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Burkes Pass, New Zealand
Weddings in the High Country
For small weddings with a difference....... St Patricks, our quaint little wooden church is waiting for you
Available for Civic and Christian weddings conducted by marriage celebrant or clergy. St Patricks is situated in the tiny Burkes Pass heritage township.  Built in 1872, it is the oldest union church in New Zealand on its original site and was built by the pioneers. It is a category one registered site with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. Contributions go to The Burkes Pass Heritage Trust (a non profit, charitable trust) for heritage and restoration work.
Location	Burkes Pass is located in the South Island between Fairlie and Lake Tekako on the route to New Zealand's Highest Mountain, Aoraki Mount Cook.
Information	Accommodation, celebrants, photography, etc are listed on the Aoraki Mount Cook Mackenzie District site .
Contacts	Jane Phone: (H) 03 348-1531, (W) 03 355-8283, (Burkes Pass) 03 3856271 Fax; 03 3558289 jbatch@clear.net.nz Ruth Phone: 03 685 8527 Fax:03 6856020
A Winter Wedding	Photos by Liz Angelo
From the Dec 2011 Newsletter	A Splendid Couple of Weddings The swirl of a kilt accompanied Colin MacDonald and his beautiful bride Karen Verbo down the aisle at St Patrick’s church with Jenny Rayne conducting the ceremony in her warm and wonderful manner on the 8^th of October.
	Charmaine Burt and Peter Gudsell married on a once in a lifetime date of the 11/11/11. Peter made a symbolic return to family roots at Burkes Pass when he and Charmaine chose St Patrick’s. They include the Burgess family who donated the land for the church, and the Foster and Annetts who were early village inhabitants. The bride, in a gorgeous cream dress with beaded detail, with her elegantly attired groom and entourage had photos in the spring garden at Alma Cottage