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Coastal Carolina Ceremonies

Coastal Carolina Ceremonies

Wilmington, NC
4.7 out of 5 rating, 81 reviews
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    Beautiful Ceremony

    Penelope was so helpful and gave us a beautiful wedding ceremony. She let us choose from different ceremony wordings and let us add in our own vows. She took charge for us at the rehearsal when weren’t sure what to do and was so helpful at the ceremony. She even went and asked people to move out of the background before our beach wedding. She was so sweet and we would definitely recommend booking her for your wedding.
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    Schauren Sent on 05/18/2019
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    Recommended

    Met with us ahead of time to go over details, allowed us to add in our own special event to the ceremony.
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    Linda Sent on 06/10/2018
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    Penelope was wonderful!! She smiled through the whole ceremony and was prompt and very nice!! I would suggest anyone to have her as you officiant for your wedding. Anytime we talked to her she was always responding to me. I kept in touch with her that everything was on schedule and she always responded to me.
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    Jessica Sent on 10/07/2017
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    Penelope was great to work with. She made us feel comfortable from the beginning and truly listened and matched what we wanted for our ceremony. She has a way of putting you at ease and making you feel like all that matters on the big day is the fact that you are getting married to the love of your life. She sustained an injury right before our wedding day, but still showed up for our rehearsal and wedding ceremony like a champ! Lovely personality shining through! It was a truly beautiful ceremony, thank you Penelope.
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    Amanda Sent on 06/19/2017
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    We used Penelope for our wedding ceremony at the atrium and she was great! Very professional and she has multiple ceremony options to choose from. I really liked the ceremony we used and we were able to say our own personal vows that we wrote to each other. She also attended our rehearsal and told us what to expect, which was great.
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    Abigail Sent on 04/06/2017
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    There are not words to even describe how wonderful Reverend Penelope Morningstar was throughout our entire wedding process. From the first moment we met, it was as if we had known her our entire life. Our entire family felt at ease with her immediately. She worked with us to create the perfect service and it could not have been more beautiful. I do not think there was a dry eye in the room during the wedding. Magical would be an understatement. It was absolutely dreamlike. Thank you for being so wonderful!
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    Kimberly Sent on 10/26/2016
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    Penelope has a wonderful and kind spirit that was apparent from the first time we spoke. She was incredibly helpful with details of the ceremony and even customized our ceremony language. She was timely, responsive and always professional.
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    Ashlee Sent on 10/18/2016
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    Penelope was amazing. She didn't mind me emailing her with my questions no matter how crazy they seemed. she made our day so perfect. I couldn't have asked for a better person to marry us. I hope that I never have to get married again, but if I do, Penelope will definitely be preforming my ceremony.
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    Justine Sent on 08/03/2016
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    My husband and I were very satisfied with the service Penelope provided at our wedding. We had a multi-cultural wedding and Penelope helped integrate this into our service. She provided us with numerous options but also let us customize those options into our very own.
    We would highly recommend Penelope, she took time to meet with us a couple times before our wedding and we felt like we got to know about her so it was not just a one sided relationship. Penelope was always prompt, easy to talk to, helpful, and informative throughout the whole process. She even considered our wedding theme and based her outfit around it. We were 100% happy with our choice!
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    Maribeth Sent on 07/30/2016
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    Extremely professional and caring!
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    User2618814 Sent on 05/19/2016
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    I can't recommend Penelope highly enough. She officiated our wedding last weekend and our ceremony was just beautiful. We were out of town so we didn't have a chance to meet her before the wedding, but that didn't negatively effect things at all. She sent us sample ceremony wording beforehand and I pieced them together, as well as adding some of my own wording, to create a custom ceremony that was perfect for us.
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    Tense Sent on 05/17/2016
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    We were very pleased with the service Penelope provided. She was very efficient, kind, and patient as we added and/or deleted actions for our wedding day. Penelope always responded to my emails promptly and that is greatly appreciated. She made our ceremony Wonderful. will definitely recommend her to family & friends.
