What an ABSOLUTE pleasure it was to find Alice and get to work with her. She is an outstanding human being and we are so grateful to have someone like her in our lives. I heard her name in the very beginning when we first started wedding planning (circa early 2017), but it all got a little overwhelming, so finding an officiant took the backseat to booking the venue, DJ, floral, etc. Then when my planner mentioned her name again probably about a year later, I knew it was fate. Boy, was I THRILLED that she had the time and ability to work with us for our wedding! I swear I've been bawling my eyes out since I received the first custom draft of our wedding ceremony. My husband was making fun of me when we sat down to read it for the first time - I started crying at the end of the first line. It went above and beyond my wildest dreams - it was detailed, well written, emotional, hilarious, chock full of love and passion, all encompassing, and it reflected our 12 years together as a couple perfectly. Her presentation of our story was exquisite - she was well spoken, polite, and you could truly feel how much emotion she felt for us in every single word. It's not every day you find someone who truly cares about what they do like Alice cares about her couples. People have not stopped talking about how gorgeous it was, even now, being an entire month later. Every time I get my Mom on the phone, she raves about how amazing the ceremony was - how it was her favorite part of the day! Alice has been involved wholeheartedly from the beginning. From our initial phone call, to the constant responses via email, and even video chatting to make sure she got a real feel for us as a pair before she started her writing process. I sincerely struggle trying to find the words to thank her for everything she did to make our big day unforgettable. It meant the world to us to convey our feelings of love and appreciation to our family and friends, and Alice went above and beyond to make that happen. We are forever indebted to you! If you want your ceremony to truly stand out...to be personalized to the point where you feel like you're listening to an awesome movie script about your own life (such a cool feeling)...and you want to work with a very talented wordsmith...make sure you have a box of tissues nearby...and work with Alice! It will be one of the best decisions you make during your crazy planning process. Thank you so much Alice for bringing our story to life! read more

My wife and I re-read through many of the positive reviews on Alice's site before writing our own and found ourselves nodding "yes, yes, and yes" in wholehearted and enthusiastic agreement with all of them. Alice is truly as warm, professional, respectful, supportive, and, most importantly, as amazingly personable as everyone else has said and then some! My wife and I are both introverts by nature so we decided to skip writing our own vows but didn't want to lose the personal touch that comes with the gesture. We also wanted to keep our ceremony simple and concise but still convey our great love for each other in a meaningful way. When searching for an officiant, we mentally prepared ourselves to settle for "good enough" but then we came across Alice's site. Between the rave reviews and all of the heartwarming photos of Alice with the other couples lucky enough to have been married by her, we had a gut feeling that we found someone great. From our introductory video call to our in-person meeting, from logistics and planning right up to the big day itself, it turned out that Alice was better than great - she was perfect! Alice hit the nail on the head with our ceremony and had my wife and I completely teary-eyed just reading through the first draft. She captured all of the sentiments and feelings we would've wanted to say for ourselves only in a more eloquent and thoughtful way than we could've ever achieved on our own. Our wedding day overall was the blur people warned us it would be but Alice's ceremony truly stands out in our minds as one of the main highlights thanks to Alice's comforting presence. Her confidence and warmth seemed to cut through all of the "wedding jitters" and helped keep us "present in the present" to enjoy the moment. We consider ourselves super lucky and are very thankful to have had Alice be our officiant. Alice is truly amazing at what she does and she does so with a humble confidence. She seems to genuinely care about getting to know you both as a couple and as individuals which in turn makes the experience of working with her all the more personable. If you're looking for someone to truly capture the spirit of who you both are, look no further and please book Alice without a second thought! read more

On every level, we feel like we hit the jackpot with Alice. We got married 3 weeks ago in New Orleans and have received numerous calls, emails, texts, cards, etc. telling us how warm, personable and unique our wedding ceremony was. Many people have told us our ceremony was the most wonderful ceremony they had ever witnessed. Why? Because of Alice and all the care, love and time she put into getting to know us as a couple and as individuals. Our backgrounds are pretty different: I am Jewish and from the east coast; my wife was raised in a Christian family in the Midwest. What we wanted was a warm, soulful and very personal ceremony that reflected our relationship and our values, honored our parents, was a little funny and was not too serious, and made our friends and families feel like they were part of the ceremony. When we read Alice's first draft of the ceremony, we both shed some tears. Alice perfectly wove in our love story with the traditional ceremony elements, a couple readings and the few religious rituals we wanted to include. We are both writers and went through numerous drafts of the ceremony until we got exactly what we want. Throughout the process, Alice provided wonderful insight and guidance and was extremely patient. The end result was a beautiful, moving and highly personal ceremony that truly reflected us as a couple but still honored our parents and our different backgrounds. We really felt like we were being married by a family member or close friend. We spoke to several officiants before meeting Alice and after meeting her the first time, we knew she was the one for us. Alice is smart, cool, hip, interesting, creative, totally authentic and really loving. She is also completely organized and extremely responsive. She took care of everything and made us feel so at ease on our wedding day. She just gets it. We love Alice and feel like we made a lifelong friend. We could not recommend Alice more highly! read more

