Vanessa Sent on 07/06/2017

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Reverend Santana really made our ceremony extra special. When numerous guest complement your reverand that says a lot. Reverend Santana is very detailed and takes his time with you leading up to the ceremony to make sure everything is perfect. Two nights before the wedding he met up with my husband and I and went over every single part of the Ceremony. He is the missing piece to a perfect ceremony. Even when I told the hotel that I picked him they were happy as they had a soft spot for him. He really makes the ceremony planning seamless and gives you every bit of information that you will need for planning a destination wedding. He is very organized, detailed and punctual. Rev. Santana really made our day special and even my husband friends said our ceremony was something out of a fairytale.

User2979471 Sent on 03/27/2017

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Words cant even begin to describe how beautiful and meaningful our wedding ceremony was. REV. Santana was AMAZING! From our initial meeting to the wedding day he was extremely thorough and so patient with us. We knew we picked the right individual to officiate our ceremony. He is truly the best and has such a beautiful soul! You can tell he loves what he does! We were honored to have someone such as him by our side.

Jessica Sent on 09/18/2016

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Reverend Santana truly cares about making destination weddings as easy to organize as possible. He has a genuine sense of caring and is very accommodating. He helped with every step of the way! From the first reach out that I made to him to the moments after the wedding, I felt fully supported- spiritually, too. If you are considering a destination wedding anywhere in Puerto Rico, contact Reverend Santana and contact me! I would love to help with your planning!

Gilberto Sent on 08/10/2016

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We couldn't have picked a better reverend to marry us. My wife and i didn't really know where to start, but our wedding destination photographer (Alfonso Idoate) recommended us to him and so we trusted his word. And were we ever blessed!!

Our wedding was a destination wedding at "El Conquistador" Fajardo, Puerto Rico on 7/21/16. So needless to say, my wife and i were like two fish out of the water. But, from our very first meet & greet Rev Santana made us feel right at home. Rev Santana was extremely professional, humble, humane, classy, and friendly. Step by step he patiently and carefully instructed us about the wedding license paperwork, doctor physicals, and mail certification follow up. He diligently was attentive to let him know by cell phone as soon as we received our license in Chicago. That's the type of revenant you will get if you book him. He's very approachable, friendly, and personal. Right away my wife and I knew we were in good hands. He was very detailed oriented, gave you options, and gave you the freedom to tailor the wedding ceremony messages. He made us feel comfortable, especially me...since I'm a very forgetful person...and was worried to mess up my parts. But, he kept assuring us (especially me) that everything was going to be fine, as long as we follow his lead. And, boy...was it ever!! I'm not one to brag, but my wedding was perfect because of him. It was heartfelt, full of messages that hit home for my wife and myself and (for everyone in the crowd). He even had a moment of silence for my wife's beloved grandfather (very important for my wife) who had passed away, but was there in spirit, watching from above. He made us feel as if he already knew us (I believe from paying careful attention at our meet & greet and by speaking to us a couple of times on the phone) and as if his blessings & message verses were tailored just for us.

He truly was a God sent gift, and my wife and I were truly blessed to have been married by Rev Santana.

Amy Sent on 02/09/2016

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I do not have enough words of praise and gratitude for Reverend Santana and the patience and kindness that he showed to my now husband and I. We decided about 5 weeks before our wedding date that we wanted to elope in San Juan. We were heading to San Juan to catch a cruise back to Baltimore and thought it would be very romantic to get married in this exotic place. Both my husband and I are from a rural place in Pennsylvania, so the idea of catching taxis and traversing across San Juan was a little daunting. We reached out to Reverend Santana after finding him on this site. He gave clear and concise direction on what documents to obtain, he was very flexible with us in that he agreed to pick us up at our hotel in Miramar and take us to the Bank to obtain the marriage stamp, he then took us to the Office of the Registry in Old San Juan only to discover that the person who could provide the license was not available. We then had to brave the San Juan rush hour to go to the main Office of the Registry about 40 minutes away. He was our voice as neither my husband and I are fluent in Spanish and helped us complete the paper work. Once that was secured, he took us to a beautiful location in Old San Juan, Paseo de La Princesa, found a nice spot along the water and married us right there. The readings were perfect, the location couldn't have been better and then to top this all off, he was kind enough to drop us off at the cruise ship port so that we could set sail on our honeymoon. For as daunting as this whole process seemed in the beginning, without this man, nothing would have gone as smoothly or even happened as it did. We will be forever thankful for this awesome memory and hope to keep in contact with Reverend Santana for many years to come. You will not find a more compassionate gentlemen to arrange your wedding ceremony and venue. While we opted for the simple personal elopement, I would not hesitate to recommend him for a more extravagant ceremony.

