Rev Sandra Bargman

mony that was both unique and true to ourselves. Great attention was paid to choosing readings and passages that were consistent with our voice. She took the lead in constructing the ceremony and was receptive to our feedback on a few rounds of edits. On the day of the ceremony, Reverend Bargman was there early, and made sure that everything was set for a successful ceremony. And it was. The ceremony focused on our love of nature, curiosity, and adventure-- it matched the day and the venue perfectly. Our friends and family had so many good things to say about Sandra’s ceremony, style, and delivery. Thank you! -Caitlin and Spencer

wedding follow-up. She made time to meet us in person ahead of the wedding day to walk us through what to expect during the ceremony. On the day of, Sandra arrived at our venue well ahead of time to alleviate any worries for us. As neither of us enjoy being the center of attention, Sandra’s calming presence was exactly what we needed ahead of our big moment. For our ceremony script, we chose one of Sandra’s pre-written pieces (with some customization). As Sandra assured us, these scripts were timeless and profound in their beautiful simplicity. Several of our relatives commented how true our ceremony was to our relationship even though it wasn’t written specifically for us. As for delivery, Sandra has a gift for creating intimacy in an open space and drawing in the audience. From her work in performing arts, she understands the power of stage presence through voice and body language, but also knows how to moderate it for a deeply personal spiritual event. Overall, we couldn’t be happier with our experience with Sandra and we are grateful for having met her!

itial conversation we had an in-person meeting so we could get to know each other. I felt like she really took the time to understand what we wanted and didn’t push us one way or another regarding the ceremony. My husband and I are both pretty laid back people and we both wanted something short and sweet. We did not have anyone do any special readings nor did we want to write our own vows. Sandra wrote everything and let us make any edits or suggestions that we wanted. It was amazing how well she was able to understand us just by our first meeting and filling out her questionnaire. We had Sandra at our rehearsal as well and she really walked us thru everything we needed to know. The day of the wedding she took care of everything that involved her so I didn’t need to worry about anything. The ceremony itself was perfect! It was everything I could have ever imagined it to be. After the ceremony I had so many people approach me and tell me what a great job she did. It had just the right amount of love, romance, humor and included our family and friends which is exactly what we wanted. Thank you so much Sandra for making our wedding so beautiful and special!

getting to know each other. We ended up meeting a few weeks later for dinner and cocktails and we continued to get to know each other. She took our stories of how we met, and and who we are and masterfully developed a custom ceremony for us with patience and grace. The ceremony that she created for us captured her performance background while enveloping our guests in a heartfelt procession that fit who we are and gave a platform for the love we have for each other to shine through, making no mistake that it was OUR wedding and that this ceremony was truly ours. Thank you Sandra for your professionalism and grace as you helped us cross into our new life together." -Peter Wolford-

ised and very moved by this effort. Sandra was absolutely wonderful! Sandrę poleciła moja siostra. Planowaliśmy skromna ceremonie ślubna, dla każdego z nas jest to już drugie małżeństwo. Sandra zaskoczyła nas wygłaszając przysięgę w języku polskim. Kompletnie nie spodziewaliśmy się tego. Wszyscy nasi goście byli nie tylko zaskoczeni ale rownież wzruszeni faktem iż Sandra jako anglojęzyczna osoba dołożyła starań i wysiłku aby wygłosić przysięgę w języku polskim. Sandra jest poprostu wspaniała! -Sylwia & Grzegorz

th the entire process. She did not just read directly from our questionnaire, she took the time to create a personalized ceremony. Sandra was able to incorporate our overall vibe and tone into a beautiful ceremony and guests raved about the ceremony. It was well written, joyous, and was spoken in a way that can captivate any audience. I highly recommend Sandra!

