Saundra was recommended to us by our wedding planner and we were glad we choose her. We were looking for a more casual and non-religious officiant for our wedding and Saundra was more than willing to accommodate our preferences. Our first intro call was extremely informative. She laid out her process and her experiences with other couples and different types of weddings she's officiated in the past. It was clear she was an experienced officiant from the well-established process she had. Her communication was very effective. Her meetings were tailored toward new couples who have zero experience with weddings and she was always responsive to any questions we had through email or text. We received many compliments about the Ceremony that she officiated. Saundra had developed 90% of the script herself and personalized it based on our preferences. Her delivery and energy was less officiant-like and more casual/home-like which was what we were hoping for. I definitely would recommend Saundra as an officiant for any wedding. Her support and preparation for our wedding left no ambiguity during the ceremony. read more

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After meeting a few potential officiants for our wedding, we chose Saundra because of her warmth, professionalism, and thoroughness discussing all of the details for our ceremony and the marriage certificate process. She thought of every detail, from synthesizing our memories together into a cohesive narrative for the ceremony message, to explaining the technical/legal difference between a public and confidential marriage license, to helping us edit our vows, and guiding us through rehearsal. We are so thankful we found Saundra and highly recommend her for any wedding! read more

My new husband John and I are beyond grateful to have had Rev. Saundra and I Do x Two as our wedding officiant. I've had the pleasure of knowing Saundra personally for many years, dating back to when we both worked in the financial services industry. Even then, she stood out as highly experienced, professional, and genuinely invested in the success of every project she took on. Fast forward to our wedding--those same qualities carried through beautifully. Saundra took the time to get to know John, our children, and me on a deeper level, and she truly understood us as a couple. She listened carefully to our story and our wishes, and crafted a ceremony that was heartfelt, inclusive, and authentic to who we are. We couldn't have asked for a better person to lead such an important moment in our lives. If you're looking for someone who is not only organized and eloquent, but also deeply caring and thoughtful, we wholeheartedly recommend I Do x Two and Rev. Saundra. You will be in the very best hands. read more

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We had an absolutely wonderful experience working with Saundra as our wedding officiant. From the very beginning, she was nothing but helpful and supportive throughout the entire process. All of our meetings with her were incredibly informative, she guided us step by step on what to expect when getting married and made everything feel smooth and stress free. Saundra was always available whenever we had questions, and her communication was excellent. We truly appreciated how responsive and reliable she was. It also meant so much to us that she took care of delivering our marriage license to the city hall clerks and even provided a tracking number for added security. The ceremony she delivered was absolutely beautiful. We loved her questionnaires and the way she used them to craft something so personal and meaningful. She really took the time to get to know us as a couple, which made the ceremony feel authentic and special. On top of that, she brought such a fun, warm energy while still respecting everything we wanted for our wedding. We highly recommend Saundra to anyone looking for an officiant who is caring, organized, and truly dedicated to making your day unforgettable. Saundra, thank you so much for everything you did for us. We are incredibly grateful for your support and for helping make our wedding day so special. read more

She made the ceremony for our wedding run smoothly and easily. Her pre-work and day of execution is top tier. I would recommend Saundra to any couple that needs the best of the best to officiate their wedding. read more

I just had my wedding on July 5th and used I Do X Two's services, with Saundra as our officiant. From the beginning, she took extensive time and care to craft a personalized ceremony that reflected both me and my now-husband perfectly. Saundra met with us beforehand to hear our love story and get to know us both individually and as a couple. She made sure our voices were heard and that our wishes for the ceremony were thoughtfully incorporated. I consider myself spiritual but not religious, while my husband was raised in a religious family and has his own way of practicing it. Saundra reassured us that despite our differences, she would be able to blend both of our beliefs into a ceremony that honored us equally--and she absolutely delivered. My husband also shared some of his concerns with Saundra, including potential areas of conflict, and she responded with understanding and grace, sharing how she's helped other couples navigate similar situations. When the big day arrived, Saundra was incredible. She led the ceremony with such beauty, calm, and confidence--it flowed seamlessly. She was organized, warm, and extremely helpful throughout the entire process. She even offered to print our vows on the most gorgeous cardstock and supported us with the ceremony's flow to ensure everything went perfectly. After the ceremony, Saundra took care of our marriage license, ensuring everything was completed and submitted properly. Our guests and both of our families couldn't stop raving about how beautiful the ceremony was and how wonderful Saundra made it feel. All this to say: choose I Do X Two. You'll have a stunning ceremony, guests who are moved and impressed, and hearts that are full! read more