Lisa Sent on 11/15/2015

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My husband and I renewed our vows with our children and my Mother. Rev. Santana was a blessing. He kept in contact with us and informed us about places to stay and explained the area since this was our first time in Puerto Rico. He picked the beach (which was amazing) and helped us find a photographer (whom we also loved). He was friendly, funny, and said exactly the perfect words for our ceremony. He allowed us to say our own vows to each and included our children and my Mother in the ceremony. Could not say enough about him. Would highly recommend Rev. Santana.

Carol Sent on 10/29/2015

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Reverend Santana was a lighthouse for us pre and during our ceremony. As soon as I spoke to him over the phone I knew he would be the one to marry us. Reverend Santana met with us, guided us, counseled us and shared sound wisdom with us prior to our wedding. When we met with Reverend Santana, he was very sensitive about the fact I lost my father and offered a silent prayer during the ceremony. That small gesture meant so much. The day of the ceremony, he kept us to time and made us (and our guests) both laugh and tear up. He walked us through every step of the license process and made us feel safe and secure. We will be sure to take Reverend Santana up on his offer to call him up at any time we need his guidance. If you're looking for an officiant that believes in the beauty and power that is marriage, we highly recommend Reverend Santana.

Andrea Sent on 08/26/2015

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Pastor Santana was delightful. He came to our villa and mapped out our ceremony. He added personalized remarks to us and our family during the ceremony. The blessing of his words are cherished. Thank you!

Kevin Sent on 06/17/2015

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Pastor Santana was very kind and considerate, I had renewed my wedding vows after 27 years with my wife and Pastor Santana made it as beautiful as the first time. ( maybe better}. Met with us two days before our vows to make sure all was perfect. We are from New York, And needed a Photographer and once again his help was there. Provided an excellent photographer. Thanks again pastor you did a great job. Daisy And Kevin Hanrahan

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Reverend Santana did an amazing job at our wedding! He preformed a beautiful services and was very easy to get in contact with along the way.

User2152068 Sent on 05/28/2015

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Rev. Santana was great! He was great at keeping contact with us, it could have been a struggle since Puerto Rico is so far away. He was very helpful, and explained everything clearly. He made my spouse and I very comfortable going into the ceremony.

Alicia Sent on 05/20/2015

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Reverend Santana officiated at my daughter's destination wedding in Puerto Rico. I love him! He is amazing, amazing, amazing. He is so caring and kind. He met with me when I was in Puerto Rico visiting from Boston three times before the wedding at no extra charge. It was an interfaith marriage and he was sensitive to both sides of the family. We didn't have a wedding coordinator and he guided us through all the legal paperwork. I will miss him and hope I see him again one day. He officiated an absolutely beautiful service! I strongly recommend him to other couples.

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Rev Santana was recommended by our Wedding Planner and we couldn't have chosen a better officiant. Rev Santana from the beginning made us feel very welcome and comfortable. We talked on the phone first before meeting since it was a destination wedding in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico and he took the time to walk us thru everything. From the marriage license, paperwork and documents needed prior to arriving to PR and he explained everything in detail. He made the process smooth and easy. His selections on the ceremony was just amazing and he treated us like family. You will not be disappointed with Rev Santana he made our ceremony that much more memorable. Thank you Rev for your kind words and sharing some laughs and good times with us before the big day! May god bless you and your wonderful family.

Bethzy & Efrain

Meghan Sent on 03/11/2015

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Reverend Araz Santana Gonzalez was simply exquisite to work with!! I dreaded getting the marriage license more than any other planning for our destination wedding in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, and Rev. Santana helped make the process so easy! From providing details of the information we needed to bring, where to go (with directions) for the license and the stamp to reviewing all documents with us and handling the finalization and mailing of the certificate, he handled it all!! By the way, it took just under a month to receive our certificates in the mail - we were unsure of the timeframe, but Rev. Santana was available for follow-up in this process as well!

In addition to preparing for the ceremony and meeting us in advance, Rev. Santana helped us put together the exact ceremony my husband and I wanted. We are spiritual but not affiliated with any specific religion, and we really wanted our ceremony to be true to our beliefs and values, and Rev. Santana was very accommodating and did not judge us when we asked that any religious wording or suggestion be removed from the wording we chose.

