San Francisco, CA 94122
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Reviews for KISS THE BRIDE - Bilingual Wedding Officiant
GUEST




I'm not sure how this officiant won the awards he claims. We started out on a good foot, so to speak, but it dwindled fast. He was very unresponsive to emails and phone calls. He finally responded when i sent a somewhat harsh email. When he finally did respond he apologized profusely and said he had some personal issues. 2 weeks before the wedding again nonresponsive, finally spoke with him 2 days before the wedding. The person he sent in his place was not that great. she said the Grooms' name wrong, she repeated several lines of the ceremony. All in all is was not a good experience.
GUEST




They were great! We received many compliments on our offciant and the wording during our ceremony. I loved how we were able to make everything so personal.
GUEST




Rev. Alberto Alvarez was great to work with. He helped us out in everyway from place changes to vow changes. He is very professional does everything in detail. He made us and our party understand that's our day. What important day it is. I would recommend him to anyone. He is very, very nice and a fantastic reverend.




I really want to thank you Rev. Alberto for making my day with my wife the best day of our lives. I'm really happy that i chose you and happy to have you on our wedding day. I really liked how organize you were and how you took a lot of your time to work with us and always remind us of what we needed for our wedding. If it wasn't for you maybe i would've forgotten everything! But thanks for keeping us in track with everything that needed to be done. Of course the day of our wedding went PERFECT, i couldn't ask for more. I really thank you again because you were a big big part of our wedding from marrying us to organizing it. I wish I could work with you again but I can't get marry again lol.
Sincerely from my wife Annabell Velez and me Marco Collazos we really thank you for everything,
Gracias!
GUEST




Im very very happy with the service from Rev. Alberto Alvarado! He was a really really organize person. First we sat down to pretty much set the whole ceremony. About 2 weeks before our wedding he sent us a really organize sheet with how the ceremony was gonna go. All we had to do is just add the little details and the day of the ceremony it was all done. I actually forgot to bring my vows and so did my wife but luckily Rev Alberto had it and really really made my day even brighter!!. Again he is very very organize and the day of the ceremony he organize my groomsmen and bridesmaid and everything came out PERFECT. Again thank you very much Rev. Alberto and of course i will recommend him to anyone.Much Love fromMarco & Annabell CollazosThanks for making our day even better...
GUEST




Reverend Alberto was AWESOME as an officiant! My husband and I were raised under different Christian denominations. Reverend Alberto created a ceremony that incorporated our faith and traditions seamlessly. He was extremely thorough with his preparation for our wedding ceremony, and helped make that process a truly enjoyable one. What a wonderful experience. We highly recommend Kiss the Bride to anyone looking for a wedding officiant!!!!




I would rate our experience with Rev. Alberto as A+. From the first meeting all the way to the ceremony he asked questions about what we wanted, and gave suggestions without ever letting us forget that this is our day. There are so many things I didn't think of that he was able to bring to mind.
I appreciated all his hard work with the drafts of our ceremony, and how quickly he was able to get the revisions back to me for review.
He added so much to our wonderful day. SO many people complimented us on our choice of officiant saying he did a wonderful job, and he used his sense of humor so appropriately to reflect who we are as a couple.
I felt very comfortable knowing he knew what we wanted, and just followed his lead on that day. We were so nervous, but he had a very calming, and comfortable demeanor.
We recommend him VERY highly!!!!!
Mandy and Nic




The first time we set an appointment with you, we knew you're the right person to entrust the ceremony. You welcomed us with a warm smile & explained to us patiently all the options available. I made several corrections with the ceremony but you were so open to it & gave us suggestions too. It was really great. The ceremony was so solemn, you made all the emphasis to make it so romantic for us. You were a big part of the success. We received a lot of complements in your behalf. Everybody loved it. You even gave very helpful tips before the wedding. We will definitely recommend you with high regards. Excellent service! Thank you so much.
shirleen & allan




This review is long overdue but I want to thank you for the wonderful job that you did at our wedding. Upon our first meeting, we knew that we were not going to look any further for an officiant. In fact, you were the only one we interviewed. You were very patient and had such a wonderful demeanor that we felt we didn't need to look for anyone else. We were able to meet before the wedding at which time you gave me so many wonderful tips for the day of the wedding.
The vows you wrote for us were so beautiful and we received many compliments about how wonderful the ceremony was. We were so happy that we were able to include some traditional elements and how well you did at tying it all in.
I can't thank you enough; you were patient, professional, caring, and just plain wonderful!!!




