James an I were drawn to Jayne right away. She is so sweet and made us feel like we had known her for years.
She created a beautiful, personal ceremony just for us that we will never forget.
We are so grateful that she was able to spend our special day with us!
After careful research and meeting many officiants, we chose Bob from Perfect Witness as our Officiant. He was very nice and so accommodation during our search. He met with us several times and worked diligently on making our ceremony the way we wanted it. On the day of the wedding he mingled with family and bridal party and put everyone at ease before the big moment. Our ceremony was classy, intimate and most importantly just how we imagined it. He is such a warm and welcoming guy and we couldn’t have asked for a better person to marry us. Thank you Bob!!
Jayne has amazing presence. She made us all feel what a truly momentous occasion it was while putting the bride and groom as well as all who loved them at total ease. Her words were delivered with grace, conviction and caring. I HIGHLY recommend her to any prospective bride & groom.
John was very laid back and easy to work with. We were looking for a no fuss wedding that was still classy and John provided. We saw him 2 days later preforming a wedding at our hotel and he was spiffy for a formal ceremony as well.
John was an excellent officiant. He made the whole process easy and stress free. He gave us many different options to really design a custom ceremony just for us. He added just the right amount of lightheartedness and humor to really help us feel relaxed and focused during the ceremony. All in all I would recommend John and A Perfect Witness to anyone who wants a unique and totally personalized experience. Thanks for everything!! <3 Joe and Anna
John was an amazing Officiant!
He was brought to my ceremony exactly what we wanted in a wedding the wording and vibe! He is the guy to go with when booking your wedding!
John did a wonderful job at our wedding. His ceremony was exactly what we wanted. He took the time to get to know us as a couple and he wrote a beautiful ceremony that fit our needs and desires. He had the right amount of seriousness mixed with the right amount of humor for those moments in the ceremony that needed a giggle! Our ceremony flowed smoothly and really reflected me and my husband as a couple, which is the best anyone could ever hope for! I would recommend John to anyone; he was FANTASTIC!!!
My husband and I had some family pressure to get married in the Catholic Church which was not resolved until about a month before our relatively large (170 pp) almost totally planned wedding. Once we decided to skip the Catholic wedding, we found John and booked a meeting, nervous that we had made the wrong choice. At our meeting, John immediately put us at ease at with his calm demeanor and careful listening, then with his immense flexibility in the ceremony itself. We chose an almost secular ceremony with a short nod to the bible and a blessing at the end, which we felt was the perfect compromise between our personal beliefs and our family’s traditions. He’s an ordained minister so he could bless us at the wedding and a notary public so he could sign our marriage license with no religious affiliation. We paid a little extra for him to come to the rehearsal the day before which was definitely worth it. He was the voice of calm in a sea of madness as we had a large bridal party and lots of involved family members. For the ceremony itself, my husband and I weren’t motivated to write our own vows, and John brought vows which we shared that wonderfully described the commitment we were undertaking and brought tears to our eyes. He even brought a sense of humor to the ceremony referencing how my husband and I met. He was organized, professional, clearly experienced, and wonderful to work with. I’m so glad we found him. Thanks John!!
John Melchinger from “A Perfect Witness” was just amazing. We received so many compliments from our guests on how great he was at our wedding. He tailored the ceremony words around our personalities and everything we had asked for. I really could not have asked for a better officiant.
Bob was our officiant and he was simply wonderful! He was funny, sweet, prompt, and willing to work with any ideas or suggestions. He also was very flexible and timely. We invited Bob and his wife to our reception we liked them so much…could not say enough about A Perfect Witness!
To any bride looking for a professional and loving officiant for their ceremony i would recommend Bob Hoffman. It was such a joy and blessing having him conduct our ceremony.
John was absolutely wonderful! He wrote us a beautiful ceremony that was original, sweet, and funny. He brought our personalities into it and made it perfect. John helped make our wedding day extremely memorable and fun.
We were very lucky to have Bob Hoffman at A Perfect Witness.
I was very particular about who I would use for an officiant, especially because we were trying to have as close of a Catholic wedding outside a church that we could. He realizes it is your day so he will either plan it all or let you plan it all and he is alright if you want to change something he does. He was perfect and we could not be happier.
He was so kind and so perfect. I can’t say enough good things about him. Bob made an every effort to make sure our wedding went smoothly. Bob is just great-you’ll be so happy you went with him!
Bob Hoffman was our officiant and he was wonderful! He met with us near our house several times to make sure the ceremony was perfect. We had an interfaith ceremony and Bob researched my fiancee religion (Greek Orthodox) to make sure it was appropriate for our Orthodox guests. He even handled my fiancee’s picky mother in a nice manner! The ceremony was beautiful and I would highly recommend him to other couples!
We interviewed a few officiants before choosing John Melchinger at A Perfect Witness. We felt he was very knowledgeable and well-read, shared great chemistry with us making us feel very very at ease. He had great ideas to personalize our ceremony with our theme (oak tree) and non-traditional religious views. We had an initial in-person meeting and the rest was email and phone communications. John created a very eloquent, beautiful, unique ceremony just as we had envisioned. He also included bilingual (Spanish) portions to honor my Latin heritage. There was laughter and plenty of happy tears. John was ready with a handkerchief when I nearly started bawling halfway through my vows! =) We want to thank John for making our wedding such a special moment.
For us (a middle aged couple) choosing a casual yet dignified wedding ceremony, John Melchinger was a great choice. Meet him and speak with him on the phone to decide if he is the right officiant for you. We wanted a secular, yet intimate, ceremony and he delivered. He will listen to your wants and needs and abide by your wishes.
John was wonderful. He captured everything I wanted in the ceremony. On our initial meeting I felt very comfortable with him and was instantly confident that he had a good grasp of the type of people my fiancé and I were. All correspondence was quickly received and responded to, leaving me with very little stress. At the ceremony, he was professional, yet had a sense of humor, which really eased the nerves away. I would definitely recommend him to any of my friends who are getting married, knowing that they would end up being just as thrilled as I was.
John from “A Perfect Witness” was our officiant, and he was really amazing. We also met his wife, (also an officiant) who was an absolute lovely woman! John single-handedly wrote a gorgeous ceremony custom-tailored to our personalities and desires. Everyone claimed what a nice ceremony it was because he put the perfect blend of charisma, humor, and romance in his words.
He was very good and we were very happy with his service.He was very organized and he told us all the steps we have to do before the wedding.
He took care of the wedding beautifully. We definitely recommend him to other lucky couples.
John Melchinger was the officiant for my wedding this past March. we had always wanted a beach wedding but we are from New Hampshire so we did a lot of long distance planning. We are a fairly young couple and did not have much of an idea of what to do. John was so reliable and helpful. I was able to connect with him whenever i needed and he was always so helpful. Once i let him know i needed support he was ready to jump right in to help out. He really cared about me and my husband and took time to listen to our story and customize our wedding for us. It was perfect and he was so dependable. I would definitely recommend him to any bride to be!