our wedding ceremony. She took the time to really get to know us and the history of our relationship. She took our ideas, and our love of the beach (where spent our first date, and where my wife asked me to marry her two years later) to create a beautiful sand ceremony that included my teenage children, and made them truly feel apart of the day. She was extremely responsive and it was obvious from our first communication that she cared about creating a unique experience for us. She considered every detail, including our opinion on which robe we would like her to wear. The day of our wedding she showed up early, walked through everything with us, and was very successful at helping us feel at ease. We had forgotten to purchase something, and she even went to the store for us so that we could great our guests. Our ceremony was “unconventional,” memorable, and heartwarming. Our family and friends truly enjoyed the day and it was a wonderful way to begin the rest of our lives together. We couldn't have asked for more. Mica and Lori England

ng to both our families. Her professionalism, timeliness and willingness to drive long distances speaks highly of her and the work she does. If Mary and I had a 10th wedding anniversary tomorrow, we would pick Sandra to renew our vows over anyone else regardless of where we live.

person, but I was wrong. My husband and I were able to “meet” Sandra through video chat and it really felt as though we were sitting in the same room with her. We quickly became very comfortable speaking with her and greatly appreciated her genuine interest, compassion, and understanding. We could tell that she was committed to helping us make our vision for our wedding day become a reality. Reverend Sandra had us complete a questionnaire to help guide her in the process of creating our personalized wedding ceremony. Through video chat, telephone calls, emails, and our questionnaire responses, Sandra was able to accurately envision the experience we wanted to create for ourselves and our wedding guests. I asked that she include a brief funny poem that my teenage brother, who has special needs, could read. Without me asking, Sandra came up with a unique idea for my brother to be included during our sand ceremony. It meant so much to me and it is one of my favorite memories from our wedding. We really appreciate the amount of forethought that Sandra put into planning our wedding ceremony, including her kind and thoughtful interactions with my brother. Sandra helped us feel very comfortable and prepared for the ceremony. It is extremely helpful to know what to expect on such an important day. We received numerous compliments after the wedding about our officiant. It felt good to know that not only were we very happy with Sandra and our ceremony, but so were our guests. Input from others included that Reverend Sandra is very well-spoken, she created a very personalized and beautiful ceremony, she easily and graciously adapted to unforeseen circumstances (noisy boaters during the ceremony), and had a calming, comforting presence. Reverend Sandra exceeded our expectations and helped us create wonderful memories that will last a lifetime. We are forever grateful to her.

ur vision for the wedding. We wanted the ceremony to not be religious, but telling our story and sharing what a deep connection and special bond we have with each other. Sandra put together a wonderful story bringing us and our guests through a lot of emotions…from happiness, excitement, laughter. She captured those feeling so beautifully in her own, but also in our words. We were truly blessed to have met her, we are still having goosebumps thinking about this wonderful moment that has changed our lives forever." - Irina and Chris, NYC

ur hearts with well chosen words, stunning presence, a vibrant voice and exceptional care. We are really happy to hold her name next to ours on our marriage certificate." - Nidal and Timothy, NYC

rward and handled those tasks for us, making our wedding flow much more smoothly than it would have. She really rose to the occasion. She and her husband even took the time to light all of the many candles we had on our guest tables without being asked!! AWESOME ENERGY, ceremony and help!" - Sarah and Leslie

N ceremony. And the girl can SING! A million thank you's, Sandra!

contacted Sandra we could tell that she really cared about making our day special, and knew exactly the kind of gravity her position holds. She ensured that we made contact with her personally and took the time to ensure that she had a perfect grasp on exactly what we were looking for. She truly dug deep into our relationship with one another, all the way back to how we met and what transpired on our first date. Sandra was very professional and very knowledgeable on a vast amount of different ceremony rituals and even provided assistance to us in writing our wedding vows to one another. I would fell comfortable recommending Sandra’s services to any of my friends or family.

d incorporated small, very meaningful details into the ceremony. She struck a perfect balance of grandeur, touching sentiment, and a sense of playfulness. We feel so blessed to have had Sandra officiate our wedding ceremony. Her centered elegance, and easy eloquence elevated our wedding ceremony to an extraordinary one-of-a-kind experience." -D.K. and P.S.

