Santa Barbara Classic Weddings

Patrice was absolutely amazing. My husband and I are not religious and really had no idea where to start when planning our ceremony. Patrice took the time to get to know us and work with us to create a personalized ceremony. She was open and flexible to our ideas and offered excellent suggestions when we were stuck. Her delivery was confident yet completely unobtrusive. We couldn't have possibly asked for a better officiant! Highly recommended!

My husband and I celebrated our one of the happiest moment of our lives and that was so awesome with the helped of Patrice Handley, who officiated us. She so nice and friendly, She make sure what she know what we both like in the ceremony, she determined what kind of ceremony we wants.

Since we don't have any family member in our ceremony but seems like she was our mother together with her associate who photographed us.

My husband and I recommend Patrice Handley to be your officiant on your wedding if you want romantic and sweet ambiance.

Where do I begin? My husband and I chose to do a intimate ceremony in Pismo Beach and I found Patrice on Wedding Wire. I knew how important the officiant we chose would be - it makes or breaks your ceremony. We had a phone call with her and liked everything she said and made us feel very comfortable.

She created a personal ceremony for us that was beautiful. I could not have asked for something more perfect. I received lots of compliments on the ceremony but also about Patrice. My friends thought she knew us personally because the ceremony was so personal and heartfelt.

She was easy to work with, responsive, affordable and created a ceremony that we will look back on forever with so much happiness.

I highly recommend her! You will not regret it.

Patrice was a joy to work with. She made our ceremony very unique for us and it turned out great. I loved that she printed the entire ceremony into a book that we passed around for reading the vows, it looked very professional and classy, and i didn't have to worry about forgetting to bring the vows with me. We planned the whole wedding from out-of-state so we didn't meet til right before the wedding, but Patrice was helpful and walked us through everything. I would definately recommend her!

From one bride to another, look no further... Patrice is the dream officiant. She was one of the best memories of our wedding last month. Our nuptials were planned within two months and I wasn't confidant with any officiants online, until I contacted Patrice. From our first conversation she understood our vision, and worked with us for a very customized ceremony. On the big day, she was the ONLY thing I wasn't worried about. I would recommend Patrice to EVERYONE if I could. If we ever renew our vows, we will come to Patrice. An angel in the wedding world!!

Patrice was absolutely wonderful to work with, from the first meeting,(where we too made it to the car and then walked right back in and asked her to be our Officiant), to the rehearsal (squeezed in for us before another ceremony) to the actual ceremony. Patrice's reassuring professionalism will calm the worst of nerves. It still amazes me how well she captured "us" , our family, and all the elements we wanted to include. The personalization of our ceremony and booklet still amazes me. Patrice made sure that the ceremony was indeed the most remembered and cherished part of our day and probably most complimented too!

I knew that Patrice was the right fit for our special day the moment after we met with her. I shared this with my fiance (now husband) in our vehicle. She possessed the soft, feminine touch that I desired, along with an air of professionalism.
She was communicative, and even composed a book that commemorated our day. On the day of the rehearsal she had another wedding in Santa Ynez, and made sure there was a back up person. As it turned our she made it right on time, so there were two people to help compose the ceremony.
I would reccomend her to anyone.

Patrice was the perfect officiant for our ceremony. She is such a warm and caring person and makes you feel very at ease. Patrice helped us write our own vows and allowed us to have the personal ceremony that we had envisioned. I would highly recommend Patrice as an officiant and I can't imagine our special day without her.

From the second my husband and I met Patrice we were inlove! She did an amazing job. She understood who we were, and the love we have for eachother and new exactly was poems and readings we would like for our ceremony.

From the day my husband proposed, we new that we couldn't read our own vows because we couldn't get through them without crying. So she read them for us and they were amazing!

There are no words to describe how amazing patrice is. She not only went out of her way for us but made us feel like we were the only couple in the world getting married. She made everything so personal and amazing. She became part of my family when she performed my ceremony and she will forever be a part of our lifes.

Patrice was fantastic! We first met her for tea at her lovely house to discuss our ideas for the ceremony, and she had some great suggestions and insight for things we hadn't thought about. We loved that she was early for meeting us at the rehearsal and ceremony, and she took care of all the paper work after.