The ceremony was absolutely wonderful!! We wanted fun and up-beat but meaningful and loving, and Rev. Santana helped to bring these attributes to our nuptials! Our guests even commented on how great he was and that the ceremony was completely enjoyable! He let us be ourselves and enjoy our moment(s) with laughter and tears, and we couldn't have asked for a better professional and caring person to perform our ceremony!

Thank you, Reverend Santana! You were the best!
~ Meghan & Albert C.

User1398403 Sent on 02/18/2015

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Santana was a pleasure to work with and gave us such a beautiful ceramony. I'm not too religous but my husbands family is and he mixed both us in perfectly. We had to do most correspondance by email since I was in New Jersey. We meet him the day before to go over the little details and it came out perfect. Thank you so much Santana! Hopefully our marriage will be as successful as your own.

Roberto Sent on 01/11/2015

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Rev Santana, THE BEST! I harassed him everyday for 6 months. My two sisters and I decided to have Rev. Santana renew my parents vows for their 30th anniversary. He help us find the perfect place right on the beach where there was absolutely no one around but us and the ocean and trees. BEAUTIFUL! His price was great. He visited with my parents when we arrived in puerto rico. My father had just gone thru chemo and radiation fir stage 4 throat cancer. Mr. Santana is, in our opinion the only man for the job. He's pretty humorous as well. Great man, if i ever get married he's the man. Thank you Reverend Santana.

Yolanda Sent on 11/25/2014

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Rev Aran Santana made our special day extra ordinary. We had a ceremony to renew our vows for our 30th anniversary. Rev. Santana recommended and took us to the most beautiful site for our event. He made the event special for our entire family. We highly recommend him and his services.

Diana Sent on 11/14/2014

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My husband and I had a destination wedding in Puerto Rico. We were referred to Rev. Santana by our wedding coordinator. Months leading up to the wedding we had communicated with Rev. Santana via email and phone calls. He was always very pleasant, professional and confident. The day before the wedding we met him in person. He was very patient with us. He guided us through the entire process. Always remained professional and pleasant. The day of the wedding...our ceremony was absolutely beautiful. I am very proud to say that Rev. Santana took a huge part in making our dream wedding a huge success. Thank you Rev. Santana.

Shelley Sent on 05/21/2014

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Very easy to work with, he went over everything we needed to know in advance and made all of our choices very simple to navigate through. He was always prompt and flexible. Our ceremony was beautiful. We definitely recommend him!

User1454876 Sent on 04/11/2014

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Pastor Santana was amazing! He took the time to get to know my husband and me prior to our wedding. He was extremely knowledgeable on the process and was there every step of the way. I planned a destination wedding from Orlando, FL and had some issues with getting one of the documentations required for being married in PR. Pastor Santana developed a backup plan and made sure there were no issues once I went to the Demographic Registry in Plaza Las Americas. Other than that, we ran into no issues pre-wedding with his guidance.

It was such a pleasure to have him as the Officiant for the wedding. He was on-time, reliable, open to new ideas, patient, charismatic, and very personable which made for a fantastic wedding. Not to mention, I received my marriage license within about 2 weeks which I thought was pretty fast considering the steps involved.

Pastor Santana is known in the community, with a great reputation. You will NOT go wrong by selecting him as your Officiant. As I was advised, "You are in good hands with Pastor Santana." Also, if you're worried about a Spanish accent, he sounds more like he is from NY (and he is). He also does marriage counseling and has demonstrated his character within his own life and marriage.

Cathy Sent on 03/23/2014

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Reverend Santana was awesome and my fiance and I couldn't have asked for a more genuine and wonderful person to officiate our wedding.

Reverend Santana was very communicative, and was able to make sure we understood everything that was expected of us since we were getting married abroad, in Puerto Rico. He was able to answer all our questions and took the time to give us a ton of information on how we might like to have our ceremony go. He basically gave my fiance and I a menu on how we could customize our ceremony to make it as personal and unique as we wanted. It made us feel very special.

Once we made it to Puerto Rico, Reverend Santana was very flexible in working with our schedule to finalize our ceremony details and fill out and sign the necessary documentation. This was very refreshing as our time was at a fair premium when we got to PR. This definitely set our minds at as.

