Traditional and Non-Traditional customized wedding
Metro Atlanta and North Georgia
Travel area: Within 100 miles See details
Patricia Burgess
OWNER
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AWARD WINNER (8X)
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Based in Loganville, GA, Your Wedding Your Way is an officiant service that believes exactly that...it is your wedding, and it should be done your way. I am an ordained Unitarian minister, and I have several ordained officiants in my organization as well. We all believe that love and marriage are for everyone. We perform traditional weddings as well the totally non-traditional. Our weddings have been everything from large, very formal events to just myself and a couple sitting at their kitchen table at 9:00 am. They have been simple backyard affairs and pirate weddings on the beach, deeply Christian to completely secular. We have performed ceremonies everywhere, from the Capital City Club in Atlanta to the Skyview Ferris Wheel to lakeside in state parks. We love themed weddings and encourage all couples to express themselves. Dungeons and Dragons, Harry Potter, Haunted Halloween, we've done that. Do you want your beloved pets included? We adore that! We can provide a Jewish officiant, or a gay officiant. It truly is Your Wedding Your Way.
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Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
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Christian
Protestant
Interfaith
Jewish
Pagan
Secular
Spiritual
Unitarian
Wiccan
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Meet the team
Patricia Burgess
Owner
In 1968 I decided there had to be a better way to have a wedding ceremony than the generic, old stand by ceremonies everyone offered. I was ordained as a Unitarian minister in 1971 just so that I could give every couple a unique, custom ceremony tailored to their beliefs, lifestyles, and ideals. Every ceremony is written with a great deal of input from the couple so that it can truly reflect who they are. This has become my true passion and 6500 ceremonies later, I still love every minute of it! Nothing makes me happier than my couples and their guests saying that it was the best wedding ever!
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5.0
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The officiant is repeatedly praised for creating personalized, heartfelt ceremonies with many customization options and helpful resources. She is organized, responsive, patient, and handles last-minute changes smoothly, easing stress on the wedding day. Couples and guests loved her delivery and attention to detail, and many highly recommend her.Review photos
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Jasmine T
5.0
4/06/2026
Patty was truly amazing!! She helped us so much with the process for the ceremony and was amazing to work with!
Emily D
5.0
3/24/2026
Patty was wonderful to work with. She helped us craft a ceremony that was special and unique to us. Our friends and family raved about how thorough and intentional our ceremony was...
. We started out by filling out a questionnaire and Patty put together multiple ceremony scripts for us to pick and choose from, along with a binder full of dozens of options. We met with Patty a few times to go over everything. She was responsive and always on time. We recommend her to anyone who wants a ceremony that is unique and deeply personal to them.
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Megan R
5.0
3/09/2026
Absolutely amazing from the very first time we spoke, all the way through to the information she sent me to help with changing my last name. We had two meetings and stayed in touch...
every step of the way. Any question I asked, Patricia answered right away.
I loved how we were able to piece together our wedding ceremony as a couple. We created something unique, heartfelt, and meaningful—something we both truly loved.
Patricia was incredible and the absolute sweetest. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a one‑of‑a‑kind, personalized wedding ceremony.
Kendria S
5.0
8/13/2025
The quality of service Ms. Patty showed was remarkable. She is truly passionate about what she does it definitely showed on our wedding day she was truly heaven sent!
Jessica C
5.0
5/06/2025
Patty was wonderful! Every part of our ceremony was customized down to the last page. We couldn't have asked for a better officiant.
Jaelin W
5.0
4/11/2025
Amazing experience with sweet Patricia! She gave so many ideas on how we wanted the ceremony to flow. Was precise on how the ceremony would go easing up our worries for being in fr...
ont of a ton of our guests.
Ashley N
5.0
1/07/2025
Patty is absolutely the best. We loved every part of working with her to build our unique, heartfelt ceremony. Her delivery of it was wonderful. I am so, so glad we chose her to of...
ficiate.
Lorelei S
5.0
11/18/2024
Patti was a hoot. I loved our pre-wedding calls and meetings. She has done countless weddings and you can really tell with how organized she is. All of our guests complimented us o...
n the officiant after our wedding and assumed she was a family member of how comfortable we were with her.
