Pastor Tom recently officiated our wedding in San Jose. Although my husband and I are not currently attending church regularly, our faith is important to us and our marriage. We wanted an ordained minister and a religious ceremony. We also wanted someone who could help us incorporate my husband's daughter in the ceremony. Pastor Tom was a great fit. He is very warm and personable. He provided the right guidance in planning the ceremony, but left the details to us. We met with him twice before our ceremony. At the first meeting he took the time to get to know us and my husband's daughter. He outlined the ceremony and assigned great "homework" for us, to help us get to know each other better and customize our ceremony. At our second meeting, about a month before the ceremony, we reviewed our homework with him. We reviewed the vows we had selected and bible reading, and discussed the details of the sand ceremony we wanted to have. He provided great suggestions on tweaking the wording without changing what we wanted to say. Through the process he got to know us and was able to personalize our ceremony. During the ceremony he put us at ease and kept the ceremony fun but still solemn. The sand ceremony was very meaningful, symbolizing us as individuals as well as our relationship and our new family, all based on God and faith. It was an amazing experience and we are thankful for all Pastor Tom did to make our wedding exactly what we dreamed it would be. read more