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Based in Elk Grove, California, Dearly Beloved Celebrations offers wedding officiant services to couples throughout the state and beyond. Officiant Corkie Matson is celebrated for her beautiful and deeply personal ceremonies. After officiating her first wedding in 2011, she fell instantly in love with the practice and has been helping soon-to-be newlyweds celebrate their love ever since.

Services Offered

Dearly Beloved Celebrations is experienced in catering to many different ceremony styles, from non-religious, religious, and interfaith unions to elopements and vow renewals. Above all, you can expect this professional to collaborate with you on every last detail and incorporate special readings and rituals that speak to your love story. You wedding package will include the following:

  • An initial meeting to share your vision and ideas and begin the first draft of your day-of timeline
  • All meetings and correspondence from start to finish
  • Writing of custom vows and readings
  • Performing of wedding ceremony
  • Submission of your license to the county agency
  • Local travel
  • Black-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

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

Non-religious
Interfaith
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

What languages do you speak?

English

Reviews of Dearly Beloved Celebrations

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The officiant received glowing praise for her warm, calming presence and soothing voice that put couples at ease. Reviewers said she expertly customized ceremonies, guided paperwork, and made planning stress-free with clear communication and professionalism. Many called the ceremony heartfelt, memorable, and highly recommended, noting she even stepped in last-minute to save a wedding.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

The officiant received glowing praise for her warm, calming presence and soothing voice that put couples at ease. Reviewers said she expertly customized ceremonies, guided paperwork, and made planning stress-free with clear communication and professionalism. Many called the ceremony heartfelt, memorable, and highly recommended, noting she even stepped in last-minute to save a wedding.

Mikayla
Mikayla Sent on 10/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

A Beautiful and Heartfelt Ceremony

Corkie was absolutely incredible! From the moment we met her, she made us feel calm, supported, and completely at ease. She has such a warm and genuine energy that instantly puts you at peace, which was exactly what we needed on such an emotional day.

Our ceremony felt so intimate and personal, and that is all thanks to her. Corkie spoke with such care and intention, and every word felt meaningful and true to us as a couple. So many of our guests told us afterward how beautiful and heartfelt the ceremony was.

We are so grateful to have had Corkie as our officiant. She truly made our ceremony everything we dreamed it would be and more!
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Ariane Sent on 11/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best day ever!

Corkie is the sweetest and has the most soothing speaking voice! She was there to calm my nerves and hand me a tissue at the alter!!
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Mackenzie Sent on 10/25/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic officiant!

It was great working with Corkie! The ceremony was beautiful and it was awesome being able to make our whole ceremony fit us as a couple
Olivia
Olivia Sent on 10/20/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The queen of officiating weddings!

Corkie is absolutely amazing!! From the moment we booked her, we knew we were in good hands. She walked us though every step, made our ceremony so personal to us, and executed it perfectly. We couldn’t have asked for more beautiful words spoken. We will forever have the words she spoke at our special day with us to remember. I couldn’t recommend Corkie enough. As someone who works in the wedding industry, she is by far the best and is so talented at what she does. Corkie truly loves what she does and you can feel it in every word she speaks.
Alexandra
Alexandra Sent on 09/28/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Magical day

Corkie was seriously so amazing to work with! She did mostly everything for us, just gave us some options to pick from for our vows and we had to handle obtaining our license. But she truly made the process a breeze for us.

I was bawling my eyes out during the exchanging of our vows but she allowed us to go at our own pace (in between my tears lol)
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Brian Sent on 09/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Officiant - Corkie

Corkie was our officiant. We got through all the planning with ease, and professionalism. We both really enjoyed working with her, She provided step by step guidance and we changed it to suit our needs. The ceremony was WONDERFUL and memorable. it went exactly as we had envisioned. I recommend her highly.
Lauren
Lauren Sent on 07/22/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Easy, comfortable, joyful

We had such a great time with Corkie as our officiant. She made the process incredibly easy with lots of different ceremony styles to choose from, and made it very customizable. We took a few parts from multiple script styles to make it fully our own. She gave advice on the county turnaround times and expectations for setting up the marriage license, and she turned in our paperwork to make it a simple and quick process. We booked Corkie through our Wedgewood Venue, but I highly suggest hiring her no matter where you book through if you want an easy and customizable experience. So many of our guests had nothing but compliments at her clarity and professionalism. Thank you, Corkie!!
Jenna
Jenna Sent on 06/14/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful Officiant!

Corkie was absolutely wonderful to work with! She was efficient, flexible, prepared, and extremely helpful! She worked with us to customize our ceremony to fit our family’s needs and took our ceremony from great to beyond perfect. I will be forever grateful for her wise guidance and flawless delivery. I could not be more pleased with her professionalism and cannot recommend her enough!
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Dan G. Sent on 05/03/2024
5 out of 5 rating

All the stars for corkie

Thank you so much Corkie for our amazing Ceremony! She delivered on being communicative, executing our vision, and being a beautiful poised individual throughout the entire ceremony. Working with Corkie was a dream!
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Brittney Sent on 04/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful experience

Corkie was wonderful! She is professional, very nice, and her communication was on par. She was always available when we had questions, handled everything for us with our marriage license, and printed our vows for us. We didn’t have to worry about anything. And she has a great speaking voice! Everything went so well.
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