Meet your coordinators

Meet Arnela of Carmen’s Weddings — a calm, solutions-driven coordinator with a love for great music, unforgettable celebrations, and helping couples enjoy a seamless wedding day across Northeast Florida.

From creative vision boards to calm problem-solving on wedding day, Elena brings an eclectic, fearless energy to every celebration she coordinates. In this Q&A, she shares her journey into wedding planning, her thoughts on trends and traditions, and why helping couples feel fully present on their wedding day matters most.

As the owner of Carmen’s Weddings, Carmen combines more than two decades of military leadership, logistics experience, and a passion for people to create seamless, stress-free wedding days. In this interview, she shares how family, service, and real-life experience shaped the family-run planning team couples know for calm coordination, honest communication, and going above and beyond behind the scenes.