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Rites & Rituals by Carrie

Rites & Rituals by Carrie

Hobart, IN
4.9 out of 5 rating, 38 reviews
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    love spell

    I went through the hardest six months of my life after my husband divorced me. I couldn’t eat or sleep, and I felt so empty. While searching online, I found a review from a woman online about how Tunde helped her get her marriage back. At first, I wasn’t sure, but after speaking with her and then with Tunde himself, I decided to give it a try. He promised me results in 48hours and honestly, I didn’t believe it at first. But I followed everything he told me, and today my husband and I are back together. It feels like a miracle, and I’m so grateful. If you’re going through the same pain, don’t give up there’s still hope. You can reach Tunde via email address (babatundesolutioncentre1 @ gmail . com) or visit his website to reach out to him (tundelovespells.weebly.com)
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    Great, organized, no surprises.

    Carrie was great! She gave us the ceremony we wanted and it was perfect! Communication was awesome and she made a beautiful speech for us.
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    Great experience

    She was fantastic. Had a sit down meeting and she took great notes. Made a personalized ceremony based on everything we told her about us. She is top notch and definitely would recommend. Guests complimented her ceremony as well!
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    Best Officiant Around

    Carrie helped make our wedding so much less stressful. After having 2 officiants say they couldn't do our wedding, Carrie was so incredibly helpful. She chatted with me first on the phone to make sure we were a good fit, she listened intently to our wants and made sure our day was exactly that... ours. She wrote the most beautiful vows that were heartfelt, like she had known us for years and years, (yes I cried the whole time, they were even better than I could have hoped for). Even last minute changes she incorporated so beautifully. To anyone getting married in northwestern Indiana, please choose Carrie. You won't regret it for a second!
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    Destiny Sent on 10/19/2020
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    Amazing from start to finish

    Carrie did an amazing job working with us on our nuptials. We have known each other since I was in 7th grade. She incorporated everything from our children to our love story into a ceremony packed with laughter and emotion. We would recommend her to any and everyone!
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    Sabrina Sent on 10/17/2020
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    Absolutely Amazing!

    On September 13, 2020 I got to marry my forever partner! Everything about our special day was beautiful including the sunny weather. We pictured and talked about this day over and over the past few months! Needless to say, what we thought versus how our day actually was didn't even compare to how full our hearts felt. Carrie, you tied everything all together by capturing our forever moment exactly how we wanted with a touch of flare and fireworks!! We thank you for being the one who united us on this day.
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    Whitney Sent on 10/16/2020
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    Professional

    Carrie met all my expectations. She was extremely professional and excited to be apart of my day.
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    Amanda Sent on 10/15/2020
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    Wedding on 10/10/2020 Tri Kappa Gazebo, Valparaiso-Rosinski

    Carrie was amazing and so professional for our wedding on 10/10. We are a down to earth couple and I knew Carrie would be the right person for the job. She made it so smooth and well thought out. We love you Carrie and thank you again!
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    Pyper Sent on 10/13/2020
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    Carrie is the best!!

    To be perfectly honest, this wedding did not take place. Covid made the dae change twice and the death of my future father in law and my future mother in laws health has forced us to bcc cancel and move to a different state. However, Carrie had several meetings with us, worked with us on making and finalizing our vows, was extremely helpful when we had to reschedule our wedding twice and was very fair when we had to cancel our wedding.
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    Melissa Sent on 06/29/2020
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    Carrie was awesome!

    Carrie did a phenomenal job putting us at ease from the first time we met. She was easy to get ahold of and I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect ceremony catered to us.
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    Farah Sent on 01/14/2020
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    Blue Chip Ceremony

    Carrie did an amazing job! She was easy to talk to and took our vision and did awesome. I had a few cultural aspects that she incorporated and she was open to learn and do awesome. She was also patient with my bridal party. I would recommend her to anyone who is looking for a wedding officiant.
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    Allison Sent on 10/10/2019
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    Fantastic!

    When looking for an officiant I had no idea where to start. It was extremely important to me to have someone who is able captivate our guests with our love story. It is significant because the ceremony sets the tone for the rest of the night. One of our vendors referred Carrie to us and I am so so happy they did! She exceeded our expectations and was so helpful and professional. Carrie was absolutely amazing from the start. When we met with her and talked about each other, how we met, and why we are choosing to get married. Carrie was very easy to talk to and was always quick to answer our questions and provided a lot of advice. I was in love with our script and cried when I read it for the first time. She truly understood us and told our story how I imagined it would be told. Our wedding day wouldn’t have been the same without her.
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    Great Experience!