    THANK YOU Penelope Morningstar!!!
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    Brittany Sent on 05/02/2016
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    Penelope was an absolute wonderful officiant for our wedding! She worked with us to ensure our ceremony was written exactly as we wanted it and responded very quick to emails that I sent her. During the rehearsal she took charge and got everyone to where they needed to be in a quick and efficient manner. She is so sweet and was an absolute wonderful addition to our ceremony. Thank you, Penelope for a wonderful ceremony!
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    Steven Sent on 02/05/2016
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    Penelope did an amazing job. She had to officiate through a windy storm that was rolling in. Even with microphones the wind was so strong that the DJ had to turn the mics off so there would not be so much wind noise. Penelope made our vows special and made our wedding march go smoothly. Amazing job; Penelope is very sweet and kind and we would highly recommend Penelope to officiate your special day.
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    Kristina Sent on 10/12/2015
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    Reverend Penelope Morningstar was very professional, kind, and organized. The first time I spoke to her on the phone, she was very helpful and answered all of my questions (like where to get marriage license, if there was a waiting period, etc). At the rehearsal dinner, I had no idea what to do, and she took charge and guided us through it without any problems. The ceremony was beautiful, and she allowed us to add our personal touches to the ceremony words and vows. I highly recommend her!
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    Brittany Sent on 09/21/2015
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    Reverend Morningstar was SO helpful-I can not say enough great things about her. She was able to meet us months prior to the wedding, discussed ceremony options, and truly got a feel for how Chris and I wanted our ceremony to go. She also attended our rehearsal-which I highly recommend because we had NO clue!-and was very instrumental in keeping us on task and focused. I have the best picture of she explaining how to obtain our marriage license once we got back home-without her, I would have been lost! She was calming, professional, direct, compassionate, and wonderful at communicating with us. We just think the world of her and are sure you will, too :)
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    Natalie Sent on 06/28/2015
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    Penelope was amazing as our officiant. She was very welcoming upon first meeting her. She was helpful in providing material to help us create our vows. She would email back within a few days at most, but usually very quickly. She made our ceremony seem smooth and seamless and she was a joy and pleasure to have as our officiant. Would definitely recommend her!
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    Leah Sent on 06/03/2015
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    Rev. Penelope Morningstar was absolutely fabulous. She was prompt, attentive, and understanding of our unique needs. She was also very affordable considering other officiants in the area. Highly recommend!
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    Louise Sent on 05/28/2015
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    Very sweet lady and helpful. Wedding vows were individualized for us and our families
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    Stephanie Sent on 05/24/2015
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    Mrs. Penelope Morningstar was the absolute best! I was so happy when she was available to do the wedding. It was such a perfect day and she did an amazing job!! Thank you so much!!
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    Robert Sent on 04/13/2015
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    The hardest part of our wedding planning was finding a minister to officiate the wedding. After the first one we contacted told us they were already booked, we began to search again. I believe this was meant to be, because we found the best minister we could have possibly ever wished for. We read the reviews on Rev Penelope Morningstar, and every single review was very positive. When we first met with her, we realized why she had such great reviews. She is like one of God's angels. We fell in love with her, and we could not have asked for any better.
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    Mary Sent on 11/09/2014
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    Rev. Morningstar was very professional, courteous, and helpful before, during and after our ceremony. Thank you for a beautiful ceremony!
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    Madison Sent on 10/30/2014
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    Penelope is amazing! She officiated the ceremony of our dreams! She was extremely easy to work with, friendly, genuine but still very professional. She also wrote a beautiful ceremony and tailored it just the way we wanted it. BOOK HER NOW! I promise you won't regret it. The ceremony was my favorite part of the weekend and I thank her for that!