ed to our serendipitous introduction to Rev. Sandra, and we were instantly sure that she was our gal. We wanted a very simple ceremony and Sandra worked seamlessly with us to craft it. She was supportive and flexible and put us at ease throughout the planning. The actual wedding took place in a restaurant, next to our dinner table where we were hosting five very surprised guests (not to mention the rest of the diners)! It was perfect and Sandra was absolutely wonderful! Thank you Rev. Sandra!! You’re the best!" -Lynda & Steve

ly unique ceremony for us! We couldn't be happier with how it went. We received many compliments about Sandra and the ceremony from our guests. We were honored to have her as part of our special day!

nd making us feel comfortable throughout the whole process. Everyone LOVED our ceremony, it was the perfect mix of formal, fun, and personal. Sandra fit it all in in the time frame we wanted, and was a calming presence throughout the day. We'd recommend her to anyone, she is fantastic!

ive a lot of compliment on our ceremony. You don't know how much that we both love her. You will never regret having Sandra as part of your wedding. Thanks so much again to you Sandra!! We wish to see you again in the near future and best luck to you and your families! Thank you for everything! Love, Yanan.

ce. From the very first meeting we felt all the good energy that surrounds her and which she gladly shares. Through conversations with Sandra and a fun "questions and answers" activity which my (now) husband and I completed one evening, she was able to find out who we were, what was important to us, and how to say it in an eloquent way that we could never have realized on our own. Sandra was wonderful throughout the whole process. She was able to answer any questions or concerns we had along the way and it was such a relief knowing that the ceremony was in her hands. (One less thing to worry about on the big day!) We never had a doubt in our minds that the ceremony would be beautiful, and once it had started it was clear to see that we were in good hands. Rev. Sandra created a ceremony that was everything we imagined it to be an more. We are so so grateful to have found her, and you will be too :)

uly cared and asked questions about how we met, what valued about each other, what is important to us and the essence of who we are and what we wanted in a wedding ceremony. She has amazingly creative ideas, works tirelessly to present an impressive work of art and brings tons of positive energy + calmness + can-do anything attitude. We got tons of compliments about how special the ceremony was - even from guests whom we'd figured were too traditional to appreciate her. She really found a way to tie together elements of tradition and uniqueness. Thank you Sandra! Highly recommended!

sign a ceremony that was truly "us." Neither my husband nor I have strong religious ties, but nonetheless we wanted our wedding to be meaningful and to signify what the day meant for us. We really appreciated her approach; our initial meeting was in a cozy pub, and we found that though we're both fairly introverted people, it was very easy to open up to Sandra. She followed up with a detailed questionnaire that we filled out together, which asked us about our love story and encouraged us to think deeply about the things that we love about each other. This material essentially became our wedding vows, which were just perfect - this was a great process that allowed us to come up with personalized vows that we would have struggled to write ourselves! The ceremony included special personalized rituals that Sandra helped us come up with (a beautiful handfasting ceremony, honoring our parents with a bouquet of flowers, and toasting to loved ones who couldn't be with us). Our wedding guests were coming up to us all night telling us how beautiful and touching the ceremony was - even guests that we didn't know so well commented that we were a really lovely couple and they could tell how much we love each other. I credit Sandra for really showcasing this, because that's what it's all about after all! Sandra is a great "performer" in that she has a lovely voice, a calming presence, and the ability to make the crowd both laugh and cry. But I hesitate to use that word because you can tell that she is genuine and she really cares about the couples that she marries. You really can't go wrong because Sandra is all about designing a ceremony that reflects you as a couple. I'm forever grateful to her for making our day so special!

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

hat we could create the ceremony of our dreams. Our ceremony was truly a reflection of who we are and our beliefs. It was intimate, warm, and deeply moving. Our guests are still commenting on how beautiful it was. Carol and Dana Ebersole - Weiss

tions to help us identify what would be most meaningful for us. Not only was the ceremony a 'one-of-a-kind' perfect fit, but it was fun, heartfelt, and moving. She also sang during our ceremony which was so amazing–I mean, who has a singing minister!?