    My husband and I appreciated Carrie’s responsiveness, professionalism, and willingness to make the ceremony simple and straightforward — just what we wanted. :-) I would recommend her for any ceremony.
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    Jennifer Sent on 12/20/2018
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    Renewal of vows

    Carrie performed a beautiful ceremony for my parents 50th anniversary renewal of vows. She incorporated many personal touches.
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    Samantha Sent on 11/27/2018
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    Phenomenal

    Carrie was a rockstar with us! She was so helpful with planning and especially the day of. She created a beautiful ceremony for us and it is something I can keep forever! I am so grateful I found such an amazing person to ministrate our wedding!!
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    Carolyn Sent on 11/27/2018
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    A Personalized Ceremony

    Carrie was wonderful to work with! She patiently guided us through the process of writing our vows, asked pertinent questions that led to a very personalized (and humorous, because we're silly!) ceremony, and provided us with exactly the right vibe for our small, casual wedding in my parent's backyard. Carrie communicated incredibly well with us, answering every question promptly and patiently. She was also very good at calming me on the day of our ceremony.

    I would recommend Carrie to anyone planning a wedding. Her combination of personality and professionalism is lovely and exactly what we wanted for our special day.
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    Absolutely magical!

    Carrie was absolutely amazing. She was very professional, caring, prompt, and incredibly easy to work with. We chose to go with a more non-traditional ceremony. She captured who we are as a couple perfectly in our love story and vows. Our guests felt the love and warmth in the room and both laughed and cried along with us. We had so many compliments from our guests about how truly wonderful our ceremony was! Thank you so much Carrie for bring our wedding to life! You're the best!
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    My Wedding

    Carrie was everything we could’ve asked for, she shared our unique story and showed our friends and family a side of us they had never seen.
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    I can not say enough good things about Carrie! She swooped in, after our original officiant had to pull out, two weeks before the wedding. We had a lot of fun chatting and discussing the ceremony, and she wrote up not one, but two lovely services, after our fickle selves decided we wanted something different. She was there with a huge smile, and executed everything perfectly. It's crazy how we can't imagine our day with out someone we didn't even know two weeks prior. I know a whole lot of people getting engaged this holiday season, and I've recommended her to all of them. Thanks again, Carrie, you are truly the best ❤️
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    Carrie was fantastic! She did everything we asked for and than some. It’s hard to find an officiant in the area who is non-denominational & she is also a fantastic writer. My ceremony would have not be in the same with out her!
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    Carrie was the perfect officiant for our wedding. The ceremony was beautiful and exactly what we wanted. She made it a traditional, a little funny, and captured everything that we wanted included. She was easy to work with and made the ceremony planning stress-free!
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    Carrie wrote our rituals for our July wedding. It turned out perfect and was so personalized to us. Everyone kept saying how beautifully personalized it was. They loved hearing our love story. It was the perfect combination of God, love and family. Just the perfect length. Carrie was also very professional and amazing to work with, keeping us updated regularly and getting everything done promptly. Thank you again, Carrie. You made our wedding ceremony everything we dreamt of!
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    Carrie officiated our wedding on Friday 8.11.17. It was a beautiful ceremony and was everything i had hoped for! It was very personal and intimate. She was very great and easy to work with. We spoke over the phone and she sent me a draft of what the ceremony would be. I knew exactly what to expect for the big day, which made me at ease. I had her take out a few things last minute and Carrie did not mind at all. I highly recommend Carrie to be your officiant!
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    Carrie officiated our wedding on July 15th. The ceremony was flawless, I couldn't have asked for anything more. It was personalized and sounded like Carrie had known us from the beginning. It was funny but sweet. I couldn't have asked for anything more.

