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Koru Ceremony LLC: Celebrating New Beginnings
About This Vendor
Personal & Custom Designed Wedding Ceremonies
SPECIAL DEAL! 2020 COVID-19 Ceremony Package for couples with 20 or fewer people. Koru Ceremony LLC are wedding officiates located in Wisconsin that specializes in customized wedding ceremonies. This group of non-denominational ministers believes your service should reflect who you are and your unique relationship. Together they will help you create a warm and inviting ceremony that honors your value and what is most important to you. EXPERIENCE Koru Ceremony officiants have worked with a wide array of people from different religious faiths, Christian denominations, those who are non-religious but consider themselves spiritual, and those who are not religious at all. What makes Koru Ceremony stand out from other officiants? • A personalized, one-of-a-kind ceremony that will wow your guests • Rehearsal coordination so you feel prepared and comfortable with the ceremony • An experienced professional from marrying hundreds of couples since 2005 SERVICES OFFERED Koru Ceremony provides officiant services for wedding ceremonies and other life events and transitions such as vow renewals, baptisms, home blessings, milestone birthdays, and end of life celebrations. As your wedding officiant, they will help you design a celebration that will be personal, unique, and memorable for you and your guests. They will guide you in creating a customized and personal ceremony consisting of a variety of elements of your choosing. They offer an extensive list of ceremony options. They can provide you with a list of vendors they have worked with, as well as information on how to acquire a Wisconsin marriage license, and much more. AREAS COVERED Koru Ceremony provides officiant services in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and South Central and Southeast Wisconsin. They have officiated ceremonies in many beautiful locations: from churches to barns, back yards to the State Capitol.
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Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
Civil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
Christian, Catholic, Protestant, Interfaith, Jewish, Secular, Spiritual
Wedding Activities
Premarital Counseling, Wedding, Ceremony
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Koru Ceremony LLC: Celebrating New Beginnings Reviews
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Rev. Pat was fantastic leading up to our wedding. She was personable, timely, and efficient. She worked with us to create the ceremony we were after- something that still had some traditional elements, but ultimately felt like "us." I had compl...
ete confidence in her going into my wedding, but she really went above and beyond the day of. She coordinated with the DJ to get the mic set up, spoke to our harpist, and talked to the bridal party and parents to make sure everyone knew what was going on (all things I meant to do before getting caught up in first look photos!). She was quick to adjust when things didn't go exactly as planned. My MOH even commented on how on top of it our officiant was and how her sense of humor was great! The ceremony itself was everything we could have wished for and more. We are so lucky to have found Koru Ceremony!
Response from the Vendor on 05/16/2021
Thank you so much, Meghan and Brock, for your heartfelt words of praise. I appreciate it and truly enjoyed working with both of you. I loved your personal vows and the handfasting ritual we added to your ceremony. All the personal elements ...
created some wonderful memorable moments.
Reverent Pat was one of the first vendors we talked to and we clicked right from the beginning, our first conversation was nearly two hours long. Pat is so very patient, calm, caring, detail oriented and full of ideas, planning our ceremony wit...
h her was very easy and an experience we will never forget.
Our ceremony could not have been any better, Pat did an extraordinary job, we received so many compliments from our guests. We could not imagine anybody else marrying us. She will always have a special place in our hearts and we look forward to stay in touch with her in the years to come.
Thank you Pat for making our special day the best day we could have ever imagined.
Sonya and Klaus
Response from the Vendor on 09/06/2021
Your extremely kind words of praise are so very appreciated! It was wonderful to work with you and Klaus, and I am so happy that you felt the ceremony was exactly what you wanted. Both of you have a special place in my heart as well, and I wi...
sh you nothing but the best in the years to come as husband and wife.
Our wedding officiant Sarah is amazing! She is very personable, flexible, has a great sense of humor, & easy to work with. She provided a lot of handouts/information & a huge ceremony planning outline with lots of options where we could work w...
ith her to create our perfect ceremony that is perfect for us as a couple! She also was very good about answering any questions and concerns we had related to our wedding ceremony.
She worked with our family, bridal party, DJ, & others to make sure everyone knew what was going on and help our ceremony run smoothly! Our ceremony was so beautiful and she helped make sure our ceremony was everything we hoped for and more!!! We felt very much a part of the ceremony planning process and she worked with us to make sure our ceremony was unique to us as a couple! We were so pleased to have Sarah officiate our wedding and thank you Koru ceremony!
Pat was absolutely amazing! She helped us build a ceremony unique to us, and guided us at every step along the way.
I disagree with Jinjoo. Because in retrospect, I am *absolutely* grateful we had to search last minute and were able to have Sarah from Koru officiate our wedding. She made sure that the whole ceremony went smoothly and that it was a special mo...
ment between me and my wife, and a meaningful time for us and our guests. Thank you, Sarah!
We reached out to Koru after our initial officiant fell through, and luckily Sarah was available! She was so easy to work with, and really helped us mold the ceremony to our liking. She was so accommodating with our short timeline too.
Looking...
back, I'm almost grateful our initial officiant couldn't make the wedding since we were able to have Sarah at our wedding instead. Thank you so much for making our special day even more memorable!
Pat officiated our wedding and we were so happy that we found her. It was a small, intimate wedding and she made sure everything was absolutely perfect. She spent a lot of time discussing the details with us and went above and beyond to make su...
re the ceremony was special for us. With Pat’s assistance and ideas, the ceremony turned out even better than I had imagined. Pat is kind, caring and very professional. I highly recommend Pat as a wedding officiant!!
Response from the Vendor on 08/12/2021
Thank you so much, Caitlin, for your wonderful review. I loved officiating Ryan and your wedding. It was a joy to work with you in creating the perfect intimate ceremony, and it was fun that you included your four dogs.
We were looking for the perfect officiant for our wedding and Koru provided us a wonderful match. After filling out a brief survey we were matched with Sarah H. as our officiant. She was so personable, professional and a perfect officiant to he...
lp us answer all our wedding questions/needs for the ceremony. We really enjoyed Sarah and she helped us put together a beautiful ceremony! Thank you!
Where do we even begin? From our very first consultation with Pat we made an instant connection and knew at very moment we wanted to work with her for our ceremony. Pat is energetic, thoughtful, and personable. You can really tell how passiona...
te Pat is about what she does! We got great satisfaction knowing that Pat was there for us whenever we had questions throughout the planning process and helped to create the perfect ceremony for us based on our preferences. We were very pleased with how responsive and organized she was - even assisting us with orchestrating our wedding rehearsal the night before - something we absolutely knew we needed help with. I can't speak highly enough of Pat! She did a phenomenal job!! I would highly recommend Pat to anyone looking for a wedding officiant.
