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Mikayla Sent on 10/12/20255 out of 5 rating5.0-
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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 11/01/20245 out of 5 rating5.0
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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 10/25/20245 out of 5 rating5.0
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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 -
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Olivia Sent on 10/20/20245 out of 5 rating5.0-
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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. -
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Alexandra Sent on 09/28/20245 out of 5 rating5.0-
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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 09/10/20245 out of 5 rating5.0
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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. -
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Lauren Sent on 07/22/20245 out of 5 rating5.0-
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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!! -
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Jenna Sent on 06/14/20245 out of 5 rating5.0-
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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 05/03/20245 out of 5 rating5.0
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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 04/06/20245 out of 5 rating5.0
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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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Madison Sent on 04/03/20245 out of 5 rating5.0
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Officiant Services
My husband and I had a really great experience with Corkie. From the first time we sat down with her until our wedding day the process was very comfortable and stress free. We did not worry about anything (except our own personal vows) and even then Corkie was right there with us giving lots of support, encouragement, and smiles. I would highly recommend having her as your officiant. -
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Michele Sent on 11/11/20235 out of 5 rating5.0-
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Great experience
Corkie is wonderful! She made us feel so comfortable and the ceremony was everything we pictured. -
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Emily Sent on 10/25/20235 out of 5 rating5.0
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Corkie made everything so easy
Corkie was a dream to work with, she made the whole process of planning our ceremony and filling out the paperwork easy. I got so many compliments all night about the officiant and on the day of Corkie took care of everything. Couldn't recommend her enough! -
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Michaela Sent on 10/15/20235 out of 5 rating5.0
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Officiant Services - 10/2023
Corkie is the best. She is communicative, engaging, and all around a super nice and kind person. She made the entire process easy and relaxed (wedding rehearsal and day-of ceremony), and working with her to customize our vows was a breeze. We’d 100% recommend! -
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Trish Sent on 09/18/20235 out of 5 rating5.0-
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She saved our day!
Our officiant tested positive for Covid the day before our wedding and Corkie came to the rescue. You can imagine how stressful the week before the wedding is but Corkie reassured us and announced our vows like she knew them for weeks. Without her our wedding day wouldn’t have been possible. We are forever thankful. Thank you so much for saving our day! -
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Jessica Sent on 05/21/20235 out of 5 rating5.0-
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Amazing, organized, personal
We cannot speak highly enough of Corkie!
When we first met, she had a binder of samples and options for the ceremony parts that we got to look through and she would read us parts we were interested in so we could hear how they sounded and felt. We put parts together and arranged the words in the way that felt best to us. We really felt like we got to curate the perfect ceremony and perfect words to express our love and commitment to each other.
She was, of course, very open to any changes or personal touches. And she was very helpful when we wanted to change words or parts over email after our meeting. She made suggestions and did everything we could ask her for and more.
She truly made our day sweet, fun, and relaxing. We knew we had nothing to worry about with Corkie leading the ceremony.
And our guests had wonderful things to say about her after the ceremony and in the following days. -
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Ashlyn Sent on 04/27/20235 out of 5 rating5.0-
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Corkie is the best
We could not have asked for a better person to officiate our wedding.
From the initial meeting to outline the ceremony to our wedding day, Corkie was the absolute BEST!
She makes you feel special and genuinely cares about the people she works with.
She has the best speaking voice and tone to make your ceremony the perfect blend of fun and sincere
Thank you Corkie for making our special day feel so amazing. -
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Tommy Sent on 02/09/20235 out of 5 rating5.0
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Perfect Match
Corkie was an amazing match for us. She is extremely professional, very prepared, great sense of humor & gave us many options to fit our day. We can’t say enough about Corkie. We HIGHLY recommend her to anybody looking for an Officant. Thank you Corkie!!! -
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Alison Sent on 01/13/20235 out of 5 rating5.0
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Literally amazing
WOW, she was incredible. Corkie just radiates love, and calmness. She was the perfect. She helped us plan, last minute I might add, and made sure we liked everything about it. She made great suggestions about the ceremony. She added personal touches, and everyone from our wedding has been saying that it was the best ceremony they have ever been to. I know this might be silly but she made sure to get out of the way during our kiss so she was unseen in our photos. Corkie also gave us each a little rose quartz before the ceremony and checked on us. She really made our day soooo special and I can not express how much I appreciated her. -
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Amor Sent on 01/08/20235 out of 5 rating5.0
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Personal, stress free, and open
Working with Corkie was so easy. She clearly knows her stuff and uses her experience to make it stress free and personal to you. She was open to our suggestions and had plenty herself, which made our wedding day all that more special. -
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Serena Sent on 12/09/20225 out of 5 rating5.0
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Such an amazing experience with Corkie
Corkie was amazing!!! She made my husband and I feel very comfortable and confident throughout the whole process. She even was thoughtful enough to give us calming stones before our ceremony. I would definitely recommend Corkie, she was amazing -
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Stephanie Sent on 11/14/20225 out of 5 rating5.0
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Wonderful person, wonderful day!