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    Reverend Penelope was a pleasure to work with for our wedding. She's so nice and very professional. When we first met with her to talk about our wedding, we thought she was such a sweet lady who really cared about our wedding and wanted to ensure everything was exactly how we wanted for our ceremony. She asked us questions about our relationship to try to get to know us as a couple, which we thought was very nice that she really cared to find out who we were. She always kept in touch via email and quickly responded to any questions that we had throughout the process. She was very prompt for the rehearsal and day of our wedding and performed our service exactly how we had wanted it. She was a joy to work with and I'm so glad we chose her to perform our ceremony for our most special day!
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    Sarah Sent on 10/28/2014
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    Ms. Morningstar was fabulous! My husband and I wanted someone who was not necessarily affiliated with a church since neither of us are religious. Penelope worked with us on the wording of our ceremony by giving us samples and allowing us to pull pieces from each that we liked. She also encouraged us to add pieces to really make the ceremony our own. She was very organized and easy to work with. Our family and friends immediately loved her personality when they met her at the rehearsal. She is very witty and quick and has the sense of humor that we all appreciate. During the ceremony, my husband and I were super emotional. Penelope was able to lighten the mood a little bit without breaking the sentimentality of the ceremony. I would definitely recommend Penelope to my friends and family!
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    Penelope was awesome to work with, and the ceremony took place flawlessly. Everyone has made comments about how much they loved the vows and that they had a much more special feel than what they have experienced before. Thanks again!
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    Mary Sent on 10/04/2014
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    Absolutely perfect! Rev. Morningstar was magnificent! Hardly a dry eye in the chapel! We have received so many compliments on the sacredness and beauty of our vows. Several persons commented on the impact hearing our vows had on their own marriages. She was delightful throughout the planning process. Open, graceful & grace filled! Thank you Reverend Morningstar!
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    Ian Sent on 07/16/2014
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    Penelope was terrific. We couldn't have asked for a better officiant. She was very helpful, flexible and attentive. We are going to use her when we renew our vows. We called and she made herself available within one week. Wow. She's great.
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    Great officiant! Made my day so special. Was on time, efficient, and communicated great before the big day.
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    User1679009 Sent on 06/25/2014
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    Penelope was easy to work with and very flexible as we worked around weather and trying to choose the best day for our small wedding. She provided us with vow samples and encouraged us to choose or modify them to fit our personalities. She is dependable and sincere and I would fully recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant. Thank you Penelope :)
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    Rev. Morningstar was absolutely lovely to work with! She met with us and helped us customize our ceremony (providing many helpful samples!). She was professional and punctual at all times, and was a joy to have officiate for us on our special day. We would recommend her to anyone in the Wilmington area without reservation!
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    Penelope was our officiant for our April 2014 wedding. She was super sweet and we are glad we chose her. I have to say, she was extremely responsive and flexible, which we really appreciated. I happened to email her a few days before we were heading down to Wilmington- she immediately responded, we were able to talk on the phone that same night, and then were able to meet with her in person that same week. She provided us a few ideas for our ceremony based on our discussions and personality, from which we were able to customize our full ceremony start to finish. Thanks to the suggestions Penelope sent us, we created something very special and memorable. Everything went perfectly for rehearsal and wedding day. Thanks Penelope!
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    Penelope was great to work with - very responsive to all emails. I loved that she met with us in person before the day of to get to know us a little, and to discuss the personal details of our ceremony. She was helpful with advice on the best way to do certain things, and answered every one of my questions. She was also flexible with some last minute changes. She did a great job at the rehearsal (making sure everything moved along, etc). We loved the words she used during the ceremony - very beautiful and eloquent.
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    Penelope was wonderful!! I could not have had better, she made everything flow smoothly, answered all of our questions, and was all around incredible!!
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    We would highly recommend Mrs. Morningstar. She helped us from the very first day that I contacted her. Our ceremony was short and sweet with just a few of our close friends and family and she tailored it to our needs! It was a wonderful moment that we will never forget! Thank You so much!