Response from the Vendor on 06/27/2021
Thank you so much Kayla and Paul for your extremely kind comments about your experience working with me. The feeling is mutual. The two of you are the BEST and it was a complete joy working with both of you. I loved officiating your wedding ...
at RiverStone and wish the two of you all the best in the years to come.
Peter was absolutely amazing and a wonderful addition to our wedding. We loved working with him and he made the entire process so easy for us. We enjoyed creating a custom ceremony and having the guidance and expertise of Peter throughout the e...
ntire process. So thankful we went through Koru to make our ceremony special!
Response from the Vendor on 06/27/2021
Thank you so much for your glowing review of Peter Leidy and the ceremony he helped you create. We are tickled pink that you found the process for creating a customized ceremony easy, and you were happy to have found Koru Ceremony. Wishing you ...
all the best in the years to come!
We chose Pat at Koru Ceremony to officiate our wedding. Pat was friendly, fun to talk to, and easy to work with. She kept a consistent line of communication throughout the ceremony planning process. We were thrilled that we could customize the ...
ceremony as much as we did, making sure that it matched our personalities and highlighted the important parts of our relationship. Pat was so kind and helpful, and even after the wedding she made sure we knew all of our next steps to get licenses and change names. We would recommend Pat to anyone needing an officiant for a wedding ceremony.
Response from the Vendor on 06/26/2021
Thank you so much, John and Elizabeth, for your wonderful review! You were a fun and laid-back couple and it was a complete delight to work with both of you. I am delighted to hear you were thrilled with the customized ceremony we created tog...
ether and that you felt it matched your personalities and highlighted the important parts of your relationship. Those comments mean the world to me!
Pat was a real pleasure to work with. A very sincere, genuine person who accommodated us in a custom experience. She is very responsive, outgoing and flexible to work with. You can tell she is passionate about what she does. Highly recommen...
ded!
Response from the Vendor on 06/26/2021
Thank you so much Rick and Lily for your generous words of praise! You are correct, I am passionate about officiating weddings and the reason is that I love rituals and I get to work with wonderful couples like you. I'm so glad you were happy...
with how the ceremony turned out.
Pat was a real joy to work with! She did wonderful in adapting our secular ceremony to include traditional Chinese elements. Her excitement about these details encouraged us through the challenges of planning a wedding during a pandemic. She pr...
ovided an abundance of sample texts and worksheets that helped us personalize the ceremony but we never felt like we had to write the whole thing. My wedding party including us were so impressed by her leadership and calming presence during the rehearsal even though we had to move to a different location than the ceremony due to rain. She thought of the small details and everyone felt fully prepared for the big day! We could have pulled it off without her and couldn't recommend her more.
Response from the Vendor on 06/20/2021
Thank you so much, Alex and Wendy! I loved working with you and helping you create such a unique ceremony that was truly a reflection of your relationship.
It meant a lot that you specifically chose June 12 because it is Loving Day, and you ...
wanted to acknowledge this historic event, 54 years ago, when the US Supreme Court struck down any laws forbidding interracial couples from getting married.
I also adored the Tea Ceremony we included in the ceremony. It was extraordinary, and I was super impressed by Alex's Chinese.
Wishing you an abundance of happiness in the years to come.
Pat made our ceremony everything we could have dreamed of and more. She made our rehearsal for the big day a breeze and helped make everyone lose some of the big day jitters. We talked on the phone several times before getting married and she ...
made it so comfortable. We can’t thank her enough for making our special day perfect.
Response from the Vendor on 04/08/2021
HI Alie and Cory,
Even though we only connected a short time before your wedding day, I felt an instant connection with the two of you from the start. I'm so delighted to hear you found the rehearsal helpful in getting rid of some of your day...
of jitters, and it warms my heart to hear that you felt I helped make the wedding day perfect. Wishing you all the best in the years to come.
Warmly yours,
Pat
We hired Pat as our officiant for our intimate, winter wonderland microwedding & it was the best decision we've ever made! Pat was very accommodating the entire process, especially when we had to change our large wedding plans to a small one. P...
at made the perfect and meaningful ceremony for us! We highly recommend working with Koru Ceremony, you will not regret it!
Response from the Vendor on 01/25/2021
Thank you so much, Suzy and Antonio, for your very kind words. I loved working with both of you. Wishing you a lifetime of happiness.
Pat was the best officiant we could have asked for! We booked her less than a week before our wedding, as our original officiant was unavailable at the last minute. She was so fun to work with and really helped us to feel relaxed during our pla...
nning call and on the big day! We would recommend Pat, and Koru Ceremonies to anyone searching for the perfect officiant. Thanks, Pat!
Response from the Vendor on 11/10/2020
Thank you so much! It was so much fun to work with both of you. Even though we only met a couple of days before the wedding, I felt like we were still able to create a super personal, meaningful ceremony for you. And I loved that we were able...
to include the symbolism of the jade plant into the wedding. It was perfect!
Reverend Pat officiated our wedding ceremony. She was so wonderful to work with and made planning out our wedding ceremony not only easy, but also uniquely ours. We received countless options and ideas for ceremony wording, music, vows, and mor...
e. Once we had made our selections, she did a great job organizing everything so it flowed well. Additionally, she was very familiar with our venue (The Barn at Harvest Moon Pond), having officiated weddings there before. This really helped things to go smoothly during the rehearsal and day of the ceremony. If you are looking for someone who is warm, personable, and organized to officiate your wedding, my husband and I highly recommend using Koru Ceremony!
Response from the Vendor on 10/27/2020
Thank you so much Rachel for writing this wonderful review. It was a delight to work with both of you and I was honored to officiate your ceremony.
Reverend Pete was a delight. We are so happy to have had him as our wedding officiant. He told us at one point that one of the reasons he got into officiating weddings was that he just loved being a part of such a special day, and we could real...
ly see the evidence of that on our day - he was cheerful, heartfelt, and overall a really positive presence.
We had a secular ceremony, which Pete did a great job with. He helped us craft it by providing lots of materials and options; he also shared some personal thoughts including some of the things we had told him about each other. This all fit together into a coherent and very nice ceremony.
Pete's flexibility and easy demeanor was really helpful when our plans changed. He worked with us both at an in-person meeting where we took distancing and masking precautions, and several video calls. On the day of the ceremony since ours was so small, we didn't feel it necessary to do masks and distancing, but he offered to keep the mask on and a 6-ft distance at all times if that's what we had wanted. Our plans also changed in terms of location - he drove over an hour extra each way to accommodate our plans, which was much appreciated!
We didn't interact a ton with the larger Koru organization - we reached out and they connected us with Pete; they handled the financial transaction; and the materials and options for the ceremony I think were sort of a collective effort from those at Koru that they've developed over time. When we did interact with them, they were professional and courteous.