As far as the actual ceremony, Reverend Santana was amazing. He worked with our requests as far as the introduction, readings (his and our family members) and our vows. The best part of what Reverend Santana was able to do for our ceremony was that he took what we had requested and added his own tasteful words to the appropriate places. It truly was a wonderful experience. He didn't rush and made everything very easy for us. Guiding us through the ceremony so that day would be as perfect as we had imagined.

We would recommend Reverend Santana and his services without hesitation. He truly was amazing and a delight to work with.

Aileen Sent on 02/24/2014

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I cannot say enough about how wonderful Rev Aran Santana was to work with for our big day! The first time we met Rev Santana, a few months prior to our wedding date, we immediately knew he was the person we wanted to officiate our special day. He is very sincere, geniune and responsive. Planning a destination can have it's challenges since you are planning from afar, but Rev Santana was extremely helpful in guiding my husband and I through the requirements needed to get married in Puerto Rico. Our guests also mentioned after the ceremony how great they thought Rev Santana was, we would highly recommend him as an officiant. Thank you Rev Santana!! Sincerely, Aileen + David

Mark Sent on 11/23/2013

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Reverend Santana made our special day wonderful! He was a pleasure to work with, and he tailor made our ceremony to our wishes.

We had a destination wedding and Rev Santana made sure we had all of the paperwork we needed before we left. He also walked us through the process of getting our wedding license once we arrived. He met us at our hotel 2 days before the ceremony to go over the ceremony, and he really made us feel comfortable about the whole process.

Reverend Santana is a great person, and we are both grateful that he was a part of our special day. I'd recommend him to anyone needing an officiant in Puerto Rico.

Stefanie Sent on 11/16/2013

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We can not say enough wonderful things about Rev Santana.
We could not have asked for more to completely enjoy our wedding ceremony and the entire process in Puerto Rico and he was the reason why.
We came to Puerto Rico completely prepared to fulfill all of the documents needed due to him.
The ceremony was beautiful and perfectly performed.
He is a blessing and we would recommend no one else.

Sherri Sent on 08/12/2013

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Aran was wonderful to work with. We didn't actually meet him until the week of our wedding but he sent us a lot of information prior to the event to review so we could have some idea of what we would need to think about in terms of the ceremony. This was my second marriage and my new husband's first and we do not have the same religious beliefs. I also have children that I wanted to involve in the ceremony. Aran was very accepting of that situation and helped us find ways to make the ceremony meaningful in a spiritual way and inclusive of the children. It was a beautiful and special time for us and Aran was a large part in creating that memory.

Elizabeth Sent on 08/10/2013

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We can't say enough about Santana. From the moment I first spoke with him on the phone I knew he was going to be wonderful at my wedding. He has such a calm, peaceful way about him, it make all nerves go right out the window. He took time to explain everything to my husband and I, and outline the entire ceremony step by step, so there would be no confusion on the wedding day. He individualized the ceremony so it was perfect for us! Thank you so much Santana for making my wedding day so special!

Tania Sent on 07/22/2013

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Choosing your Officiant is a very important decision and one where as a couple; you have to feel very comfortable with the person that will be conducting your ceremony. Aran Santana was that person for us. From our very first meeting, my husband and I were drawn to his energy, sincerity, and passion for his work. He listened to what we wanted to have in our ceremony and helped us every step of the way in choosing different scriptures, vows, sand ceremony, etc. He even gave it a nice mix of Spanish and English in our ceremony, since we had guests in our wedding that spoke these languages. I highly recommend Aran Santana.

User1158250 Sent on 05/10/2013

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Rev. Santana was a blessing. We chose him based on his reviews. He definitely came through for us. He did an amazing job. Everything was perfect. He met with us several times prior to the wedding. He was professional, funny at times and very helpful. I would definitely recommend him. We did a bilingual service. He was great. Everyone spoke highly of him. They were touched by his words. One of my friends said she never cried so much at a wedding. That is of course, tears of joy. I only wished he could've join us st our rehearsal/ dinner. Thanks, Aran. God bless.

Angela Sent on 04/05/2013

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Rev Santana was wonderful and we highly recommend him! He was very helpful with all the information we needed for him to be the officiant for our destination wedding! He had a great sense of humor, very helpful, strong poweful voice and great personalilty! He responded to emails and calls right away. He emailed us numerous vows options to review before we got to PR and how to go about filing for marriage license, etc. He met with us as soon as we arrived in PR to get to know us and make it more personal! He was great and wonderful!!! Thank you Rev Santana! God bless you!!

