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Arkansas Northwest Weddings

Arkansas Northwest Weddings

Springdale, AR
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    Best Officiant Ever!

    We hired Richard to officiate our wedding last month, he did a terrific job at everything, let my little sister give a second prayer which was so special, and was quick! (everyone loved this part). We met him at a coffee shop before hiring him and got to know him better and were so happy with our decision. We are now friends and couldn't recommend him more!
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    So kind! Wonderful!

    It was so nice to meet and have Mr.Richard Hudson officiate our wedding! He was pleasant, kind, and friendly! We couldn’t have asked for a better officiant. My husband and I both would 100% recommend him!!
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    Jenny Sent on 05/30/2021
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    Richard was wonderful as our officiant

    Richard was wonderful as our officiant. Would highly recommend. He is very responsive to email and is open to revising his standard script and including your own vows. Met him for coffee, went over the script and that was that. We knew we wanted to hire him. Easy peasy! He reached out several weeks before the wedding to make sure everything was ready to go. He is very experienced, friendly and helped make the ceremony stress-free. He is wonderful!
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    Savanna Sent on 12/17/2020
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    Went above and beyond

    Richard did such a fantastic job officiating our wedding! Our guests commented how they loved his speaking voice. Richard even met us for coffee before the ceremony to go over everything. He was always in responsive and professional through the entire process. I could not recommend him enough.
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    Perfect officiant for our small ceremony

    My husband and I recently got married and used JLK weddings elopement package. She immediately suggested Richard as her go to officiant. Working with Richard was wonderful and stress free. He has a standard script for a short ceremony that he reviews with the couple an any edits requested are made. He’s so professional and keeps the ceremony flowing perfectly and easy for the couple to just enjoy the moment while reciting vows and exchanging rings. I highly recommend Richard.
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    Chandler Sent on 09/21/2020
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    Reliable and stressfree

    Richard did everything he said he was going to do and was good at following up to ensure everything went as planned. His script is adjustable and he will also add in other stuff to it. We highly recommend.
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    Kylan Sent on 08/19/2020
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    Richard was great!

    Richard was a great addition to our wedding vendors. He did everything an officiant needed to do. He texted me a week before the wedding to confirm all details and told me when he would arrive. Though this is a small detail, it put me at ease, and i knew I had nothing to worry about the day of my wedding.
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    Amber Sent on 03/23/2020
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    Absolutely perfect!

    Couldn’t have asked for a better service!!
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    Zack Sent on 11/14/2019
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    Had a great experience

    Couldn’t ask for a better service. Richard thank you very much you made our ceremony perfect.
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    Aryana Sent on 10/22/2019
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    A very nice man!

    Richard makes sure to run the script by you multiple times to make sure you are okay with everything. We had a very short and sweet ceremony which was just what we wanted. No sermon trying to preach about marriage and religious beliefs. Just a bible verse and some common knowledge about things that make a marriage last. Would recommend him to anyone looking for an officiate!
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    Sierra Sent on 10/22/2019
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    Simply the Best!

    Richard was such a phenomenal officiant for our wedding! He made sure that our ceremony fit our personal preferences, which was wonderful. He was always very responsive any time we reached out to him to ask a question or request a change. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone needing an officiant for their wedding ❤
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    Kristen Sent on 09/30/2019
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    Good services

    No negatives. On time; responsive; easy to work with
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    Richard is excellent!!!

    Richard officiated for my husband and I back in June and he was incredible! He was so professional and easy to work with. So many of our friends and family had kind words to say about him! I highly recommend Richard for your wedding!
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    Kelsey Sent on 07/02/2019
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    Absolutely Amazing!

    Richard was an absolute delight to work with. From the booking/meeting process to the wedding day, we exceeded expectations! He is very well spoken, and helps make your wedding day perfect.
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    Hunter Sent on 06/10/2019
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    PERFECT officiant

    We had a fantastic experience with Richard. He was flexible and answered every question I could think of! He let us have full control of what the ceremony would consist of (which I loved). We have had so many compliments on our ceremony. Richard is so friendly and interacted with our family and guests. Many of our family members came up to us afterwards and were so impressed how engaging he was! Overall perfect experience!
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    Dalton Sent on 05/22/2019
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    Officiant with Guidance

    Mr. Hudson was very accommodating to my wife and I leading up to our wedding day. Mr. Hudson made it very easy for us to decide on the officiant script. I would highly recommend his services.
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    Lacey Sent on 03/31/2019
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    Highly recommend Mr Hudson!

