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OC Ceremony Pastor

San Clemente, CA
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
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    Lauren A. Sent on 11/22/2021
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    Nate is the best ! We highly recommend Nate !

    Nate was absolutely amazing ! My husband and I had a list of other pastors we wanted to talk to but he was our first and our only ! We knew we needed to choose him right away ! He is very calm , sweet , and confident in what he does which really put us at ease . Nate has an incredible ceremony outline and does a wonderful job customizing it . EVERYONE at our wedding came up to us to let us know how great he was ! They were all very impressed and loved the ceremony! My husband and I are beyond thrilled we chose Nate to marry us ! Thank you for being apart of our special day !
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    Lily M. Sent on 09/04/2020
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    Nate was the best of the very best!

    Nate was the absolute best Pastor we could have ever hoped for to marry us on our wedding day. He truly made our wedding ceremony so enjoyable and over the top meaningful. I feel as if my husband and I had known him for much longer than just 3 months. He was so easy to work with, and really customized our ceremony so that it was personal and incredibly special. Because my husband and I live in Texas, we were a bit stressed about who would be able to marry us in Orange County, and I feel super blessed we were given Nate’s name. If you want your wedding ceremony to be perfect - hire Nate Castro. You will be so happy you did.
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    James R. Sent on 07/17/2020
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    Perfect Wedding!

    Even though I did not know Nate prior to our wedding, he did an unbelievable job of getting to know us and making our ceremony personal. I would definitely recommend him.
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    Kellie Sent on 11/12/2019
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    Nate is amazing!

    Nate was amazing to work with! As soon as my fiance and I spoke with him, we knew he was our guy. He seriously made our ceremony so special and meaningful and everybody loved it! My parents have said over a dozen times how much they loved the ceremony and how great of a job Nate did. We also did six months of pre-marriage counseling which was also amazing. I truly think it allowed both of us to get to know each other before the big day.
    We are definitely going to refer everyone we know to Nate when our friends decide to get married!
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    Meredith E. Sent on 11/13/2019
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    Jordan was great!

    Jordan Gash did an amazing job! The ceremony was perfect and included everything we wanted. It was short but sweet and we wouldn’t of wanted to change anything. He was so kind throughout the whole process. I definitely recommend!
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    Lyndi Sent on 08/01/2019
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    Perfect Day

    My husband & I got married this past weekend and Pastor Nate officiated the wedding. He did such a great job telling our story and making the ceremony unique and special for us. He is a wonderful guy and we highly recommend his services!
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    Laura M. Sent on 08/08/2019
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    Amazing Pastor for our Ceremony

    We could not have chosen a better pastor than Nate for our ceremony. He left everyone in our ceremony in happy tears, and he was thoughtful, energetic, and impactful. In the beginning of our ceremony, the microphone suddenly stopped working. That did not stop Nate from continuing without pause, making sure to speak loudly and clearly for all to hear. Nate had spoken with us before-hand, and really got to know our story and about us as a couple. He was able to combine both my husband and I’s story from our perspectives beautifully, making for a sentimental and hilarious retelling. One of our favorite parts of the ceremony was when Nate shared our “bridal party compliments” (he had reached out to our bridal party to describe both my groom and I previously). This was something I have NEVER seen at another ceremony, and it was so sweet and thoughtful. We also loved when he asked us to take a minute and look around at all those there that day to support and love us. Because of Nate, our ceremony was truly magical (and full of happy tears!). Nate, thank you for being so thoughtful in your writing, and delivering so beautiful. So many people had told us at the reception that that was the best ceremony they had ever been to! If you want to feel at complete ease that your ceremony will be meaningful and beautiful, choose Nate as your officiant.
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    Gabrielle Sent on 06/17/2019
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    Exceptional

    We found Nate through our wedding apps. He was a wonderful officiant and provided a beautiful ceremony service for me and husband. We couldn’t have been happier with our ceremony. Nate went above and beyond to make our service feel personalized to us. He was very kind and patient with us. We highly recommend Nate as an officiant and we are so glad we chose him to marry us!
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    Kimber Sent on 02/19/2019
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    Amazing and professional

    Nate was so great before and during our ceremony! My husband is Christian and he wanted to have someone that shared his same faith officiating our wedding. The ceremony was beautiful, he asked us some questions during the planning process and incorporated them into the ceremony and everything was so perfect. He sent over a form of what he will say with some options to chose, we had chosen to do traditional vows but we also wanted to read something to each other in our own words and everything ended up flowing amazing. I would absolutely recommend Nate for your wedding !
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    Courtney Sent on 10/22/2018
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    highly recommend