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    Penelope was a dream to work with. She was very quick at getting back to me with all my questions, and was very professional. I would recommend her to anyone who is getting married in the Wilmington area. I liked that she gave us vows to choose from and we were able it mold them into the perfect vows for our wedding day. She is very flexible and super easy to work with. If you chose her, you will not be disappointed!
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    Reverend Morningstar was wonderfully easy to work with and provided great suggestions. She guided me through the process of choosing vows while also allowing me the freedom to make my own vision come true. I have recommended her to many friends and will continue to do so!
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    Penelope was awesome! She worked with us to come up with the best ceremony to fit our needs and style. My husband and I are not from Wilmington, so we wanted someone who came highly recommended. Penelope met with us a couple of times and took the time to get to know us and made us feel like we were family. She was prompt and professional. Everyone who came to our wedding, said they had a great time and the ceremony was beautiful! Thanks Penelope!
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    Penelope is a FANTASTIC choice for a wedding officiate. I got married at the Atrium and the day could not have been better. Throughout the entire process she was pleasant, extremely helpful, responsive, punctual, a great communicator, and an all-around lovely person. She will help you construct a ceremony that will fit your personality so that your day is truly special to you. I would recommend her to anyone for their upcoming day. She is sweet and professional, and would be the best choice to conduct the most important part of your big day!
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    Penelope conducted our ceremony on Wrightsville Beach. She took the time to get to know us, allowed us to "borrow" portions of her wedding ceremony samples and add our own twist to make our day very special. Penelope was accommodated our requests without reservation. She was quick to send off our paperwork and we had our marriage license within a week. The best part about Penelope was that she didn't falter one bit when the seagulls hovered over our heads (for what seemed to be an eternity) during the ceremony!
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    Penelope provided all required services as proposed. I would recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant for their wedding. Our service was romantic and she had variety of services to choose from so that we would have a service that fit us personally.
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    Gail Sent on 10/07/2013
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    We were planning a very small wedding, just the two of us and four family members, and we contacted Penelope only a few weeks ahead. She responded very quickly and met with us right away. She is knowledgeable and professional, easy to work with and flexible. She helped us make our wedding exactly what we wanted. We were married yesterday and it was a perfect day! I highly recommend her and encourage anyone getting married in the Wilmington area to contact Penelope. You will be glad you did.
    Thanks, Penelope for a beautiful ceremony!
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    We were married just this past weekend by Penelope and it was fantastic. We had a small quaint wedding on the beach and Penelope made it perfect. She was professional and beautiful. She knew exactly what she was doing and we feel fortunate to have had her perform our ceremony. Although our wedding was small, she made us feel like she thought it as important as the largest of weddings. After all, it was OUR wedding and it was large in our hearts. Thank you soo much Ms. Penelope! We are so happy!
    Janis and Jeff Jackson
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    Penelope was very easy to work with, fairly priced and dependable!
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    Rev. Morningstar was a big part of making our wedding day so special. She was a joy to meet and work with, and helped us to draft and create a service that was tailored to us, and our families. It was so beautiful that many of our guests asked for printed copies after the wedding! We would highly recommend her to anyone getting married in the Wilmington area.
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    Mrs morningstar made our wedding day very special. She was very flexible and worked with us to make sure our ceremony was exactly what we wanted. We recomend her and her photographer to everyone! Will use them again when we renue our vows!
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    User1181109 Sent on 05/30/2013
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    We absolutely loved having Penelope perform our ceremony. She was so easy to talk to and worked with us to make our ceremony perfect for us. I highly recommend her services!
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    Greg Sent on 05/30/2013
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    Penelope did a great job. Very accommodating to our needs.
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    Lia Sent on 05/13/2013
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    Penelope was a fantastic officiant to work with. She provided several options for ceremonies and allowed us to mix, match, and add until we had the "perfect" one for us. She was very quick to respond to e-mails when a question came up! Our ceremony was read beautifully and we received many compliments from our guests. We would highly recommend her services to others looking for an officiant.