Rut Sent on 12/05/2012

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Hire Rvd. Santanta! From the beginning he showed genuine interest in making the ceremony of our dreams. He was very receptive to our requests. Our ceremony was Magical and romantic. Rvd. Santana is your best choice.

Alejandra Sent on 12/04/2012

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Our wedding was November 8th, 2012 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Reverend Aron Santana added the special touch to our ceremony at the beach. He was very personal and accommodating and really made the ceremony the way we were expecting it to be. We arranged everything via e-mail and phone and everything went very smoothly. Thanks Reverend Santana, It was great! :)

Damaris Sent on 08/04/2012

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Rev Santana was great. The ceremony was beautiful. He prepared us well what to expect. He is helpful and will answer any questions you have and even answer some questions you were not aware. Professional and a pleasure, we are happy to have had him for our minister.

Joseph Sent on 07/01/2012

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If you want an officiant that is kind, professional, punctual, genuine and throrough. Reverend Santana is the officiant for you! If you follow his instructions you will not have any problems getting a marriage license. Reputable service. He also cares about his clients.

Mekmek Sent on 06/27/2012

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Took the time to meet with us on several occasions and attended the rehearsal truly beyond our expectations.

Shelley Sent on 06/22/2012

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Reverend Santana was very responsive and helpful. He guided us very carefully through the marriage license process since the letters had to be done very precisely. He met with us once we were in PR and went through all the options for our wedding ceremony. It ended up perfect.

Leslie Sent on 04/04/2012

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Rev. Santana was a perfect officiant. He is so kind and gentle and lead us through the process of getting our marriage license step by step with much detail. We loved our ceremony, and he did an amazing part about looking at eachothers hand and that these are your partners hands that will hold you through the good and the bad the rest of your life. It was magical. Thank you Reverend.

Nira Sent on 03/09/2012

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Reverend Aran Santana is amazing!!! From the first time we spoke to him until the day we got married, he was so easy to deal with, he is very down-to-earth, and made us immediately comfortable. He made us feel calm, gave us all the information we needed regarding documentation since we are from NY, met with us to arrange vows, and performed an amazing bi-lingual ceremony. He also sent us our official license within a couple of weeks! And all communication with him shows what a passionate Minister he is, as he assures us that he prays for us, and that we can always ask him for advice or any question. We would definitely recommend him, as he was an integral part of our perfect day. We definitely thank him from the bottom of our hearts!!! Matt & Nira

Cylia Sent on 12/14/2011

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I originally picked Rev. Santana based on the reviews I read on Wedding Wire so I was taking a risk to begin with but I assure you the risk was worth taking. He took the time to meet and rehearse with us and allowed us to customize our ceremony that best fit us and our personality. It was perfect, the words meant so much to me. Ceremony was just beautiful and went off without a hitch. He also added a little humor which was nice and I'm sure kept everyone's attention. You won't be disappointed. Thanks Rev.

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Rev. Santana performed a beautiful ceremony for us. Our parents and guests have complimented us many times on the ceremony and the beautiful words spoken by Rev. Santana. We had a bilingual ceremony and he balanced it perfectly.

Carlos Sent on 07/28/2011

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Rev Santana is an amazing human being. You cant help but smile and feel good in his presence he is just awesome.

He is a wealth of information, and can give you guidance on what you need to obtain to get married in Puerto Rico and how your ceremony should flow (if you dont have a wedding planner), along with the wedding advice.

As for the officiant part-Everybody in our wedding was commenting how much they liked this guy, how beautiful the ceremony was and how it seemed that he knew us so well.

Rev Santana did his homework, we had several phone conversations just to talk and know each other, and we met two days before to discuss our ceremony, (what to say, what verses to read etc..) and while he has some scripts, he is very flexible to adapt. In parts of our ceremony scripts we felt strongly on how things should be worded, or had other scripts we wanted incorporated and gladly added them. In the end we had scripts that "fit" who we were.
He then proceeded to discuss "best practices" regarding how the wedding party should march (from the Puerto Rican perspective) which was helpful to us since we did not hire a wedding planner.

In the end, as I stated before, we had a beautiful ceremony filled with lots of tears and laughter (Rev Santana has a sense of humor) and a lot of accolades from our guests of how great Rev Santana was.

He was the perfect choice for our day!