We are so happy we chose Corkie to be our wedding officiant! From the very start of planning our ceremony, it was obvious that Corkie was experienced and organized, and cares deeply about making each couple’s experience to their wishes. She thought of things we didn’t even know we needed to think about, and was so flexible and adaptable to our ideas and suggestions. She is also extremely kind, thoughtful, and pleasant; we loved working with her! Thank you again so much for marrying us. 💕 -
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Anton Sent on 10/14/20225 out of 5 rating5.0
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She’s the best there is!
We got married Friday 10/7/22 and man was Corkie amazing! She’s incredibly good at making you feel comfortable and ready for the big day. She really took care of us and that’s what we needed and appreciated most. -
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Darshay Sent on 10/10/20225 out of 5 rating5.0
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The Best Officiant!
CORKIE! CORKIE! CORKIE! The best Officiant hands down! After scrolling down The Wedding Wire for quite some time, I came across Corkie's page and immediately sent a message inquiring about her services. When we first met her at Panera Bread, I knew within 2 minutes, she was the one. We had only interviewed Corkie and I am so glad she was available for our day. From our first meeting to the meetings in the summer, Corkie was so kind. So caring, so generous, and so honest. She has a special aura about herself and her energy is very authentic. I loved how she made us both feel and heard! She didn't try to force us to go the traditional route with any part of our ceremony. It was strictly up to our comfortability and for that, I will forever thank Corkie for making us feel heard. As we are true gamers, we switched up our vows to a gamer style and she was in love with it. Our audience loved it and couldn't stop repeating it throughout the night. My guests spoke very highly of Corkie and shared that her words were so sincere and beautiful. She immediately brought the crowd's energy from the moment the ceremony began. We had a beautiful ceremony, filled with laughs, smiles, and tears. And Corkie is the reason for that! Corkie, Demarcus and I adore you so much and we will reunite for our vow renewals in the future! Thank you thank you thank you! -
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Steer Clear of Wedgewood and their Recommendations
She's clearly upset about my leaving these reviews (based on her response to this one). So, full disclosure: she's already apologized and we were refunded for her services (because she was chosen through the venue), which is appreciated but that simply doesn't make up for her oversight.
This isn't to make her look bad; it is encouragement to take more of a lead in your wedding planning, rather than relying on vendors who are focused on multiple others at the same time:
Corkie was our officiant at a Wedgewood venue a few months back. When I think back to our ceremony, I think of our beautiful vows...as well as the part that Corky left out, and part she left in after we'd asked her to remove it months prior both in-person and via email; I had sent her a PDF my now husband and I had spent ours on, with an entire updated version including the changes we'd wanted and made. After her initial apology, she tried to blame us for not proof-reading the final copy (after SHE failed to make the changes we had provided months prior or printed the wrong copy) because we were busy with inflexible jobs, writing our own vows, and made the mistake of trusting Corkie. If you want the wedding of your dreams, avoid Wedgewood all together. If you want the ceremony to go as planned, please consider picking someone more attentive and accountable.
She's clearly upset about my leaving these reviews (based on her response to this one) because she's already apologized and we were refunded for her services (because she was chosen through the venue), which is appreciated but that simply doesn't make up for her oversight.
These reviews aren't posted looking for apologies. They are so people know to be cautious; you can see based off of others that this was likely a one-off incident, but the fact that she's irritated and has this "I did what I could, so get over it" attitude says more about her professionally. She doesn't seem to realize that it may have just been one day of her job and this is her one bad review, but it was one of the most important days of our lives. -
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