Common Ground Ceremonies

She was amazing, she worked with us and was able to marry us on zoom because of Covid ,she was nice and professional , she was an amazing person . I strongly recommend anyone who is looking to get married to contact her. Her prices are fair and I am very happy she married my husband and I. She has good communication when you have questions. My husband and I are so thankful for her
Apr 16th, 2021

Samora is the best! We recommend Rev. Samora for your big day. She is polite and professional. Made us so comfortable throughout the process and had us involved with the drafting the ceremony. She was so pleasant in the ceremony and our family loved her!
Oct 2nd, 2020

We are so happy to have Samora as our officiant. During this special time, she performed such a memorable Zoom Wedding for us. Very responsive and helpful.
Dec 18th, 2019

Reverend Samora was awesome. Highly recommended due to her professionalism and class. You will not find someone better.
Oct 26th, 2019

Samora was a wonderful person to work with. We wanted a meaningful ceremony that integrated the three cultures associated with our backgrounds: Persian/Iranian, Indian and Filipino. Samora did a fantastic job with listening to us and understanding our vision, and implementing that vision with a personal touch. Our ceremony involved multiple stages. The first stage was the display of the sofreh aghd - i.e. Persian ceremony. Samora did background research and right away introduced the symbolism associated with the spread, which was valued by our guests. Second, she read a beautiful poem capturing our union, with a piano piece playing in the background. We thoroughly appreciated this, as we didn't want a religious ceremony, given our mixed backgrounds. We wanted to share our union with loved ones on a humanistic level, devoid of creed and religion. Samora was really creative at incorporating the Indian and Filipino cultures into the Persian ceremony. This was the third stage in which my husband and I exchanged garlands (i.e. Indian ceremony). In the fourth stage, with a ribbon our garlands were united, which captured the Filipino tradition. Everything flowed nicely, and from an outsider's perceptive all the stages appeared to be part of an old tradition, rather than an amalgamation of different snippets of various cultures. This short, 25 minute ceremony was a beautiful fusion of the love that we have as humans. Samora, thank you for making the start of our lives a memorable, timeless masterpiece!
Oct 23rd, 2019