Katie H
5.0
11/06/2024
I was so impressed by how thoughtful and detail-oriented Patty was! She is truly a master of her craft. We were so delighted with how she performed our ceremony :)
Leanne M
5.0
7/21/2024
Patty is so wonderful! Not only were her words perfect for our ceremony but she helped every step of the way to help understand exactly what we wanted, what our options were and al...
so with things toy don't even think to ask. She tailored our vows exactly to our wishes and delivered them with a smile and such bright energy.
Kaitlin T
5.0
7/02/2024
The most thorough Officiant you will ever find. She knows her stuff! She will make sure your day goes perfectly. Everyone was so impressed with her service. 1000/10 would recommend...
her to anyone. Such a lovely and sweet woman.
Krista R
5.0
5/13/2024
If you are a creative mind like myself and you are planning a wedding you need a person that is intelligent, open-minded and also creative to be the one to marry you and your love....
Patricia is just that! She had so many wonderful Ideas to help us prepare our ceremony. Very charismatic and personable and willing to work with you to make your day a perfect one. We did a Handfasting and Ring Ceremony on our Star Wars Day wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony. Unforgettable. Give her a shot, you won't regret it. Thank you Patricia for everything!!
Laurie B
5.0
5/06/2024
Very sweet and helpful.. highly recommend
Bahar J
5.0
4/21/2024
Patty made our wedding dreams come true!!! She is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet but also the most professional and skilled at what she does. We were worried that we...
would not be able to find an officiant in Georgia to speak at our Iranian- American ceremony, but she crafted such incredible speeches to include our cultural elements in our wedding. Highly recommend having her officiate if you’re looking for a beautiful, heartfelt wedding ceremony.
Tasha M
5.0
2/17/2024
Patty was an amazing officiant for our wedding. She made everything effortless and even gave us detailed resources on the process of changing your name. I would highly recommend he...
r services to anyone.
Tia J
5.0
1/22/2024
Patricia was awesome and so very sweet! Throughout the process she was very responsive and handled all of our questions and concerns. The ceremony itself was beautiful. I was runni...
ng late but Patricia was so patient with us and did a fantastic job marrying us. If you are looking for an officiant, hire her! You won't regret it. Thank you again so much Patricia for helping to make our day beautiful!
Sarah F
5.0
10/31/2023
If I could give 100 stars I would! Patricia is literally so amazing to work with! She has gone above and beyond to make our wedding ceremony perfect. We wanted very specific detail...
s in our wedding and she truly made sure we had everything we asked for. She became like family to us in such a short timeframe. We love her and we would highly recommend her to anyone getting married. She’s wonderful! If you’re looking for a wedding officiant, look no further! She’s incredible! I cannot say enough good things about her. I’m so thankful we chose her as our officiant and if you do chose to work with her, you won’t be disappointed. Thank you Mrs. Patricia for everything!
Response from YourWedding-YourWay on 11/17/2023
Thank you, my dearest Sarah! Your wedding was such an amazing experience and such a perfec...
t representation of you and Keith. It was also so much fun to be able to incorporate everything you wanted in such a beautiful ceremony. Please give Andy a big hug and a yummy cookie for me! We will definitely stay in touch.
Patty
Tyler L
5.0
10/31/2023
Patricia was wonderful from the start! She put so much detail into our ceremony and gave us so many customization options for how we wanted the day to go. She even accommodated las...
t minute changes and unforeseen third party issues during the ceremony. Her experience comes in handy in dealing with this, and you can’t buy that. She even checked up on us after the wedding weekend which was very sweet.
There was zero stress on the wedding day. Highly recommend.
Response from YourWedding-YourWay on 10/31/2023
Hi Tyler and Anna,
Thank you for the lovely review. I'm so glad everything worked out and ...
your ceremony was still beautiful! I'm really happy all is well now. I wish you a wonderful life together filled with love and happiness.
Jackie O
5.0
10/01/2023
Patricia made our day amazing. She communicated great and really put a personal touch on our ceremony. I would 100% recommend her for your wedding. She was very helpful throughout ...
the process and would consider her part of our family now!
Reagan W
5.0
7/31/2023
Patty was a pleasure to work with and wrote so many lovely options for our ceremony! Working through the small wording choices ended up being an incredibly fun experience in our pl...
anning. Shanti' performed the ceremony with so much passion and joy and made the unexpected but welcomed rain during our ceremony such an unforgettable experience.
