Rev. Dr. Samora-Common Ground Ceremonies Reviews
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Alexandra Sent on 12/08/2023Best part of the wedding!
Hiring Rev. Dr. Samora was the best choice my husband and I made for our wedding. We were challenged with having to incorporate customs of two religions (he’s Hindu and I’m Catholic), while wanting to make it very personal and contemporary. The final product was a ceremony that was completely unique and tailored to exactly what we wanted. We received tremendous compliments from everyone about how touching, moving, fun, and memorable our ceremony was. -
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Rachel Sent on 11/21/2023Perfect Ceremony
Dr. Samora was the officiant for our NYC central park wedding, and she was wonderful! She created a comfortable and personalized ceremony our family really enjoyed. She guided us smoothly through everything and delivered a ceremony that reflected our individual story with warmth and eloquence. Her calming presence was invaluable, and many guests praised the heartfelt and engaging experience she provided. Dr. Samora's passion for her work made our day memorable, and we wholeheartedly recommend her services. -
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Rudolf Sent on 07/04/2023Wedding Ceremony
Dr. Samora officiated our wedding in a beautiful way. From our various conversations prior to the wedding day, she grasped our love story and the true connection between my wife, Nora and myself. Her words in the ceremony were personal and extraordinarily meaningful. Many of our wedding guests came to my wife and I after the ceremony and praised her for her moving words. Thank you Dr. Samora for making this day truly unforgettable. -
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Anandhu Sent on 07/02/2023Excellent service
Rev. Samora officiated our elopement wedding and she was extremely helpful throughout the whole process. She was so kind & professional and knew exactly what we wanted and needed for the day. -
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Cristina Sent on 06/27/2023Wonderful services
Absolutely perfect. Thank you for it an amazing ceremony that hit all the right notes. Your insight and thoughtfulness was beyond our expectations. You truly have a gift!!!❤️🙏🏻🌟 -
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Kyle Sent on 04/07/2022Rev. Dr. Samora is amazing!
We contacted Rev. Dr. Samora at the beginning of February to officiate our wedding on February 14th, 2022. She was very professional, extremely easy to work with, and let us know that it was our day and that we could do whatever we wanted for our ceremony. It was a very cold day with a lot of wind and snow, and we were married in the most perfect location, across the turtle pond from Belvedere Castle in Central Park. Rev. Dr. Samora and her photographer Sergio made our day exciting, fun, and definitely rememberable! We trekked through the snow over to the rocks close to the pond to be in front of the castle for more privacy and better pictures. Sergio did an amazing job taking photos to capture our day!
We would highly recommend any couple getting married in the NYC area to call Rev. Dr. Samora!
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Thomas Sent on 02/06/2022She made our day in Brooklyn
We eloped to New York towards the end of 2021 and could not have been happier with the service Reverend Samora provided. She was so helpful throughout and a shining example of professionalism. Rev Samora gave us a beautiful and personalised service and did a Celtic hand wrapping ceremony - as well as braving the cold (and a little snow!) in Dumbo. Thanks Rev Samora - we would highly recommend her. Tom and Sarah -
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Gulcan Sent on 12/23/2021Could not be better!
After looking for a few other options, my heart chose to move forward with Rev Samora and I understand why! Rev. Samora was the best officiant we could have ever dreamed of!
She was so kind, professional, making you feel comfortable, understanding your needs and spoke such beautiful words at our ceremony. The energy was so right with her!
I feel like she really puts her heart in her work emotionally and morally. -
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Laura Sent on 12/22/2021Highly Recommend
We were so pleased we ultimately selected Rev Samora. She has an eye for details and prepared and delivered our ceremony in a way that honored our respective personalities, cultures and religious backgrounds. On top of that she is warm, kind and really listens to her clients. Would highly recommend! -
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R Dupuy Sent on 12/19/2021Make your marriage stronger.
I’ve written a review previously on how Reverand Samora Smith has come through for my wife and me during a time of need during the early stages of the pandemic. To make a long story short, we were fretting for an officiant for our zoom wedding, and Samora guided us through the marriage license process and officiated our wedding through zoom.
Prior to that moment, we met Samora before the pandemic and we loved her calm, patient demeanor, and her upbeat attitude. A year later, even though we were officially married, we still planned on having an “in-person” ceremony with our friends and family during the summer of 2021. During that time we were in constant communication with Samora and she even provided us with marital counseling prior to the ceremony we had planned.
The counseling was free, and it wasn’t time-consuming. Samora had modules that were easy to navigate. Each module consisted of topics that are imperative in maintaining a strong and healthy marriage. Her online course led to my wife and me having honest and reflective conversations about our future, that were beneficial and important to have.
After completing a few modules Samora would have a counseling session with us that was very therapeutic. Samora is humorous, and easy to talk to, but she kept us accountable.
I feel working with Samora had made our marriage more open, and communicative. If and when my wife and I decide to renew our vows we will definitely select Samora Smith to be our officiant again.
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Katherine Sent on 06/25/2021I love it such an amazing experience.
Samora was super amazing and made us feel comfortable and happy I totally recommend her. -
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Tina Sent on 11/30/2020Amazing experience
Overall amazing experience. Thank you Samora for making my day even more specialRev. Dr. Samora-Common Ground Ceremonies's reply:
Congratulations! It was my pleasure to support you and share such a great moment with you! Happy Holidays. -
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Rosa Sent on 11/19/2020Wedding at Central Park
Out wedding was a miracle.
Starting by the fact that we have been in the mist of a global pandemic. Every government office that could help us through the process of getting married was close and we had no hope on making our day a reality. We found Antonio on wedding wire and it was the best thing that ever happened to us. He helped us secure the perfect location for our wedding, guided us through the ceremony and held our hands every step of the way. Thanks to him everything was special and personal, very romantic too. I even recommended him to a cousin who’s officiant cancelled the day before her wedding and of course he was a dream.