We had such a wonderful experience with Pat through Koru Ceremony. We know Pat through church so we already knew what a kind and wonderful person she was but when we found out she performed ceremonies and saw what Koru Ceremony had to offer, we...
knew it was for us! Pat provided so much helpful information, advice and her time to make every part of our ceremony perfect. Due to COVID, we decided to postpone our wedding until next year but we had Pat perform a very small ceremony this year and she helped us plan a beautifully intimate day. She has so many options to personalize each part and you can make it as short or as long as you wish. We loved how she sent us a proof and then met with us to see if we liked it or wanted to change anything. We knew exactly what to do and how the day was going to go. Pat arrived early, helped get us all setup and also stayed after to help with photos! She even submitted our marriage license for us and sent over information on obtaining the certificate and changing my last name, etc. Koru Ceremony is truly amazing at what they do and we would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a personable, professional and one of a kind ceremony to really make your day all that more special. Thank you so much Pat!
Amy made just about every step of the way extremely easy and that was invaluable when the stress of planning a wedding, especially during a pandemic, can be overwhelming. She was one of our few vendors that we knew we could count on to take con...
trol and make sure everything went well. We could tell it definitely helped that she used to be a wedding planner.
Selecting Pat to officiate our wedding was easily one of the best decisions we made in the wedding planning process. From our very first phone consultation, Pat was extremely warm and welcoming, making us feel instantly at ease. We also appreci...
ated how thorough and detail-oriented she is. We thought that creating our ceremony outline would be one of the most daunting wedding tasks but Pat's guidance and templates made everything so incredibly easy. She also gave us awesome pre-marital counseling resources. It rained during our short outdoor ceremony but Pat didn't skip a beat and officiated the wedding so beautifully. We are so grateful for her and the very special role she played in our wedding!
My husband and I highly recommend Koru Ceremony! Our officiant initially sat down with us and took us through the ceremony planning process. Pat was very organized and knowledgeable about each section of the wedding ceremony. She was understand...
ing and really talked about how she wanted the ceremony to reflect who we truly are as a couple. The planning process was clear; informational packets helped us choose from the different ceremony options/phrases/styles that we thought best suited us. Pat is also so easy to talk to in getting to know us. It was nice to be able to see our finalized ceremony so we could makes edits or changes in wording.
Our wedding day started off smoothly because we had Pat as our officiant. We knew, after leaving our first initial meeting, that she would be able to set a calming aura at our wedding ceremony to then also set the stage for the rest of our wedding day celebration!
We had Amy perform our ceremony for our wedding on August 22, 2020 and I could not have asked for a better officiant. Amy was extremely well organised, so much fun to work with, and you can tell she knows her stuff. Especially being that 2020 w...
as quite the year to host a wedding, my husband and I had no clue what we were doing. Amy guided us the entire way and was extremely supportive and had excellent advice. I received SO many positive comments from my guests on how beautiful and well written the ceremony was and how it was one to remember. I highly recommend Amy and Koru Ceremony and I hope that we get to work with her again some day (not for a wedding of course : ))
Rev Amy was so wonderful. We booked her last minute as it took us forever to find a replacement for our original officiant. We were about 4 weeks or less from the wedding and we were extremely stressed out. We met Amy over zoom and she eased al...
l out worries. She walked us through the process and explained things to us. Amy listened to what we wanted and personalized our ceremony so that it reflected who we were as a couple. Her ceremony was beautiful and both my husband and I loved everything she did.
Pat was amazing to work with especially on our extremely short notice. Finding an officiant on such a quick turnaround was a huge stress point for us, but she worked around our schedules to meet with us and discuss our wants and needs. We immed...
iately knew we made the right choice after our first call. She offered us a variety of options to create a ceremony plan that still felt like our own but was easy enough to personalize on our busy schedules. We couldn't recommend her enough for helping you plan your special day. She made ours one we will remember forever!
We had the joy of working with Pat Werk for our wedding, and we absolutely loved the process from start to finish. Pat is so personable and really takes the time to get to know you as a couple. We could really feel that she cared for us and our...
story. Pat does a wonderful job of providing a consultation process to walk you through the various parts of the ceremony and to talk through the abundance of options you have. We loved that she provided several examples and allowed us to choose what we felt was most important to us.
Another great thing about working with Pat is that she did a wonderful job at providing direction to our wedding party. She made sure to provide lots of advice on the little details such as directing bridesmaids on how to hold flowers and directing groomsmen on how to hold their hands. The little details can make a big difference and she sure knows how to watch for them.
Pat also takes away a lot of the stress of the marriage license and name changing process and she provides detailed handouts on how these work.
Overall, we only have great things to say about our time working with Pat and Koru Ceremonies. She emulated the perfect feeling that we wanted conveyed for our ceremony.
Pat Werk is the BEST officiant. We could not have imagined having anyone else marry us. Pat is extremely organized; she provided multiple documents, including, but not limited to, instructions on obtaining a marriage license, examples of muscle...
for the ceremony, romantic and religious readings, and a huge wedding planning document containing different options for all parts of the wedding ceremony. We were able to easily customize every part of our ceremony to make it unique to us as a couple. For our pre-wedding meetings, as well as on the big day, she arrived early and always had an enthusiastic and positive attitude during every in-person and virtual interaction. She is s a very polite person, who worked with us so graciously when our ceremony had to be changed because of the pandemic. We will definitely contact Pat again if we decide to do a vow renewal in the future.
When we first met Pat we knew right away that she was the person we wanted to marry us. We could tell that she really wanted our day to be special and unique to us, and was going to be there to support us during the planning stages.
The pandem...
ic introduced a whole new level of stress, unknowns, and an extra level of chaos into wedding planning. Pat remained calm, supportive, and flexible through our months of unknown.
The day of our wedding, Pat delivered a beautiful ceremony. Our families commented a few times about how it was like Pat knew us and what a remarkable job she did.
We will also be using Pat in our vow renewal/post covid ceremony/celebration.
We originally planned a big wedding for this November, but after the pandemic hit we postponed to next May and opted to do a small backyard wedding on August 1, 2020 since we still wanted to get married this year. Both me and my now husband and...
our families loved the ceremony and we loved working with Pat! She was very flexible and accommodating when we needed to postpone and I was so happy that she was still available for both of our new dates. We can't wait for Pat to do our vow renewal at our big wedding next year!
Response from the Vendor on 08/07/2020
It was delightful to work with you and Will! I look forward to celebrating with both of you again next spring! Wishing you all the best in the coming months before your next celebration.
