because he was very strict but it helped my rehearsal go very smoothly. He created a ceremony even better than I could have dreamed of. Everyone commented on how personalized our ceremony and vows were and that they were so perfect for us. He has a wonderful personality and speaking voice that just made our ceremony perfect. I would recommend him to a bride.
Gust was a good officiant but not always the most professional at times. He was 45 minutes late to my rehearsal and was a bit rude to me about his tardiness but in light of it all he was more than early to the ceremony and everything went smoothly, so I would give him a thumbs up.
Gust did a great job officiating our ceremony. He was very professional and really helped us create the perfect, personalized ceremony for our big day.
My husband and I found Gust by searching online for local officiants. We do not belong to a church and are not religious, so it was important to us to not incorporate those 'traditional' aspects of a wedding ceremony into ours.
Gust met us at a coffee shop and talked us through samples of his work. He asked us about a lot of things that we never even thought of before. Gust is friendly, easy to get along with, and a good communicator. He incorporated everything we asked for into our ceremony, even though we only gave him a few months to arrange it. Gust even changed things around at my request a week before the wedding!
Gust worked well with our wedding coordinator at the rehearsal and our ceremony. He is a great choice for an officiant, especially if you desire to break from tradition a bit.
We found Gust online and met him at a coffee shop on Easter Sunday of all days. He was extremely friendly and seemed eager to help us to make our ceremony memorable. We didn't want a heavily religious wedding ceremony and he worked really hard to incorporate stories from our lives together and it was really neat what he came up with! He will tell you "I have never been late to an event, and I don't plan to anytime soon" and that was absolutely true! He was great!
We wanted a non-denominational wedding, and we got just that. The wording was beautiful and the officiant was very professional. No complaints!
Keith was fantastic! Our ceremony was perfect, and he was very easy to communicate with. He helped us every step of the way. The ceremony was written perfectly for us, and my day was beautiful.
Gust and his team were so helpful from the very first moment. He came up with a perfect ceremony for us. He caters his ceremonies for each and every couple so every ceremony is different and made especially for you. They were fantastic and helped us throughout the planning processes, the rehearsal and on the day of.
Thanks Gust and Michelle for a fantastic florida wedding, It couldn't have been more perfect and you were an enormous part f that.
Our officiant was Gust Bassianotis and he was excellent. He met with us during our planning process and made sure every part of the ceremony was how WE wanted it to be. He is a very kind and compassionate man and he did a fabulous job performing our ceremony.
Contact
54 Washington Court, Palm Harbor, FL | Tampa Bay
ForeverTwogether's photos