A Beautiful Wedding

Thanks to Carmen, my husband and I had the happiest day of our lives. She went out of her way to please us and she was able to help me plan a last minute wedding.

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Carmen was absolutely amazing. She helped us with things that she didn't have to. She was quick in response and gave us amazing ideas for our ceremony. She was kind, and I am so beyond grateful for everything she did for us! More...

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She performed our wedding at the park in Lawrence. Did a good job and she was reasonably priced.

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An outstanding supporter of the Wedding Industry of Lawrence, Carmen is always striving for perfection and supporting others in the profession. Rob Phillips,VVCI.

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Carmen was amazing, she made sure our wedding was perfect! As an out of town bride I relied heavily on Carmen to recommend wedding professionals and figure out the smaller details. She was responsive and listened to what we wanted, style and budget. I am very thankful we hired her! More...

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Carmen and her team made sure our wedding day was absolutely stress free. Everything went so smoothly and I cannot thank her enough for helping us plan our wedding!

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Carmen was everything we needed, she was kind, flexible, and really helped make the day special.

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Carmen was so sweet, flexible, understanding and passionate about her job. She brought a cozy and personal vibe to our wedding. It was a pleasure to have her involved and she made us feel very comfortable. Love her!!!!!! More...

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As a wedding photographer in the Lawrence area, I had the privilege of working with Carmen from 'A Beautiful Wedding' in preparation and while photographing a wedding October 6, 2018. Her attention to detail and dedication to the couple, made the event so very special and unique. Her knowledge and experience truly made it A Beautiful Day! More...

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Carmen at A Beautiful Wedding is so kind, and extremely knowledgeable about the wedding industry. When I was first starting out as a planner she offered me advice and guidance showing me she is very passionate about Wedding Planning. I will always refer couples her way when I need to because I know they will be getting a planner who is great at what she does and has the resources to help couples have the perfect wedding! More...

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Mike was our officiant for our wedding this last weekend and he was awesome. Everything went so smooth. Both Carmen and Mike were extremely professional and we loved working with them. They definitely made our ceremony unique and special. More...

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Carmen was the officiant for our wedding on 6.10.17! She was easy to work with, responsive, and very professional. Carmen made sure that our ceremony was unique to us. She shared her unique ideas with us, but also listened to our ideas. Carmen made sure that the ceremony ran smoothly. We got many compliments on the quality and uniqueness of our ceremony. Strongly recommend! More...

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I refer couples to Carmen all the time. She has a great deal of experience, integrity and just plain talent in the wedding business and is a tremendous asset to Kansas City's bridal "circuit" from officiating to wedding planning. She should be your first, last and ONLY stop. More...

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You can really tell that Carmen cares about each and every single one of her clients. Her words are beautiful and it was hard not to shed a tear the first time I read the ceremony we wrote for us.

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Carmen was amazing! We had a ceremony planned at a place that closed due to weather 4 hours before our wedding was to begin! I happened to get Carmen’s number from someone and called her, last minute She veered through the terrible weather and help does have a beautiful ceremony at our home which she wrote in less than an hour and charged a reasonable price… I am so thankful that she was able to come on such short notice and make our day perfect… Thank you Carmen More...

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Carmen with A Beautiful Wedding has helped me plan two different events!

The first event was my 35th birthday party. She contributed a lot of really fun ideas, unique décor, great energy, food servers, & even found me a sparkly dress at an estate sale.

The second even was a client appreciation party barbeque. She helped find a Batman car & Batman impersonator to go along with the theme. She also connected me with a great DJ & awesome interior decorator who brought in table cloths, floral arrangements, & many other unique theme centered items.

Carmen clearly loves people and parties. And she uses her amazing networking skills to make sure that every event is the best she can make it be! More...

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Carmen officiated our wedding on 9/9/17 and we were so happy with her service! Not only was the ceremony great, but she did so many other things to help out that were not part of her contracted services. She put out decorations, made lemonade, coordinated my bridal party - anything that needed to be done, she stepped up to help with. She went above and beyond to ensure that our wedding day was perfect and we can't thank her enough. You won't be disappointed if you book her for your wedding! More...