Pat was amazing! She was extremely patient and flexible with us during this crazy time! We were able to re-schedule 3 separate times in 2 different locations without issue.
The process of creating our ceremony was extremely personal, and all ...
of our family agreed that our ceremony was absolutely perfect.
Thank you, very much Pat. We loved working with you!
Response from the Vendor on 07/12/2020
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this glowing review. It was a joy to work with you and Alex. I'm so glad everything worked out and that you and your family enjoyed the ceremony. Wishing you all the best in the years ahead as husb...
and and wife.
We were delighted to have Pat as our officiant for a non-traditional, non-religious, socially distanced pandemic wedding and I cannot recommend her highly enough!
We were VERY specific about what we wanted, while simultaneously needing a lot ...
of guidance. Pat provided that guidance in a wonderfully patient way and was very understanding of how much control I took of the ceremony text and planning.
We met in person a couple times before the pandemic but after that every meeting was done remotely via zoom and by email. She was exceptionally punctuatual about responding when I made changes or had questions.
When the day came, Pat allowed us to be without masks while she and our witnesses wore them, and we maintained social distancing. She was a delightfully elegant, venerable officiant and spoke beautifully. It was truly a more perfect day than I had even imagined and I am so glad we met Pat to walk through it with us!
We had less than 30 days until our elopement when we met Sarah at Koru Ceremonies. Sarah and the Koru team worked quickly with us to arrange and plan an intimate and personalized ceremony. Because of the COVID pandemic, we had to downsize and r...
eplan our special day. Sarah helped us navigate the challenges of a small ceremony and made the experience more intimate and heartfelt than we ever imagined.
The ten individuals present were able to participate in a small ritual, read from scripture and feel a part of our vows to one another. After the ceremony, our guests said it was the most special wedding they had attended (and it certainly wasn't their first!)
Sarah was flexible, responsive, and insightful when it came to rehearsing and orchestrating the ceremony. She knew all the tips and tricks to help everything go as planned. She was also patient with my husband as I as we worked to set up a tripod to have his parents and sister join via video conference. Throughout the entire process she provided a calm, confident and professional attitude.
We would recommend Sarah and Koru to anyone, especially couples still looking to have a ceremony in the middle of a health crisis. Thank you Sarah!
I wish I could give this rating ten stars! We were so lucky to find Reverend Pat on “The Knot”. We met with her once, and knew immediately that we wanted her to marry us.
We spent the better half of a year planning and critiquing our ceremony...
with the help and guidance of Reverend Pat. Her wide array of ceremony suggestions, readings, vows and styles were phenomenal! She created a very personal and customized ceremony for us, and it was beautiful!
Unfortunately, COVID19 struck a month before our planned date, and we had to backtrack and replan everything.
Pat was SO quick to help. She immediately gave us different “civil ceremony” options, as well as offered a shortened/revised version of our original ceremony (which we decided to do).
Our readjusted wedding day was more perfect than I could have imagined! As Pat read our shorter customized ceremony, there was not a dry eye to be seen. Our vows will be remember forever.
Pat connected with my fiancé and myself immediately. Her kindness and devotion to bring two people together shines through at all times.
We can’t thank you enough Pat! You are truly wonderful 😊
Anyone looking for an officiant....look no further. Reverend Pat will make your day beautiful and intimate. You’ll remember it for the rest of your lives.
Pat did an amazing job crafting the most beautiful ceremony for us! She was able to create a ceremony for us that put into words how special this day was. We received so many compliments from our guests on how thoughtful the ceremony was.
Pat was truly wonderful to work with! Throughout the process, we were able to meet with her face to face to discuss exactly what we wanted our ceremony to look like. She was also very responsive to email communication. Pat was very organized, w...
hich made putting our ceremony script together very easy. She facilitated the rehearsal and made sure to check in with our wedding party to answer any questions they made have had and to ensure they were where they needed to be. Pat's attention to detail made us feel confident that our ceremony would be perfect. We would highly recommend Pat to anyone who is looking for an officiant!
Pat was an absolute pleasure to work with. She is so talented and knowledgeable. We met a handful of times before the wedding, and she took the time to really get to know us and our history in order to pack it into an incredibly meaningful cere...
mony that our families and friends still talk about seven month later.
If you are wondering if Koru is the right fit, schedule a meeting. You will be absolutely blown away by the passion and care that Pat puts into your day. Everything, from the marriage license to the logistics of walking down the isle is incredibly thought through. Our favorite part of working with Pat was the fact that she was so in-tune with us on the wedding day. She read our nerves and helped us slow down our thoughts so that we could soak in the moment together. It was the fastest day of our lives, and Pat knew just how to help us make it the best day of our lives.
Pat Werk was absolutely amazing and a blast to work with. We loved that she had a customizable ceremony, with plenty of options (including write ins!) that let it make it unique to us. She also paid a lot of attention to details. Beyond tha...
t, even more importantly she was kind, very experienced, and made the whole process smooth and easy.
We could not have asked for more on this special day. We are indebted to her for helping make it as wonderful as it was.
Pat is the LITERAL BEST! I could not have had a better experience working with Pat as the officiant for our wedding. She sat down with my now husband and I on two separate occasions to get to know us and to plan out our wedding ceremony. We did...
the customized ceremony and it was one of the best wedding planning choices that we made. We had numerous wedding attendees tell us that it was the BEST WEDDING CEREMONY THEY HAD BEEN TO IN YEARS, and even moved some guests to tears with how beautiful it was... seriously! Pat helped us nail down every detail of the ceremony and provided numerous options to really make it our own. She also will remind you when you need to get stuff done so you don't get behind :).Pat is also very responsive to e-mails, which is so appreciated when you're planning your wedding along with a busy lifestyle. Additionally, Pat had great suggestions on rehearsal day, and I appreciated her direct approach to make things run efficiently for rehearsal and then seamless on wedding day. Pat was worth every penny and then some! I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone tying the knot and she was truly a HIGHLIGHT of our wedding day. Thanks, Pat! :)
We loved working with Koru Ceremony for our wedding officiant. Rev. Sarah Harrison was very responsive, and thoughtful. She provided great suggestions for navigating tricky family dynamics, and delivered a memorable, customized ceremony. She ha...
d a friendly demeanor with our guests and was super helpful, steady hand in guiding the day of the wedding. I'd highly recommend working with Koru Ceremony.
Amy Gile officiated our wedding on 9/28/19 and did such an amazing job. She met with us twice to help put together our ceremony and get to know us better. She made everything so easy and delivered a truly one of a kind ceremony that was very he...
artfelt. She also accommodated our unique unity ceremony - the blending of two whiskeys! I would highly recommend Amy to anyone!
