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    Ivan G. Sent on 12/31/2023
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    Carla was Awesome!

    Mrs. Carla was aboslutely amazing with us in every step of the way, even suprising my wife and I with our ceremony by getting in contact with our family members and without us knowing, organizing a beautiful ceremony thatvwe will suerly won't forget and also taking photographs for us. And as newly weds, she also took the time to explain to us all the process of getting married. Thank you so much Carla! Most sincerely from Brittany and Ivan.
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    Sarah S. Sent on 10/28/2022
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    True Professional

    Carmen helped make our big day very special & took the time to listen to what my wife and I wanted. Carmen is professional and friendly, and made our ceremony unique to us. Carmen took the time to get to know my fiancé and I, and I felt like at the end of our wedding I had gained a friend. If you are looking for a true professional, Carmen is the one.
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    Marley H. Sent on 12/28/2022
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    Great experience!

    Carmen was wonderful to work with! We hired her just for officiant services but she was willing to answer any other questions we had and gave us some tips. Her communication was great. With her help, were able to come up with a short and sweet ceremony that perfectly represented my husband and me.
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    Corinne N. Sent on 08/23/2022
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    Detailed, Professional, and Knowledgeable

    Carmen helped us with every detail of our wedding (including the ones we didn't even think about) and ensured we were on-track throughout the entire year, despite us only hiring her for the 6-week period! She was available on the phone just about every time I had questions and came up with solutions to problems on the fly. Her 30+ year experience shows!

    A Beautiful Wedding's reply:

    Thank you so much for this great review. You and Nathan were wonderful to work with and I was happy to offer suggestions for everything. It is couples like you that make me love what I do!
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    Blake H. Sent on 07/27/2022
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    Amazing planner

    We had the most amazing experience with Carmen. She is a true professional and we enjoyed very much working with her. She was there to help and all went better than expected.
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    Daniela J. Sent on 07/27/2022
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    A perfect wedding

    Everything was super nice and your advice and support e helped us a lot to have our perfect wedding day, you did a great job helping us plan our wedding. I feel so blessed. It was the best week ever for us that we will never forget and it will be always in our hearts.
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    Melinda (. Sent on 05/22/2022
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    Carmen really knows her stuff!

    We had Carmen Hocking as an officiant and she was super helpful! She re-worked our ceremony several times until it was just what we wanted. She also gave us lots of names of other vendors and advice about our wedding. She kept people organized on the day of the wedding. Our ceremony was beautiful and we had lots of comments about how great Carmen was!
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    Brendan M. Sent on 05/07/2022
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    The Wedding Was Perfect

    The wedding took a lot of work, but Carmen helped us with all of it. She recommended venues, vendors, decorations, and officiated for us. On the wedding day, everything went perfectly. I thought it was quite miraculous how well it went, considering how many details had to come together.

    A Beautiful Wedding's reply:

    Thank you for your kind words. It was great working with you and Elena on the planning of your wedding.
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    Kristen K. Sent on 12/28/2021
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    We highly recommend Carmen Hocking!

    We were recommended to her when we had reached out to another contact that fell through. Our first call was very thorough discussing our relationship and the type of ceremony we envisioned. Once we got a copy of the ceremony, we worked on a couple of rounds of revisions and Carmen was receptive to all our changes. Our wedding was at The Elms and Carmen had led ceremonies there before so that made it really easy as the staff were comfortable with her and vice versa. Carmen was very responsive and just a delight to work with. Thanks, Carmen!
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    Cheryl Sent on 10/30/2021
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    Happy couple

    A Beautiful Wedding is definitely a great choice for several services. We had Carmen help plan our wedding and also officiate it and people were telling us how beautiful everything was. She is very easy to work with and she also has a fun sense of humor and had us so relaxed during the whole process. We will recommend her to everyone we know getting married.
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    Michelle W. Sent on 10/30/2021
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    Amazing and very professional!

    Carmen did an amazing ceremony! She is very profession in her work. She really puts her heart into the couple and with preparing the ceremony. Will definitely recommend her to friends!
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    Maggie G. Sent on 10/29/2021
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    Excellent!