Patrice at Santa Barbara Classic Weddings was a delight to work with. My husband and I met with her for a consultation at her home. While there she made us feel welcomed and was delighted to talk about our visions for our wedding. That is when she also met our then 4 year old daughter, and our daughter adored her. Which was a HUGE plus in our opinion. She understood our vision for our ceremony and her personality vibrated beyond just her services. Patrice was in constant contact with me the weeks leading up to our wedding. She sent us a general outline of what to expect out of our ceremony, and it went above and beyond our expectations. She made herself available for our rehearsal (all the way in Solvang) the day before the big day, and was a huge help in showing our wedding party where to go and what to do so our ceremony would be smooth and memorable. The day of the wedding she was professional and sweet and gave me and my husband the ceremony we dreamed of. She went above and beyond incorporating our daughter into the ceremony, as she made sweet gestures and comments when our daughter laughed and said "aww." We would highly recommend her, if you are looking for an officiant that goes above and beyond her services and gives off a pleasantly warm vibe at a great value!

We consider ourselves truly blessed and lucky too, to have found our way to Patrice's front door and open heart. The moment we met her, I knew she would perform our wedding ceremony. Her spirit is lovely and kind, she listened to how we imagined our special day and sent us an itinerary that exceeded our expectations. She was very personable, checked in on me before the ceremony to calm my nerves and tell me what a beautiful bride I was. She recited a poem and prayer during our garden wedding. Patrice was a beautiful part of our wedding and we thank her so much.

We highly recommend Patrice Handley! She was our officiant for our wedding at Coquelicot Estate Winery in Solvang in June 2011.

From the moment we met Patrice, we knew she was perfect for our wedding. We really didn't know where to start when it came to choosing the readings, vows, etc. We wanted to have some religious aspects, but not too many. We wanted something with tradition, but also with a contemporary twist.

Patrice immediately put our minds at ease! She walked us through all the options for the format, vows, readings, etc. She never said "this is what most people do." It was important to her that we created our own unique experience that represented us.

Patrice shared her wealth of knowledge about wedding customs and readings from all religions and cultures. She shared ideas with the most open mind. Each step of the way, she encouraged us to chose words that best represented our relationship. We ended up adding in the Rose Ceremony (where you exchange rose buds) which we had not planned, and loved it! We also added the Irish Blessing at the end of the ceremony. She made us a beautiful book of the ceremony text that is an amazing keepsake.

Patrice is also 150% professional! She was always on time or early, always responded to our emails or calls right away, and is a pro at AV. Her recommendation for lapel mics was the best. She is a true lady when it comes to fashion too. She is so poised and has an amazing voice - very calming, sincere and enthusiastic.

Patrice made our ceremony perfect and so special. She inspired us to take the time to make it unique and memorable. It worked! Everyone came up to us at the reception and said "that was the best ceremony!"

We are so grateful that we found Patrice & recommend her highly!

-Lauren and Ryan Mitchell

Very pleasant and helpful with the vows. Good contact by email, but docked her a point because of wedding day tardiness (due to car trouble, so can't hold that against her). Overall pleased with the entire process.

Patrice was the perfect person for our intimate wedding ceremony. We thought that living outside the country would be challenging, but Patrice responded perfectly to our needs and in a timely manner. She was able to suggest places, ceremony ideas and took the time to talk with us long distance (several times) to ensure that she met our expectations.
In person Patrice was personable, organized, warm and genuine. We really felt that the work she did was just for us and created to make our special day unique.
We highly recommend Patrice as an officiant for any marriage ceremony.

Patrice was great. We wanted our ceremony short and sweet and that is exactly what we got. We could of had any kind of ceremony that we wanted because Patrice was willing to work with us. She was extremely flexible with our meeting with her which was nice since we were coming from Orange County. If we needed to discuss a problem with her or had a question Patrice was more than willing to help out. I feel that she genuinely cares about all of the couples that she meets. Our wedding day was beautiful and I have to thank Patrice for that! I would hands down recommend Patrice to anyone on the hunt for a wonderful officiant!

It was such a wonderful experience to have Patrice officiate our wedding. She met with us in advance to go over exactly the type of ceremony we wanted, and we could not have pulled off such a beautiful ceremony without her guidance. She made our wedding a very warm and engaging event and I would recommend her services to everyone.

The Pato's

Patrice is a peaceful loving officiant who we will absolutely reccomend . Planning to have her renew our vows each year!

Patrice is so heartfelt and such an amazing officiant! I highly recommend her!!!