Rev Sandra married my husband and I back in 2016 and she has such a loving soul! She helped us with keeping us on track from vow writing to the ceremony layout. This review comes 8 years after my wedding and as I was looking for my vows and couldn't find them anywhere. I knew it would be a stretch but I sent an email to Rev Sandra with my fingers crossed that she would remember me and have a copy of my vows and guess what SHE DID! Within just a few days she was able to pull up our vows and send over my way and now I'll be able to gift them to my husband during our 8 yr anniversary. Talk about a responsive, caring, and organized professional. She gets 5 stars and more! read more

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We loved having Saundra as our officiant for our intimate wedding back in October! Saundra went above and beyond for our ceremony. She was very professional when we weren't sure what to do and offered us guidance. I can tell she really cared and we loved the input she provided us to make our ceremony feel truly special. Our families loved hearing our stories and thought it was a lovely ceremony. We couldn't have had it any other way. For the ceremony, I wanted to acknowledge my mom who passed away. Since I come from a culture with long/unusual names and growing up feeling like we had to shorten our names at the convenience of other people, I respected Saundra so much for pronouncing her name properly (provided with the phonetic spelling). To me, it's a small but powerful thing to make an effort to pronounce names correctly--like Saundra did--showing respect for each individual's identity. So I really appreciate her for that as well! Planning a wedding yourself can be stressful, but since Saundra is warm, thoughtful, approachable, organized and punctual, she made our experience run more smoothly. She was familiar with our venue and officiated there in the past. So, we also appreciated her knowledge and experience for the place we chose. She's a wonderful person and we are thankful that we found her as our officiant! I highly recommend her! read more

Saundra officiated my daughter's wedding at San Francisco City Hall on 4/4/25 and we couldn't have been happier! Not only did she give us so much advice based on her expertise and experience, but she provided an easy, professional and personal experience. She goes above and beyond for her couples and you can tell she really cares about ensuring their ceremony is special. Thank you, Saundra! read more

They made our special day extra special. Saundra is an outstanding wedding officiant. We hired her with 3-weeks notice before our wedding which was a small intimate affair in our backyard with just the two of us, our children, one other couple and our dog. Through questionnaires and suggestions from her vast expertise, Saundra guided us to make the ceremony a very personal, meaningful and joyous event. We paid for the officiate plus photography package and are delighted by the results. Joe's photographs are beautiful, taken with an artistic eye, and much better than you can get from attendees' cell phone pictures. Plus, we wanted our attendees to enjoy the event, not photograph it. They were very well prepared and professional; you do not need to worry. They are a great team and lovely people. Amazing experience! read more

We are so grateful we chose Saundra to be a part of our 'big day'! She has a great process for getting to know her clients ahead of the wedding day in order to create an ultra-special experience for all in attendance. She also provided great advice to us as we chose to write our own vows and helped suggest edits along the way. Thank you again for everything, Saundra!!! read more

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Saundra has perfected a process that creates such an authentic, genuine and heartfelt wedding ceremony. We have been to weddings where the officiants can go on and on, putting the crowd to sleep, making the wedding about themselves or the officiants can be so cliche and cringey that it just makes you want to gag. We met with Saundra about 2-3 times on FaceTime for Saundra to get to know us as a couple, what is important to us, and what is important to our family. Saundra also writes a thorough questionnaire for both partners to answer, which Saundra will customize to be read throughout the ceremony. We also had an opportunity to write personalized vows which Saundra printed on nice paper on the day of the wedding. Great for scrapbooking!! We had so many wonderful compliments on our ceremony!!! Saundra is also very knowledgeable about the legal process of marriage licenses, as she worked for the county prior to being an officiant. She also gave us many pointers for the actual ceremony like when the photographers will most likely take pictures... cue us in.. how to hold each other's hands!! Saundra is personable, thorough and produces a high quality ceremony that your audience, and most importantly, you and your spouse will enjoy and remember for a long time!! read more

Saundra made our day seamless. She met with us via zoom to chat with both of us separately and together to ensure our big day would be ours and flawless. She was very professional but also felt like family on our big day. We truly appreciate you and are SO happy! Xoxo - read more