Pat was absolutely amazing to work with! We were able to customize our ceremony to make it really personal. She made sure we were comfortable and prepared for the day. I was blown away by the number of compliments we received on our ceremony...
. Thanks so much!!
We worked with Sarah and we knew from the very first meeting that our ceremony was going to be absolutely beautiful. Sarah met with us a couple of times to go over what we were looking for in our ceremony and then again to go through the final ...
ceremony. we had a rehearsal the night before and then Sarah arrived at our venue an hour early on the day of the wedding to make sure all questions were answered and to help with any last minute set up. We couldn't have asked for a better officiant for our day. Thank you Sarah for making our day absolutely perfect!
Pat met with us several times to make sure that our ceremony reflected our values. She went above and beyond to make our wedding day amazing. She wrote individualized sections for the ceremony that made our day feel truly special. She helped us...
personalize the ceremony but also had enough ideas to make planning the ceremony work for us.
We chose to work with Koru after meeting with Rev. Pat. We were blown away by her organization and felt she was the right fit for us because she was flexible in what we wanted to do with our ceremony. She helped us create the most meaningful ce...
remony we could have imagined! We met with her a couple different times to align on everything we wanted and felt like we really got to know her. At the rehearsal dinner, she really helped orchestrate our big wedding party and helped us all feel prepared. The ceremony was perfect and we had so many people comment on how special it was. In addition, she is an excellent resource for post wedding to-dos! Our only wish was that she could have made it to the reception and dinner :) she was an excellent addition to our special day!
Pat was absolutely amazing! She was wonderful to work with throughout the entire process. She was available to meet several times prior to the big day and helped us customize our ceremony just the way we envisioned. Everyone at the ceremony sai...
d how beautiful the readings were and how nice the ceremony was. We could not recommend Pat more :).
Pat from Koru Ceremony is amazing! She did a great job officiating our wedding. From the initial planning to the day of, she's organized and professional. She met with us at our convenience and helped us create our perfect ceremony. We would hi...
ghly recommend her!
Reverend Sarah was awesome. We weren't really sure about what we wanted for our ceremony, but she helped us every step of the way and it turned out perfectly. She even helped us with name change, marriage license and more after marriage checkli...
st tips. We got married at a venue that was out of state, and she was so helpful with coordinating between the venue and other vendors to make sure everything went smoothly on the day of.
Pat was a phenomenal officiant for our wedding! She was very helpful in the planning process that made our wedding truly one-of-a-kind. She was very organized and helped make sure that the ceremony went off w/o any problems. Pat met with us sev...
eral times and after getting to know us wrote an individualized story of the love story of me and the bride.
Rev. Sarah with Koru was absolutely wonderful to work with! We were comfortable with Sarah from the first conversation we had with her throughout the entire planning process. Koru makes planning your entire ceremony easy from start to finish. S...
arah worked great with us to make sure that our wedding ceremony was personal and really spoke to our relationship. During our wedding ceremony we even had a reading where we incorporated 10 of our closest friends and it did not even phase Sarah to help us plan and coordinate it during the rehearsal so the transition was effortless! Sarah was warm and personable was also professional the entire time. Thank you Koru and Sarah for giving us the perfect wedding ceremony!
I found Pat Werk through reviews like these, let me tell ya, she's amazing! My fiance and I were so incredibly nervous to find the right officiant for us (my family is Catholic, his is more agnostic) to make the ceremony meaningful for everyone...
. And she was the best decision we could've made. We had so many compliments on how personalized it felt, and she made it so easy for us. HIGHLY recommend!!
Working with Pat Werk was a great experience. She helped us figure out how to have exactly the ceremony we wanted, with a plethora of options for us to choose from when we did not know what direction we wanted to go. The ceremony included relig...
ious parts for me, and secular parts for my wife.
Koru Ceremony & Sarah Harrison were excellent to work with from start to finish. Choosing Koru was one of the best decisions my husband and I made for our wedding ceremony. The planning proces was organized and personable, which led to an incre...
dibly personable and perfect ceremony for us. We received so many compliments from our family and friends on how wonderful our ceremony was , and perfect for us!
It was an amazing experience working with Pat for my wedding. She is very organized and provides all the information you need to help make those important decisions for the big day. She's very flexible and made everything stress free.
Pat Werk made my wedding dreams come true. I had never been to a nonreligious wedding before and was doubtful that I would be able to have a ceremony that fit our relationship. Pat came to us with so many ideas to personalize every line of our ...
ceremony. We wanted to include our daughter by presenting her a necklace and Pat fit it in perfectly. I never felt unheard or like a burden when communicating with Pat before and during our wedding. I am so thankful to her and she will always hold a special place in our wedding memories.
We had a wonderful experience with Sarah and Koru Ceremony. The process was very easy and Sarah made us feel comfortable through the entire experience. My husband and I were very busy with both moving and planning our wedding so Sarah worked wi...
th us and agreed to meet us on FaceTime instead of ever having to meet in person before the wedding. Sarah was patient and understanding. We felt positive vibes from her right from the start. After we hired Koru and mailed a check we received an email filled with different options for our ceremony and we were able to customize it as we saw fit. The paperwork was relatively easy to fill out and it was very detailed. When we weren’t able to get it to Sarah in time for her to draw up a rough draft prior to the last meeting, Sarah allowed us to simply go over it on the phone and didn’t become frustrated with us at all. She offered helpful insights and suggestions and was super easy to work with. Sarah was open to all of our ideas and did not push any views on us. The day of the ceremony I was super busy and Sarah was so understanding. She made us feel comfortable and at ease and the ceremony went perfectly even without a rehearsal. After the wedding she immediately mailed our marriage certificate for the license and even sent us pictures of her doing so. She also sent us an email with directives to get the license and change my name. We definitely recommend Sarah and will use her in the future if ever needed.
We didn't know what to expect when searching for a wedding officiant. Not only was Rev. Amy Gile from Koru professional, and easy to work with, but we felt like she was actually part of our family/group. Her choices of different scripts to us...
e were outstanding. She helped us to put the best ceremony together, based on our personalities, and love for each other. We also had several guests comment how well spoken, and warm her tone was. I would highly recommend Rev. Amy to anyone wanting the perfect ceremony done by a wonderful person.
Working with Pat Werk for our wedding day was incredible. She was a constant source of guidance for our wedding and went above and beyond what I expected from an officiant. Pat gave us a large packet of decision points for the wedding ceremony ...
that was tremendously helpful and allowed us to make a custom ceremony that was perfect for our wedding day. Pat also gave us guidance on how to get a marriage license and even how to navigate name changes (if you're into that). Pat really whipped everyone into shape during the rehearsal, which made the wedding ceremony run super smoothly on the actual day.