We would like to express our most sincere thank you and appreciation for all that you did on our behalf. The ceremony was indeed a blessing from above, and our families were delighted by the personal touch, the thoughtful words, and the meaningful rituals.
From the very beginning you made us feel very comfortable planning our wedding by helping us explore the different types of ceremonies, choosing the appropriate rituals, and writing our vows. Not only were we impressed with the ceremony but also by your professionalism and your website.
Once again, thanks for the hard work you put into this special day and for sharing this joyous moment with us.
GUEST




Reverend Alberto was the best. We had him make us a bilingual ceremony, that was unique for us. He did a sensational job. He was very patient and answered all of our questions, and he walked us through everything. He left no room for us to make mistakes. So happy for his service.
We really enjoyed working with you. You were such a blessing. Our first meeting, I was nervous. But after talking with you and getting to know you, Luis and I were very happy with our choice. The ceremony was beautiful. When I read the first draft I cried. You did an awesome job. Then with the little mix up that we had with the whole ceremony being bilingual, you were great and did a little fixing on the wedding day. You were perfect and the ceremony too! And you were great helping us out with the lineup, and making sure that everything was going as planned.
Thank you so much for all that you have done with our wedding. People said to me that you were great and wondered how I found you. I explained how I found you through the internet and met with you. I liked that we met a couple of times, so you could know us a little better to give the ceremony the personal touches. It was perfect!! I loved the fact that you gave so many options to choose and could tweak to fit us exactly. Being there at the rehearsal was great...thank you so much for that. The flow of everything at the rehearsal was wonderful and it helped so much for the day of the wedding to go without a hitch. I would definitely recommend you to others that are getting married. I can't wait to look at the wedding video of the ceremony.
First, let me say that Rob and I could not have chosen a better person to perform our ceremony. We simply did not want to choose someone to just perform our ceremony, but we wanted to find someone who we would enjoy working with, who would listen to our wishes and ideas, who would share their own insight into our ceremony and, the most important of all, someone who could smile and appreciate the lighter side of life. You were ALL of those!
We were so pleased with the ceremony you put together for us and overjoyed at how well you were able to incorporate the handfasting ceremony and our handfasting vows into the whole process. Everyone we spoke to said that they had never been to a wedding where they were so moved by the vows, both those of the traditional ceremony and handfasting, and most admitted they were teary eyed by the end. That in itself speaks volumes to how well it was put together and presented by you.
Thank you also for sharing in our smiles during the ceremony, when I just could not resist lightening the moment, and encouraging both of us by a mere glance when nerves took hold.
Thank you again for making the beginning of our lives together so perfect!
Maria and I both feel that the way you handled our wedding ceremony was both professional and personal. The initial meeting was very pleasant, and you made both of us very comfortable that you were there to listen to our needs. There was never any point where I felt you were imposing your beliefs or looking at us with indifference. You were very thoughtful, attentive to our needs and made wonderful suggestions regarding the customization of our ceremony (Ex: Blended Family and Unity Candle Lighting) you were also able to accommodate both of our families needs by considering and including a bilingual translation for some parts of the ceremony. Upon receipt of the first draft of our ceremony, myself and Maria were pleased. Only a few minor corrections were needed and you handled that very promptly. The day of the Ceremony was spectacular!!! The ceremony went on as scheduled and aside from being a VERY HOT day seemed to flow along very nicely. Maria & I feel truly blessed and thank GOD for having you assist us with the wedding ceremony. We would highly recommend you for anyone considering Wedding Ceremony Services. You are a true professional!
Miguel and I were both very happy with the wedding ceremony you conducted for us. Everything went just as we had expected and hoped. The initial meeting with you was great, you really took all opinions into consideration and gave us a ceremony that we were completely happy with. You were awesome on giving your opinions and ideas as well as helping with music selections and other little details we needed. The rehearsal went well, although the wedding party was tough, it was much needed and put together well. The wedding ceremony was great. I will never forget the words we exchanged and how grateful my mom was when I went and thanked her for everything. That was a great part of the ceremony that I will hold in my heart forever. My family was very content how you worked in both languages for us.
Overall the ceremony was great and we could not have asked for anything better. You are a great Reverend and to be quite honest, you are the only wedding vendor I would and HAVE recommended to other friends and family. Thank you so much for all your help.