Alice calls herself an "uncommon" wedding officiant and that is exactly what she is--in the best possible way! Alice takes the time to really get to know her couples, beginning with an in-person meeting, followed by detailed questionnaires, then a FaceTime chat, and as many follow-up correspondences as needed. She truly cares about understanding your relationship and your vision. Alice instantly feels like an old friend. When Alice sent us the first draft of our ceremony, we were simply blown away! We were both crying tears of happiness while reading it! Although she pretty much nailed it on the first try, she encouraged us to provide her with feedback, which she gracefully accepted and applied to make it perfect! Our goal from the beginning was to create a ceremony that was personal, intimate, and unique. We wanted our wedding to really represent who we are. Alice made this a reality for us. She provided a wonderful mix of sincerity and humor that kept us all laughing and crying throughout! At this point I have lost count of how many guests told us it was the best ceremony they have ever attended. And, of course, we agree! Some words our friends and family used to describe the ceremony: beautiful, romantic, personal, funny, sincere, light-hearted, unique (to name a few). We actually had several guests ask us if Alice was a family member! She seemed to know us and our story so well that everyone assumed she had known us for years! What more could you ask for in an officiant? She is really worth every cent and more! Alice, thank you for making our day so special! Working with you was one of the best decisions we made in our entire wedding planning process! We will remember you and the unique ceremony you created for us for the rest of our lives! "Thank you" doesn't begin to cover it! read more

We could not have asked for a better experience than we had working with Alice on our wedding ceremony! After planning out many of the other wedding details, we realized we needed to get serious about choosing our officiant, arguably the most important detail that often gets lost in the shuffle of venues and flowers and cakes, etc. We were referred by a friend of my mom's, and reached out to schedule an in person meeting. Alice replied very quickly and we were able to find a time that worked for all three of us shortly thereafter. We had met with another officiant prior to this but didn't feel like she was "the one". After spending time talking with Alice at our first meeting, we knew she was perfect for us. It felt like we had known her for years in a way - she really understood us as a couple. We were so relieved to have this important detail figured out, and from there it was smooth sailing. Alice guided us through all the steps to create the perfect ceremony for us. After some back and forth email and a Skype chat, we quickly pulled together the script. We wrote our own vows, and Alice helped ensure we were on the same page. On the day of the wedding among the photographers, videographers, hair, makeup, and sea of people, we both felt at ease when Alice arrived to have us sign our marriage certificate and go over a few last minute details. The ceremony itself was like something from a dream. Every moment was perfect, and all of our guests were brought to tears with how unique, special, and memorable our ceremony was. Working with Alice was the best decision, and we will recommend her to anyone who is looking for an officiant. read more

I was introduced to Alice through my elopement photographer. We had a private wedding and wanted to keep everything very intimate. I've only been to weddings where the officiants were religiously officiated or where the officiants were personal friends or family of the couple, so I really had no clue what to expect for my own wedding. Alice emailed us some questions, which were insightful and gave her an idea about our relationship. We had a call with her a few weeks later and she asked ceremony-specific questions, such as if we wanted to write our own vows, what we wanted to be pronounced afterwards, etc. When we saw her the night of our wedding, I really felt like it was seeing an old friend, despite the limited interaction we had with her and over a short period of time. I can't believe what a wonderful ceremony she presented, it was really personal, exactly what we wanted. That being said, if I could rewrite my vows, I wouldn't mention as much of what I did in the answers, as I probably should have realized that she would be using that material for the ceremony. She also has a calming voice, which helped me not be so nervous. After the wedding, she emailed me the ceremony, which will make a nice addition to our wedding scrapbook. If you are looking for an officiant, I could not recommend Alice enough. We both felt really comfortable interacting with her through the whole process and felt she listened to us and really wanted to understand us and our relationship. She was the perfect person to officiate and at some point down the road, I would love for her to be part of our vow renewal ceremony! read more