Steve O
5.0
6/24/2023
Patty was fantastic in helping us customizing our wedding ceremony to our desired wording. The packet she provided gave us many options that really helped us make it our own. Grant...
was her provided officiant for the ceremony and he was punctual and professional. I'd definitely recommend them for others.
Jihan S
5.0
4/11/2023
It was wonderful working with Patricia Burgess. She Officiated our April First 2023 wedding and was such a pleasure to work with. Patricia came to visit us twice before our wedding...
so that we seem like old friends on our wedding day. Patricia's process of providing vow choices is brilliant. She provided us with a book with hundreds of options to choose from which worked well for us as we just picked our favorite parts and took out what we didn't want to use. She was also receptive to whatever needed to be changed. On our wedding day we got great feedback on our ceremony and I would attribute its success to Patricia. Everything felt personalized specifically for us and she is a great orator. It was windy so her mic cut on and off but that was not her fault, and the videographer captured everything clearly as we were mic'ed up. Patricia sent our marriage license and followed up with name change instructions (just in case) via email after the wedding. Please Hire this woman. She is excellent. You know its about more than just money with Patricia and it is evident that getting to know couples before their big day and making sure they have a beautiful wedding ceremony is of the utmost importance to her. Thanks Patricia for taking care of us. We are so grateful to you.
John C
5.0
3/12/2023
My long time partner and I finally decided it was time to legalize our union last December. We found Patricia online and were thrilled that she could accommodate us so very close ...
to the Christmas holiday! Patricia walked us through everything and made us feel very comfortable. I would highly recommend Patricia and her team to any couple looking for a wonderful wedding experience!
LoraGrace P
5.0
1/21/2023
Patty was absolutely phenomenal to have as our officiant! She went above and beyond to get to know us. She made our ceremony truly unique and special for us. We had four meeting...
s with Patty, and by the time it was a week before our wedding, it felt like we were being married by a true friend. Patty is so kind and loving and really pays attention to the little details. Her words are so elegant and touching. To this day, people are still talking about how beautiful our ceremony was. If you are in the need of an officiant, Patty will not disappoint! She is the very best!
Adam K
5.0
1/19/2023
Patricia was wonderful! She was very knowledgeable, and she was open truly to letting us have our wedding our way (we had a non-religious, non-traditional ceremony)! We highly reco...
mmend her for others!
Emily H
5.0
11/02/2022
Patty was absolutely incredible! She is incredibly responsive and provides a variety of options to select from for various components of the ceremony. Selections range from religio...
us, non-denomenational, spiritual - whatever meets your needs and beliefs as a couple. She made everything feel curated, special, and absolutely unforgettable. Many of our guests complimented our ceremony and the messaging that Patty put together. 100 times out of 100 I would choose Your Wedding Your Way and you should choose them too 💜
Carissa C
5.0
10/26/2022
Planning a wedding is stressful enough on a couple, let alone finding the right officiant that they feel comfortable with for their big day. I was fortunate enough to have worked w...
ith Patricia Burgess, with Your Wedding Your Way, at a recent wedding. Hands down, Patricia was one of the most professional, reliable, friendly, and caring officiants I have worked with. As a planner, I appreciated her calm and peaceful demeanor, which made the wedding a beautiful and stress-free event. During rehearsal, Patricia guided the couple in preparing for their ceremony. She explained things thoroughly and was open to answer all of their questions. She was incredible and I highly recommend her to officiate at any couple's wedding. I look forward to working with her again!
Brianna H
5.0
10/04/2022
Patty is one of the kindest and most open people we've ever met. When we were looking for an officiant, she was the one who stood out the most. She has a whole binder full of cerem...
onies you can choose from or use as a jumping off point to make your own. She makes everything straight-forward and even helped with instructions on getting our names updated after the wedding. She also kept in touch with us in the months leading up to the wedding to make sure we were comfortable with what we would say and provide other advice on the wedding planning process. She is also a good resource to find other wedding vendors. Thank you again, Patty!
