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Last update: November 2023

At the Altar specializes in providing couples with professional and personalized officiant services for their upcoming wedding ceremony. Owner Anna Santarossa is a registered wedding officiant and a CIMM minister that honours all faiths and who is well versed in creating beautiful and equally memorable wedding ceremonies for her couples.

After all it's your wedding. Let Anna make sure that you have the ceremony of your dreams. She does this by working closely with the couple and listening to their vision. In the end, the couple has the perfect ceremony that impresses their guests with it's personal touches.

This is what they are saying about Anna:

“Fantastic Experience” C.L married June 4, 2022

“Wonderful Service, definitely recommend” P.A married May 28, 2022

“Can’t say enough about Anna” C.B. married June 18, 2022

“Ceremony touched our hearts” L. R. married Aug 3, 2021

“Incredible experience 10/10” A. H. married May 21, 2021

“We could not have had a better officiant” J. C. married May 22, 2021

“No one compared” H.R. Sept 25, 2021

At the Altar also offers an elopement package where you and your two witnesses can meet with Anna at a location of your choice. A beautiful ceremony is included so that the solemnization nurishes your soul. This is a perfect option for a destination wedding or for those who just simply want to keep things small.

Other Services

At the Altar also offers other spiritual celebration and ceremonial services for any of the following:

  • Vow renewals
  • Naming ceremonies
  • Celebrations of life

Anna is a friendly professional who will work with you to ensure that you have the wedding ceremony of your dreams!

Frequently asked questions

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Single religion
Vow renewal
Ceremony rehearsal

What services do you provide?

Licensed
Allow couple' own vows

What religious affiliations do you serve?

Agnostic
Baha'i faith
Buddhist
Anglican
Baptist
Catholic
Episcopalian
Lutheran
Methodist
Mormon
No denomination
Orthodox christian
Presbyterian
Quaker
Earth-based
Evangelical
Hindu
Islam
Jainism
Jewish
Pagan
Shinto
Taoist
Unitarian
Sikhism

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

What is the starting price for your wedding services?

$200

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$50

If you offer pre-marital counseling, what is the starting price for (per session)?

$30
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98% Recommended by couples
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Emily Sent on 04/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Anna is the best

10/10 would recommend!!! Anna Santarossa was personable, professional, and overall amazing. She put life into the ceremony and our friends and family are STILL talking about her. She adds humor and love into everything and is willing to work with any request put her way. We were so lucky to have found Anna. Prior to our wedding, she had conversations with us to get to know us further and answered any questions we had. On the day of the wedding, she was prompt and everything we could have asked for! She kept the ceremony light and had our guests laughing which we loved! She also added a few personal touches about us. We continue to get compliments from our guests on how incredible Anna was. You're not doing it right if you aren't getting married by Anna as your Wedding Officiant!!! We were so lucky to have found her! Thank you Anna, that was an incredible job. Emily&Eoin
Paola
Paola Sent on 25/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible experience

Anna was absolutely amazing, we enjoyed sharing her story with her, and she described it so perfectly in our ceremony and made it extra special!
We are thankful that she joined our special day because it was perfect
Jacqueline
Jacqueline K. Sent on 19/01/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Knew She Was the One to Marry the One

Anna was upfront eager and helpful from the first moment of contact. She explained the nuances of the ceremony in a meet and greet phone call which provide a degree of education we really appreciated. She was provided useful info on the role of different individuals involved with ceremony and the when of obtaining a marriage license. She also is very focused about not being in the way of the key intimate moments of a ceremony that you don't want an officiant in the back of your forever photos.
Sara
Sara A. Sent on 20/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Would definitely recommend!

Anna was very responsive and professional! Her readings on the day of were romantic and tasteful and I found that her prices were very fair. She also coordinated with my photographer for the first kiss at the altar photo which I really appreciated! If you have any special requests for your vows or ceremony definitely reach out to her as she is quite accommodating!
Holly
Holly Sent on 11/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Service!

We were so happy with Anna officiating our wedding! She was responsive, flexible and so considerate! She made sure that everything went smoothly, she explained everything to us along the way and she even included our daughter with a fake signing for her!
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Anna L. Sent on 02/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Cannot recommend enough!

10/10 would recommend Anna's services to other couples looking for a personalized and beautiful wedding ceremony. We are so glad and thankful that Anna was the person who married us. We loved how she took the time to get to know us in the months leading up to our wedding and how she told our love story to our loved ones. Anna is professional, knowledgeable, kind, and excellent at what she does. Thank you Anna!!
Jasmine
Jasmine X. Sent on 09/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Super sweet ceremony

I would highly recommend Anna to anyone who's looking for an officiant that's both professional as well as incredibly approachable. We had a mini-ceremony prior to our destination wedding and I couldn't imagine it to be sweeter!
Aaron
Aaron S. Sent on 08/01/2023
5 out of 5 rating

would recommend

We wanted a small, short ceremony after our symbolic ceremony in Mexico and Anna did a perfect job. Would highly recommend.
Allie
Allie R. Sent on 20/10/2022
5 out of 5 rating

There are no words....BOOK HER NOW

Anna was absolutely incredible. So detailed, so kind and most importantly so talented. She made sure to take our love story and share it at our ceremony in the most beautiful way, watch out Nicholas Sparks...

In all seriousness, Anna was so helpful and knowledgeable. We had never been to a ceremony outside of the church so we really had no idea what we were doing or what to expect. Anna walked us through the entire process and helped us to create the ceremony of a lifetime. She went above and beyond to sit down with us and handcraft the day, helped with information on how and where to get our marriage certificate and even went out of her way to explain how to file our paper work.

We love you Anna!! You made our day unforgettable.
Heather
Heather T. Sent on 25/09/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Anna does not disappoint!

Anna was amazing to work with! After our initial discussion with Anna we knew we had the perfect officiant. She worked with us to create the perfect ceremony and our guests were blown away with how beautiful it was! She takes pride in her work and you can tell when she officiates that she is prepared. She was very responsive and professional. It was a pleasure working with Anna and having her apart of our day!
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Anna Santarossa
Anna Santarossa
Officiant

I am the owner and founder of At the Altar

I love meeting couples and telling their love story in a personalized ceremony.

Each couple will have a memorable and unique ceremony incorporating readings, poems and traditions that are significant to them.

I am a friendly, down-to-earth professional that won’t let you down!

I look forward to hearing from you!

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