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​Rev. Rachel Tatge officiated Jill and Michael’s wedding Lilac Acres in Waukesha, WI. The ceremony went great, and the couple was thrilled by how well it went. The guests laughed, cried, and even clapped after the Charge to the Couple when Rachel shared Jill and Michael’s love story. Rachel said that after the ceremony, family members came up to her and told her how outstanding the ceremony was. Adding the extra element of sharing your personal story with your guests eleva […]

Thank you Kristine and Craig for writing this nice review for me on Google Business. “​Rev Pat officiated the most perfect baptism for our daughters, Lia and Alexandra (ages 2 and 10 months). She did an outstanding job and we couldn’t have been more pleased!The ceremony flowed well and the girls easily warmed up to Pat’s calm and welcoming spirit. Our families were also very impressed with the ceremony! We can’t thank her enough!”Lia and Aly were baptized at Bishops Bay Co […]

Caitlin recently sent me a couple of photos from her wedding, and here is my response to her: “Wow! Thank you so much for sending these absolutely stunning photos from your wedding! I always love working with Tara Draper Photography, and seeing your photos confirms what I already knew- Tara is a fantastic photographer and […]

It was a delight to officiate Savannah and Cody’s wedding last Friday after I got a call on Tuesday that Cody’s childhood pastor came down with Covid, and they wanted to know if I could fill in for him. In two days, we put together a beautiful that had even their photographer, Caitlin, at @caynayphoto crying. Here is what Savannah wrote to me in her thank you note: “Pat- I’m not sure there are words enough to thank you for jumping in this week to officiate! Not only of […]

Here is a review that Savannah posted on Wedding Wire, The Knot, and Google Business: “Pat was truly outstanding to work with! She took time and care to get to understand us, what was important in our relationship and what we wanted our wedding ceremony to look and feel like. The result was truly the […]

It is always a joy to have the chance to work with couples you know from their wedding day and then be asked to bless their children. How fun to see Craig and Kristine after five years and meet their adorable daughters, Lia and Alexandra (Aly) at Bishops Bay Country Club, Middleton, WI. (function(jQuery) {function init() { window.wSlideshow && window.wSlideshow.render({elementID:”201968003388851362″,nav:”thumbnails”,navLocation:”bottom”,captionLocation:”bottom”,transition:”fade”,autoplay:”0″,s […]

Kristen and Danny’s wedding on Sunday at one of my favorite venues, The Eloise in Mt. Horeb, was so much fun to officiate. I always love telling the couple’s love story, and their proposal, in particular, was an amusing story to share with their guests. I also loved their wedding flowers. Their use of zinnias, coneflowers, cosmos, […]

Wow!  Thank you Zelora Image Photography for sharing these STUNNING photos from Elly and Nate’s wedding at Vesperman Farms in Lancaster, WI with us.  

WOW! Check out these absolutely stunning photos by one of my favorite wedding photographers to work with, Tara Draper Photography. Tara knocked it out of the park in capturing the love for Caitlin and Andrew and their beautiful wedding day. Here is what Tara wrote about this delightful couple: “Caitlin + Andrew – What a […]

“Pat was fantastic! We had a pretty general idea of what we wanted for our Wedding ceremony, but the guidance and assistance we received along the way were so valuable to helping us really put together the perfect ceremony, just like we wanted it to be. It was obvious to us, as the planning stages unfolded, that Pat and the Koru process would be suitable for many different types of couples, whether religious or not or spiritual in their own way or not, with the freedom to “pick and choose […]