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    Penelope is a true professional. We are so fortunate to have had her there on our wedding day, reading the words we'd written, and helping us become husband and wife. She was non-judgmental, accepting all of our ideas and wording, she was always helpful, offering suggestions and advice when we got a little stuck, and she was perfectly professional in her demeanor, delivery, and interactions. We've witnessed hundreds of weddings over the years, being wedding vendors ourselves, and we very rarely get to see ministers at Penelope's caliber. In our opinion, she is the best in all of Wilmington.
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    User1087405 Sent on 02/08/2013
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    Loved her, and she helped make our day wonderful.
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    Kimberly Sent on 12/03/2012
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    In my search for officiants in the Wilmington area, I kept coming across Penelope's name. When I consulted with my other vendors, they highly recommended her for her wedding services and for her professionalism. She was prompt in replying to me and we arranged a meeting. My fiance and I found her to be very warm, and she was so helpful to give us several suggestions for the marriage ceremony wording and vows. We really liked that she was flexible and catered to the type of service we wanted and we were planning. She is very good at ensuring your wedding ceremony is special to you, as a couple. Penelope was always on time, and one step ahead--with making sure she had the marriage license from us to making sure our witnesses signed it and having it filed promptly at the courthouse. When we went to the courthouse to get the license weeks before the ceremony, they knew her by name and even had her phone number available for our licensing information! She is such a professional and had worked with my wedding venue coordinator and ceremony DJ several times before, so their communication was flawless. I highly recommend Penelope for your wedding ceremony.
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    Day Sent on 09/11/2012
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    Working with Penelope was wonderful. You can really tell that she loves what she does and that it really matters to her that it's done well. We appreciated her genuine and spiritual nature. With her help and guidance, we were able to create a ceremony that truly represented us and our relationship. After the ceremony, our parents raved about how beautiful and heartfelt her words were. We are so happy that she was a part of our special day!
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    Kristi Sent on 05/25/2012
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    Penelope is so easy to work with. We meet with her and see explained the whole process and gave us some sample ceremonies. She was very professional and made sure that your ceremony was special. I was happy with Penelope and would definitely recommend her!
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    Lucy Sent on 11/18/2011
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    Reverend Morningstar was wonderful to work with. She offered suggestions on how to conduct our ceremony and gave us different ceremony options to choose from. I ended up mixing and matching a few different ceremonies. She was on time and a great help in filling out the paperwork for our marriage license. We had our license within a week. She was a pleasure to work with and we highly recommend her!
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    Maura Sent on 10/12/2011
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    Penelope met with us a few months before our wedding. She guided us through how the ceremony would flow and kept in constant contact throughout out the planning process. She was very helpful and professional, she sent us sample ceremonies but also let us customize our own. After we customized our own ceremony she gave us tips on the order of events that made the ceremony flow easier. During the rehearsal she was on time and very helpful. I would highly recommend her to officiate your wedding!
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    Amanda Sent on 07/20/2011
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    We met Penelope a week before our wedding and it was such a blessing. She was understanding about our urgent situation and extremely helpful. We had a spur of the moment meeting and were instantly taken by her professionalism and kindness. She allowed us to personalize our ceremony to make it exactly what we wanted. In that moment we no longer felt nervous about our wedding, but very excited for it! Penelope even found time to come to the rehearsal dinner following the rehearsal and got to know our families, which was an extreme pleasure. She is such a wonderfully spirited person and we could not have asked for more.
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    Penelope did a fabulous job as our wedding officiant! She has lots of experience and you can tell! She welcomed my husband and I right away and made us feel very comfortable and relaxed! As you know, a wedding is a very personal event and we had no worries or questions about having Penelope as our officiant and recommend her to all! She did a great job and all our guest said they loved her too! What I also loved about working with Penelope was that she sent me several copies of different types of ceremonies she does and we were able to copy and paste what we liked and essentially we make our own ceremony :) ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND!