We found her on Thumbtack. We chose her, because she was most detailed about herself on the site. When we scheduled an appointment with her, she was very early to meet us. (BIG PLUS) When we sat down with her, she was very detailed about all the services she provided. She was very open to knowing what question to answer, and she made sure we understood everything of what we needed to know before we were possibly going to hire her. She made us feel very comfortable and confident, that it was right to hire her as our wedding officiant. Finally, we decided to officially hire her, and that is when she emailed us all the paperwork to do. Over months, she made sure she kept in touch with us, just to make sure we were doing OK, and to see if we had further question for her. She was on time with rehearsal day, and she made sure everybody understood what to do, and again, I can't stress this enough, shes very professional. Day of the wedding, she kept the ceremony planned the way I wanted, and also kept it short, sweet, and again I say, PROFESSIONAL. I have no regrets hiring her as my wedding officiant, and congrats to those who hire her to also be their wedding officiant in the future. THANK YOU Rev Saundra Anderson for everything. read more

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We were incredibly lucky to find Saundra -- she is such a personable and helpful officiant! From the start (which was on very short notice), she cared, and took the time to get to know us before helping us to prepare for our special day. The time that Saundra would squeeze in to meet with us, mixed with her patience, made a seemingly stressful process stress-free. She offered great ideas to make our ceremony flow with ease, and even asked for our preferences on her attire, which made us feel respected. When it comes to vow writing, and suggestions to bring out the true intent of your words, she was a superstar. We highly recommend Saundra as an officiant, and are glad that we had the opportunity to experience her magic for one of the most important days of our lives. read more

I worked with Saundra on a number of my weddings. She is my favorite official to work with. She creates a customized ceremony for each couple. She is excellent at what she does by far the best officiant I have ever worked with. read more

This review is way overdue, Saundra helped us with our wedding and really made the entire day of such an awesome experience!! We found Saundra on a new popular app to find services when we were looking for an officiant. As we waited to find our officiant until about a month out, we began to worry about finding a good one. Luckily, we found Saundra! After we agreed to meet about her officiant services in person she inquired about our day of coordinator. This app we found her on let her know we were searching for day of coordinators, and she came to our rescue! Saundra is a very warm and approachable person that also knows how to get down to business. She comes up with a great plan, and sort of took a tough love approach when she asked for information right away to layout our wedding vows and details. She has a great and intuitive way of keeping you on track to get her email addresses without bugging you. We cannot thank Saundra enough for her services, guidance, and love she showed us! Cindy and I are happy and thankful we found you! read more

Saundra did a remarkable job in getting to know us as individuals before officiating our wedding. She listened to our needs and asked us great questions to help prepare us for our special day. She did an amazing job of communicating with guests and setting the expectations, leading to a ceremony which flowed well. Many of our guests had really nice things to say about Saundra. Thanks again! K&O read more

Thank you Saundra for your help in putting our small family ceremony together in less than 4 days! From the beginning you made my now husband and I feel super comfortable with the whole process and it turned out better than we could have hoped for. The spot you recommended was also perfect and was just what we had in mind. The words you read to mark the start of our new journey together brought tears of joy to us all. I couldn't have imagined a more perfect day and ceremony! XOXO read more

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We couldn't ask for a better experience with Saundra. She effectively helped us plan two weddings...the one we planned pre-Covid, and the adjustments made for a smaller, personal ceremony during Covid. We loved every minute of the process, and the ceremony was more than we could have hoped for. Saundra not only planned our perfect day, but she also officiated the ceremony. We received so many compliments on how beautiful, how honest and sincere, how personal and how original the ceremony was. She captured our shared memories in the service and had us crying tears of joy! As a planner, all of the vendors she recommended were also really easy to work with and great value. We were so grateful we worked with Saundra, it made the experience fun, easy and beyond memorable! read more

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Saundra officiated our wedding last month at Nestldown in Los Gatos. She was extremely sweet, communicative, and professional throughout the entire process of officiating our wedding. Saundra is highly knowledgeable about the marriage license process which made it easy for us to make things official. Her ceremony script was classic yet personal and sentimental. She is the best! read more

Reverend Saundra was just the best! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND her!! From the start, to our Back yard Elopement/Covid Wedding. She made this process so simple for us. Due to the Pandemic we had to cancel our 2 year planned Garden Setting wedding, but we wanted to keep our May 23rd date. So as soon as Alameda County started issuing marriage licences I looked for an officiant to help with the process bc we had no clue! Rev Saundra really helped break it down, we wouldn't have been able to have our perfect little Backyard Zoom/FB Live elopement!! Thank you again Reverend Saundra!!! read more

