First, let us thank you for all that you did for us on April 16! You were wonderful. With Shanna, Yael and Doug dedicated to making the experience memorable, there was no where else we would rather have been. The sense of comfort and family with the Circle of Light made our day a perfect experience and amazing memory for our future together. We treasure our experience with you and are delighted we chose to share our Union with you. Our guests were as stunned and delighted with the incredible backdrop and elegant decorations as we were.

You truly made our day a dream come true.

Our most sincere thanks and appreciation.

Kay and Nan Ross

Dear Yael, Doug, & Shanna,

Married life is just as wonderful as we imagined! We can't thank you enought for everything you did to make our day extra special and memorable. It was so beautiful and perfect, more than we could have ever hoped for. You made us and our guests feel so welcome and loved. We totally agree that you are now part of our family! You wouldn't believe all the compliments we have gotten on our pictures. Thank you Doug for doing an amazing job with them. You made us feel such at ease. Yael, thank you for the beautiful and heartfelt words in our ceremony - especially for mentioning Haley & Ryan! Shanna, you were more sweet in person than you were over the phone. Thank you so much for always taking the time to answer all our questions and doing whatever was needed to get us exactly what we wanted for our ceremony. Our friends and family that attended the ceremony fell in love with you as much as we did! We would love to come back someday for a renewal ceremony with Haley and Ryan, and hopefully by that time, we'll have a new addition to our family! We can't put into words how thankful and grateful we are that you made our special day unforgettable. We will continue to keep you updated on all the blessings and love in our life!

With Love,
Amanda & Mel

Shanna, Doug & Yael:

Well we are getting settled in as a new married couple. Thank you all again for the lovely, most blessed ceremony. We also thank you for the opportunity to be on the website to represent our new family. All of your support and unconditional love, as God love His Children, is a simple message that we all can love as God chooses to love us. We did not even begin to imagine how God can bless 2 people with so many friends and now all of you, our extended family.

A lot of us have a tendency to forget, that God and Faith lead us to many "simple" blessings. The power of prayer and believing in Faith can unravel Gods miraculous works. Within less than 24 hours, of our union, God has shown us (still is) that our union is His workings of His majestic plan. He began deliverance of His signs and messages, to let us know that our union was in the making for many years, and now it is time for us to be united as 1.

Prayer, Faith and Hope are a must in the union of two people. If you have these God will reward your life to the fullest. God Bless you all and the many who have the sacred blessed chance to have you touch their lives like you did ours.
With Love and Prayers,
The Soto's

Yael, Doug, and Shanna,
You are loving people and love is all around you. Your positive energy spreads to anything that you do. We were so proud to have met you all. When we entered in Carroll County we saw so many places to have a special wedding but your website kept popping up while we were on line searching. We knew that our wedding would be special but to be fill with love of the Spirit was amazing! We felt everyone's energy. We felt so welcome from day one chatting on the phone. We are so bless to have had you apart of our wedding. It truly was meant to be. When we drove down your path to the Circle of Light we were in amazement. The beautiful colors coming off the lake and the deer roaming everywhere. What a beautiful day that we will remember always. Yael, when we first walked in on the day before the wedding, we fell in love with you and the team! You are really great at what you do. We came in not knowing where to start and then you made it clear.. don't worry relax, let us handle it. Wow! Thank you so much! 50 years down the road I will be telling my children how wonderful our wedding was and what wonderful people we met along the way! We have been telling everyone we know about you and what wonderful services you bring. Thank you so much and I know, Kenny and I have a friend for life! Jessie and Kenny Sierra-Blanchard

Bobbie and I would like to say THANK YOU to everyone at the Circle of Light Chapel! Our Holy Union ceremony was such a success! To us the chapel was more than just a beautiful place. The staff was extremely well organized, respectful and caring. They truly helped us in creating the most unforgettable day of our lives. The flowers and cake were perfect! The photographer did an outstanding job and captured even the most unexpected moments. Special thanks to Yael for her heartfelt loving words! Our friends and families were treated beyond welcome. Everyone had a wonderful time! I would definitely recommend the Circle of Light to anyone wanting to celebrate and share their love! Thanks again Circle of Light for the special memories! TWO THUMBS UP!
Gayla and Bobbie Jordan
8/8/2009
Rogers, AR

We are a lesbian couple who recently became partners for life in a Holy Union Ceremony at the Circle of Light. As a couple, we began planning months in advance with Circle of Light for our sunset ceremony. Doug, Yael, and Shanna of Circle of Light gave attention to all the many details in order to make our day as special and unique as we desired. They really were attentive to what we wanted for our ceremony. Such as, they were able to locate a baker to be able to personalize our wedding cake, which was an important thing to us as a couple.

We couldn't have asked for a better wedding at sunset on the deck. The deck has a beautiful view overlooking the lake. Yael, who performed our ceremony, made it heart felt and very meaning to us as a couple, and also the message stayed with those in attendance. Our guests were amazed at how loving and caring Doug, Yael, and Shanna were, and how well everything flowed that evening.

The Circle of Light is a wonderful place to start a life together as one. Being a part of the GLBT community, they make you feel extremely accepted and loved and truly see your ceremony as no different than any other wedding. Circle of Light is a place that we would come back in the years to come and recommit ourselves to one another.

Kimalee and Ashley Marple

Yael, Shanna and Doug.... Well, where do we start with telling the three of you how GREAT you made our special day? You all are very AMAZING individuals. We thank God that we were so blessed to the extent of sharing that moment with you. As we take this journey through life together as a happily married lesbian couple, y'all will always have a very special place in our hearts. Words cannot describe the warmth and meaning you show us before, during and after the ceremony.

Yael, the ceremony was PERFECT. The words you spoke touched our hearts, and you including Trent meant so much. That is a day we will never forget. Shanna, you hugged us the minute we walked in and made us feel so comfortable. Doug, the pictures are awesome, we couldn't ask for them to be any better.

So I guess what we are trying to say is THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for making that the BEST day!!!!

Mary and Shawn

Mitzi and I wanted to let you all know that we are so grateful that there is a place that we were able to make a spiritual commitment to each other. After being together for 4 years, we able to continue our journey that God had planned for us. Having our four children blessed was extremely emotional for both of us. I cannot say enough about how each and everyone of you made us feel welcome. The time and care you put into making sure that our parents were not only included in the ceremony, but helped them feel at ease. We will never forget the way that Yael spoke so softly and passionately while officiating our ceremony. Shanna made sure that we all knew what to expect and that all our special requests were honored. Because of the patient photographer, we will have pictures to last a lifetime. Again, thank you for helping create memories that will be cherished forever. Holly and Mitzi.

We want to thank everyone at Circle Of Light for making our special day everything we had imagined and more. Your attention to every detail helped us to just be able to relax and enjoy our day. The flowers were beautiful and exactly what we wanted. You are all so wonderful, you made us and our guests feel welcome and comfortable. The beautiful scenery made for a perfect backdrop for our afternoon ceremony on the circle deck. The heartfelt words you spoke to us will stay with us in our hearts forever. Doug, the pictures you took were great, they captured every moment of the day. They will be a beautiful remembrance of our special day forever. We are very happy that we chose Circle of Light for our Holy Union Ceremony. Thanks Again,
Dona and Maria