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An Uncommon wedding officiant and Life Cycle Celebrant based in the Hudson Valley, Alice Soloway's warm, personal approach makes crafting your wedding ceremony fun and easy. Alice brings calm to your wedding day and delivers your ceremony with love. She will work with you to write and edit your ceremony until every word meets your approval. Your custom-written ceremony will be warm-hearted, intimate, inclusive, and full of love.

Services Offered
Alice is passionate about her work and provides services to couples of all religions, faiths, cultural backgrounds, and sexual orientations. She offers full-service weddings, elopements, and her own “No Fuss I Do’s,” where you can get married at her private lakefront location with two guests. Alice also coordinates with your venue, music provider, and other wedding pros so that you can be stress-free and present during your ceremony. You have her promise that she will create a one-of-a-kind ceremony that genuinely reflects who you are – a warm-hearted ceremony that kicks off your celebration and sets the tone for your marriage. Alice is the perfect officiant if you are looking for a truly unique experience for your wedding ceremony.

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Frequently asked questions

Does starting price include the ceremony rehearsal?

No

What is the starting price for ceremony rehearsals?

$300

What is the starting price for pre-marital counseling (per session)?

$100

What types of weddings and events do you provide services for?

Non-religious
Interfaith
Ceremony Rehearsal
Vow Renewal
Civil Union

On average, how long are wedding ceremonies you officiate?

Less than 30 mins.

Reviews of Alice Soloway, Uncommon Wedding Officiant and Celebrant

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Alice is an exceptional officiant who crafts deeply personal, well-organized ceremonies that seamlessly blend couples' traditions. She communicates clearly, provides helpful resources, and keeps couples calm with professionalism and warmth. Guests repeatedly call her ceremonies the most meaningful and memorable they've attended, and she comes highly recommended.

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Alice is an exceptional officiant who crafts deeply personal, well-organized ceremonies that seamlessly blend couples' traditions. She communicates clearly, provides helpful resources, and keeps couples calm with professionalism and warmth. Guests repeatedly call her ceremonies the most meaningful and memorable they've attended, and she comes highly recommended.

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Catherine Sent on 04/20/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Exceptionally thoughtful and professional officiant - a master of her craft!

Alice was a dream-come-true to work with and a master of her craft! She was an amazing listener as we told her what we were hoping for in regards to our ceremony and with the help of her well-prepared questionnaires, she was able to build a personal, thoughtful, unique, and truly beautiful ceremony. She had an excellent set of readings and vow examples as well, that really helped my husband and I find exactly what we were looking for that was the most meaningful to us. We were over the moon with how our ceremony turned out in practice and on our wedding day!!

During the ceremony, Alice was an exceptional orator. She read with an intentional, confident tone and captured the audience effortlessly. She made it obvious and easy for the readers to know their cue, and she was very professional and fluid with our prompts for our vows and I-Dos. Even when one of our taper candles started to smoke uncontrollably during the ceremony, Alice was poised and flexible, took care of it, and kept everything on track and running smoothly - she responded perfectly!

It was such an honor to work with her and we will remember how special and personal our ceremony was for the rest of our lives. I cannot say enough good things about our experience with her!
Emily
Emily Sent on 05/19/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Interfaith Wedding in the Hudson Valley

Alice was the  perfect officiant for our interfaith wedding. She wrote a script based on our story, incorporated both Jewish and Catholic traditions, and walked through all the logistics so we had nothing to worry about. She also helped us remain calm and present during the ceremony, when we were both full of nerves and excitement! So many of our guests told us this was the most personal, meaningful wedding ceremony they had attended. Highly recommend working with Alice!
Rachel
Rachel Sent on 10/12/2025
5 out of 5 rating

A true, genuine officiant that makes any wedding feel special

Alice was the perfect officiant for our wedding day. We had a small gathering of family and friends and Alice was the cherry on top of making our special day so meaningful and genuine. She was able to orchestrate our words into a beautiful symphony for all to hear. She is eloquent in her words and illustrated our relationship in a concise and detailed way as if she knew us for years. We would recommend Alice for any wedding ceremony, big or small. Alice is a true talent and such a kind person to meet. So happy to know she is a part of our marriage memory forever!
Callie
Callie Sent on 11/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Alice soloway is phenomenal

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!
Amanda
Amanda Sent on 08/12/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Alice is the best!

From the beginning, it was clear that Alice presented a higher level of service and commitment than your typical wedding officiant. She spent hours getting to know us in our meetings and through extremely thorough questionnaires. The ceremony that she put together reflected each of us individually as well as our ideals, goals, and personality as a couple. I especially liked how she made sure to include our children as well as the wedding guests themselves. It was truly moving -- we had so many people come up to us afterward to express that it was the best ceremony they had ever been to. She was a large part of what made our wedding so special, and we recommend her highly to everyone!!
Danielle
Danielle Sent on 12/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The most thoughtful ceremony

Alice is amazing! She worked with us to craft a meaningful ceremony that truly reflected us. We didn't have to worry about our ceremony at all, because we knew it was in good hands (Alice's hands)! We can't thank her enough!
Kristal
Kristal Sent on 10/23/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Patient and Accommodating

Alice is amazing! Extremely professional and excellent communication. Alice was very transparent with the process, provided guidance on any questions/inquiries/concerns we had and is very accommodating within reason. I am happy to have booked Alice for our ceremony and I highly recommend using her. Thank you, Alice, for making our special day that much more wonderful.
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Ally Sent on 10/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The best wedding ceremony!

Alice was such a pleasure to work with. From the beginning of the planning process, we didn't have the most clear vision of what our ceremony would look like; we only knew that we wanted something slightly out of the box, very casual, and non-religious. Alice DELIVERED. From our very first call, we knew that Alice would be the right person to marry us. She seemed to catch on to our vibe instantly, and made suggestions on fun ways to keep our ceremony lighthearted, fun and casual with just the right amount of tenderness and sentimentality. Alice was incredibly organized and professional, and very communicative. She wrote and performed an absolutely perfect ceremony for us, capturing the essence of our relationship as if she had known us for years. Our friends and family were raving to us about the ceremony and how well Alice told our story. I wish we could get married again, it was that good. Thank you, Alice!!
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Paul Sent on 08/21/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Alice was perfect!

Alice performed our mixed/non-denominational ceremony and was just perfect! She wrote and performed a fabulous ceremony that captured the two of us as individuals, and the spirit of our union as well. She was so lovely, communicative, and professional throughout the process. We will forever credit her for our wedding ceremony being exactly what we'd envisioned and hoped for!
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Kaitlyn Sent on 08/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Alice is just wonderful!

I cannot say enough about Alice; she is truly wonderful! Adam and I recently got married in July 2023. We found Alice online through the Knot and contacted her through her website. I remember reading her approach to creating meaningful personal ceremony's based on the couple's values and I fell in love. I reached out and she responded that day. Within a week we were video chatting and Alice was educating about us about what even makes up a wedding ceremony, how to navigate our wedding party and family, do we need a microphone? From the big to the small, she's dealt with it before and created a perfect solution. Alice was the right fit for us. She took the time to get to know Adam and I and created a beautiful ceremony that was incredibly personal. The whole process was transparent; We had the final say on the content and wording of the ceremony. She kept us to a timeline (gently) and nothing felt rushed. Day of the wedding, we felt we had known Alice far longer than the 6 months we worked together. Our ceremony was engaging, full of love and laughter and some tears (Alice was prepared with tissues!) Our family and friends keep telling us it was the best ceremony they had seen. And best of all, it was so us. Thank you Alice!
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