    Mr. Hudson was extremely kind and helpful with our wedding ceremony. He came to all meetings on time. He responded to questions via email quickly and was so easy to work with. He also reached out to me to make sure everything was in order. Mr. Hudson was the perfect officiant for our wedding and I would recommend him to anyone!
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    Mark Sent on 03/25/2019
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    Amazing Officiant

    Mr. Hudson did an amazing job officiating my wedding. He is very professional and genuinely cares about his clients happiness. My wife and I were very please with every aspect of our wedding. I highly recommend Mr. Hudson if you are looking for an officiant!
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    Victoria Sent on 01/07/2019
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    Absolutely perfect

    We were thrilled that Richard was available to officiate at our December 28 at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. From our first meeting with him at a local coffee shop to happily hugging him after the ceremony, our experience with him was calm and reassuring. He is caring, thoughtful, kind, and helpful. He's also an excellent listener, and we found it easy to work with him as we developed our own unique ceremony and vows. As a result and in retrospect, we loved our intimate ceremony and its meaning to us and our families and friends, and we would not have changed one single thing about it. It was absolutely perfect.

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    Erica Sent on 12/31/2018
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    Came through for us when we were in a bind!

    When our officiant couldn't do do our wedding, Richard Hudson was there for us on our big day, even with only a few days notice. And he did such an amazing job!
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    Jon Sent on 12/30/2018
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    Amazing and Beautiful

    Richard is -Kind, caring, methodical, patient and so willing to help! He made our day amazing and unique. So glad we used his service!
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    Benjamin Sent on 12/11/2018
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    Fantastic Experience

    Richard was a fantastic officiant. He had a wonderfully simple and non-denominational sermon and was open to any and all input from the bride and groom. I highly recommend Richard to any couple!
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    Caitlin Sent on 12/08/2018
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    Richard Hudson

    Richard was fantastic! Like probably a lot of people, my fiance and I didn't have anyone picked out to be our officiant for our wedding and we really had no idea where to find someone! A Google search lead me to Wedding Wire and that's where I found Richard. It's nerve wracking to say the least to just pick someone at random to speak during the most important moment of your life! But I had a good feeling about him, so we met up and knew he was the one! He was incredibly sweet and thoughtful and really wanted to make sure our wedding ceremony was exactly what we wanted. I actually found the ceremony script I wanted and he had no issue with using mine instead of his. He was super flexible, very prompt, and did a great job during the ceremony. No stand up comedy attempts, no attempts to steal the spotlight or put on a show, just a simple and to the point ceremony - just like we wanted. He even sent us a sweet gift, which was just above and beyond! If you're nervous about booking a wedding officiant online, have no fear, Richard will do great!!
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    Whitney Sent on 07/03/2018
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    We loved Richard and our experience with him was the best! Very polite and made sure everything was exactly how we imagined it. 10/10 would recommend him for your upcoming event ❤️
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    Aileen Sent on 06/06/2018
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    We had a great experience working with Richard. Not only was he quick to get back to us, but he was incredibly supportive of any change we wanted to make. We were incredibly lucky to have him guide us on our big day.
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    Dionisa Sent on 12/15/2017
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    Mr. Hudson made our wedding so memorable. My husband and I are blessed he officiated our wedding. Thank you so much Mr. Hudson!!!

