We just got home one hour ago, and I went back to your website to see it and remember it. It really describes and shows the place, but Circle of Light far exceeds the photos and "promises" of a wonderful wedding. The VIEW, the grounds, how everything was arranged for us (even though we are 800 miles away)! The hugs and the feeling that we were your only wedding made us feel so special. With God's Love, John and Lorrene

Lorrene and John

Yael, Doug, Shanna: As we approach our second anniversary, thoughts of you all have entered our hearts. We want to let you know how thankful we are for all that you did for us. We chose your place for our wedding initially due to the amazingly beautiful atmosphere and the breath taking views but what we received was a whole lot more. You opened your home and your hearts to us, from the first conversation to the last, every detail taking care of in a professional manner. Our vows were so special and touched our hearts in a way we never thought possible. You sent us off into the sunset with many fond memories as well as many blessings. Thank You all for all that you did to make our wedding beautiful, spiritual, and breath taking as well as for the many blessings you sent our way. James, Loretta and Rachel, Stillwater, OK


I just wanted to tell you again how lovely the ceremony was. I was very pleased with the way things were handled, the decorations and the reception. Since all of this was done via email and phone calls, I wasn't sure that it would be all that I expected. Frankly, it was more than I expected. It was just WONDERFUL. Everyone I talked to said how nice the ceremony was. I just want to thank you so very much for making my daughter's wedding such a joyous experience, one I'm sure she will remember always. I wish I could really express how great it all was. Thanks again. Sincerely, Joyce


Shanna, Doug, Yael... Where to start? Words alone cannot express the words and thoughts of mine. You made our wedding spectacular. Your website alone does not do you justice. When I first heard of Eureka Springs weddings I could not wait to search online! For some reason your website just kept bringing me back. I thank God for that! Of course when you do everything online you always worry! Shanna you were always so kind and helpful. Thank you so much. I remember you telling to to relax and you would take care of it all. Not easy for a very stressful person... I worried up until I met you on our big night! I cannot begin to express how sweet you all were. You all three are wonderful, awesome..etc...(again no words). I will always recommend you. Thanks again,
Teresa and Michael (June 2008)


Thanks so much to all of you for helping me and my husband Chris to have the perfect wedding. With the help planning by Shanna, the photos that Doug took and the wonderful words and vows from Yael you gave us a wonderful day that we'll cherish always. Our son Jackson loved being a part of everything and receiving the family medallion. Our guests couldn't say enough about how beautiful everything was and how perfect the ceremony and reception were, we agree too! When we renew our vows we will definitely return to have it done. We know that God was present that day and wrapped us in his love as the ceremony was performed. Everything was just right and totally stress free because of all you did. Thanks again and God bless! Marisa and Chris Wren


"We cannot thank you enough for the wonderful and beautiful wedding you gave us. You all are so caring and compassionate and made us feel so special. All of our guests commented more than once how beautiful your building is, inside and out. I could not have asked or planned my wedding any more perfectly. We want to say our vows to each other at our one year anniversary, and now we can, thanks to you typing them up for us. that was very thoughtful. The pictures are beautiful. Doug did a wonderful job. God bless each of you for what you do, and how you make us feel on your very special wedding day. Mike, Stacy and Tyler."

"I truly believe we had the perfect wedding at Circle Of Light..."

Kenny and I really want you to know how special you all made our wedding. You have given us a wonderful start to our many many years together. Circle of Light is definitely first class. Thanks to you, we will enjoy the memory of our wedding day forever. Beautiful ceremony, beautiful landscape, beautiful weather. God definitely blessed Our Day. Thank you for everything. Kenny and Rhonda Dover

Shanna, Yael and Doug - just wanted to send you all an email to thank you so very much for making our wedding day so wonderful. From our first phone call to you - I knew we were in for a real treat. You made all the planning so easy and truly allowed us to enjoy our special day without worrying about details. Thank you also for all the incredible referrals made to complement our weekend - from the restaurant, to the lodging and hair stylist -- the whole weekend was simply fantastic. Our family, as well as Rob and I, thoroughly enjoyed our time with you. Thank you again! Lori and Robert Long