My wife and I were so lucky to have found Alice, and we could not be happier with the ceremony that she put together for us. Before speaking with Alice, we had settled on only two things: our ceremony was going to be interfaith, and it had to incorporate our personalities and the story of our relationship, with as much joy and laughter as we could possibly fit. After several conversations on the phone and on video chat, we knew that we had found the right officiant for us. Alice eased all our anxieties, and showed us how best to highlight our journey and involve our friends and family in the event. She got to know us through a very thoughtful and comprehensive back-and-forth, offered and received advice and suggestions on the ceremony thoughtfully and seamlessly, and knew all the steps on obtaining our wedding license before we did! She was supportive and responsive throughout the weeks leading up to our marriage, and we knew that we were in good hands for the wedding day. On the day of the ceremony, she met with us before to go over the step-by-step process (which she had prepared for our rehearsal), and answer our last minute questions. Once the ceremony began, the real magic happened. Alice presided over a beautiful ceremony, brimming with friendship and good humor, and it began the best celebration of our lives. Even now, several weeks after our wedding, we continue to receive compliments regarding the ceremony, and how connected it made our guests feel. We will always treasure the memories that Alice helped us make that day, and we cannot recommend her highly enough! read more

My wife and I had no idea what to expect with our marriage planning since City Hall in NYC closed down due to Covid-19 in March. We already had our marriage license but had no place to get married. In May, the Cupid project was consolidated by NYC marriage bureau, which allows couples to get officially married online. We were so happy that our plan wouldn't get further delayed.  I did a quick search for virtual wedding officiants in hope to find a perfect match who will host our special zoom wedding event. Alice was the 4th person I spoke with and I immediately felt that she was the one we wanted. From her calming voice, friendly smile, and brief explanation of the process, Alice provide us details on what to expect and gave us a solid plan since day 1. She really made me feel like she cared about us having a special day regardless of the situation, unlike some other people I spoke with that made things sound like a business trancsation. Alice remained in constant contact with us during the week going over all types of questions and concerns we had at all hours of the day. She was so flexible with the time we set to get married which allowed people tuning in from different parts of the world. She called two days in advance to go over technical questions regarding the zoom wedding. On our wedding day, she called in early to go over the logistics with us. She sent in our paper to the city clerk right after our virtual wedding and made sure we were copied on the email as well. She truly is a professional and I highly recommend her services for your virtual and in person weddings. read more

Alice Soloway is an incredible celebrant and one of the warmest people I know. Working with her leading up to our wedding was a great experience. My husband and I were nervous about the process of writing our vows, it can be daunting! But Alice took us through the process slowly and with lots of patience, attention and care. She had amazing ideas and helped us find the best way to articulate our love for each other. She also introduced us to the idea of including "affirmations" in our ceremony, which was awesome. She had us turn and face the guests and she asked the guests to affirm our union by expressing their approval. The guests cheered and yelled and blew kisses. It was a really touching experience to physically hear, see and feel how much our loved ones supported us and it made the ceremony more inclusive. Alice was also willing to travel to our venue, which was a summer camp in the Berkshire mountains; she was really accommodating and easy to work with. A few weeks after the wedding, a lovely package arrived from Alice with a scrapbook of our day, complete with pictures, the typed up transcript of the ceremony, and a picture of our custom made Ketubah. She even found stationary in our wedding colors! She made the experience last even longer by evoking the memories of our special day. We could not have asked for a better officiant or celebrant! read more

I can't recommend Alice Soloway highly enough. We talked with a lot of officiants and celebrants when we searched for someone to perform our wedding ceremony. A lot of them offered canned ceremonies and minimal direct interaction. Alice was organized, engaged and available throughout the complicated process of preparing for our wedding. She met with us in a restaurant at the beginning to get a feel for what we wanted. She listened to our preferences, and incorporated them into the ceremony. But she also brought good ideas and suggestions to the table, drawing from her own experience as a celebrant. She incorporated both the traditional and the progressive easily. We wanted a meaningful secular ceremony, and Alice sent questions to both my wife and I to get an understanding of how we met and what went through both of our minds along the way. She told our story with warmth and humor. She also helped us write our vows, going patiently through evolving drafts and offering helpful feedback. The day of the wedding, she made everything happen: placement of people, and the order of the ceremony. She filed our paperwork quickly, and we got our marriage certificate back the week after our wedding. My wife said that it felt like Alice really tried to get to know us, and people who attended our wedding said it seemed like she was more of a longterm friend. read more