I think working with Pat from Koru Ceremony was one of the best decisions we made with our wedding planning. I didn't realize initially how valuable it would be to work with an experienced officiant, and Pat blew away all of my expectations.
Pat is also very quick to respond to emails, which we found to be very comforting while planning our wedding.
We couldn't be happier with Pat at Koru Ceremony! We knew about 5 minutes into our first meeting that she was the perfect person to be our wedding officiant. She helped guide us through every step of the marriage process. She provided tools, sa...
mples, and guidance to create our own ceremony, but also reminded us of deadlines, provided information about obtaining a marriage licence, and was a resource throughout our wedding planning.
She was always a calm and supportive voice before and during our wedding. In fact, she broke her shoe walking up to the ceremony area, but quickly found some tap and made nothing of it. Then she lost an earring moments before the wedding began. She brushed that off and simply put the other one in her pocket to even things out.
No matter what your vision of a perfect wedding ceremony may be, I have no doubt that Pat and Koru Ceremony can make it happen!
Pat did an incredible job in officiating our wedding. She was extremely receptive to our wants and needs as far as the ceremony was concerned. She helped us build our ceremony exactly how we wanted it and was able to get to know us well enough ...
in a short amount of time to make it feel personal and heartfelt. She was all around great.
I worked with Rev. Sarah at Koru Ceremony. She could not have put together a more perfect ceremony for us! We live out of state so most of our interaction was via email leading up the wedding, but she was always available and responded to quest...
ions or concerns right away. We met once before the ceremony and immediately felt so comfortable. She made sure the ceremony was personalized to us and delivered it better than I could have ever hoped for. She has a warm, laid back personality and I could not recommend her or Koru Ceremony enough! Thank you!!!
The 5-star rating descriptor says it best - Pat is THE BEST EVER! She is clearly an expert at what she does. My (now) husband(!) and I were so impressed that she still made us feel so special and the process so personal - even though she has wo...
rked with so many couples.
Pat was so flexible and attentive throughout the whole planning process. We had two in-person meetings and she coached us through choosing different parts of our ceremony (even adding items that were "off menu"). She also provided such valuable information for obtaining our marriage license and for all the logistics after the wedding as well.
Neither my husband nor I are religious, and there were still so many options for us to personalize our ceremony to us as a couple. My husband is also French - and Pat had so many ideas for how we could make our English ceremony accessible to everyone in attendance. Literally everyone we spoke to at our reception told us how brilliant they thought the ceremony was and how perfect it was for us as a couple.
If I had to choose one word to sum up our experience with Pat and Koru Ceremony: PERFECT. We couldn't have imagined a more perfect day and a more perfect way to celebrate our love. Thank you, Pat, for everything! If you're still looking for an officiant, look no further!
Look no further for your wedding officiant - Pat with Koru Ceremony is who you need. We loved creating a ceremony that was personal to us and we received so many compliments from our guests about our wedding ceremony. Pat made the planning and ...
day of stress free. She takes into account every last detail. Pat, we cannot thank you enough for such a beautiful wedding ceremony!
Are you looking for an Officiant for your wedding? Look no further, Amy Gile from Koru Ceremony was a blast to work with. It felt like we have known her for a long time. She has a bubbly personality and we couldn’t have asked for a better offi...
ciant. Many family members complimented her and said how much they truly enjoyed having her part of our day. She made us feel comfortable and made the day go even smoother than we could have asked for. She even made the rehearsal practice fun and efficient. She really tailors the ceremony to your style, wants and needs with just a few meetings. Although I am sure you could meet as many times as you want. She is very good at communicating and reaching out making sure everyone is on the same page. Again she was a pleasure to work with!
Our experience working with Pat Werk was amazing! She was very flexible, understanding, and helped make our wedding perfect!
Pat Werk is amazing!!! We could not have found a better officiant. She truly cared about our special day and was so flexible to work with. We have nothing but kind things to say about her and we will be forever grateful for her participation in...
our special day.
AMAZING!!!
Rev. Amy was the absolute best!
I don't even know where to begin about how amazing she was for our ceremony.
Personable, punctual, great listener, flexible, understanding, and genuinely knowledgeable about any thing we asked.
S...
he never once made us feel judged or rushed for anything. She also gave us a lot of really great pointers regarding our ceremony and reception that we had never thought of.
She handled my talkative self like a champ, exchanged dog pictures with me and my now husband, and made it a point to make us feel comfortable.
10/10!!!
If you want a ceremony that fits your personality and incorporates exactly what you want, Pat is your officiant! She sent us packets of things to choose from for each part of our ceremony. She met with us multiple times to discuss our wedding a...
nd our ceremony. She seemed to genuinely care about us and how we wanted things to do. She communicated with us throughout the process and made us feel so comfortable. Pat was fantastic for our ceremony! It was so personalized and felt like it was so us. Our friends and family complimented our ceremony the entire night. She is worth every penny!
We were fortunate to have Sarah as our officiant and were so impressed with our entire experience with her. After our first meeting with Sarah we knew she was the perfect match for us, her experience, positive energy and calming presence were ...
exactly what we needed. The ceremony planning guides were so helpful and really put us at ease when putting the ceremony together. We also really appreciated Sarah's flexibility with coordinating meetings with us as we were planning our wedding in Wisconsin from several states away. Our family and friends continue to share with us positive comments on how lovely Sarah is. Words can't express how happy were were to have Sarah as our officiant, she is amazing and we highly recommend her and Koru Ceremony!
Pat was absolutely wonderful to work with in helping us to prepare our ceremony and achieve the right flow. She met with us several times, provided great suggestions, and was available to us every step of the way. Most importantly, she smoothly...
and expertly guided us through such an important part of our day, and her positive energy really helped to make the moment special for us! I would highly recommend her to anyone.
Pat was truly amazing! She went above and beyond what we expected for the ceremony was willing to work with us with a short timeline and limited availability. All of our guests gave compliments to us about her and the ceremony, and there was no...
t a dry eye in the crowd. She was so organized and made the whole process very low stress. I would recommend Pat to anyone looking for a wedding officiant!
Working with Pat from Koru was a dream! Pat is a warm and thoughtful woman, which made all the difference for us. After our first meeting with her, we felt extremely comfortable with her and knew our wedding day would be perfect with her as our...
officiant. Pat's ceremony options can be tailored to each couple and can be religious or secular, based on your needs. Pat was very responsive to emails and completed the ceremony script in a timely manner, allowing us to give input on what we wanted/did not want to include. On the day-of, Pat was such a calming presence when standing up in front of everyone, shaking while holding the hands of your partner. Pat is more than just an officiant - she takes the time to get to know the couple and you feel as though you get to know her in return. I would definitely recommend having Pat as your officiant if you're looking for someone who will really care about the couple and the journey they are about to embark upon!