"A card isn't enough to show you all how thankful we are for the most beautiful wedding you all provided for us and the children in our family. Not only were we impressed with what you all did for us, our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts and uncles were left in "ahhhhh." Everyone there was really touched, especially the children when the family medallions were presented. Yael, thank you for the beautiful words that you spoke during the ceremony. They are imbeded in our hearts and memories forever. Doug, thank you for taking such beautiful pictures of our wedding for our memories to share. Shanna, thank you for take care of wedding planning and making our wedding stress free. "You all are wonderful people and have the most beautiful, romantic place in Northwestern Arkansas to get married!"
Natalie, Daniel and Alyssa, Destiny and Alec


Here are the pictures that Doug (the professional) took of the wedding...what a great job!!! I truly believe we had the perfect wedding at Circle Of Light... a beautiful place with beautiful people!!!
Love, Ondria


"Thank you for making our wedding day the most beautiful and precious thing two lives joined together could ever imagine!" Blue and Tina.

Just wanted to say Thank You for making our wedding everything we dreamed it to be. You definitely have the most beautiful site in Eureka Springs, and we couldn't have asked for a better group of people to work with. Love, Lana and Sean

Thank you for giving us such a wonderful day. It was all more than we expected. You are great at making a girl's dream beautiful and stress-free! Thank you again! Drew and TJ

Thank you for creating such a lovely wedding for my son and his bride. From the pictures I'd seen of Circle of Light, I knew it would be gorgeous. I just had no idea HOW gorgeous! The setting is absolutely breathtaking. But more important is the wonderful, intimate and so very meaningful ceremony and celebration you created for my kids. It couldn't have been a more perfect wedding! Linda

I just wanted to write to thank you for making my wedding day such a memorable day. You had such a beautiful ceremony, and I feel everything was just perfect. Not only was it a perfect wedding but it was the perfect location. Thank you for making everything go smoothly. Keep up the awesome work. Anyone getting married at Circle of Light can be assured the most wonderful stress-free wedding day. Everyone at Circle of Light made our wedding day the most memorable, best day ever! Everyone of our guests was very impressed. Thanks again! Chad and Lisa

"Your words still ring in my ears and forever touched my soul."

What a beautiful gift you have given us! You opened up your home and your hearts to us and our families to give us a wedding day and ceremony we will never forget. Your ceremony was so sincere. I know you've said it thousands of times, but you made it sound like you wrote it just for us. I can't thank you enough! You and your pets sold me from the beginning. We were so blessed to find such an incredible place. I honestly can't imagine a more perfect 2 and a half hours of my life. If you only knew how much that day means to us-Paul and Laura

We loved our beautiful wedding you both helped to create. The chapel with the lake view was just breath-taking. The sunset service added such a feeling of Love and Spirit from God. The words and vows presented to us from God in your service were truly beautiful. Thank you so much for our copy. Your thoughtfulness shows in everything you did to make our day so special. Love Always in Christ. Janay and John

We wanted to just say thank you for the wonderful wedding ceremony that you preformed for Bryan and me. It was perfect. The chapel was beautiful. We had the photographs that Doug took developed today and they turned out gorgeous. We are thrilled. The girls have not stopped talking about Christos and Angel. I am so thankful that God led us to come up and find your chapel, it was right where we were meant to be. We are sure to come back to visit many times when we travel for vacation. Thank you so much for the wonderful heart felt, God led ceremony, you hit us both right in the heart. Bryan and I really are soul-mates, we just needed another push in the right direction and you certainly gave it to us. Thanks again, Circle of Light will forever hold a very special place in our heart. Sincerely, Jennifer

Thank you so much for all the arrangements you made to make our day wonderful. Everything was perfect and so much more than we expected. We will treasure August 4 for a lifetime. You are a very special lady and we were truly blessed to have you marry us. God Bless you! Mitch and Tammy

We got married in the dead of winter, in January. The hardest part was finding something to wear since it wasn't our first wedding. The folks at Circle of Light made it very special for us. The ceremony was beautiful and after the rings were blessed, I swear their sparkle was almost supernatural. I will never forget that day and the feeling I had. We framed the ceremony and have it hanging in our bedroom as a sweet reminder of a simple beginning. We recommend this for any couple who doesn't want the hassle, but want a beautiful, meaningful ceremony. Sam and Victoria, Edmond, Oklahoma

"Anyone getting married at Circle of Light can be assured the most wonderful stress-free wedding day."