We felt very good about our initial meeting with you, you have always been very kind and polite and project a strong sense of care and sincerity. The Wedding that you helped us customize was wonderful, you had the greatest of ideas, and allowed room for personal adjustments. The Ceremony went perfect, and your patience and flexibility made it fall perfectly into place. You're the best! We would definitely recommend you to others, because of how wonderful you are as a person and as a reverend, you do a perfect service, much better than we could have imagined, and the talent that you possess is grand. You were definitely perfect for us, especially with the ability to perform a perfect and special wedding ceremony in both Spanish & English. It as though you are gifted from God to perform special events.
I think I can speak for all of us involved in the wedding when I say you did a great job. I was very impressed with the time you took to talk to us and get to know us at our initial meeting. I felt you really listened to what we had to say. As for the ceremony, many said it was moving and very romantic. I agree. It was really very nice to have it custom designed for us and that made it all the more special. What I appreciate the most is the time you took to make it our ceremony and go with the flow as we made some last minute changes. It was great that you were not stuck to some traditional way to do a wedding and were very flexible.
We thoroughly enjoyed our entire experience with you. From our initial meeting we felt like you had a good understanding of what and how we wanted our ceremony to go. You were very well prepared with suggestions and samples of previous ceremonies that you have preformed. You gave us a lot of insight as to how this process takes place and you offered us specific reading types that really made our ceremony more special and personal to us. Our rehearsal seemed to fly by like a breeze and you were very in control with what needed to be done so everything went smoothly. During our actual ceremony (on our wedding) we both feel like you engaged he audiences attention, kept it light and to the plan and included the airplanes flying over head into our wedding verses. You made our wedding so special! You were very friendly, informative and professional through out the entire process which gave Jason and me complete confidence in you and put us at ease. You were simply wonderful Rev. Alberto and we can’t thank you enough for all you did. We would more than recommend you and your company to anyone; and I already have!
We initially selected you because from your photo you appeared jovial and pleasant. We wanted a simple easy going ceremony, and were pleased with your approach to finding out what we would like and putting together a very nice ceremony that was a very good fit for us. You did a great job of matching the ceremony to our desires and preferences, while also making plenty of suggestions for things we may not have thought of such as the sand ceremony, which we were glad to have in addition to those parts we expected. We enjoyed looking for the materials, and having more participation for our children. We will gladly recommend you to anyone looking for an officiant.
We just come back from our honeymoon trip, and I am really glad for the opportunity to say big thanks to you for the really memorable and enjoyable ceremony that you did for us. That was great and we really appreciate your help during the whole process. The ceremony was customized in a very effective and detailed way. Your advice and explanations were really helpfull. Some of my friends are going to marry in the near future and I will be definetly glad to recomend you to them.
The most important aspect of your wedding ceremony is your officiant. You want to have someone that is passionate about what they do and listens to what you want. Rev. Alberto is that person. He is patient, caring and makes everyone feel comfortable.
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About KISS THE BRIDE - Bilingual Wedding Officiant
I perform civil (nonreligious), religious, nondenominational, interfaith and multicultural wedding ceremonies tailored to your personal style or beliefs. Ceremonies are available in English and Spanish.
I will help you design a ceremony that reflects your individual backgrounds and your common interests into a symbolic ceremony that represents who you are as a couple. Some issues we’ll consider are if you prefer a religious or nonreligious
ceremony, your cultural backgrounds, and if you would like to include a symbolic ceremony (such as the Love Letter Ceremony, Hand Ceremony, Honor Your Mother Ceremony, etc.). We will also discuss if you wish to have other family members participate (such as children from
bride or groom or other family members), or if you wish to honor the memory of loved ones during the ceremony. The ceremony will be as long or short and as simple or complex as you choose.
I honor and respect all beliefs and traditions, whether religious or secular. I never try to promote my personal beliefs during the ceremony or during our meetings together. My goal is to provide a ceremony that
completely reflects who you are. During our meetings, I will focus on getting to know you and understanding how to make your ceremony special to you.
After our initial meeting, I will be available to answer any wedding related questions and offer advice for your wedding plans, such as budget-saving suggestions and tips to
make things easier for you.
Always remembering that this is about your day, the entire ceremony will be approved by you ahead of time. This will avoid any awkward surprises and will ensure that the ceremony will accurately reflect your style and beliefs.
For additional information about me, please visit my personal website at www.kissthebride.us.
Thank you for considering me as your officiant. Please contact me to set up a meeting.
Sincerely,
Rev. Alberto Alvarado
KISS THE BRIDE
(408) KISS-342
(408) 547-7342
info@kissthebride.us
www.kissthebride.us
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