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    Keara Sent on 05/27/2011
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    We chose Penelope as our wedding officiant because of her warm energy and flexibility with the ceremony. She welcomed us into her home for an initial consultation, where she listened to our needs and told us what to expect next. She then tailored her ceremony script to be so personal and exactly what we were looking for, which was something non-secular and focused on family, and even sent us a draft to review ahead of time. Penelope was very professional and charming on our wedding day and we couldn't be more pleased. She even took a panicked call from us the next day when we thought we needed a copy of our marriage application for our honeymoon, and she let us stop by her house on a moment's notice. We would gladly recommend her to anyone and everyone!
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    Kristen Sent on 11/23/2010
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    Rev. Morningstar was a pleasure to work with throughout our Wimlington, NC wedding process. She worked with us to create a unique service, was extremely flexible, and was great at keeping everything on track. I highly recommend her for any wedding!
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    Megan Sent on 07/26/2010
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    Reverend Morningstar did a great job at our ceremony. She helped us make our ceremony unique and had good suggestions. Everything went so smoothly.
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    Lucy Sent on 06/27/2009
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    Rev. Morningstar was absolutely fantastic and a pleasure to work with. She helped with everything from the choosing of the vows to organising the entire wedding rehearsal (something I was very thankful for as I hadn't a clue what to do!!). She is an extremely pleasant and professional lady and cared hugely about what we wanted to achieve and how to welcome our guests on our wedding day (they were from the UK, so she wanted to add a section to welcome them to Wilmington and thank them for travelling so far). I hope we will keep in contact and cannot recommend her highly enough.
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    User1904582 Sent on 11/04/2014
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    We appreciate Penelope being flexible on account of the weather, and the fact that we were 15 minutes late...she was easy to work with and performed a nice ceremony for us. I would recommend her to anyone who wanted to do a renewal, as we did...
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    Paul Sent on 10/07/2014
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    Reverend Morningstar was great to work with. She gave beautiful options for the ceremony format and language, and suggested modifications to reflect the fact that both sets of our parents are deceased. On wedding day, she was a calming influence, and the ceremony was beautiful, spiritual, and uplifting. Because Rev. Morningstar has been officiating in Wilmington for such a long time and has a great reputation, her schedule can get booked pretty quickly. I highly recommend her.
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    R & Sent on 09/08/2014
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    Penelope was extremely professional and accommodating ! What a perfect day!!
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    Debi Sent on 06/02/2011
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    Penelope officiated my daughter, Lisa's wedding held at Fort Fisher Recreational Facility on May 21, 2011. The ceremony was lovely and everyone commented on that it was profound and meaningful to them. She brought so much meaning to the simple ceremony on the beach, more than I'd experienced at most large church weddings.

    Penelope was very patient and helpful while Lisa and Mike tried to organize an out of town wedding with neither of them in the same place during the planning stages. Penelope was most helpful and gracious with them.

    We highly recommend Penelope!!!

    Be blessed -
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    Megan Sent on 07/10/2018
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    She was helpful in providing several ceremonies we could choose from and offered the option to tailor the ceremony with our own wording or vows. She arrived promptly and on time to our rehearsal and wedding, and returned the marriage license quickly.
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    Corey Sent on 10/02/2013
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    Married my brother in law and his wife 2 years ago and we like her so much she was our only choice for when my husband and I got married this weekend. Very professional.
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    Claire Sent on 04/15/2013
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    Our ceremony was beautiful, and a lot of that is thanks to Penelope. She gave us readings to look at, and choose from, which made that part easy. We put something together, and she read it. We didn't feel any pressure when working with her, and she was very kind and made us feel at ease with that part of wedding planning. Isn't that what every bride wants? We had our wedding in Wilmington, but planned from Raleigh, so emails, and one meeting prior to the wedding were enough to have everything in line. We highly recommend Penelope.
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    Tabetha Sent on 05/16/2012
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    Penelope made the officiant process very easy for us. She was readily available to answer questions, professional but warm in her approach, and gave us the chance to tailor our ceremony according to our wishes. Highly recommend her.
