Testimonies

Eva and Jimmy

We had a big challenge in front of us: to organize a ceremony with an international audience from New York and make it accessible... in 3 languages: French, English and Spanish!

Pablo did it, to the delight of our family and friends who made us happy to come from all over the world!

Pablo created a tailor-made ceremony, completely adapted to our style and our desires.

The preparation was really professional, smooth, and warm.
We immediately hit it off, which made the process all the more enjoyable, despite the geographical distance!

Performing a secular ceremony turned out to be the best choice we made to celebrate our union: a real, intimate but also funny and relaxed moment, which made us all go from laughter to tears (of emotion of course!).

A huge thank you Pablo for this unforgettable day that our loved ones still tell us about!

Cindy and Javier

We are a Franco-Panamanian couple who wanted to get married in France in September 2021, and were looking for an officiant who could offer us a service in French and Spanish, with lots of personality.Pablo was recommended to us by our wedding planner, and it was at our very first meeting that the magic happened. His attentiveness, humor and open-mindedness won us over immediately.

We were delighted with every preparatory meeting on the program! We are also grateful for the kindness he showed us despite the circumstances we faced, such as the pandemic, distance and cultural differences.
The ceremony was just as enjoyable as the preparations. Our event was filled with emotion, laughter and sharing, and we received nothing but wonderful compliments about the authenticity and originality of our ceremony. It's a testament to Pablo's professionalism that we were able to win over the hearts of our loved ones (and especially our own!).
Pablo, no thank you can express how delighted we were to have you officiate. There's not a shadow of a doubt that we'd use your services again if we had to go back. Gracias por tu energía, gracias por tu cariño, y gracias mil por estos recuerdos que creaste en nuestro corazón. Te esperamos los brazos abiertos en Panamá y contamos con la oportunidad de volver a verte.
Cindy & Javier

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Nancy and Florence

Photo credit Coralie Castillo Photographie

Pablo officiated our secular wedding ceremony.

Throughout the preparation, he listened to us and advised us with professionalism, a lot of patience and kindness.

During the ceremony, he knew how to manage time perfectly, which allowed us to fully enjoy this unique and emotional moment.

Our guests were also delighted with his intervention, some even asked us for Pablo's contact details for their own ceremony.

A big thank you again for your kindness and all the work done.

Audrey and Mathieu

1000 Thank you Pablo for this ceremony that you officiated with brio.

We chose you because you are a reflection of what our marriage represented: generous, fun, sensitive.

Your kindness, your listening, your passion made you more than an officiant on this particular weekend: you were a close friend, a friend who had his place in this moment of life.

We thank you for being able to recite and describe us with such truth and honesty...

Paul Eluard said that there is no such thing as chance, I confirm that there are only appointments!

Audrey and Vincent

Once we had found our wedding date, my spouse and I decided to celebrate our union with all our family, friends, and loved ones. The "town hall" is compulsory, and the "church" is too religious... So what to do?

We searched the net and were quickly directed to the Cérémonie laïque... So, once we had agreed on the subject, our wedding-planner pointed us in the direction of an officiant. Pablo Castillo came to meet us at our home and immediately made a good impression.
Smiling, attentive, empathetic and professional, Pablo convinced us right from the 1st meeting. He was just right for us.

He asked us to describe our story to him, tell him some anecdotes and took the time to write everything down... After two face-to-face meetings and a lot of email exchanges with many tips, we had a speech that lived up to our expectations. He is patient, very patient and responsive.

Our ceremony was filled with values, personalized, full of emotion, love and good humor... ensured by a Pablo who knows how to express himself without mistakes, with perfect and remarkable eloquence. Pablo knows very well how to use words to convey emotions.
It should also be noted that he knows how to adapt to any future bride filled with stress, anxieties and last-minute changes.

Thank you Pablo for ensuring our union... Without you, this day wouldn't have been the same. We highly recommend you!

Guénolée and Thibaut

Pablo, Pablo, what can I say, so many things.
Our choice was made quickly, even more than quickly, because he was the only lay officiant we saw, a first contact and we knew it was him.
No regrets and to tell the truth, many people asked us if he was part of our family/friend because the preparation of the texts and the reading fit us perfectly.
Pablo is a kind, great, good, professional, funny man who knows how to adapt to every situation.
He listened to each of our remarks and always took the time to listen to us.
He's a big talker, but that's what represents him and why we quickly became attached to him.
His role is so important and he has accomplished his mission successfully.
Don't change anything, and thank you again for representing us so well.