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It was such a delight working with Saundra. She has so much experience and was able to provide much-needed advice. She also was such a reassuring presence to have around for wedding preparation. With her help, we were able to make a ceremony that matched the mood of our love story and commitment to each other which was sweet and sincere and a little funny. Many of my guests claimed it was the best ceremony they had ever been to and I have to agree! I cannot thank her enough! read more

We hired Saundra to be our officiant for our wedding and was beyond pleased with her! She made our ceremony personal and special. I highly recommend Saundra for your wedding, she's awesome!! Thank you so much, Saundra!! read more

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Reverend Saundra is incredible. She helped us with literally everything, including things we did not think of like the timing of the music and figuring out seating. We both had no idea how to do a ceremony and Reverend Saundra helped with all of that. She is super professional, helpful and kind. The ceremony she curated was really beautiful - our families were blown away. read more

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My husband and I had such an awesome time working with Saundra. I've been to many weddings where the ceremony felt very "fill in the blank" and I certainly did not want that. From the first time we spoke, Saundra was warm, professional, and she understood our style right away. My husband and I were a little forgetful and mindless (sorry Saundra!), but she didn't even skip a beat! I knew she would craft us a beautiful ceremony. We wanted something simple, but still had a custom flare to it and Saundra did not disappoint. She has a great intuition and I am so happy we found her! read more

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Saundra was AMAZING! Many of our guests complimented Saundra's professionalism and no-nonsense attitude when it came to the guests turning off their cell phones for a cell-free ceremony. Saundra worked with us before the wedding to build a script that would work for us. We chose to write our own vows and she kept us on track for submitting them to her before our wedding day. She printed the vows and provided them to us on our wedding day (which we now have framed and hanging up in our living room :) ). She also took care of sending out our marriage license to the county clerk (and ensured that they signed off on receiving it so there weren't any mix ups). She helped us during our rehearsal for setting up timing to walk down the aisle. She also suggested positioning for photo opportunities! You can tell she has a lot of experience and expertise with officiating weddings. Saundra was a joy to work with and we were really happy to have her officiate our wedding ceremony! :) read more

Saundra officiated our wedding on October 2018 and we couldn't have asked for anyone better. From the very beginning she made my husband and I very comfortable and took the time, either in person or over email to answer any questions we had. The way she builds out the ceremony is so creative and so memorable. Everyone who attended our wedding raved about her, she was thoughtful in her word choices, brought humor and balanced the seriousness of the day with the lightheartedness that we were wanting. And after the ceremony, she took care of submitting all paperwork for us so we could run off and enjoy our honeymoon. She is simply the best and you won't have any regrets. read more

Saundra is incredible!! She helped us bring to light our wedding ceremony in a way I could have never imagined. We had our hearts set on writing vows but without being famous poets we were nervous. Saundra asked us tons of questions and helped reword what we wanted to share to make it extra special. She even made sure we kept some things a surprise for each other on the wedding day. She's full of positive energy, love, and life! I am so glad we picked her and that she picked us to help out! Thank you Saundra, you're truly one of a kind! read more

We couldn't recommend Saundra more. We luckily found her on Yelp at the beginning of the COVID shutdowns. We felt that we shouldn't wait any longer to marry. Saundra worked with the Alameda County (which was the only county last month to offer marriage services during the shutdown) to help us get our marriage license and certificates. She went above and beyond during these crazy times to make our ceremony unforgettably special. Thank you Saundra! read more

Saundra was referred to us from a good friend of ours and after we saw what a wonderful job she did at her wedding, we had to hire her. Being a gay couple and getting married makes it difficult to find the right coordinator in making our wedding day a success and thanks to Saundra, our wedding day was magical! We felt so incredibly comfortable with her and trusted her advice in all aspects along the way. Never have we felt so much love from such a beautiful and kind heart'd soul! Thanks to her hard work and genuine personality, we are so thrilled to have hired her as our wedding coordinator. She is patient and full of knowledge and always goes the extra mile to make sure things turned out great. She really cares about her clients and making sure their wedding day is beautiful. My husband and I highly recommend I Do x Two! read more