If you are looking for a celebrant to assist you with making your vows and ceremony perfect, look no further! Alice Soloway is unbelievable, and she is a true professional. I was really nervous about writing my vows, and one of my biggest worries was working with someone who would make me feel uncomfortable for knowing so little. From the very first moment I met Alice, I knew she was the right choice. After a short meeting, I felt certain that she understood what my husband and I were looking for, and that she would help us put together a wonderful ceremony. She sent us a rough sketch of ideas a few weeks later, and she cheerfully incorporated all the changes that we suggested. Our vows were so perfect! Everyone commented on how wonderful and touching they were. We wanted to incorporate a memory box into our ceremony, and Alice helped us using solemn and sincere language. The day of the wedding, Alice arrived early, helped us with the license paperwork we needed, and then unobtrusively set herself up. She ran our short ceremony perfectly, speaking with a pleasant, clear voice, and giving us subtle cues and directions on placement. I think that everyone in our party was impressed by her, although part of her strength was in stepping back and letting the day be about us. We highly recommend using her! She was perfect!!! read more

Hiring Alice to officiate our ceremony was the easiest decision that we made during the chaos of the last several months. We knew we still wanted to get married on our original date of 7/31, even though we postponed our large public ceremony due to COVID-19 until next year. We contacted Alice and right away, felt a personal connection with her. From the first zoom call we had, we knew we wanted to work with her, and made the decision to hire her within a day of speaking to her. Alice is warm, caring and takes interest in each one of her clients beyond just that of a business interaction. Alice made everything incredibly easy to fill out with her online portal, and via email. We gave her the information she would need to write our ceremony, and she curated a beautiful, personalized ceremony. Just before our ceremony, I was incredibly nervous. Alice greeted me with warmth and kindness, guiding us separately through the signing of the marriage certificate and helping us calm our nerves. She took care of everything from the the beginning to the end of the ceremony, and we couldn't be happier with how things turned out. We were so nervous about finding an officiant who would understand what we wanted in terms of a ceremony, and Alice delivered 100%. We are so happy we found Alice, and had an amazing officiant on our wedding day! read more

After almost 30 years together, my wife and I decided to get serious and plan our wedding. Since neither of us wanted a religious service, we began looking for a celebrant online, and found Alice. Upon reading her profile, and seeing the reviews of others, we made an appointment to meet with Alice several months prior to our wedding date. We immediately felt an affinity for Alice; her warmth and sensitivity made it feel like we were welcoming an old friend into our home. We knew we had chosen the right person, and went ahead with planning the ceremony. We provided most of the raw material to Alice, who transformed it into the perfect ceremony, adding some great touches of her own, that showed she was listening to us and understood what we wanted. Alice was right on time, meaning early, for the ceremony, getting all the details taken care of as our guests gathered. She commanded the room with her warm delivery, and the service included a sense of humor, and involved the guests with a request for their loving support for this union. After the ceremony, we were asked if Alice was our personal friend, because of the warmth she displayed. And the service was complimented as perfect...not too long, not too short, sensitive and touching and personal. We would recommend Alice unconditionally to anyone looking for a celebrant. read more

We had never imagined a ceremony as wonderful and fulfilling as the ceremony Alice composed and officiated for our wedding. Alice surpassed any wishes we had for our wedding- she is amazing! My fiancé (at the time) found Alice on weddingwire, and after contacting her, together we set up a meeting at a coffee shop in our area (Alice offered to come to our neighborhood in BK). After talking over some tea, we shared many similarities and immediately felt comfortable in her company. We were both sure Alice was the right fit for us. Alice took the time to listen and be open to our specific wants and ideas. And with her guidance through written personal questionnaires, we were able to effectively communicate our thoughts. Alice took our written thoughts and morphed and edited them into a beautiful, engaging, and personal ceremony. She told our story. She also included our families in very unique and loving ways. With Alice's direction, it felt so perfect to honor our family members on this day. Thank you Alice! After our ceremony, almost every single guest at our wedding commented on the ceremony and Alice. She was a hit with our guests! If you're looking for an officiant in Brooklyn, who listens to your personal ideas, is creative, flexible, responsive, and a calming presence- I highly recommend working with Alice. read more