Audrey and Raphael

What can I say about Pablo! A lay officiant more than up to our expectations!
Pablo followed us for two years (covid 2020 postponement) with as much attention, patience, professionalism and so on...
More than an officiant, he became a friend.
Pablo is a human person who listens to his bride and groom and who writes a more than top speech for the big day.
Out of 130 guests, 100% were won over by his performance.
We are proud and happy to have been able to have him by our side for this day that is so important to us and to each future groom.
To meet him is to adopt him.
Many thanks Pablo and I'm sure I'll see you soon to share a personal moment.

Julie and Clément

Life's coincidences are made up of beautiful and unexpected encounters: yours is one of them.
You managed the ceremony with a masterful hand: rhythm, elocution, humor, all in the service of love!!

All our guests thought you were good, we thought you were excellent: each of them was convinced that you had known us for a long time.

It's strange to say, but you're now part of the family.
Our ceremony remains etched in our memories and in our hearts.

Thank you again for this wonderful moment.

Alexia and Benoit

Pablo is an officiant that I recommend with my eyes closed to all future brides and grooms.

He was available (by email, phone and even in person), attentive and proactive, without imposing his vision of things so that the ceremony remained in our image.

The feeling went very well, the exchanges were fluid and natural, which allowed us to be 100% reassured about the smooth running of our ceremony.

He was the intermediary between us and the speakers, made contact with all the partners (wedding planner, DJ, photographer... Etc) and the result was far beyond our expectations.

This is certainly one of the most beautiful memories of our wedding.
Thanks again for everything Pablo, you rock!

Nassir and Fabien

Pablo is a friendly officiant and very available.

He took the time to get to know us well through 3 interviews in order to personalize our secular ceremony.
The written text corresponded perfectly to us and faithfully transcribed our story.

The ceremony itself was masterfully conducted (well paced).
We recommend Pablo with our eyes closed.

Sheila, Nassir's sister

Hello, I wanted to send you this little message to say a big THANK YOU.
You have made September 26 an unforgettable day.

You, Pablo, by masterfully leading this ceremony, bringing emotion and above all love.
A ceremony full of sharing and exchange, what I noticed was the smile of Nassir and Fabien of course, but also the smile on the faces of all those who were there.

It was a magical day for me, I was only the groom's sister and yet, it took me a few days to land.
Everything was perfect.

A classy atmosphere while being friendly, in short, a PERFECT day.
Thank you again and good luck in your professional life.

Cécile and Jean-Charles

A big thank you to Pablo who, despite confinement and restrictions, was able to create a link with us and understand our not always easy history.

He knew how to tell it and put it into words without making our ceremony melodramatic, on the contrary, emotion, joy, laughter and tears rubbed shoulders.

Thank you again for this moment.

Sylvia and Keyvan

Passionate and spontaneous, Pablo is a true master of ceremonies!
He made us laugh and cry as he touched our hearts.

Comfortable on stage, attentive, articulate and funny, he is endowed with great sensitivity and he enlivened our ceremony by creating an intimate and warm atmosphere.

If you are tempted by the services of an expert in the animation of secular ceremonies, do not hesitate to contact him.
He helped make our wedding unique and unforgettable.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart Pablo!!

Camille and Richard

Pablo is a pro.
Because he knows how to put you at ease to get the juicy anecdotes about your life as a couple that will allow him to animate his speech.

Because he is friendly and smiling, even in videoconferencing (#2020topannéepoursemarier), punchy (nothing to do with punch, though?), and driven by the desire to prepare a successful and elaborate text.

At the ceremony, he officiated with great sincerity.
Light years away from the austerity of certain places, his speech was nevertheless solemn, balanced and left room for lightness, humor and above all Love!

Exactly what we wanted for this moment.
And everyone loved it.
And then at the end of the day, you felt like you were with a friend, it helps you feel good.

So here it is Pab', we don't necessarily get married twice, but it was a pleasure to meet you and "work" with you.

Anne-Laure and Jean-Christophe

We can't thank you enough for this magical moment you gave us.

Thanks to you, we were able to make a wedding that looks like us and even our families who had always done traditional weddings loved it!

Pablo was able to listen to us and guide us step by step to build the ceremony of our dreams.

Thank you again!

Gaëlle and Gilles

We called on Pablo for our secular ceremony.
No doubt, it was the right choice!

He was able to accompany us throughout this adventure with listening, patience and kindness.
Very good speaker, we had a wonderful time, full of emotion, the guests loved it.