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    Melanie Sent on 11/18/2017
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    Richard was absolutely amazing when it came to officiating our wedding. He met with us beforehand so that we could get to know each other a little bit more, was very responsive to texts and when it came to the big day he was on time and ready to go. He is absolutely wonderful to work with, I definitely recommend him to anyone looking for someone to officiate their wedding.
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    Shirley Sent on 06/24/2017
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    My husband and I graduated from the UA in 2013 and have lived in Dallas the last 4 years. When we got engaged, there was no question we would have our wedding in Fayetteville, but we quickly learned how difficult it can be to find and work with vendors when you don't live in the same town. Richard helped make our ceremony process so easy! He was quick to respond to our questions, completely open to our ideas on the wedding script, provided us valuable information and resources leading up to the wedding and made us feel so comfortable during the ceremony the day of. His services are very affordable and completely worth every dollar - we would recommend him to anyone! Thanks again Richard and Woo Pig!
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    Katy Sent on 06/20/2017
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    Richard was such an integral part of making our wedding day special and intimate! My husband and I were nervous about the idea of having an officiant we did not already know personally, but by wedding day we both considered Richard a friend. He made every effort to get to know us, to understand our vision for our wedding, and to incorporate that personal touch into our ceremony. He even helped us write some personal vows. We had a fantastic experience working with Richard and would absolutely recommend him for every NWA wedding!
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    Courtney Sent on 05/22/2017
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    Richard was easy to work with and quick to respond. Also, priced very well! He made the process fun for all of our friends and family, and especially for us, the couple. He read our scriptures eloquently and had everyone engaged. I would definitely recommend Richard to others. Thanks again!
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    Piper Sent on 05/20/2017
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    Richard was the perfect officiant for our wedding! He wrote a beautiful ceremony script that was just what my husband and I were wanting! He responds quickly and was a joy to work with! Definitely recommend!
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    Leeanna Sent on 05/19/2017
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    The thought of planning our wedding was very overwhelming. Especially the wheres, hows, and then the vows. Fortunately, my husband stumbled across Richard! If you are still contemplating and stressing about the ceremony, DONT. Email Richard. He literally produced the EASY button for the both of us. He is so nice and pleasant and reminds you that this is going to be your day. You are in charge. We actually got "officially" married a couple of months before our wedding for insurance reasons and he met us over our lunch breaks at a local coffeeshop (which I definitely recommend-
    -- for a great story!) He was always prompt and responsive to our questions and let us customize our vows (Although he has a great script himself). We also received several compliments at our wedding about great his voice is (probably all those years lecturing) ! Don't hesitate to book him, you won't be disappointed!!! :) I know we weren't!
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    We met Richard some time ago when he was our neighbor so we were very happy to have someone perform our ceremony that we knew would do it with dignity and kindness. We liked the script he suggested. He was on time and very professional. It was just the three of us for our private ceremony but he made it feel very special. I feel sure he would be great for a large wedding as well.
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    My husband and my wedding was planned very quickly. We only had about 1 month to plan it couldn't find an officiant that was willing to meet us at the location of the wedding, until i stumbled upon this website where we found Richard. He went above and beyond and was very professional. He was quick to get back to me with any questions we had, always responding to my emails the same day, usually within an hour! He wrote our entire wedding script, and was able to come up with exactly what we wanted. Incorporating our daughter into the ceremony, but also knowing that she gets shy at times, and doesn't always like the spotlight on her. I would recommend him to anyone who is looking for a wedding officiant. His son Jason did the photos for our wedding as well, and did an amazing job. They are a great team!
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    Ashley Sent on 06/14/2016
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    Richard was easy to work with. He always responded quickly and provided insight when we had questions. He was a joy to work with & did an amazing job at officiating our wedding.
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    Brooke Sent on 03/30/2016
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    Richard was amazing. We planned our elopement in about 3 weeks and we had no idea what we were doing. When it came down to finding an officiant, we didn't realize all that went into our ceremony even if we wrote our own vows. He took all of the stress out of the situation and sent us emails asking a ton of questions and sent me his script with our vows included and made us feel so much more relaxed! And we actually hired his son Jason Hudson as our photographer. They were both so caring and we were glad to have them there. Thank you!!!
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    Madison Sent on 03/28/2016
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    Richard was wonderful!!! and his service was exactly what me and my husband wanted.
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    Emily Sent on 09/17/2015
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    We found Richard when we were only about 2 months out from the wedding and starting to panic we wouldn't find the right officiant for us as a couple. Richard was great; he was early for both our rehearsal and ceremony and made sure our minds were at ease. He wrote out a beautiful script for our vows very quickly after we contacted him and made any changes we asked. He helped make the whole experience absolutely perfect.
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    Alexis Sent on 09/01/2015
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    Richard was wonderful, he was able to work with my hectic schedule and wrote vows that fit our needs perfectly. He was very professional! He helped make our day beautiful!!! I highly recommend him for a sincere, customized ceremony.
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    Abby Sent on 06/22/2025
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    Could have done better

    While Richard was great before the wedding and very responsive, the day of the ceremony went very differently. He seemed very unprepared and had not look at the script before the ceremony. It was extremely rushed and he left out key parts. He was not engaged and seemed like he had better places to be. He missed pronounced names and began taking before the bride had made it all the way down the aisle. After the ceremony he left without signing the certificate and we had to chase him down. Overall he was very unprofessional and we were disappointed in his service.
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