    Carmen did a beautiful ceremony for us. She was professional and courteous. We were vey pleased with her services.
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    Karen Sent on 10/29/2021
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    Best Day Ever

    We worked closely with Carmen from A Beautiful Wedding. Carmen is very professional in every way, dedicated to her job as a wedding planner and she was always ready to assist us when we needed to talk with her. She was fun to work with, always arrived before we did every time for an appointment and she always had a smile and knew when we needed an unbiased opinion. She is extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of weddings and we asked a lot of questions and that is why we chose to work with her. We highly recommend Carmen and A Beautiful Wedding.
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    Christina J. Sent on 10/31/2021
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    Stress free completely personalized event planner!

    Carmen coordinated a very special event for us on May 21, 2021. We had a party celebrating life after life threatening illness. Carmen’s guidance, timing and suggestions were perfect, from the venue, the wonderful caterer, the DJ, the bartender, the vendors that enhanced the experience, even bringing us a personalized taste testing of signature cocktail recipes. And we did it all for about $15 a person! Gourmet food and special desserts, drinks, great music, special experiences like henna, caricatures, chair massage, body art, fun party favors, all in a beautiful outdoor setting. Our guests rave about this unique fun uplifting experience. She is an amazing event coordinator.
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    Brandon R. Sent on 10/10/2019
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    Carman was great!

    She was super easy to work with and helped us with a bunch!

    A Beautiful Wedding's reply:

    Brandon, thank you so much! I appreciate all the kind words and you were great to work with as well.
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    Brad D. Sent on 08/17/2020
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    A Beautiful Wedding

    Carmen Hocking was our wedding officiant. The ceremony was beautiful. Several guests praised the amazing job she did. It was truly a fantastic night. We could not be more pleased having Carmen as a apart of our special day.
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    Christina H. Sent on 10/28/2021
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    Fantastic experience

    Carmen did an excellent job. Even though our ceremony was small, she made sure to include our requests and fill in anything we missed. She did a great job!
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    Amy S. Sent on 12/29/2020
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    Rev. Carmen Hocking

    Carmen was wonderful. After a few phone conversations she prepared a ceremony that fit us perfectly. I was nervous about the process however she made it simple and wonderful.
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    Karrol Sent on 10/25/2020
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    Carmen and Blake were amazing. Quick to respond to me anytime I had any questions, sent us readings and vows to review to help us with picking ours...it was great working with both of them, would definitely recommend!!
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    Kelcy N. Sent on 10/23/2020
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    Just perfection.

    Carmen was so easy to work with. I could not have asked for a better officiant. Several guests came up to us later and said what a great job she did writing the ceremony; they said the flow, wording, and presentation were just perfect...and I agree! She was just so kind and made sure we were 100 percent comfortable.
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    Cathy S. Sent on 10/29/2020
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    Caring Carmen Hocking

    A bid thank you to Carmen for the beautiful wedding she gave my son and his bride
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    Cameron Sent on 10/30/2020
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    5 Star, highly recommend

    Our day went perfect! Carmen is very knowledgeable and was always there when we needed it. Could not have done it without her.
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    Cat S. Sent on 10/29/2020
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    Fantastic Carmen Hocking

    I loved having Carmen take care of my sons wedding.. she did a fantastic job. She worked very hard making sure everything was just right.? I can’t say enough nice things about her.
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    Idette R. Sent on 09/18/2020
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    A M-O-G’s best ally!

    Carmen helped coordinate my son’s surprise proposal last week. The bride lives in Kansas and we live in Houston. He carefully planned the surprise proposal but Covid times meant we would not be able to participate in his big day. Carmen was instrumental in helping me support my son at a distance. The proposal took place at a park. Carmen took it upon herself to drive to the park to asses it’s layout and best way to decorate. The park was 1 hour drive for her!!
    She quickly understood what I wanted and was very supportive. She is responsive via phone, text and emails. She never made me feel like she was “too busy” for me or my questions. Her set up exceeded my expectations!! The flowers, linens and disposable tableware were absolutely beautiful!! The tables looked elegant and festive! Carmen was on time with her set up, and everyone who was able to attend loved how it looked. It was easy to take care of paying her via Venmo and thanks to Carmen’s taste and professionalism the event was a success!
    Thank you Carmen for helping me with putting together a beautiful proposal!!
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    Ashleigh L. Sent on 08/31/2020
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    Last minute savior!

    Thanks to a very close nit network we were referred to Carmen and she was wonderful! We had a last minute cancellation on us from another officiant and Carmen rose to the occasion drove over 1 1/2 hours for my best friends wedding and even wrote a customized ceremony that was beautiful! She was so easy to work with and I’m so grateful she was able to help give the bride and groom a nice ceremony! Thank you Carmen!!!!!
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