Koru Ceremony Reviews
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Fawn P. Married on 07/25/2020Beautiful Ceremony
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 with 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 very unique to us as a couple! We were so pleased to have Sarah officiate our wedding and thank you Koru ceremony! -
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Melissa C. Getting married on 10/05/2022Very helpful for COVID-19 Couples!
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!Koru Ceremony's reply:
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. -
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Olivia S. Getting married on 10/08/2021Pat Werk is the BEST!
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 -
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Victor B. Married on 06/20/2021Made a relaxing and custom experience come to life
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 recommended!Koru Ceremony's reply:
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. -
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Logan Married on 06/12/2021Personalized Ceremony
Koru and Peter, our officiant, were absolutely amazing. They helped to create a personalized ceremony, provided resources to help with marriage license and name change, and were so respectful and flexible. We could not have asked for a better experience.Koru Ceremony's reply:
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 experience of working with Peter and Koru so positive. -
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Wendy S. Married on 06/12/2021A real joy to work with!
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 provided 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.Koru Ceremony's reply:
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. -
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Meghan W. Married on 05/08/2021We are so lucky we found them!
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 complete 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!Koru Ceremony's reply:
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. -
Alie Married on 03/19/2021
Don’t look anywhere else!
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.Koru Ceremony's reply:
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.
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Richele B. Married on 03/08/2021Setting the Stage at the Ceremony
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 understanding 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! -
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Erin T. Married on 03/02/2021Beautiful personalized ceremony
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. -
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Azucena G. Married on 01/09/2021Pat was fantastic to work with!
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. Pat made the perfect and meaningful ceremony for us! We highly recommend working with Koru Ceremony, you will not regret it!Koru Ceremony's reply:
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. -
Taylor C. Married on 10/17/2020
Simply Perfect
Rev. Sarah did our ceremony for our wedding on October 17th and we could have not picked a better officiant. We had a lot of last minute changes and Sarah was so flexible in what we needed to change & so calm with everything, this helped me focus in other things. Sarah and Koru made it very easy to make our ceremony very personal but, didn’t take hours of time to put together. Every question I had Sarah helped me through and made sure we had everything set the way we wanted it a couple weeks before our big day. Sarah & Koru will always be a big part of making our day so very special! -
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Rachel O. Married on 10/16/2020Wonderful officiant, easy planning, and ceremony was uniquely ours!
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 more. 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!Koru Ceremony's reply:
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. -
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Daniel Married on 10/10/2020Reverend Pete was a delight
We are so happy to have had Pete 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 really 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. -
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Kathryn L. Married on 09/12/2020Pat is the best!
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 appreciated 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!
