With This Ring

Rev. Carleen of With this Ring was our officiant at our June 2014 beach wedding. We had a very chill laid back feel for our day, and Carleen's services accented that beautifully. She created a ceremony script that was absolutely perfect for our day. She is such a warm and inviting soul, which made it very easy to work with her. I was fearful that since I had no idea what I wanted in a ceremony, the ceremony wouldn't really reflect us as a couple. Carleen somehow created the perfect script and encouraged our input along the way! Was so glad to have her guidance along the way!

We had our wedding in July and set everything up via e-mail and phone with Rev. Carleen Burns. We booked a year in advance and kept correspondence up with her and everything turned out perfect. We had a Hawaiian themed private wedding and she incorporated our Leis and bowl blessing into our vows. We filled out a questionnaire that gave her our story and what we wanted and we were thrilled to see the final product. I would definitely recommend " With This Ring".

Carleen was professional, courteous, and flexible. However, she left out some important details in the ceremony. My husband and I had originally booked her for a summer wedding but decided to switch to an elopement package so that we could marry during December. We were worried about losing Carleen as an officiant, but she accommodated our needs and was happy to switch the date on short notice! She had given us a nice layout on how the readings, vows and other little parts of the service would go. My husband and I emailed her our vows and the specifics of what we wanted said during the wedding ceremony. I was very clear with Carleen that I did not want the phrase "till death do us part" included in the ceremony. Carleen assured me that she does not say that line. Unfortunately, she included the phrase anyway. I also sent her the ring vows that I wanted to use, per her request, but she did not use them. Even though she did not completely give us what we wanted, she did a nice job speaking. I still felt that my wedding turned out very nice. I would recommend using an officiant that you know, such as a pastor or family member. I think that Carleen did her best, but was not able to make it personal because she did not know us. Carleen of course apologized for the mistakes and stated that she had confused us with another wedding she had to go to that day. Perhaps she is taking on more than she should. If you choose to go with Carleen, make sure to have her send you a copy of the ceremony prior. She did not do this with us and I think that it would have prevented the issues.

Carleen officiated our beach wedding in st. Joseph, Michigan and we could not have been more pleased with her work. Before the ceremony she met us at a local coffee shop so we could get to know her better. We had a destination wedding and It was important to me that she know us as a couple. The day of the wedding was brutally cold but it didn't phase Carleen. She did a wonderful job incorporating our wishes into the ceremony and telling our story. She had all of the readings and vows preprinted for our ceremony. She is truly a professional and I would highly recommend her to anyone.

With This Ring was a perfect vendor for our wedding. Carleen was a pleasure to work with. We only meet with her once and knew she was perfect for us. She never pressured us into doing anything we didn't want to do but made sure everything was what we wanted! Our ceremony had a little bit of everything from god to a little bit about my husband and I. We had her come to the dress rehearsal which I was greatful that she did because she ran the show which as a bride helped out so much. One last thing I'd like to note is she was so wonderful one of my cousins is going to have her do there wedding!

I have to say that I searched high and low on the Internet for someone to officiate our wedding then I came across With This Ring. The website offered everything I wanted so I gave Carleen Burns a call and asked her tons of questions. I told Carleen that my idea wedding was an outside wedding with about 30 family and friends at my Mom and Dad's house. I wanted to have both of my husbands and my religions involved in our vows so Carleen helped by sending me out some examples. All I really have to say there is no doubt in my mind if it wasn't for Carleen being there answering questions and giving me some ideas I probably would have gone nuts. It turned out to be one of the most beautiful days and experiences that I have ever had. With this Ring has a lot to offer and I would recommend them to anyone.

Carleen was simply wonderful to work with! She customized every detail of our ceremony so that it was exactly what we wanted! It was beautiful and unforgettable! We would refer 'With This Ring' to anyone!