We worked with Pat to help us create the details and content of our wedding ceremony . We had a friend officiate our wedding in California, so it was important that the outline was clear with specified instructions. Collaborating with Pat was s...
o easy! She helped us put a ceremony together that was unique and included all of the elements that were meaningful to us. As we don't live in the Midwest, all of our communications with Pat were either on the phone or over email. Regardless of where you live, we highly recommend asking Pat for help when it comes to creating a memorable wedding ceremony.
Pat was absolutely amazing with every detail with every detail of our wedding. She helped us every step of the way to make our ceremony personalized to our story. During the reception I got so many compliments and my uncle even said it was the ...
best wedding he had ever been to. I am suggesting her to everyone!!!
Sarah was the best choice we could have made as our officiant. She was absolutely wonderful to work with. Her experience with officiating weddings was an invaluable resource to us. She was always very responsive to any and all questions we h...
ad, no matter how big or small, and provided us with hundreds of examples of readings, quotes, phrasing, and ideas to make our ceremony unique and special to us. She is very attentive to detail and is an excellent planner. Truly, we could not say enough positive things about Sarah. Highly, highly recommend!!
We are so happy we chose Pat to officiate our wedding ceremony this past July! From our very first meeting, we knew she was the perfect fit! She listened and truly cared to find out about us, our vision for our day and our love story. Pat is or...
ganized, detailed and so very kind. She provided us with beautiful words to choose from to create our perfect ceremony and guided us along the way. She attended our rehearsal and did a fantastic job delivering the heartfelt ceremony we were hoping for! You cannot go wrong with Pat! Thanks for everything!
We are so happy that we chose Pat Werk as our officiant. From the moment we started working on our ceremony, to the actual day, Pat has been nothing but helpful and kind. We worked on our ceremony together, and she offered great input and ideas...
, while maintaining flexibility, allowing us to feel like it was truly ours. We received so many compliments, and we couldn't be happier with how the ceremony went!
Rev Pat was so amazing to work with! Our ceremony was completely customized to fit us. She is so knowledgeable and made our day go so smoothly. She helped us every step of the way from planning to obtaining the marriage license. Our ceremony wa...
s so special to us and we couldn't have asked for a better experience!
Finding the right words to describe Pat and all of the wonderful qualities about her that can fit in one review is a difficult task! She is extremely organized, caring, and loving. The entire process, start to finish, was stress-free because of...
Pat. And every part of our ceremony was personal to us; nothing was turn-key or cookie-cutter. Pat’s passion is second to none and we couldn’t be happier or more grateful to have shared our day with her.
One other sign of support is that several people at our wedding said that Pat married them too; all of which had the same wonderful things to say about her.
Anyone that is planning their wedding or know someone else who is, would be missing out if not to consider Pat and Koru.
She did such a great job! She is a genuinely nice person and helps you through the entire process. She is willing to answer any questions and accommodate you in any possible. I’m so happy that we had the priviliage to have her share in our spe...
cial day with us.
Pat thought of everything! She is so amazing at what she does. I highly recommend her highest package because it has a lot of thoughtful touches for your special day. We had a great time talking about our story with her. And on our wedding day,...
she spoke of the most magical moments in our relationship. Pat made sure we made all of the decisions. But she had amazing options for us to choose from when we really didn't know what we wanted. It was a beautiful experience.
Rev. Sarah Harrison has amazing to work with, she made the ceremony planning process manageable when other company's made us feel even more overwhelmed. Sarah was open to making the ceremony exactly what we wanted down to the last detail. We re...
ceived many compliments about how she was entertaining yet not over the top and she held interest and connected with each and every guest. Sarah made the day of the wedding a breeze I had nothing to worry about when I knew she was around, I felt as if she was a mini wedding planner for the day :) Thank you Sarah for making our magical ceremony a reality!
Amy from Koru Ceremonies was absolutely wonderful! I can't say enough good things about her. From our initial meeting, throughout the entire process, to the day of our wedding, Amy did everything to make us feel comfortable and make sure our we...
dding ceremony went perfectly. (The owner of our wedding venue even said she wished she could have Amy there for every wedding because she made our rehearsal go so smoothly.) We were overwhelmed by the amount of people that came up to us after the ceremony to tell us it was the most beautiful ceremony they had ever been to. We are so grateful that we found Amy and we have her to thank for making all of our wedding ceremony dreams come true!!
Pat was an amazing person to work with. She was so organized and helped us perfectly customize our wedding ceremony. She always answered emails promptly and gave us tons of packets about how to change your last name, religious wedding quotes, r...
omantic verses, recommended vendors, recommended songs, etc. I would highly recommend Koru Ceremony LLC as a wedding officiant.
Pat worked through multiple drafts of our wedding ceremony with us to make sure that what was said on our day was exactly to our specifications. She was patient and let us make decisions based on our personal beliefs instead of pushing her opin...
ions on us; with that said, she did give us advice on what typically works best in a wedding ceremony. Both sets of parents were impressed with how smoothly Pat ran the rehearsal, including tips on how to stand, hold your hands (for the guys), and how to walk down the aisle. We would highly recommend working with Pat!
Sarah did such a great job making our ceremony so special! We were put at ease the moment we met Sarah. We wanted a ceremony that was just our own and Sarah helped us design a ceremony that was perfect and unique for us. I had many compliments ...
about our wine and love letter portion of our ceremony. Besides helping design the ceremony, Sarah was AMAZING during our rehearsal. She ran the show and made everyone feel comfortable for the big day. She also had many suggestions and helpful tips for the timeline and day of the wedding. We are so happy Sarah married us.
Pat officiated our June 2018 wedding, and we were so happy to have chosen her! She provided options for customizing the ceremony, and her guide was instrumental in thinking through many details of our wedding that we otherwise would not have co...
nsidered. She was great with communication and even let us know she would be traveling the few weeks before our wedding in case she couldn't instantly reply to our emails. We received many compliments from our guests regarding the ceremony and know it was key in making our day special!
Pat did an amazing job performing our ceremony. It felt personalized and sincere. I would not change a single thing!
I originally had met up with the officiant, Pat, and had everything worked out for her to be at our ceremony. Unfortunately, there was an emergency on the day of our wedding and she was unable to attend. She immediately contacted her partner,...
Sarah, who called and updated me and remained very calm. Sarah told me she had everything covered and my day would still be perfect, and it was. I had a moment of panic, but Sarah's calm demeanor helped me to remain calm. Everything else went very smoothly with Koru Ceremonies. Pat did an amazing job helping us create our ceremony and Sarah helped us live it! Both women were amazing and kind.