Don’t hesitate to hire Antonio; he is an amazing human being, responsable and very organized. Both his Spanish and English are also impecable.
I couldn’t have asked for a better officiant.Rev. Dr. Samora-Common Ground Ceremonies's reply:
Hi Rosa, congratulations to you again on being able to pull off such a wonderful ceremony during such unprecedented times. I am also grateful that Antonio was available to officiate and offer you such a memorable service. Thank you for your review and many blessings to you and your husband. -
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Marco Sent on 11/19/2020Truly amazing
Antonio, our marriage official, who also speaks perfect spanish in case needed, performed our wedding ceremony in an incredible fashion. He was punctual, professional, and above all full of joy. He kept in touch with us for ever question we had, helped us through the process of getting our marriage license, and ultimately delivered an incredible speech. Incredible service, full of love and spirituality. Very respectful and understands every request made. Totally recommended.Rev. Dr. Samora-Common Ground Ceremonies's reply:
Thank you Marco for the amazing review. I am so happy that you were pleased with Antonio's service. He is a wonderful person and his love shines through in everything he does. Congratulations once again!! -
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Ya Peng Sent on 10/23/2020Wedding Officiant
I’m so happy to have found Samora! She made us feel comfortable and calm on the day of our wedding and on the days leading up to it too. We weren’t able to book her originally because she had 2 other weddings on the same day (she’s in high demand!) as ours but she managed to squeeze us in at the end. She was genuinely happy for us which makes a huge difference as an officiant. Thank you so much for making our day feel so special!Rev. Dr. Samora-Common Ground Ceremonies's reply:
You are such a special couple with a beautiful story. I am so happy that I managed to be there on your special day to help you cross such an important threshold. I am especially appreciative of you both for being essential workers. I absolutely do care about your happiness and I am happy that you could feel that. Stay safe and be well!! -
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Priscilla Sent on 10/22/2020Wedding Sept 26
Dr Samora was extremely professional, very helpful and understanding. We recommend her highly -
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Martha Sent on 01/16/2020Married us with 48 hours notice!
We didn’t want to get married in city hall after seeing the chaos while trying to register for our license, so we decided to do a quick civil wedding on our 10 year anniversary at our favorite restaurant. Samora was sweet, soft spoken, genuine, responsive, timely, and made our civil wedding flawless. Received our marriage license within 2 weeks! -
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Marisol Sent on 11/19/2019Perfect Experience
We loved having Rev. Samora wed us in Central Park. Very professional and personally tailored our ceremony. It was beautiful and my guest loved it - “it was magical and perfect”. I’m extremely thankful for Rev. Samora. -
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Ced A. Sent on 10/08/2019Inoubliable
Un magnifique moment passé avec une personne formidable. N'hésitez pas à la rencontrer ! -
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Gabriel Sent on 10/08/2019Best ever!
Happy with her professionalism and class. Highly recommend. -
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Kelly Sent on 09/12/2019Our own real life angel!
We could not have been more honoured or privileged to have Rev Samora officiate our marriage. She made the whole experience seamless and she absorbed every last minute request we had and made our ceremony perfect.
We had an elopement Ceremony and when we met totally put us individually at ease.
We had lots of previous correspondence, but no actual meeting until the day. When we met it was like we were old friends, she put us at ease that much.
Our special day was made even more amazing by Rev Samora, it could not have been more perfect.
I look at my wedding ring and have an overwhelming feeling of love and gratefulness for my now husband. I can not imagine one second of my life without him. He is my love, my family and as per our vows ..... my home.
Rev Samora made this a reality, and with her additional very touching, beautiful words, made this not only extra special, but extremely heartfelt.
A huge Thank you to Rev Samora for this, please don’t stop what you do, you keep it real for everyone of us ... you are amazing!
Rev Samora will have a special place in our special day and a special place in our hearts.
We will always have huge love, gratitude and amazing memories of Rev Samora and our special day .....
Thank You x -
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Alana Sent on 09/07/2019Wonderful and amazing
I would like to thank Rev samora for doing such an amazing job at my wedding. She was on time and did an amazing wonderful job st the ceremony. I recommend her 100%Rev. Dr. Samora-Common Ground Ceremonies's reply:
Thank you, Alana!! I am so honored to have been a part of your special day. Wishing you all the happiness in your marriage. -
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Gabriel Sent on 08/27/2019Amazing afficiant
Rev. Samora is one of a kind!!
We met her at a wedding fair and hired her to be the officiant for our wedding in May/2019. We can hardly put everything in words:
Her speeches, her voice tone, the way she made the ceremony so flowy and catchy, her effort, the perfect coordination with every detail we had in mind for our day, everything was just perfect.
Most of our guests kept asking for how long had we met her for, since everybody thought we were close friends. Not to mention how she made absolute everyone there (grooms included) bawl out!!
She is amazing and would recommend her for anyone looking for authenticity and warmth during the ceremony. -
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Crystal Sent on 04/07/2018Samora couldn't officiate our wedding because of a family emergency but had a replacement, Daniela VillaRamos. Samora rest assure that Daniela would take care of us. Daniela absolutely did! She was so sweet and had great energy. We were so happy with Daniela! She definitely tailored the ceremony to reflect my husband and I.Rev. Dr. Samora-Common Ground Ceremonies's reply:
I am so grateful to Daniela for delivering an amazing services on my behalf. Many couples worry about these scenarios happening on their special day and sometimes we can't plan for these types of emergencies. I feel so relieved to have such amazing colleagues. Congratulations!!
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