    Nate did an amazing job officiating for our wedding! He really took the time to get to know us and our ceremony came out exactly as we wished. We had multiple guests tell us how perfect it was. Highly recommend!
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    Jessica Sent on 09/22/2018
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    Nate Castro made our ceremony more than we could have imagined. There wasn’t a dry eye in our 50+ guests. We designed/customized our ceremony with Nate’s template. We wrote our own vows. But what really set it above and beyond, were his words about us, which really surprised and enhanced the ceremony. Again, more than we could have dreamed. He blew everyone away, including my mom who REALLY wanted us to get married in a church. He changed her mind and moved her. It was perfect. Thank you Nate for your professionalism and great vibes. You were flawless!!!
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    Aaron Sent on 09/21/2018
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    We really don’t know what else to say about Nate, other than he is absolutely amazing! From the the initially phone call to our wedding day, Nate made was always there. He answered all of our questions, he respected our wishes, and followed a perfect timeline. He was also amazing at guiding us through the process. As two people who are super laid back, Nate have us ton of ideas, advice, and recommendations, that lead to the perfect ceremony! We highly recommend Nate and are so thankful for his blessing on our special day!
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    Lindsey Sent on 08/07/2018
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    Nate officiated our wedding ceremony in August 2018 as well as leading us through premarital counseling in the months leading up to our wedding. We live in DC so we did virtual Skype sessions with Nate to complete premarital sessions. We really enjoyed our discussions with him throughout premarital counseling as his materials brought up subject matter that was extremely valuable for us to discuss as we prepared for marriage. He wasn’t invasive but definitely helped guide us to talk things through. This process gave us even more certainty on our wedding day. We were both very calm, happy and excited to get married. Plus we felt we knew Nate and trusted he would do a fantastic job - which he did! His timing was really excellent during our ceremony. Often ceremony’s can have small little glitches or emotions come up and the sequence of things can change on the spot. He navigated everything seemlessly and delivered our guests a light hearted service that showed who we are as a couple and how we care about each other. It was a perfect blend of personalized and traditional and all of our guest were either laughing or had tears of joy! The exact reaction you’d want from your wedding guests! Other than that he’s a super nice caring guy! Any couple would be lucky to have Nate officiate their wedding!
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    Michael Sent on 08/30/2018
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    Not enough good things can be said about Nate Castro. My wife and I both have known Nate for many years and can attest to his great character and speaking skills. When we decided to get married, Nate was the only guy for the job as officiant. He was very professional during the whole process, and was more than willing to go to our wedding location in a remote part of San Diego County. I personally loved how he made our ceremony so intimate and personal, as he told about our love story, and even talked with our wedding party and brought in their stories and feelings of us for a very community, fellowship oriented ceremony. All in all, Nathan Castro is a great pick as wedding officiant.
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    Grace Sent on 07/23/2018
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    It truly meant a lot to my husband and I that you, Nate Castro, officiated our wedding. You took the time to get to know us and as a result the ceremony was perfect and unforgettable, because of you ! We will always remember the kind words you said and how comfortable you made us feel on a day when we were already excited and anxious. We were so happy and honored to have chosen you! NOT ONLY US BUT OUR 80 guest were very impressed and amazed on how professional and wonderful you officiated our wedding! Hopefully you will join us again on another special occasion! Thank you sooo much!! You are one of a kind !!
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    Catherine Sent on 07/04/2018
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    Sean and I choose him to be our wedding officiant after we made a FaceTime with him.
    At the first, we like his look, voice, and the way he talks, and we just booked him right away.
    During the wedding, our guests also really liked him because some guests told us after wedding said he was so great.
    He was more than our expecting, and I 100% highly recommend to have him to officiate your wedding.
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    Joseph Sent on 06/21/2018
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    Nate was perfect for our beach wedding.

    Highly recommend!!!
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    Alyssa Sent on 06/28/2018
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    If you are looking for a wedding officiant, seriously look no further. Nate is the ABSOLUTE BEST. My husband and I spoke to multiple individuals before choosing Nate and could not find anyone whom we connected with or felt confident in. After speaking to Nate, everything changed. He made our wedding ceremony the best and he was so easy to work with. My husband and I at the time did not live in the same city, so Nate offered to Skype or conference call us. Communication was simple and easy. All of our guests loved our ceremony and the way Nate blended everything in was very meaningful and personalized. You have to go with Nate! I PROMISE you that you won't be disappointed!
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    Brenton Sent on 06/09/2018
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    Nate was an absolute blessing for our Orange County based wedding.