nd requests. Taking all the info we discussed and weaving in some very lovely rituals and words of her own, made for the most perfect and appropriate, tailor-made ceremony. It was both moving and fun. And we got great feed-back from many of our guests about Sandra and her work. We highly recommend the Rev Sandra Bargman because she will, undoubtedly, take you on a magical, joyous journey, thru laughter and tears, as she did for us. Best wishes, Jim & Kip

unny friend, Sandra, officiates weddings! It couldn't have been better. We, at first, fretted about where exactly we were to be married on the hotel rooftop terrace. Sandra assured us all was taken care of and we had nothing to worry about. Sandra's calming attitude and quiet confidence allowed us to relax with our guests before the ceremony. Our ceremony and vows contained comic material that Shawn and I had written. Sandra's comedic timing was spot on. And when it was time to get serious, she easily switched gears to turn it into a moving experience. She was brilliant! George Sanders and Shawn Curran May 14th 2013

dra takes the time to genuinely hear your love story and expertly weaves it into the perfect, heartfelt, emotional ceremony! You know from the moment that you meet with her that she feels true joy in hearing about your love.... and that joy is felt by all as she officiates your ceremony. She has an amazing energy and our wedding was truly an event that we (or any of our guests) will never forget! Thank you, Sandra! We love you!" - Misty and Drew

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now us and helped us develop a ceremony that was the perfect expression of our desire to incorporate traditional elements into a more contemporary ceremony. She was very accommodating in working over long distance with video chat and email in order to understand us and what we needed. She made us feel comfortable and never judged. Overall, she created a ceremony that put our own thoughts, words, and feelings into an eloquent expression on which we received many compliments from our guests. She has a gift for translating feelings into words, which made the happiest day of our lives also the most meaningful

ndra and two other potential Ministers in March when we made a planning trip to New York City in advance of our June wedding. We live in Atlanta so it was important that we use the time wisely while we were in New York. We were fortunate that we liked each of the Ministers with whom we met on that trip but we felt a special bond with Sandra. While this was clearly the most important and most personal of all the wedding decisions we had to make we felt confident enough to make the decision on the spot and asked Sandra to officiate our wedding ceremony. We absolutely made the right decision. During that March meeting Sandra asked questions and listened carefully to all we had to say about ourselves, our 26 year relationship, our families and our hopes and plans for our wedding. Later when she wrote the words she would be speaking at the ceremony she incorporated all the pertinent and personal details we shared with her that day. The ceremony was wonderfully personalized and we had a beautiful wedding. The ceremony was attended by 65 family members and friends. It was held outdoors on a beautiful terrace seven stories above Broadway, overlooking Times Square. We had discovered the terrace when we first met 26 years before. While the venue was very special to us and the view spectacular it is the loving, personal and beautiful ceremony that we will always remember. Sandra deserves all the credit for having created the feeling of love that surrounded the ceremony. Our memories of our wedding will forever we wrapped in that feeling. Sandra we love you and we are so very thankful for all you did to make our wedding the success that it was and for your ongoing freindship. Bob & John Atlanta, Georgia

evel of attention that Sandra gave us as a couple resulted in a perfect and deeply personal ceremony that made our wedding day extremely special. Even though we were unsure of what we wanted to say, or how we wanted to say it, Sandra found the perfect sentiment by engaging us in thoughtful dialogue about what was most important to us as a couple. What really made Sandra so special for us was her calming, comforting presence. We imediately felt comfortable with Sandra, allowing us to open up to her, as well as to each other. And this calming presence was huge asset when the big day arrived!! Sandra was fantastic throughout the whole process. She made the planning of the ceremony an absolute pleasure and came through with an A+ performance at the wedding!

great suggestions, such as incorporating a unity candle, which made our ceremony very special and personal to us. She is very bright and caring. She also followed up with us post wedding to make sure everything was taken care of. I would recommend her for any ceremony type. You will be very pleased.

lationship. Then, she crafted a beautiful ceremony that was exactly what we were looking for from Day 1. We received compliments from many of our guests saying it was one of the most inspiring wedding ceremonies they had been to. If you are looking for someone who will sit down with you and make the effort to understand who you are and what you want your wedding to represent, look no further than Reverend Sandra!