Saundra thoroughly impressed us and our families with the our wedding ceremony. She was in fact the perfect person to officiate our wedding. She took time to meet with us beforehand to get to know us. We chose her because we connected with her right from our first meeting and found that she could personalize our ceremony in a unique way that other officiants hadn't offered. She has questionnaire for the couple to fill out together, and another one to fill out individually which we couldn't show one another until after the ceremony. We loved it; it gave us both the chance to reflect on our relationship and write about one another individually. We didn't hear each other's responses until the day of, which made the ceremony more special and authentic. She also customized the wedding script to include a call & response for our families, which was an important part of our small micro wedding with just our parents and siblings. She also helped us add in a rose ceremony for our moms, and gave us instructions for doing our own candle ceremony during dinner, which was also a family favorite. Her kindness, jovial nature, professionalism and responsiveness was consistent all throughout. She is very knowledgeable of the courthouse system, and gave us the right advice to walk us through the legal part of the process. And she completed our marriage license in a timely fashion with tracking information as well. Saundra has a gift - please hire her! read more

Finding the perfect officiant is HARD! But thanks to Thumbtack, I was able to narrow down the candidates quickly to...just Reverend Saundra. I didn't tell the hubby that she was the only one I really liked for us, but as soon as the three of us met in person, we knew she was the one! My family is non-religious and my hubby's is Christian. She put together a wonderful ceremony with just the right amount of prayers and seamlessly worked in a reading from my hubby's sister and suggested a beautiful rose ceremony for our moms. She was meticulously organized and really made the whole ceremony process easy for us. I have no idea how we would have had nearly as magical a ceremony without her knowledge and expertise. She made great suggestions on how to conduct the whole ceremony and we loved every minute of it. One of the biggest achievements Saundra made was that she convinced my man that he could write vows with her help and she helped both of us perfect our vows. She made sure to keep them secret for us and printed them on lovely stationary for us to read on our wedding day. Needless to say, my hubby and I were both tearing up during our ceremony. We also both agree that thanks to Saundra, our ceremony was BY FAR our favorite part of our whole wedding evening. I cannot say thank you enough to Saundra. Nor can I possibly recommend her highly enough to all of you. read more

Working with Reverend Saundra was a breeze. We connected on Thumbtack, and after our initial meeting with her, we knew we wanted her to be our officiant. The officiant seemed like the toughest role to fill, because you want someone who's going to give your ceremony meaning--Saundra did that and then some! She made everything so easy, and our ceremony was beautiful. We received so many compliments on how lovely the ceremony was, especially how Saundra added her own personality without taking away from our love story. We never had any problems getting in touch with Saundra, and she was available even on her "off" days. She even helped my husband and I write our vows separately, but made sure they were both complimentary in tone. My husband and I are so happy we decided to have Saundra marry us, and we are only sad that our moment with her is over! Thanks so much, Saundra!! read more

Saundra is just amazing!! From our very first meeting she was very clear and detailed about the ceremony and the legal requirements of the wedding! she has 20 years of experience in the county clerks office and a decade of experience as a wedding officiant! she was always receptive to our requests and feedback about the ceremony script. Even while going through personal loss in her family, she was there for us on our wedding day! Our guests were moved by the script she wrote for us...including personal touches of our story :) I cannot recommend her enough!! read more

Reverend Saundra did a great job officiating our wedding last year. Lots of our family and friends were so impressed and asked us where we found her. She made us both laugh and cry, adding to the beauty of the ceremony. We are so glad we found her! read more

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Saundra was GREAT! she officiated our wedding at SF City Hall. She walked us through everything she was going to say and provided guidance where we needed it. She worked with us to make sure everything she said during the ceremony was exactly what we wanted and even offered her own input to make it even more special. On the day of she was on time and made sure everyone was where they needed to be. Thank you Saundra! From Andrew & Karla read more

We hired Saundra as our day-of wedding coordinator -- she is fantastic! She brings years of experience and is detail-oriented and so thoughtful. She brought a calming presence to the event -- couldn't imagine it having gone so smoothly without Saundra! read more

Rev. Saundra was very professional and supportive throughout our ceremony planning and vow prep. She has some helpful worksheets to guide the vow writing process and help her get to know you and your partner better. She was also very flexible and accommodating in us adding our own personal flare to our ceremony. I definitely recommend her! read more

We are long overdue for recommending Saundra as your officiant and wedding planner. Our wedding was in January 2020, before the Covid quarantine. Since we were planning our wedding from a distance, we needed to have someone local to the Bay Area to give us insight on the timing of our day, and coordinate as needed. Saundra was patient, attentive, always available by phone or text. She made time to meet with us when we were visiting before the wedding. On our wedding day, she delivered an excellent speech, and made sure the reception ran as smoothly as possible. Ten months later, my mom still compliments Saundra's skills as an officiant. Thank you for making our day so memorable and special, Saundra! read more