Edrienne Sent on 05/27/2011

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Reverend Aran Santana was a dream to work with! As soon as I contacted him to officiate my wedding, he immediately called me back to provide me all the information that was needed to get married legally in Puerto Rico. As my wedding date got closer, he was constantly in touch with me to make sure if I had any questions or concerns. A few days before the wedding, Reverend Santana met my husband and I at our hotel to review the wedding ceremony details and then he personally drove us around town to finalize all the legal documents. All I can say is "WOW"!!! That is what I call superb customer service! Not only was he helpful with the whole marriage license process but he made our ceremony an unforgettable one. I know I will definitely keep in touch with him for the years to come. You don't just get an officiant for your wedding, you get a lifelong friend with Reverend Santana!!

Linda Sent on 05/04/2011

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Rev. Santana was wonderful, spirtual, warm, and friendly. He was incredibly helpful with arranging the vows and also provided additional information for licensing options.

He was great, you will not be disappointed with his services!

Erika Sent on 12/03/2010

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Reverend Santana performed a beautiful job at our wedding reception. We met with him at our final trip to PR before the wedding (about 3 months prior) and he discussed the process for obtaining our license very clearly. We went over the different style of vows and he gave us plenty of ideas and selections to choose from.
We chose to have a bilingual ceremony to make sure all of our guests understood everything and Reverend Santana did an amazing job incorporating both languages into our ceremony.
We honeymooned in Fajardo and realized we had forgotten to submit one of the copies of our IDs for the marriage license, and he had no problem traveling to our resort to pick up the copies.
He was also very efficient in submitting all our paperwork for our license, and we were able to receive it in less than a month.
We were very pleased with the service he provided us.

Raquel Sent on 11/23/2010

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Wow! Reverend Santana was the best thing about our November 13th wedding. He made our ceremony so special and unique. He personalized our ceremony and included information we shared about ourselves with him and told a story about us, how we met and our future plans and goals. We wanted a very spiritual ceremony and being so far from our home church, we were concerned about the ceremony not having the same meaning but he was amazing! He has a great voice and presence. He's extremely professional and pleasant. We even had a slight kink with our marriage certificate being denied for missing a medical form and he had to go back to the offices and take care of it. He didn't even seem annoyed or frustrated. I would highly recommend Reverend Santana.

Carol Sent on 11/08/2010

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We had been planning our destination wedding for over a year. The day before the wedding there was a huge misunderstanding with the time schedule and the minister that was scheduled to perform our ceremony was not able to do it. Fortunately, and thanks to God, Rev. Aran Santana stepped in to perform the ceremony. We spoke to him that morning and he officiated a beautiful ceremony. It was as if we had planned it all along. If you are planning a wedding, we highly reccommend him. He was a Godsend.

Jennifer Sent on 09/17/2010

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Rev. Santana is great! He traveled to meet with us before the wedding to go over the ceremony. He makes you feel comfrontable from the moment you meet him.

Robyn Sent on 09/01/2010

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Planning a destination wedding can be scary, especially when you have not had the opportunity to meet the people that will make your dreams come true. We were very fortunate to find Rev. Aran Santana. He worked with us through e-mails, phone calls, and did everything he could do to make that special day our most memorable. He met with us at the hotel prior to the ceremony and walked us through the entire plan, allowing us to select passages that we felt were symbolic of our relationship. He is warm, friendly and made us very comfortable. The ceremony was inspiring, spiritual, inspirational and thoughtful. Rev. Santana truly captured our feelings and sentiments on that day.

Janelle Sent on 07/24/2010

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Planning a destination wedding in Puerto Rico from Pennsylvania was quite an experience, however Pastor Santana made it all possible. From the very first time I spoke with him on the phone he was very kind, always available for me to answer my questions, and he always made sure I knew what needed to be done and when. When we got to Puerto Rico Pastor Santana spent a whole morning driving us around to take care of getting the marraige license - a very complicated process we never would have been able to do without help. Afterwards he sat down with us to go over what we wanted in the ceremony. He had many suggestions and ideas to offer when we needed it, but the ceremony was very personalized for us. When the time came for the wedding (which was on the beach) and it was raining, he waited with us for it to stop. Thankgoodness he had brought an umbrella along just in case because it started raining a few minutes into the ceremony. Paster Santana handled it very well, shortening it, with our permission, to save our guests from the rain. It was all a very wonderful experience and I can't thank Pastor Santana enough for all that he did for us.