Demetrial F
5.0
9/18/2022
Patricia was AMAZING! We couldn't have asked for a better officiant to marry us! Her personality was spot on, and she is such a sweet person! HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Megan M
5.0
7/07/2022
I last minute needed Patricia. My husband and I eloped very very last minute and she came through! She informed me on how to change my name and everything. She truly is a beautiful...
person inside and out and made my day !
Emma B
5.0
6/11/2022
Patty was absolutely amazing. She did such a wonderful job staying in contact with us leading up to the wedding and allowing us to choose exactly how we wanted the ceremony to go. ...
She prepared us for everything and made us feel very comfortable. She is clearly a real professional and a pleasure to work with. She also gave us step by step instructions on what to do after the wedding and how to change names and get our marriage certificate. She goes above and beyond what we hired her to do, and we highly recommend her for your special day.
Alexis T
5.0
4/25/2022
Patricia is phenomenal at what she does. Between making a huge binder of options to help you decide on what you want in your ceremony to walking you through how to change your name...
after the fact, she truly cares about her couples and goes above and beyond to really get to know you. I'd highly recommend her to everyone!
Hillary D
5.0
1/18/2022
We were so thankful to have found Patty Burgess from Your Wedding, Your Way!! Patty was exceptionally helpful as we planned our ceremony, and had personalized recommendations & sug...
gestions to help us create an event we would love. We reached out towards the end of our planning process from a different time zone and Patty was more than happy to set everything up quickly. Patty also suggested we reach out to Grant Mackay to officiate and he was a great fit for our day and for us as a couple! Patty wrote an excellent ceremony and Grant delivered it perfectly. Cannot recommend YWYW enough! Thank you both for helping us craft such a wonderful day!!
Steven V
5.0
10/09/2021
From our first phone call, meeting, and ceremony Patty was phenomenal. She patiencely answered all our questions. Patty deserves 10 stars!! Patty will be a part of our family f...
or years to come!
Jennifer T
5.0
10/06/2021
Jennifer T
Amanda B
5.0
9/20/2021
Patty was so incredible! She developed a completely customized ceremony and worked diligently with us to complete the ceremony outline. Working with her made our ceremony an even m...
ore unique and special experience. I would highly recommend Patty for any couple that is looking for a day that is personalized to meet their needs and their love story.
Dee M
5.0
9/02/2021
What a wonderful way to plan a wedding with lots of options and some guidance from very knowledgeable and caring people. I highly recommend their services. We were so pleased with...
the wedding vows and Reverend Grant made our ceremony very comfortable for both of us. It was the wedding I dreamed of and more.
Megan C
5.0
8/25/2021
Patty was amazing! Very helpful in guiding us to the ceremony we envisioned and increadibly helpful with all of the steps after wedding that we needed to take. She even provided ...
the forms, links, dates, phone numbers, etc that we would need to change name, get marriage certificates, and things. We are so glad we found Patty and Your Wedding, Your Way for our special day!
Doug P
5.0
6/26/2021
Working with Patty was an amazing experience! She made the process incredibly smooth with her expertise, and made our day super special. We would highly recommend securing her as a...
n officiant.
Leah W
5.0
6/17/2021
Patty was our officiant this past weekend. She has an amazing personality that makes you feel so comfortable with her. She did such a great job at our wedding that I have a family ...
member that has mentioned flying her to Florida to officiate their wedding! We are very happy that we chose Patty for our wedding!
Thais T
5.0
6/07/2021
Patricia is sooo amazing, she was really cool with everything, the ceremony was perfect and Grant (he officiated), was incredible. I loved the experience. Would recommend to everyo...
ne know <3
Kelly E
5.0
5/04/2021
Patricia is the BEST! She made my husband and I feel so special and put together a beautiful ceremony! Our guests are still talking about the ceremony. Patricia is amazing at her j...
ob and was so helpful through the whole process. I am extremely glad we chose her!
Response from YourWedding-YourWay on 05/05/2021
Hi Kelly,
I'm extremely glad you chose me, too! It was such a joy working with you and Th...
omas and your wedding could not have been more beautiful.
Pamela B
5.0
5/03/2021
Miss Patty was not only very professional and punctual, but she really made our wedding feel special despite our wedding crowd being so small. We really appreciated her kindness an...
d understanding towards us as things were a little hectic and I would highly recommend her for your services.