    Thank you so much!
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    Oh. My. Goodness. Carrie officiated and wrote our ceremony. Everything was so personal and she took time to get to know us and what we wanted and liked. We had multiple guests come to us after the ceremony and tell us that it was the best ceremony they had ever sat thru and that it was so unique and personal. She accommodated all of the requests that we had and incorporated everything into the ceremony that we wanted! She is such a wonderful person and she was so easy to work with. I will never be able to thank you enough, Carrie. You wrote a memorable ceremony, not only for us, but for our guests as well! We wish you nothing but the best!
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    She was amazing:) highly recommend and was very understanding.
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    Ashley Sent on 11/08/2016
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    Carrie was wonderful to work with. My fiancé and I (at the time) had planned on using a different person to officiate our marriage but the plans fell through. Carrie was recommended to us by a friend and we couldn't have been happier with the outcome. It was nerve racking to find someone who was available and also LGBT friendly. It was very short notice but Carrie made it work for us! She took the time to get to know us, made us feel comfortable, and wrote a beautiful ceremony. I would recommend her for sure! Thanks Carrie! ??
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    Carrie was a joy to work with. She gave us multiple options and various ideas for our ceremony. She made it so much easier helping us decide what we wanted considering we were not sure. We had a beautiful outdoor ceremony that was exactly what we wanted. She took our thoughts and feelings and put them into words that were perfect for us. Our ceremony was wonderful and i would definitely recommend her !
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    Carrie was very helpful in making our wedding day perfect. From helping finish setting up because we were running late, to making our ceremony flow even though my husband had forgot his vows. She does a wonderful job of getting to know you and telling your story at the wedding. Our day was truly ours, there will not be another ceremony written like ours, because Carrie took the time to talk to us, get to know us and then wrote a beautiful love story to share. She as did a wonderful job as a day of coordinator. Once the ceremony was done she went right to the reception site and got everything going. She keep everything flowing all night and helped keep the place picked up as well. If you are looking for something other than the normal ceremony Carrie would do a wonderful job of making your day truly yours.
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    Carrie was so wonderful to work with from our very first contact to the very end! She captured our personalities so perfectly and performed our ceremony as if she knew us for years! I received so many compliments on how well our ceremony was read! Carrie was very personable and professional and she took charge and put everything into play! I highly recommend Rites and Rituals for your ceremony. I promise that you will not be disappointed!
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    I was looking for someone to marry my husband and i on july 23 i found rites and rituals and called and began to talk to Carrie Bedwell i made such a wonderful choice on picking her package we meet at a coffee shop and she was so prepared we choose what we wanted and she was such a wonderful person she showed up early for rehearsal our ceremony as breathe taking and she even said grace for us at our reception Carrie helped me out any way possible she could i also recommended her to my stepdaughter and they choose Carrie as well and loved everything she did i highly recommend her
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    Carrie helped make our ceremony fantastic! She helped paint a picture of how my husband and I met and really helped to share our love story. Carrie made sure to keep our opinions and suggestions at the forefront of our service. I would definitely recommend her to other couples looking for an officiant!
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    Carrie really brought personality and character to our 1920's themed wedding! She used slang terms and quotes from books from the 1920s period as well,which is just one of the tiny little details she took care of. Carrie just really went above and beyond and I really feel like we weren't just another couple she had to preform a wedding ceremony for. It was really special! She's the best!! I couldn't have hoped for any better than her!
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    Rites & Rituals provided such a personal and unique service for our wedding. Carrie was such a delight and got to know both my Husband and I to help make our ceremony so memorable. This was such a great experience and such an affordable price! I would recommend Rites & Rituals to anyone in need of this service!
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    Carrie gave us a very personal and professional ceramony that we loved! She even came to our venue 3 hours early to help us with our rehearsal! Thank you Carrie you were great!
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    Carrie was our officiant and we could not of loved her more!! She was able to take our 10 minute meeting and create a ceremony that felt so special and personal. I highly recommend her!!
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    Carrie was very professional from the beginning. It was a relief that she was able to offer many suggestions for my daughter's ceremony. I highly recommend Carrie's service if you want a dependable wedding officiant.
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    Save yourself the headache.

    I was recommended by someone on Wedding Wire that was using Carrie as her officiant. The first encounters were great. We met and went over the relationship questionnaire and Carrie got to know us. A week or so before the wedding I receive a text message that Carrie's young child spilled his juice all over our notes so I had to answer questions all over again. I felt a panic come over me. Like we were starting from scratch a week before the wedding because all of our information was gone. Also, for the convenience of our wedding party - it was decided to have our rehearsal the same day as wedding, before the ceremony. (We live in Indiana and our wedding was in Michigan) I was told by multiple people how confused they were and that the rehearsal was started "backwards" and nobody knew what they were doing. Which totally showed during our actual ceremony. Fast forward to almost of a month of being married and I receive a text message today stating that our marriage license was lost in the mail. That the envelope came back to her "empty". So now I have to take a day off of work and drive out to Michigan so I can give the courthouse my copy of the marriage license and deal with that whole ordeal. I am beyond frustrated. Our wedding has come and gone and the STRESS still follows due to the poor service/professionalism of our officiant.
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