Thank you Pablo!

Amandine and Maxime

Photo credit Adeline Melliez Photographe

Where to start? We were immediately in total confidence.
From the first date, Pablo came into our lives with elegance and subtlety.

Everything is fine-tuned. And what unfolded before our eyes and those of our guests was simply magical!
Giving so much body, emotion, and laughter to our wedding was beyond our expectations.
His generosity, his humanity, his natural charisma, everything was there...

Laughter, and even bursts of laughter...! Tears, solemnity, wonder...
We and our guests have tasted each of the moments.

Since our ceremony, our families and friends are still telling us about it!

So thank you because this wonderful moment offered by the grace of your talent will remain engraved in our hearts!

Emmanuelle and Patrick

Almost 7 years old and still a very good memory of our wedding at the Château du Sou, a medieval building emerging from the Morgon valley, in the heart of the land of golden stones.
Recommended by Marion, the inspired organizer of this event, it was during a convivial lunch a few weeks before that we had met Pablo.

Punctual, rigorous and attentive to our expectations, Pablo brought the right note that we wanted for this secular ceremony.
To his verbal fluency, he was able to combine the personalization of his intervention, a warm tone, smile and sincerity, and our guests could all think that he was one of them.

Thank you again for this beautiful moment and we wish many newlyweds to be accompanied as we have been because Pablo has all the qualities to succeed in this mission brilliantly.

Clemence and Jerome

Many thanks Pablo!
A secular ceremony was a no-brainer for us...

Pablo helped us to personalize it with his availability, his kindness and his humor!
Despite an eventful year 2020 marked by his confinement, Pablo was able to put us at ease from our first "virtual" meeting, which did not seem obvious at the time.

And yet his outspokenness, his humour and his ability to listen allowed us to open up during our various Skype meetings, through a first general exchange, then during long discussions centred on our values but also and above all our history. Your "southern" side was unanimously accepted.

Both our parents and our friends were won over by your performance, which allowed us to spend a wonderful secular ceremony, a wonderful wedding day that will remain unforgettable.

THANK YOU!!

thumbnail_9C6F56A2-E8EF-4554-B3CB-C84740244B8F_1_201_a.jpg — Carole and Paul

Hello Pablo
To follow up on our conversation, I would like to confirm our total satisfaction with your service.
You have been able to perfectly retrace and express this beautiful adventure that is our **forty years of marriage.**
And he does so with humour and professionalism.
Thank you for this wonderful time.

Claire and Christophe

Pablo came into our lives to animate our secular ceremony.
We were touched by his empathy and his ability to understand us.

In a short period of time, we have built a real relationship of trust.
The result of the ceremony lived up to our expectations, with a beautiful moment full of emotions.

It was a powerful moment for us and our family.
At the end of the ceremony, our little boys, aged 7 and 9, even cried with emotion.
We will never forget this unique moment.

Not only did Pablo convince us, but he was also unanimously appreciated by our guests.
We thank him very much for his professionalism.

It was just perfect.

Alexandra and Romain

Thank you to Pablo who took care of the animation of our secular ceremony on a beautiful sunny afternoon.

After a very good initial contact by Skype, and thanks to several virtual and real discussions, he really tried to understand us as best as possible, in order to build a wedding ceremony that looked like us and that made sense.

A very good balance between emotion and humor, the right tone, in short the perfect contribution to a great moment...

Approved for all our guests! Thank you Pablo!

Marie and Alex

My husband and I wanted to organize our wedding around a secular ceremony that resembles us.

It was thanks to our wedding planner that we met Pablo.
We hit it off right away, Pablo understood from the first meeting what we wanted.

He was very quickly able to tell our story, talk about our values and talk about our family and our future projects.

The meetings were always very beautiful moments of exchange and we keep a magical memory of his speech on D-Day.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart...

Daphne and Loïc

First of all, we would like to thank Pablo for his professionalism, his attentiveness and his dynamism.

We immediately felt comfortable with him.

He was able to understand and shape what we wanted for our wedding.

Our ceremony was perfect and our guests were won over by this secular ceremony.

You can trust him with your eyes closed.

Thank you again for this secular ceremony.

Cindy and Jeremy

Pablo is an approachable and friendly person.
He accompanied us in the construction of this unforgettable moment that corresponded to us.

The secular ceremony was a discovery for many of our guests and was unanimously appreciated.

He knew how to make our ceremony a good moment, more intimate than the simple visit to the town hall.

Thank you for a great day.