My (now) husband and I were having a very hard time finding the right person to marry us; no one seemed to be the right fit, and the ceremony was the absolute most important part of the wedding for us, so this was very troubling. Through some r...ecommendations online we finally found Sandra and met for coffee; within 10 minutes of our meeting, we knew she was perfect! She's an incredible listener; she's very spiritual and super open. We booked her on the spot and never regretted our decision.
My husband and I are both writers, and so we wanted to be very involved in the ceremony construction. We had no idea where to start though--until Sandra sent us an incredible questionnaire with deep, thoughtful, detailed questions that really helped us to think through our past, present, and future together. From our answers, Sandra crafted an incredibly personal ceremony and sent it back to us with plenty of time for us to add, cut, make suggestions etc. She is EXCELLENT with feedback (so many people aren't!) and really wants to work WITH you to create the perfect ceremony. We sent the draft back and forth several times, and yet she never seemed inconvenienced or annoyed to be working "overtime." She seemed just as excited about our union as we were! This is clearly not just a "job" for Sandra. She really cares; she even wrote a poem herself based on our relationship and all of the details we'd told her about our lives together!
In addition, she came up with some beautiful symbolic union rituals that worked for us, since we didn't want sand mixing or a unity candle. Instead, she found us a "heart stone" (a beautiful rock in the shape of a heart that she both found for us and gave us as a gift!) and created a passage based on how rings are created from rock as linked to the earth that joins us. It was beautiful!
She also bridged our interests in Quechuan mythology, Spanish culture, and mountains with our traditional Christian backgrounds in a way that sensitively weaved old and new, sacred and profane. She had wonderful comic timing and incredible ideas for how to incorporate our parents.
The rehearsal day was very stressful for many reasons, but as soon as Sandra got there, I felt like we were in perfect hands. She was early; she helped organize everyone; and she asked all the right questions.
The wedding day was practically perfect. As I'd hoped, the ceremony was the best part (for me, anyway). Dozens of guests rushed up to us at dinner to tell us how our ceremony was the best they'd ever been to! I couldn't believe how many people commented on the ceremony, since usually that's the "boring" part, but SO many guests asked where we'd found Sandra and how we'd constructed such an amazing ceremony.
Anyway, if it's not obvious, we recommend her wholeheartedly! : )
Thank you, Sandra!!!
Love, Christen and Jason