C & Sent on 07/04/2010

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We chose Puerto Rico as our destination wedding local for its beauty and relative anonymity to both our hometowns. Not to upset our families individual religious beliefs we decided on a non denominational ceremony. From our first meeting we knew that Rev. Santana was the perfect choice. His warmth, humor, and experience set the groundwork for building our perfect ceremony. Not only did he help us with the legal requirements for Puerto Rico, he helped us focus on the meaning of the ceremony and why we were getting married. Our ceremony was filled with love, humor and emotion. We do not know if it was Rev. Santana, God or both but the rain held off throughout the entire ceremony and reception.

Amanda Sent on 03/24/2010

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My husband and I were married at the beautiful El Conquistador Resort. Reverend Santana was amazing! He met with us before the ceremony to help us decide what we did and did not want. He was very professional and helpful. The ceremony was simple, elegant, beautiful, all we wanted! I would recommend him to anyone getting married in Puerto Rico!

Lafonda Sent on 03/07/2010

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My husband and I used Reverend Aran Santana Gonzalez. We could not have been more satisfied with the services that he provided. The service that he provided at our wedding was moving, emotional and (this made my husband happy) time efficient. During the initial meeting the Reverend offered us prayer and counseling. He assured us that at any time we could call on him as a man of God for spiritual counseling. He also introduced us to a Latin tradition called the "coin exchange" which the husband promises and recognizes that he will provide for his wife. In turn, the wife promises to smartly administer the monies in support of their household. This was a wonderful addition to our ceremony.

His sermon was heartwarming and moving. He did not read from a script or perform the SAME OLD THING! His sermon was original and performed and designed for US! Use him if he is available!

Rebecca Sent on 12/23/2009

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Reverand Santana! What an incredible officiant! He was genuine, excited, and full of the spirit. Our families loved him as well. He is certainly someone that we would recommend to other couples. He taylored the ceremony to fit our needs. He met with us for about 1 hour the day before and listened to what we wished for in a ceremony. We could not have been more pleased the day of our wedding. Just perfect!! I would not have changed anything. If you are considering a wedding in Puerto Rico......there is one one choice!

Michael Sent on 12/22/2009

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Rev. Santana made our wedding possible in Puerto Rico! Amazing service, professionalism, helpful, fun, supportive, perfection, organized. Yvonne and I wed on 09 December 2009 in Puerto Rico at our resort, Gran Melia on the beach. Rev. Santana went beyound the call of duty. He knows where to get your 'tickets' for the certificate, where to get the certificate, where have a doctor review and sign off on the blood tests which we brought with us. All of which we couldn't have done on our own, making our dream wedding in PR possible! If you contact Rev. Santana, I give him permission to give out my email address to you so I can personally tell you how wonderful he was. Rev. Santana is a friend for life and when we go back to PR we hope he will allow to take his entire family out to dinner! Rev. Santana also was able to recommend a terrific photographer; Alphonso, who we also highly recommend!!!

Cynthia Sent on 12/12/2009

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We were expecting an officiant who would make us sign our papers and then send us on our way. What we got was Reverend Santana who sat and talked to us about marriage and commitment and who we were and what we wanted. We were made comfortable by his warm demeanor and kindness and knew that our ceremony would reflect us. He did an amazing job with our ceremony incorporating everything that we wanted. He was lighthearted and charismatic. All of our guests really enjoyed our ceremony.

Zulma Sent on 12/07/2009

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Reverend Santana was incredible from the start. He was very organized and helpful. Having to plan a destination wedding wasn't always easy, but he was always available for questions, and full of information. With his help figuring out the requirements for the paperwork went very smoothly. I loved Rev Santana after speaking to him over the phone, but after meeting him in person I loved him twice as much! A very warm and pleasant man who made us feel special, and privileged to have him perform a ceremony for us. That sentiment was replicated by our guests, who continually commented on what a beautiful ceremony we had, and how we found the reverend.

I would recommend Reverend Santana to anyone who wants a loving and personal ceremony. He truly gave us one of the best memories of our lives.