Working with Alice Soloway as our Wedding Celebrant was absolutely perfect and painless! From the very first conversation, we knew we had found the right person. She was pleasant, loving, communicative and organized, reassuring us every step of the way that we would end up with a Ceremony & Vows that would reflect who we are. We felt guided and supported through the entire process. Her questionnaires pulled out exactly the right information from us, and combined with our conversations, she wrote a piece that celebrated our unconventional love story in the most beautiful way. We worked together to revise and tweak the details, and the whole exercise was smooth as silk. The section to remember family members who passed was particularly thoughtful, and brought us and our loved ones to (happy and wistful) tears. During the ceremony, Alice was very present, her delivery warm, human and full of love and humor. Her whole self was present in the moment and it created a space for us and our guests to really be in the moment as well. Both Stephen and I could not be happier with the entire proceeding and the outcome. More than a few family and friends made a point afterward to tell us how wonderful Alice was... and we wholeheartedly agree! I'll say it again: absolute perfection. Thank you, Alice! read more

Alice was one of the first officiants we met with when planning our NYC wedding at The Foundry, and once we met, we knew our search was over. We wanted a very custom ceremony appropriate to our situation, we had already been married at City Hall, but we were celebrating our marriage for family and friends from far away who couldn't be here. We also wanted to celebrate our daughter and the meaning of our families blending together (Japan and America). The whole process with Alice was very personal and thorough, stress-free, and she knew exactly what we wanted. She was very responsive back and forth with us, very organized and worked with all the vendors to make sure all the little details were perfect the day of the wedding. The ceremony she wrote was beautiful and beyond anything I imagined, and her ideas for celebrating us and our family were incredible! She wrote a very touching earth blending unity ritual and even involved all of our guests in the ceremony as well! It was very fun, engaging and also full of life, love and everything we wanted to convey about who we are and our life together. Everyone is still commenting about how memorable our ceremony was and how it was the most unique they have ever seen. I definitely recommend Alice, she will go above and beyond any of your expectations! read more

Alice Soloway is an incredible person and a fantastic officiant. During our first meeting with her, we knew she was the right person to officiate our wedding. Her sincerity, tranquility, and level of organization really helped to ease away any wedding planning anxiety. Over the course of a year, we had several check-ins with her via video chat which were really helpful and grounding. How she puts together a wedding ceremony was also so impressive and seamlessly blended both my and my wife's responses to her questions. Her questionnaire was so thoughtful and deep and it allowed us to reflect on aspects of our lives, families, friends, values, and goals. She took our responses and wove an incredible narrative about us as a couple and we truly could not have asked for anything else. A number of guests approached us after the wedding ceremony and told us "That was the best wedding officiant I've ever seen!" We couldn't agree more. From start of finish, Alice was there for us if we had any questions about the process. She is such a professional, but she is also just a lovely, lovely person. We will never forget our time working with her, and we will never be able to thank her enough for marrying us. We love her and we highly recommend her to anyone looking for an officiant! read more

I found Alice while researching on internet for an officer in NY, and what I read on the reviews really made me have my eye on her right away. So it's my turn to write about the amazing experience that we had with Alice and how grateful we are. I reached out to Alice 2 month prior the wedding , pretty much when we started planning. Thankfully she was available for that date. I am a French/ Portuguese , marrying an American/Mexican and we live in London so our interactions were by email and FaceTime. Alice made things so smooth and easy. In every communication she just wanted for us not to stress and she was so accommodating and reliable , I am so happy I choose her as officiant. We chose the personalized ceremony and were so happy with what Alice wrote, reminding our guests about our story and what this all meant for us. Including our present guest who traveled from Texas and Paris and including ones that couldn't make the trip. It was very emotional and beautiful and everything was perfect including the weather on that beautiful spot of the Wagner cove in central park. I wouldn't change a thing. We will cherish the memories of our wedding forever and so happy Alice married us. We want to thank her again for everything. Charlotte and Alex read more

Look no further -- you've found the best officiant in the New York area (I promise)! Last Saturday was the most special day of my husband and my life, and Alice was a BIG part of making that happen. Many months ago when we were looking for an officiant, we found Alice online and were impressed by her reviews, so we set up a meeting to get a better gauge if she would be a good fit for us. Immediately after meeting her we knew we found a match! Alice is so warm, genuine and patient -- she took so much time getting to know each of us, and had such a beautiful demeanor. Throughout the months leading up to the wedding, we were in constant contact with her. She was always 100% responsive, and completely open to different ideas and adjustments we had for the overall ceremony. On our special day, she was a calming presence, and did an outstanding job taking our friends and family through "our story," and making it truly one of the most beautiful ceremonies I've ever witnessed. She is EXCEPTIONAL at what she does, and truly made our ceremony what it was -- romantic, personal and unforgettable. If I could give Alice 6 out of 5 stars on quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value and flexibility, I would. She's that good. Thank you Alice! read more