Thank you for making our day special. The ceremony was romantic and very meaningful. Your help was very appreciated, because we live so far away. The arrangements would have been hard to make. You will always have a special place in our lives for helping us make our dream come true. You are always in our prayers. Thank you again. CE and Angela

What a beautiful ceremony! You were so much help and made our day wonderful. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Everyone commented on how beautiful your place is and how delicious the cake was! Please pass that on. West and Christi

Hello to everyone! We just wanted to thank you all for everything you done for us. We feel that we are very blessed to have met such wonderful and caring people. We felt like we have known you forever, and the experience we had with you can never be replaced. Yael's ceremony was perfect, we could not have asked for better and Doug's photo's are excellent! Everything was so wonderful, from meeting you the first day when we chose the "perfect spot," to your help with the fresh flowers, cake, etc., then the ceremony and reception.
We have had nothing but good comments from all the guest about the beautiful setting and ceremony, and how nice everyone was. Thanks again for everything! You are all a blessing, and we are very grateful to have you as a part of our "family."
Mandy and Troy

Since our wedding day, we have come to know four couples who were extremely stressed out on their wedding day because of all the planning and cost of a traditional wedding. We have said time and again how thankful we were to get married at Circle of Light. We would not change a thing if we had to do it over again. We feel that the important aspects of marriage were easier to focus on the wonderful meaning of our marriage vows. Brent and Vera

Thanks for such a lovely wedding. You all do a great job. Your ceremony was very special. You took good care of us. Thanks for saving my shoe from the shoe tree! We would highly recommend you to anyone looking for a wonderful place to get married. John and Tammy

Yael: We made it home safe and sound. I can't begin to tell you how grateful we are for the most beautiful ceremony we have ever experienced. It is a memory Roy and I will never ever forget. We have been telling everyone about it and we truly comprehended the depth of it, knowing, as you said, it wasn't ORDINARY !!!!!
You, Doug and Shanna made our wedding day perfect !!!!! You are wonderful people that we consider from this day forward friends! We may not get back that way, but we know we've got dear friends up in the beautiful hills of Eureka Springs.
Love, Margo and Roy

Margo and Roy

Thank you once again for making our wedding such a blessed and spiritual event. Your words still ring in my ears and forever touched my soul. You both have touched our hearts and we look forward to a long, loving growing friendship with you both. Simone and Rich

"I know you've said [the ceremony] thousands of times but you made it sound like you wrote it just for us."

Thank you so much for helping to make our wedding day the most memorable and beautiful time of our lives. Your devoted attention to every detail and your innate ability to improvise made our time spent with you very enjoyable. We were both touched deeply by your words in the ceremony and by the sweetness of your lives. Indeed, seeing the two of you together is an inspiration to all couples, newlyweds or not. We will happily recommend your service to all we know. Wendy and Bobby

"You gave us the most beautiful and perfect wedding anyone could imagine. We were so pleased with everything. Thank you. Cody and Samantha"

We wanted to thank you so much for the very special memories you provided us on our wedding day. The kindness and love that we were shown from all of you will never be forgotten. When we arrived, we knew that God brought us to this wonderful place. Our wedding could not have been more beautiful and peaceful. It was everything we had imagined we wanted. The ceremony itself was so spiritual and special, we will never forget all the words that were said.
We would highly recommend to anyone getting married and wanting to keep their memories for a lifetime, should consider talking with you about their plans. Thanks to all of you for providing us with wonderful memories.
Love to all,
Lisa & Tim

We both wanted to thank all of you for the lovely wedding and reception. Everyone there was so impressed with the atmosphere and just how beautiful everything was. They all just kept going on and on and are still talking about how everything just went so smoothly and was just breathtaking. I don't think I could have ever dreamed of my wedding being as beautiful as it actually was. YOU ALL ARE THE GREATEST!!
Love, Jimmy and Alisha

"Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts."

We just wanted to send a very special thank you to all of you... Your kindness and thoughtfulness was so much more than we could have ever asked for! You touched our hearts in a very special way. You made everything so easy. THANK YOU! Your friendly voice over the phone made me realize I had nothing to worry about. Our vows were so special and touched our hearts in a way we never thought possible... Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.
John and Marsha