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Carmen was amazing! My husband and I couldn't have been happier with the ceremony that she put together for us! We were in tears from how beautiful it was!

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Carmen both officiated and planned our wedding. She was AWESOME. I seriously have recommended her to everyone I know. She was very helpful with planning our wedding when I wasn't living in Lawrence, and she found the best vendors.

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Carmen was fantastic to work with. She was a great listener, and she had great ideas and suggestions. You can tell she loves what she does. I was so happy to have her on our wedding day because she made it so special. More...

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Loved working with Carmen Hocking of A Beautiful Wedding! Extremely knowledgeable, easy to work with, great ideas for things we did not even think about. We loved her creativity. She also was helpful with invitations we got from her and my wife preserved her gown with through Carmen. Carmen mentioned to us she was also a travel agent and so we asked her about places she had been and could recommend to us for our honeymoon. She booked us the trip of our dreams and came in under budget. We will use her again for all our future trips as well and will recommend Carmen and A Beautiful Wedding to everyone we know who needs wedding services. More...

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Carmen was more than just our officiant she was our life raft when we were drounding. Marring a marine is difficult enough, but having to change your wedding date, time and location time to fit his leave schedule was a nightmare. Thankfully, Carmen was there every step of the way! She gave us two beautiful ceremonies; one as a more privet affair for just me and my husband, and the other to share with all our Friends and Family. My husband and I can't think her enough for all the time, planing, preparation, understanding, and accommodation she provided us with our ever-changing date and venue. Our wedding turned out far better than we ever imagined and in a large part that is all thanks to Carmen for her gidence and her breathtaking ceremony! I have already referred her to a few of my friends who just got engaged and are planning coming nuptials! More...

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Carmen was great! My now-husband and I were directed to Carmen via a venue recommendation, as we are new to the area and didn't know any officiants. We were able to completely customize all of the wording of our wedding, and Carmen provided ceremony examples to help us create our dream ceremony! She was not only a great officiant, but also offered some great advice for wedding planning and was extremely reasonably priced. I would highly recommend her for anyone looking for a wedding officiant in the Lawrence area! More...

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Both Carmen and Mike are amazing! You won't go wrong when you chose them they will work with you every step of the way!

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Carmen, with A Beautiful wedding, was a godsend for my wife and I. We started out with intentions to plan our own wedding, but as our date got closer and closer, the stress of it all started building. We made the decision to hire A Beautiful wedding about 6 weeks before our wedding and that was the best decision we could have made. Carmen was wonderful to work with, very organized, professional, and willing to do anything and everything we needed. She made it possible for my wife and I to enjoy our special day, worry free! More...

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If you would like a care free, stress free, get to dance ALL night reception hire A beautiful wedding! Thinking about my reception really stressed me out! Then I met Carmen and she was wonderful. She honestly gave me the best present anyone could give me and that was the ability to enjoy my reception stress free. She took care of EVERYTHING. Carmen is polite, very professional. I felt like I had a second mom in charge! My own family was very pleased that they were able to enjoy the night as well without having to make everything run smoothly. Thank you so much for all you did for our wedding day! More...

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Quick and professional also very nice and enthusiastic.

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Available last minute and helped us put on a beautiful ceremony

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Carmen was amazing. I got in touch with her the WEEK of our wedding! She is 5 stars all around. She did everything perfect and made the day super special.

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Carmen did a great job, helped calm the nerves and everything went smooth. So glad we picked an officiant that showed up early and was very professional.

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Carmen was such a joy to work with! She was helpful when we needed suggestions, but also let us choose our own ceremony script that would be perfect for us. She made our ceremony so special, and both sides of the family absolutely loved her! Thanks Carmen!! More...

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Carmen Hocking with A Beautiful Wedding is the most amazing officiant and planner. She is so down to earth and genuine that she really makes you feel special throughout the whole process. She really brought our whole rehearsal dinner and ceremony together and made everything flow so seamlessly. I am not sure what we would have done without her. She is definitely the best of the best!! More...