Pat was absolutely wonderful. She was so sweet and created a ceremony for us that was unique to us and told our story. The ceremony was the most important part of the wedding for us and we worked very hard with Pat to make sure that it stood ou...
t. Because of Pat's amazing work, everyone is still talking about how beautiful and emotional our union was (even after 3 weeks). Literally, everyone was saying "it was the most emotional wedding I've ever been to." Saying that our ceremony was perfect would not do it justice because it was more than that. We were concerned because we knew our ceremony would not be traditional or religious. We were worried that our guests would not take a lot away from it like they would in a traditional church setting. However, Pat made sure to make it even better than your traditional religious ceremony. I can't rave enough about how amazing she did for our wedding! She even checked in with me right before the ceremony and also again afterward, which was very nice. The only reason why we didn't give a full 5 stars was that Pat totally forgot about our pre-consultation meeting. Unfortunately, she forgot again about our first meeting, but showed up later. However, for how thorough she was at the rehearsal (and I mean THOROUGH) and how amazing the wedding turned out, the two initial meetings were made up for. She always responded quickly to our emails, which put us at ease since we planned from out-of-state.
Response from the Vendor on 06/17/2018
Thank you so much for your very kind words of praise. I truly enjoyed working with both of you and apologize for the slip up at our first meetings. I rarely mess up like that when I meet with couples and appreciate your putting your trust in ...
me and ability to provide a ceremony that you and your guests were very happy with on the wedding day. All the best to you and your future together.
We had the pleasure of working with Sarah from Koru Ceremony. Sarah was tasked with filling in for a different officiant that had a last minute emergency the day of our wedding and she did SUCH a great job! I can't imagine how stressful it must...
be to run the wedding for a couple that you have never met or spoken to before, and she knocked it out of the park. Koru Ceremony was great to work with and made everything very easy and self explanatory throughout the planning stage. We would absolutely refer them to friend and family for future ceremonies.
We worked with Rev. Sarah from Koru, and she was excellent! Both in helping us craft a personalized and meaningful ceremony, and in actually performing it, Sarah was extremely knowledgeable and accessible. Her insight was extremely valuable as ...
we set out to plan our big day, and it turned out to be a 100% perfect day. Highly recommend!
Reverend Pat was a godsend to our wedding planning from the point of initial coordination through the ceremony. She truly gets to know you as a couple and takes the time to ensure that your ceremony will be personalized to perfection. We receiv...
ed many compliments from our guests about the ceremony presented by Pat, and would absolutely recommend Koru Ceremony to all couples searching for a wonderful officiant!
Sarah Harrison was extremely professional, punctual, and eager to learn about each of us. She did an outstanding job tailoring the ceremony to our wishes while also providing a summary of our engagement story. We would both recommend Sarah and ...
Koru Ceremony to future couples.
There's not enough room to communicate how happy we were with our officiant, Pat Werk, and how glad we were that we chose to work with Koru Ceremony. The guided prep work (thinking through ALL the little and big deals well ahead of time!), the...
level of ceremony-personalization, and the warmth and genuineness of her delivery stand out as reasons I would highly, highly recommend working with Pat. As other reviewers had mentioned - our guests too commented (and still comment) how awesome and touching our ceremony was. We cannot thank her enough for such lasting, most-important memories!
Pat was great! She not only did the official work as the officiant but she also helped us plan and customize a meaningful personalized ceremony. She helped our ceremony become everything we had hoped!
We had Rev. Sarah Harrison officiate our April 2018 wedding and it was one of the best decisions we made, by far. She was absolutely fantastic from the first meeting until the end of her time with us. She met with us on her own time before book...
ing her and then sent us a nice welcome e-mail after we decided on her with huge packets of planning options that allowed us to truly customize our ceremony. She met with us again for about an hour only a few weeks after that to go over how the ceremony would sound/ look with the options we chose. She answered all e-mails same day or next at the latest, was very prompt and always followed through as promised. During the rehearsal she led the wedding party and started off with introductions to better get to know our families and friends. We received many compliments on the beautiful ceremony as well. One of the nicest touches was the day after the ceremony when she sent us some final wishes/ thoughts that included a "selfie" we took with her, as well as a photo of her dropping our license into the mailbox to be registered. No matter what, we always felt like she had our best interests at heart and I'd recommend Sarah (or Koru Ceremony in general) to any couple that's on the fence.
My Husband and I wanted to plan a small outdoor ceremony in December. We do not live in Madison and needed to find somewhere to get started. We are so happy that we found Pat! Not only did she do an amazing job on the ceremony but she had so...
me great ideas to help us get started. We used quite a few of her suggestions, from Wedding Photographer to outdoor location. She took the time to meet with us before hand and was always very responsive to ur questions. We know that our ceremony would not have been as amazing as it was without her involvement. On top of everything she braved the cold winter weather to help us achieve our dream of an outdoor wedding at Sunrise!
Pat was beyond amazing. We hired her for our elopement, and were looking for a non-religious, yet spiritual ceremony. She went above and beyond our expectations. She met with us twice before the ceremony (at no additional charge) and walked thr...
ough paragraph by paragraph, helping us craft what we wanted to be said in the ceremony. She had great material she shared for us to pick from in order to create what we wanted. She was not only was our officiant- she guided us how to apply for marriage license and let us know the things we have to get done before the big day. She had a lot of supplemental material for readings (religious and non religious), music, other vendors, etc. On the big day, the ceremony was executed beautifully. She followed up after the wedding to let us know she filed the paperwork, and gave further instruction. I could not have asked for anything better than what she had to give. I highly recommend her!
My husband and I are so grateful that Pat was our officiant on our special day. From the beginning, Pat made us feel very comfortable. She has such an upbeat and positive personality/attitude, we loved that about her! Pat allowed us to customiz...
e our ceremony so it would be perfect for both my husband and myself. Because of Pat, our wedding ceremony was FLAWLESS! It was perfect and we received many compliments regarding Pat. I highly recommend Pat to officiate your wedding, you will not regret it!
Pat was amazing. I'm so glad we chose her to officiate our wedding. She was super polite, and easy and fast to communicate with. Our ceremony turned out to be exactly what we wanted. Hiring Pat was one of the best decisions we made for our wed...
ding.
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Rev. Pat Werk
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I have been an ordained non-denominational minister since 2005. I genuinely love creating personalized celebrations that mirror the vision, beliefs, and relationships of the couple with which I am working. Each couple has their own story, and finding the best way to reflect this in their wedding ceremony is a fun process.
I respect people of all faiths, beliefs, and traditions, as well as those who are non-religious, or from a different spiritual background from my own.
With more than 15 years of experience as an officiant, I can help you plan and carry out your perfect wedding day.
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