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    Victoria Sent on 09/01/2011
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    She did a great job. She let us personalize and gave us ideas to work from. She helped us to bring a piece of the beach downtown in our wedding ceremony. Very professional and did not make us feel rushed. She really made us feel like we were fully represented in the ceremony and had fun with us as well.
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    Emily Sent on 12/27/2009
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    Penelope did a great job as our officiant. We liked her very much.
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    Nicole Sent on 06/16/2014
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    My husband and I met with Penelope after corresponding a few times. I had read excellent reviews and she was quick to respond to emails. We met at her home, where she has a home office. She was warm, friendly and smiled often. We were thrilled to find her.
    The day of our wedding, her demeanor was far different. My husband tried to make small talk with her and she seemed a little cold and distracted. My parents, who had not met her before both made comments that she was not the warm and smiley person I had described. I emailed Penelope after the fact and she was astonished I felt this way. She was not outright mean or rude, but seemed distracted. I get the feeling something personal was going on. That being said, we paid her for her services, and that includes personality.
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    Whitney Sent on 10/01/2017
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    Penelope was very kind over the phone for our initial meet and greet. I knew based on reviews and our conversation, that we made the right pick. However, things were different in person. Unfortunately we weren't able to meet her until our rehearsal because it was a destination wedding. At our rehearsal and rehearsal lunch she seemed disconnected and stand off-ish which I was surprised by. Our families had the same impression. Our actual ceremony went smoothly, but again, we did not get an overly warm and fuzzy feeling from her. In the end, she got the job done and that's what matters.
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    Natalie Sent on 08/22/2017
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    It was a nice ceremony. Reverend was on time and patient.
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    User1604855 Sent on 05/02/2014
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    We were married 10 years ago and yes Penelope's name kept coming up. The dj recommended the flower lady and she the chapel and so on. It is clear that business is very good for her. We felt rushed and stressed by her. At our rehearsal we were 2 mins late and she was hostile because of it. My wife and I picked some vows and emailed back and forth with Penelope for weeks with major changes to it. It was all set. No problem ? Well, all our family and guests are in the church, we are at the front with Penelope, all is going well. Then as my wife to be held hands with me, Penelope started reading the wrong vows. Not close, not similar, totally NOTHING like what we agreed to. My wife and I looked at each other as if to say what the he** ? What could we do ? Stop the ceremony and make things worse ? Maybe risk a hostile reaction ? We were so shocked and dumbfounded that we stood there speechless. She had back to back to back weddings and we just felt like she wanted to get through it ASAP and get to the next wedding. We never said to her what she had done but the damage was done. I think she read the vows of another wedding for that day. I felt sick when we had to pay her at the end after everything was screwed up. I just feel she is spoiled for business. If we had not had to pay it would have taken some of my anger away. We are now forever left with this memory.
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    June Sent on 06/23/2015
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    We had found Penelope through wedding wire. She was very prompt at responding to my inquiry and any questions I had and prompt with the paperwork as well. The day of the rehearsal and the wedding she was a completely different person. We had wanted to set up our beach ceremony in a circle of love ( arbor in middle of two semi circle chair rows with the aisle open at the front and back, then the bridesmaids/groomsmen stand behind the arbor to complete the circle) She threw a fit saying that it doesn't work and couples often want this but it doesn't work at all and she doesn't like people standing behind her. We were completely dumbfounded and didn't know what to say. We ended up changing our whole idea and having to call the chair rental company to change this at the last minute because I honestly felt that if I didn't change it to what she wanted she wouldn't perform the ceremony....If I could have gotten a friend officiated online that night I would have gone that route because of how she acted. I am paying you for a service and while you may not like my idea, there is a much better way to handle that than she did. Also, I was told later by one of my maids and a guest that the day of the wedding she was rude to them.