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We chose to work with A Beautiful Wedding and so happy we did. From our first meeting through our wedding day they were so resourceful, organized, always coming up with things to share with us and very friendly. We loved working with A Beautiful Wedding and would recommend them highly. Money well spent, worth every penny. More...

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I can't say enough nice things about Carmen. From the very first meeting we had to the ceremony itself, she was on top of it and very thorough. We didn't have to worry about a thing. She is so kind and easy to get along with. The ceremony went on without a hitch and everyone kept saying how beautiful it was and loved how smoothly it all went. She was even there to capture a candid moment with my son before the ceremony and it is by far my favorite picture of the whole wedding. I will always be referring anyone I know to Carmen. A Beautiful Wedding is top notch! More...

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Carmen is dedicated to her mission of providing her clients with exactly the ceremony they envision. Not only does she respond promptly to communicated request, she responds with insight and professionalism. After working with Carmen, I definitely feel like I made a new friend! More...

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Carmen was amazing! My husband, Dennis and I LOVED working with her. We hired her to help us plan our wedding and also to officiate our wedding. Her selection of invitations were good so we ordered some as well as wedding programs she helped us with wording. Half way through planning we decided to book our honeymoon through her company and she had made some really great destination suggestions and we ended up going to Puerto Rico. If you want the best hire Carmen. Great planner AND great officiant. More...

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Carmen officiated our recent wedding and did a great job. She even added in a last second request to the ceremony without breaking a sweat. Carmen is a very organized and nice lady. More...

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My wife and I are so grateful our lives crossed paths with Carmen Hocking of A Beautiful Wedding. Carmen helped plan our wedding that was in January of this year and she also officiated for us. Carmen took time to listen to our love story and helped create the most comforting, intimate and spiritual day that truly represented our life and love for one another. She was very professional and wonderful to work with. Her company and wedding team offer a variety of services. She gave us 100% of herself and she created a stress free day for us to truly enjoy together. We highly recommend Carmen's services. Working with Carmen and her wedding team we feel so blessed to have our unforgettable memories forever. Thank you, Carmen and A Beautiful Wedding team you are truly the best! More...

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Carmen Hocking is an awesome professional wedding planner and officiant. Carmen was more than I could ask for as a professional. May is always a busy month for weddings, however Carmen utilized her fabulous skills to provide me with a fairy tale wedding. She made our wedding so spectacular. More...

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She is amazing, and she always got back to me right away when I had questions

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Carmen wrote the most beautiful ceremony. She listened to what we wanted and offered ideas for the this we didn't know. She is very professional and she will make your ceremony memorable. She is also great and directing things as she is a wedding planner too. We are so happy we used her for our wedding. Couldn't be happier! More...

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We hired Carmen Hocking to officiate our wedding. She was easy to work with and had great ideas to incorporate into our ceremony. Very knowledgeable, presented us with options we had not really thought about. Our families really liked her too. We recommend her to all wedding couples looking for an easy going and fun officiant. We liked her the best of all our wedding vendors. More...

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Call Carmen to set up an appointment as soon as you are engaged! She will give you a lot of great information and fun ideas to make your wedding the best wedding you could ever imagine. We hired her at the first meeting. So happy we did. She knows everything wedding related! We hired her for wedding planning to begin with then also hired her to officiate our wedding. We also used her services for invitations and to plan our honeymoon. She found us a great deal on an all inclusive resort. We will definitely be going back. We were happy with all of our wedding vendors but hiring Carmen was our best decision. Definitely worth every dime. More...

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Carmen was excellent, she helped us with everything even at the last minute

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This awesome and fantastic lady saved my wedding day. Not only did she contact me one day before my big day and tell me some very important information about my marriage license, after I made a last minute reaching out post for an officiant . She also answered her phone on the morning of my wedding, when I still had no officiant for my big day, She agreed to be apart off my ceremony and helped everyone throughout the ceremony. She is very well versed and helpful in all aspects of the wedding day. She even had several talks and communication with each and everyone of my grooms men and most of my bride maids and gave my big day the final touch it needed. If you are ever looking for an officiant, Carmen is the one to choose. More...

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