Excellent service, highly professional! She personalized everything to our relationship, and it made for a beautiful ceremony. We have and will continue to refer anyone we know getting married to With This Ring!!

My husband stumbled across With This Ring during an internet search and we couldn't have been happier with our ceremony. We were able to personalize it perfectly for our relationship and our ceremony. Easy to work with, good price and fabulous quality of service. Have recommended to others and will continue to do so in years to come!

Carlene was a wonderful officiant for my daughter's wedding who delivered a beautiful message that moved everyone. She truly captured the spirit of the event and couple. Thank you so very much, Carlene!

Carleen was professional and did a great job personalizing our wedding. I love how she got to know us first, asked questions first like how we met, what we loved about each other, etc., and incorporated all of that into a personalized wedding ceremony. I had so many compliments on her and not a dry eye in the small wedding we had. We have since continued a relationship with her and asked her to do my Mothers funeral and that too, she delivered a beautiful heartwarming service. I highly recommend her!

We absolutely loved Carleen/ With This Ring! My husband and I are not very religious so we were looking for a service that would focus on our relationship and love for each other. Carleen did such a fabulous job creating a special, unique, heartfelt story for us! She was so kind and captured all that we were looking for. She gave us loads of examples and ideas of readings and unity elements that helped us be part of the creation of the service. We couldn't of asked for anything better!

We had a wonderful experience! Carleen was perfect for our wedding!! We highly recommend her! :)

Carleen did a great job with our ceremony! She completely personalized every aspect our wedding! She gets back to you quickly and I would completely recommend her to my friends!

I had the pleasure of having Carleen as our officiant at my beach ceremony in St. Joe on August 2nd. My husband and I are not a religious couple and we did not want to have a lot of scriptures or biblical readings at our ceremony. We wanted something that reflected our personalities and the love we have for one another. Carleen did everything and more than we wanted for our ceremony. She made it very personable, telling our story of each other. She loved and encouraged our not so traditional elements to the ceremony, including our unique unity ceremony. She added just the perfect amount of humor to our ceremony. My friends and family (even the ones who disagreed with our religious point of view) thought the ceremony was beautiful and couldn't have represented the two of us more. Carleen thought ahead to get our vows from us before the ceremony so we wouldn't have to worry about bringing them with us on that day. I was pleasantly surprised when she handed us our vows, the vows were typed up on nice parchment paper with a beautiful design. Perfect for a keepsake. I would have just had a cheap printed paper from my home printer. That was very nice. Carleen also sent in our documents into the county herself. What a great service! The only recommendation I have for other brides, if your ceremony is outdoors and it's a fairly large crowd, I would suggest having an additional microphone for you and your groom to speak into to ensure your guests can hear your vows. Our guests said they could hear her perfectly, but when it was our turn, they could not hear a thing. I thought her microphone would be enough :(

When searching for the right person to perform our union, I had sent several messages to potential officiants, and one certainly stood out to me and my bride. Carleen Burns took the time to send a wonderful note about how we would connect with her and we knew right away that she was perfect for us. And not to mention that we planned this "elopement" in about 5 days, but you would never know with her attention to detail and the beautiful fitting words that Carleen prepared for the ceremony. It was like she knew every detail of our story and that we'd known her for years. She was amazing and I would certainly give my highest recommendation for Carleen. She left nothing for us to worry about and made us feel at ease, and a great sense of warmth exuded from her personality. It is quite obvious that Carleen loves what she does!

Carleen was beyond AWESOME. Our service short and sweet, very sincere while allowing for humor. We married on a ferry boat under the Mackinaw Bridge, followed by cocktail hour with a cruise on the water, then reception on the Island. She was such a trooper and attended to every detail during the planning stage of the wedding down to the Unity Sand at the reception. I wouldn't have any another officiate for our day. Many of our quests are still talking about the service and what a great job she does!!

