Testimonials
Sandy is an amazing person. We hired her to marry us in a small ceremony but then had to reschedule because of unforeseen circumstances. Sandy bent over backwards to help us get back on track to marital bliss. she treated us like family and made our day unique to us. Finding her was like fate. We are eternally grateful to her and Bob.
Leah & Billy
Dear Sandy,
Simon and I would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for blessing our wedding ceremony and making it a memorable event not only for us but for our wedding guests. Your words were so touching and we enjoyed every moment of it. Our guests have had the best words to describe their feelings about the ceremony. We are very happy about our day and look forward to a lifetime of happiness together.
Sandy you made our ceremony unforgettable and we will always be grateful to you for it. Again thank you for all of your help and support during the wedding.
Best regards,
Simon & Besa
Sandy and Bob,
We just can't thank you enough for all you did to facilitate such a wonderful wedding. I'm so glad I "channeled" the Snow Queen! We've really enjoyed looking through the commemorative copy of the ceremony and finding the poignant subtleties we missed during the actual event.
Bob, thank you so much for the lovely pictures. We will treasure them always. Sandy, ours was the most touching and beautiful ceremony we and our guests have ever experienced. You captured the real "us" perfectly. Your truly were born to do this! Somehow, once we found you, everything else just seemed to fall into place. Thank you with all our hearts.
Robin Rosenthal and Russ Whiles, wed 12/21/08
Sandy was born to do this!
She was indispensable at every stage of our wedding, from helping us pick the perfect date to providing the perfect setting. She was comforting and calming and her help made our planning so much less stressful. We and our guests all felt that it was the most beautiful, personal and meaningful wedding ceremony we'd ever witnessed. Sandy really captured our personalities. Her hand-fasting ceremony was so touching and we really appreciated the written copy of the ceremony. Sandy went above and beyond in so many ways to make our day extra special.
Bob's professional photographs were beautiful and we so appreciate them as well. We've recommended Sandy to everyone we know and our happy experience has inspired some of our friends to consider renewing their vows. If we'd known about Sandy earlier, we'd have gotten married sooner!
Sandy was everything we ever wanted and more. After the ceremony people asked us if she was an old family friend - she took THAT much time to get to know us!
The Faullers, wed 11/15/2008
Sandy was one of our favorite vendors to work with throughout the planning process, and she definitely delivered on our wedding day! We really enjoyed talking to her and appreciated that she took an interest in us as a couple, and listened to what we were looking for in our ceremony.
The ceremony was beautiful and Sandra was so charming. Plus we have a book of our ceremony and we can read it anytime and remember our vow. Our guests loved her and still comment on how wonderful and unique our ceremony was. One of my friends and her fiance have also asked Sandy to be their officiant next year!!
Words can not express what a wonderful job Sandy did for our wedding. She met with us beforehand, and gathered information about our personal lives and the wedding party and incorporated some things into our wedding ceremony. During the ceremony, she included a wine sharing ceremony and gave us a printed copy of her . Our ceremony was very personal and when she was finished, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Afterwards, our guests had nothing but positive things to say about her, I would recommend her to anyone.
Jaclyn, wed 5/12/2007
So many of the guest at my wedding thought Sandy was the best minister ever for a wedding. Several people have asked me for her number for their wedding. It was very unique and special. I have been to several bland weddings and with Sandy, there is no way that it could have been bland.
Tina, wed 5/12/2007
The mother earth wedding officiant isn't for everyone, but it worked for us! Sandy spent so much time getting to know us. She truly cared about us as individuals and as a couple, and it was a very nice ceremony-- exactly what we wanted. Spiritual without being religious, and very specific and individualized to our needs.
At the same time, because she's so experienced, she had the basic structure and plans for the ceremony laid out for us. This really took the pressure away from creating your own ceremony if you are going the non-Church route. She gave us choices within a structure to choose from, and it turned out very personalized and perfect for us.
Auriel, wed 4/30/2005
I highly reccomend Sandy to everyone who is getting married. My husband and I are 2 different religions and she used aspects of both for the ceremony. She is warm and caring and takes the time to get to know you as one of her own family which makes the ceremony much friendlier. It is not the typical boring wedding. I think that the guests all laughed and cried and I had so many people comment to me on our wedding being the best wedding they have ever attended. I love that we have the book of the ceremony so that we can look back and read our wedding anytime we wish. She could not have done a better job, it was eactly what a wedding should be.
My husband and I are celebrating our 12th anniversary on February 15th. We had a beautiful wedding in the atrium of Capital Plaza Hotel at Jefferson City, Missouri. Sandy wrote a special ceremony for us and we are forevermore grateful for the gift of marriage she bestowed on our lives.
Sandy and I worked together at Missouri Division of Tourism. She was a breath of fresh air and always full of surprises. When I told her that the four-year engagement plan wasn't sitting well with the parents, she laughed and said we could take care of it, "...marriage was her thing." Turns out she was exactly right. Our wedding was a hit with friends and relatives alike.
The funniest part was my ignorance to wedding planning and her thorough, been-there-done-that-we-can-fix –anything attitude. For example, as a 30-year-old bride I wasn't agonizing over details much. It was two months before the wedding when she asked about my dress. I replied, "What dress, I don't have a dress yet." Sandy gasped, grabbed her purse and told me we were walking uptown to the Wedding Shop for our lunch hour. When we arrived, she excitedly stated "We need something cute, cheap, fun and fast. What do you have?" The girl at the counter pointed to the clearance rack where I picked up the first dress I saw in my size, tried it on, paid a whopping $200.00 and left with a straight hem in the front as the only alteration needed. I guess most girls order their dress 6 months or more in advance paying an arm and leg....Well, I saved loads of time and money and had fun in the process!
A dozen years of marriage and my advice is this: If you find your one and only in life, marriage is just an extra long date with sugar on top. Don't be afraid to jump in. Sugar is always important whether you are giving or receiving, but giving is much more rewarding. Take care of your commitment and share your joy about it. My husband and I are truly blessed with love. We are still in love. Occasionally when we are feeling silly, he still calls me his girlfriend and I call him my boyfriend, but really we are best friends. My dear friend, Sandy, saw our bond clearly and she gave us a magical wedding where we sealed our commitment with a promise and a kiss. What a great gift!
This Valentine's Day I wish the gift of love to all and for those marrying, I highly recommend a visit to Sandy and Bob LaRouche's wedding chapel. It is a very special place filled with hope, dreams and love.
Debra Lee & Bradley "Bunny" Burger, wed 2-15-1997