    His personality is caring, kind, positive, and passionate; this shined through brightly in his ceremony. He was able to uniquely blend religious elements in a way which was not overpowering, non-traditional elements such a rose ceremony to honor our parents, and personal elements such as adjectives to describe ourselves (bride and groom) which were aggregated from the wedding party.

    Nate was a pleasure to work with as he was always responsive and he was able to envision, and then execute, the type of event we had always dreamed of.
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    Sarah Sent on 05/19/2018
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    Nate was the officiant of our wedding on 4/28/18 in Dana Point and he did an AMAZING job!!! We did a facetime consultation with Nate and hired him immediately after. He was kind, sincere, upbeat, and perfect for the type of ceremony we wanted. He sent us an outline of the wedding ceremony along with the ability to change anything we wanted. He also sent us questions about us, our relationship, etc. to help personalize the ceremony. Nate showed up the day of the ceremony early and dressed professionally. He was even nice enough to wait on the bridesmaids to finish getting ready so the photographer could get a photo of them signing the marriage license. :) The ceremony was amazing and it couldn't have gone better! Nate made it fun, comfortable, and incorporated our story and the guests. Numerous guests commented that it was the best ceremony they've ever seen. Others asked how long we've known him for because it seemed like he knew us so well. We couldn't have been happier with the ceremony and we are SO glad we picked Nate to be our officiant. Nate also promptly mailed in the marriage license for us and we were able to pick up our marriage certificate when we got back from our honeymoon a couple weeks later. Choosing the officiant of your wedding is so critical and important, but also difficult when choosing one online who you don't know. Take my recommendation and hire Nate!!!
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    Colby Sent on 01/15/2018
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    Nate was the perfect officiant for my wedding to my beautiful wife Megan at Talega Golf Club in San Clemente on January 13, 2018. We interviewed a few different pastors and when we met with Nate at a local Starbucks, we instantly knew he was the right fit for us. He made us feel insta rly comfortable, he was willing to work with us by combining modern, millennial type requests with a traditional religious ceremony. He did such a wonderful job of capturing our love story, how our bridal party felt about us/described us in their own words and communicating our story and who we are to the entire audience. He gave wonderful advice throughout the process and kept me calm and made me less nervous prior to the ceremony beginning. Everyone at the wedding was so impressed with how Nate articulated the importance of marriage and the journey we were embarking on. Nate handled all the little details and made it so easy for my wife and I to focus on our big day. I would recommend Nate to anyone looking for an officiant for their own wedding.
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    Nicole Sent on 11/14/2017
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    Nate Castro was an AMAZING officiant for our wedding! We loved the entire process that Nate took us through. Whether you are local or are heading to CA for a destination wedding— Nate will be able to accommodate you. We were able to set up a video chat with Nate to go over all of the details on how we wanted our ceremony to go. We currently live in VA and we weren’t able to meet one on one prior to our big day. He was so thorough and made our ceremony Exactly how I wanted it to be. My friends and family came up to me during our reception and wanted to know how long I knew Nate and had been going to his church. The truth is That I had only read great reviews and watched videos of him before choosing him. I think it is very telling of just how wonderful he is. There is a true genuine character in Nate and I really hope that when you are choosing an officiant that you stronger consider Nate Castro!
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    Jennifer Sent on 10/30/2017
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    Nate did a wonderful job officiating our wedding. It was like having a long time family friend marry us. My husband and I knew right from the beginning that he was kind and gentle, and just an all around good guy. He was willing to work with us on short notice. He obliged all of our special requests and integrated them into the ceremony wonderfully. He told our story so beautifully, that some of our guests asked if we him personally. Nate was also punctual and professional looking. We would definitively recommend him to anyone and everyone!
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    Heather Sent on 10/31/2017
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    What can I say.... Nate did a excellent job officiating our wedding! After calling about a dozen officiants, who sounded like used car salesmen, I came across Nate's profile on The Knot. He was quick to responded to my call and was so genuine over the phone. He was quick to set-up a meeting time that worked with our schedules. He took the time to get to know us as a couple over coffee and was sincerely excited to hear our love story! Nate did a fabulous job contacting our wedding party and incorporating what they had to say about us in his reading. If you are looking for an officiant we would highly recommend Nate!
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    We were an out of state wedding held in Laguna and we were able meet with Nate several times before the wedding to discuss the ceremony and what we were hoping to have. Nate was very professional and gave us many ideas that we hadn't even thought of. Nate provided a friendly atmosphere and the flow of the ceremony was perfect! If your looking for someone who has a warm, welcoming personality who will seamlessly run your ceremony choose Nate! I've seen many drab ceremonies and the officiant really sets the mood for the rest of the night and let's just say it was an incredible night!! Choose Nate!!!!! You won't regret it!
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