Reverend Carleen officiated our wedding and did an awesome job. First, let me mention what a calming presence she had on the whole (crazy!) bunch. She was the perfect addition to our day, and we are so happy we hired her. Rev. Carleen worked with us on our every request - to make the ceremony creative and unique, to include friends who were very dear to us, and to focus on certain elements that were particularly important to us. She was extremely responsive (to repeated emails), amenable to change, and thoughtful in her approach to our ceremony. We loved having her officiate our ceremony and would recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant in the area!

Carleen officiated our wedding in June 2012. We were so pleased on how personal the ceremony was... it wasn't just a lot of readings from the Bible, it was so much more! She included short little quips about our relationship and how we met, as well as our passions and our characteristics. We had so many guests mention that it was the best wedding ceremony they had ever been to because it was so personal. We would definitely recommend Carleen to anyone who is looking for an officiant. She works hard to make sure your wedding ceremony is exactly what you want!!!

Carleen did my brother's wedding and we knew we wanted her to do ours too. She is so good at what she does. She personalizes your ceremony so it fits you and it was absolutely perfect. We received so many compliments on our ceremony because of her!

Rev. Carleen was amazing. She was very easy to work with and very friendly from the moment I first contacted her. She created such a personal ceremony that everyone truly enjoyed. It was an honor to be married by her!

It has taken far too long to write this review! Rev Carleen made our day so special. Almost a year later we still have guests wow about how personally Carleen got to know my husband and I and our story. She wrote a very intimate ceremony for us to share with our loved ones and we are forever grateful we chose her to be such a big part of our day. We highly recommend her! Thank you Carleen!

Rev. Veronique did an excellent job during our ceremony! She was professional throughout the entire process and was really dedicated to making sure everything was how we wanted it. I initially was nervous about hiring somebody I didn't know to officiate the ceremony, but she held our check for months not even cashing it until after everything was complete. We could tell Rev. Veronique enjoyed what she did and it ultimately made the experience 100 times better. Thanks again for such a lovely ceremony! Love, Jon & Sarah Bovee

My husband and I were married on March 31, 2012 in St. Joe Mi by Reverend Carleen Burns. She did an absolutely amazing job creating and performing our ceremony. There were so many elements in the ceremony that made it perfect for us and for our story. Not only did we love her, but we got so many compliments from our guests regarding how wonderful of a job she did! We highly recommend using Carleen for your upcoming wedding day!

We were married at the Yarrow Golf and Conference Center in Augusta, Michigan by Rev. Carleen Burns. I would highly recomend her. Rev. Carleen created a wonderful ceremony for us, and she didn't leave out any detail. She listened intently to our story and and created a personalized ceremony. It was absolutely beautiful and we had so many compliments on her. We are so happy that we chose her.

Reverend Carleen made the ceremony so memerable and personal for my husband and I. We were able to give her our stories of how we met and she incorporated the right amount of faith, friends, family and love into it!!! It was the happiest day of my life and I will always remember our ceremony!!! Thank you Reverand Carleen!!!

Rev. Burns created an awesome personalized ceremony for our wedding. She pays attention to detail and truly cares about her clients. We will definitely recommend her to anyone!

Carleen Burns was everything and more we hope she would be by reading her reviews. She put us all at ease with her humor and some personel touches added to the ceremony. We appreciated her words of wisdom and the way she presented the marriage vows. The Cooke Family

We were looking for something non-denominational and wound up finding Rev. Carleen. She sat down with us just once and then had us do a big of homework putting on paper what we were looking for out of the ceremony and more about ourselves, each other and our relationship. She then took all that information and put together a script for the ceremony which she had us review a week or so prior to the big day. She nailed it too! After the ceremony everyone was talking about how well she did in capturing exactly who we were. My biggest concern was using someone who neither of us knew but having the wedding so far from where I grew up we had no other choice. Rev. Carleen does a great job of making your ceremony exactly was YOU want it to be. Her prices are also very reasonable for the attention to detail she puts into everything.