Rev Pat Callahan was the officiant for our outdoor wedding in March. We met him the first time at his home to make sure we were a good fit. We liked him right away. He was very warm, funny, and took the commitment of marriage and his role in it to heart. He also sincerely wanted to get to know us. Once we chose him he sent us his book of options on readings, vows, etc. We found what we liked in his book without having to look elsewhere.
We then met a second time at his home to run through our choices on readings, vows, etc. and then walked through the ceremony. We again really enjoyed spending time with him.
He met us at our venue for a rehearsal the day before the wedding and it was obvious that he had everything under control. We knew everything would go smoothly the next day.
Our ceremony turned out great. He was very warm and funny. We enjoyed the part where he gave a brief history of me and my husband before we met, then how we met, and what we cherished about the other person. He gathered this information from our previous two meetings, and he had really listened to what we said. We felt like he knew us in a short amount of time. The ceremony was exactly what we wanted and we received many compliments from our guests.
On a side note, I was initially drawn to him because I was raised Catholic but decided not to get married in the church. Even though he is no longer a practicing priest, his book of options for the ceremony included elements that were very familiar to me, which is what I wanted. My husband, who isn't religious, liked the options, without knowing some were Catholic. Bottom line is that he is open to make the ceremony yours.
We highly recommend Rev. Pat Callahan!!