    That being said, She did come up with a beautiful ceremony and did a great job performing it. She's talented at her job just not very good with working with people.
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    Sheena Sent on 10/17/2018
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    Tricked and lost deposit

    I booked Ms. Morningstar as our officiant in June for our wedding in April 2019. I also took advantage of the photographer she offered in addition to her services. Paying a deposit for both. We recently had a family situation occur to where we could no longer travel to North Carolina for our wedding, we reside in Maryland. I contacted Ms. Morningstar and explained that I needed to cancel. She advised her contract stipulates no refunds. I inquired about the deposit I made for the photographer as no contract was executed. Her response was that because I made a note on her contract stating I was making a deposit for the photographer and paid in the same transaction, they were of the understanding it was a contractual agreement and no refund would be given. A couple points here. My cancellation notice was 6 months in advance. Plenty of time to re-book for that day. I made a note on the contract about the photographer so there was no confusion about my desires to use his services. I was not requested to make separate payments for the two deposits. Point of this story, please be careful if using her photography services. Maybe even request a separate contract. And be clear that if you have to cancel for any reason, 6 months notice or not - no refunds.
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    Carrie Sent on 08/16/2011
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    She was completely rude to me and my family on the actual wedding day. For the rehearsal she was late, while also changing the times of our rehearsal just a couple days before the wedding, making me have to change the rehearsal dinner time. On the day of our wedding she had scheduled 2 other weddings behind us. When we were running late, (my father wasn't there yet, he had setup the whole beach aisle) she came up to my room where I was getting ready and had words with me and told me we needed to hurry up, and that she had other weddings so we better start moving, I won't say she exactly yelled, but had a very threatening loud tone to her voice. She then threatened to leave if things didn't start moving. She never left, but in all my pictures from the ceremony I have her cranky face in every picture, in turn ruining the look of a happy celebration.
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    Ashley Sent on 04/17/2021
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    Worst ever

    The rudest officiant the day of the wedding. We chose Penelope. I paid half of front, and as I’m getting ready to walk down this aisle she says “do you have check for me?” I said “not right now. I have it back at my room.” She said “that is not going to work.” I said “I don’t know what you want me to do right now, we are getting ready to walk.” She said “you need to go get it right now or I’m not doing the ceremony.” I had to stop my wedding to write at 125 dollar check... Do you honestly think $125 is anything to run away and not pay in the giant bill that is the wedding industry?... this was after she also accosted my husband for money a few minutes prior. You have been warned. DO NOT HIRE. VERY MEAN. She had an attitude during the ceremony too. Ruined the whole ceremony. I REALLY wish her name was not on my marriage certificate. Do yourself a favor, and go with someone better. Even 128 South said they would no longer recommend her to any of their future brides and grooms.
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    Arielle Sent on 05/30/2017
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    The rehearsal the day before the wedding was the first time everyone had seen each other so it was of course a little bit hectic at first. It seemed that this frustrated Penelope as she was short, kind of rude and continuously rolled her eyes and shot some dirty looks at people but I just brushed that off as we are a pretty lively and loud group of people.

    The following day, she texted my wedding planner that she had a flat tire at her first booking in Jacksonville that morning so she was going to be late. Again, just shook it off, accidents happen, I'm glad everyone was okay.

    She arrived less 10 mins before the ceremony was set to begin, walked right up to my wedding planner and said "Where is my lapel mic?" The weeks prior to the wedding my planner emailed her to see if there was anything specific that she needed and she did not give any specifications. Obviously displeased, she proceeded to approach our DJ. When he tried to shake her hand and introduce himself to her she then said "I did not come here to shake your hand, I came for a microphone." When he informed her that they don't have a lapel microphone, she said "Well, that's all I use." So instead of using the wireless microphone, she chose not to use any microphone during the ceremony causing our families and other guests to have an extremely difficult time hearing the beautiful words that we chose for our wedding ceremony.

    After the ceremony, my husband and I were inside taking a minute to ourselves when Pene
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