Response from YourWedding-YourWay on 05/05/2021
Thank you for this wonderful review, Pamela. I'm so happy that we were able to work it out...
. It was a beautiful wedding and I'm glad it was just what you wanted. Even all the ducklings from the lake seemed to enjoy it. Congratulations to you and Jay!
Mackenzie T
5.0
4/21/2021
Patty is absolutely fabulous! Before working with Patty, we assumed our wedding ceremony would be the same basic template that we’ve heard at a million weddings…we were so wrong! P...
atty worked with us to design a customized ceremony—with hints of tradition but modern language that felt more meaningful to our relationship. She even personalized the ceremony by including a few of our favorite memories in her opening. The ceremony felt true to us and ended up being one of the most emotional parts of our day. We had multiple guests comment on how much they loved the ceremony and many have requested Patty’s information for their own weddings and vow renewals! Thank you, Patty!
Response from YourWedding-YourWay on 05/05/2021
MacKenzie, thank you so much for giving me this privilege! It truly was an amazing wedding...
and I'm glad I was able to make it everything you and Bennett deserved. It did feel perfect for you!
Bryna E
5.0
1/23/2021
We cannot say enough great things about Patricia! She was phenomenal and made our ceremony absolutely beautiful. She offers so many options to tailor your ceremony to exactly your ...
taste and needs. She was also extremely flexible in performing a morning-of rehearsal for us. She even guided us through the steps for license submission, name change, etc. We are so grateful that we chose her for our special day!
Angelica M
5.0
1/17/2021
Ms Patricia was on time and even waited a few minutes for me to get ready. She replied to every question I had in no time. You can feel the love and defection she has for being apa...
rt of such a special day. We did not have a average wedding, but we were surrounded with love! I would pick Ms. Patricia any day.
Lauren M
5.0
12/26/2020
With everything going on in 2020, Patty was receptive, flexible, and easy to get in touch with the entire time. SO many plans had to change for our wedding this year, and through i...
t all, the one thing we could count on was our ceremony being special, and personally made for us. Patty's primary concern was making our day unique to us, and it was absolutely amazing.
Kathleen S
5.0
12/18/2020
We are so, so, so incredibly thankful and honored that we had Patty marry us. Before COVID, we were planning on having a family member or friend marry us. When we cut our guest lis...
t down to 13 people, we knew that probably wouldn't work for us. We started researching and found Patty who fit all of our requirements. We talked to her for more than an hour on the phone and knew before we hung up that we wanted her to marry us. She became like family during that call! She came to our apartment to meet us, and sat with us as we talked about what we wanted, what we didn't want and gave us options we never even considered (like a red ribbon of fate ceremony - my husband is Asian). Patty was patient, thoughtful and thorough in making sure this was exactly what we had in mind. She helped us create the most perfect ceremony for us, and even gave us a copy to keep. Our friends and families all asked if we knew her before the wedding, and were shocked that we didn't! We love Patty so much, and are incredibly thankful she married us.
Response from YourWedding-YourWay on 05/05/2021
Kathleen, thank you so much! I love you and Chris too! I knew the red string ceremony woul...
d be perfect for you and it was! The wedding may have been small in size but it was huge in love! Thank you for giving me the gift of being there with you on such a beautiful, special day.
Tammy B
5.0
12/17/2020
Amazing woman who did a wonderful job on our special day! We were thrilled with the ceremony
Alicia M
5.0
12/14/2020
I am the mother of a recent bride married by Patty, and I cannot thank her enough. As I'm sure a lot have experienced this year, the wedding we had initially planned, ended up bei...
ng completely different - but no less spectacular for my daughter and her husband. A large part of that was Patty. Because of Covid and restrictions, she never met the engaged couple until the day of the wedding, and yet she came prepared to give them a meaningful and personal wedding ceremony. Sure that can all be handled via email, but she went the extra mile. She genuinely cares about her couples and it shows. Thank you Patty for giving Lauren and Zac the perfect wedding ceremony!!
Response from YourWedding-YourWay on 05/05/2021
Thank you so much, Alicia! I was so happy to be there for Lauren and Zac and to give them ...
their perfect wedding ceremony. They are such a lovely, delightful couple and, even through email, were wonderful to work with.
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Travel area: Within 100 miles
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