Ramona Sent on 10/29/2009

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Rev. Santana provided us with a wonderful ceremony and we would recommend him to anyone looking to have a personalized wedding ceremony. We could tell upon meeting him, he was in love with his job and it was refelected beautifully in our ceremony. He was very prepared upon our meeting (had several ceremony options available for review) and was able to make our wedding event personal. He was also very quick to get our paperwork completed and we received our marriage license within a week. The best part of Rev. Santana's ceremony, was that he was able to express his joy in marriage with us. Our group even commented on how lovely he was. Thanks Rev. Santana.
Ramona & Chris

Jennifer Sent on 10/01/2009

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Reverand Santana was amazing. We were able to have our wedding on somewhat of short notice with date, location and time we wanted. Our paperwork was easily taken care with his help. The vows and prayers we were able to choose from were just perfect for us. The ceremony was very personal for only talking and meeting with him a handful of times. The planning part with him was so easy and every bit of the wedding was so memorable because it was sooo stress free. We couldn't have dreamed for it to have happened any better. We highly recommend him to anyone for your ceremony and advice with any part of your wedding plans. Thank you Reverand Santana.

Mr. and Mrs. Ruiz (8-19-09)

Tabatha Sent on 09/28/2015

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Rev. Aran Santana is a wonderful person and great Minister. He was very professional and very knowledgeable about the ins and outs of a wedding ceremony. He provided us with many options on how we would like the ceremony to flow. As well as, examples of vows, prayers, poems and etc to use during the ceremony. Rev. Santana provided us with detail information on obtaining a marriage license in Puerto Rico which was invaluable because Puerto Rico has several requirements. Without this detail information we probably would have gotten married at the courthouse and just had the ceremony in Puerto Rico. We can't thank the Rev. enough for a great ceremony!!

Candelle Sent on 08/27/2012

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Reverend Santana was incredibly helpful and professional in working with us to plan our wedding. He helped to take the stress out of what had the potential to be a frustrating and difficult process. Rev. Santana told us exactly what we would need to get married in Puerto Rico by walking us step-by-step through the procedures a few times. He was available to answer any questions or concerns we had and eased our mind when we read conflicting information. Also he provided us with the opportunity to have a close friend perform the ceremony while he handled the legal issues, including filing our marriage license and sending it to us.

My husband and I thank him very much for his kind and friendly involvement in what was a beautiful day!

David Sent on 01/13/2010

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Reverend Santana was absolutely wonderful. He met with us before the ceremony to go over every detail and make it exactly what we wanted. I received many comments after the ceremony about how perfect it was and it wouldn't have been that way without him. You will not be disappointed!

Katherine Sent on 07/30/2009

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Reverend Santana met with us before the wedding and truly personalized our ceremony. He was the perfect touch to our destination wedding. I would recommend him without hesitation.

Katherine Sent on 07/18/2011

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We used Aran Santana because our planner recommended him. In the end, he did a pretty good job for our ceremony, but we had a few issues with him. Our biggest issue was that he didn't show up for our rehearsal because he had booked another wedding on that day (and only gave us about a weeks' notice that he wouldn't be there!). For the price, he should have been there (or at least made it clear from the very beginning that he might not attend). This is also a cultural issue that I wasn't aware of - apparently in Puerto Rico, many ministers don't attend the rehearsal, while in the contiguous United States this is expected. Luckily, we had our planner to lead the rehearsal. He did meet with us two days before the wedding to talk about the ceremony and did a mini rehearsal with just us and our planner. But then he went a bit "off script" during the ceremony (he said some things we didn't practice or discuss when we met before the ceremony), which wasn't too bad, but he kind of rambled at times and said things that didn't add to the ceremony.
If you have a choice, I would recommend bringing your own minister from the States rather than hiring someone in Puerto Rico.

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Reverend Santana is an amazing speaker. He did a wonderful job with our wedding. I would love to give him a 5.0 rating based on the wedding itself but he was 1 1/2 late for our ceremony and during our meeting prior to the ceremony he stated that he would most likely be able to attend our rehearsal and the day prior cancelled stating he had prior engagements. If he could be a bit more attentive and on time for his services, he is definitely the person your want as an officiant.

Jamie Sent on 04/17/2015

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The Rev. is a very nice man. However, after spending days researching the wording for our ceremony, (i.e.- welcoming, prayer, love reading, blessing of rings, and vows) the only thing he actually used was the love reading and vows. The rest of the ceremony he just read whatever he wanted. From what I could tell, he didn't even print out my email with the wording despite emailing it to him a week before the wedding, meeting with him two days prior to the wedding and moreover, the day before the wedding. Nevertheless, he is a very kind man with good intentions. He made us feel very comfortable with him during all the meetings and on the day of. I just wish he would have read what I prepared as I felt the words chosen suited my husband and I more than the words read during the ceremony.

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Plan and simple ... Horrible and would not reccommend!

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