5 out of 5 stars and 88 reviews
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(88)Best of Weddings (5x).North Shore, Middlesex, Essex, counties, Boston and south NH
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Justice Alan W. Ulrich is a wedding officiant based in Methuen, MA. Celebrant Alan loves nothing more than collaborating with couples and making each ceremony personalized and meaningful. He covers special occasions of all kinds, such as religious and non-religious ceremonies, interfaith unions, vow renewals, second weddings, and more.
Alan offers humor, compassion, and plenty of experience when it comes to creating ceremonies that couples will remember for a lifetime. Incorporating traditional elements, personalized vows, and readings, Alan will help you create a ceremony that's just right for you and your partner. Whether you envisage an intimate ceremony at home or a wedding with 300 guests, Alan is versatile in his approach and covers all kinds of special events.
Whether you're getting married for the first or third time, Justice of the Peace Alan W. Ulrich is happy to be a part of this special time in your life! He'll work with you before your big day to create a personalized ceremony centered on your wishes. Alan is highly organized and uses a ceremony template that he can customize to match your preferences.
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Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Religious Affiliations
- Buddhist
- Christian
- Catholic
- Orthodox
- Protestant
- Interfaith
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- After The Wedding
- Newlywed Life
- Wedding
- Ceremony
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Alan officiated and gave the blessing at our wedding last month and he was absolutely wonderful. He was an absolute professional and we are all so thankful to him. He was with us every step of the way when planning the ceremony and had great communication. Thank you again, Alan!
We had Alan officate our wedding at the Chocksett inn and did a wonderful job! He attended our rehersal and had a great selection of ceremonial prompts to choose from! We were very happy with his service!
We had Alan as our Justice of the Peace for our wedding in July. We were so happy with how our ceremony turned out. It felt very personable and Alan was so easy to work with. Highly recommend for your special day!
Alan did a great job officiating my wedding ceremony. My husband and I felt at ease right from our first meeting with him because of how friendly, organized, and caring he was. He was very quick to respond to any questions we had as well. Everyone loved him at our rehearsal and wedding and we got so many compliments about him. I highly recommend him!
Alan was great for our small, non-denominational, hotel wedding ceremony. We had 2 or 3 phone conversations with him and he felt so friendly/welcoming on the phone. We appreciated how knowledgeable he was and how detail oriented he was. On the wedding day he made sure to see all parties involved and gave everyone a short "lesson" on how the ceremony would go. During the ceremony he was well spoken and made us feel comfortable.
We would definitely recommend Alan as an officiant.
Alan was so involved and understanding of what we wanted our ceremony to be. He followed ever detail down to the smallest part. He is very easy to talk to and to work with. If you need his services just book him now because you will relieve yourself of so much stress as Alan will have step by step instructions on what needs to be done. Thank you Alan for taking part in our special day and guiding us until the hard part was ogre .lol I hope you get the reference.
Alan was wonderful to work with! We planned our wedding within a very short timeframe and Alan worked with me on the vows and all the changes I had without blinking an eye. I would highly recommend!
Alan was great he was very personal, helpful and reliable! My wedding guest enjoyed him as well! Thanks again Alan!
Alan is absolutely AMAZING! He's so easy to work with and so responsible and detail-oriented that he prepared all the details for us ahead of time. We are so lucky to have him at our ceremony at Hammond Castle. Alan made the ceremony such an unforgettable moment for us. We really appreciate him making our wedding day so special!
I can not say enough amazing things about Alan. From the first interaction via email to the wedding day and all the planning in between he was so easy to work with. We are so happy we chose him for our day. He made the process so easy and effortless and worked so well with us to add our own personal touches to our ceremony.
Compassionate, understanding, great JOP. Awesome wedding! Thank you!
When we began to plan our wedding, everything seemed to be pretty easy until it came to a huge part; picking our Officiant. My wife Julie and I interviewed maybe 7 or 8 Officiants, and for whatever reason we didn't find the combination of warmth, humor, and professionalism we were looking for. Then we met Alan.
From the very beginning, we knew Alan was the one for us as he seemed incredibly distinguished and professional. Instead of telling us how great of an Officiant he was, he listened to what my wife and I were looking for, and was able to provide the exact feel we wanted.
As we didn't have a Wedding Planner, I was incredibly stressed throughout the process on what the ceremony would entail. Alan connected with me personally, reassured me, and was very patient and helpful throughout the process. He was instrumental in putting together a ceremony that was perfect for us and the theme of Boston and Beacon Hill we were going for.
The ceremony was perfect, and Alan was exactly who we were looking for as he was professional and stoic, he got a few laughs which added to the environment, and was extremely warm and understood the romantic implications of the event.
Even after the wedding, he has been incredibly helpful in the practical side of filing paperwork and changing names. If you're targeting a Wedding Officiant in the Boston area, I feel confident in saying you won't find one better than Alan Ulrich.
Daniel & Julie Vent
9/16/23
Alan was very amenable to all of our hopes and requests to make our ceremony unique and meaningful. It was our hope that all of our vendors would treat our same sex wedding the same as any hetero wedding, and Alan was absolutely wonderful; going so far as to post his services on enGAYged weddings (.com). He was kind, supportive, and flexible. Provided us a vast number of readings to choose from, and then also was willing to incorporate our own visions to have every detail be a perfect fit for us. He was also very flexible with meeting us on multiple dates and locations both for our rehearsal and the ceremony itself. He was charismatic and our guests all enjoyed his humor and professionalism. We would absolutely recommend him for any type of wedding ceremony whether religious or secular and are sure you will be satisfied!
We absolutely loved Alan! We got married at Willowdale Estate and he was so helpful with every step of the process, and our ceremony was so beautiful. He had many wonderful recommendations for readings during the ceremony and was very professional as well. Highly recommend!!!
Alan was absolutely phenomenal from start to finish. We knew we wanted to go with a professional for our ceremony vs a family or friend and Alan absolutely delivered. He was professional, concise, on time and thorough with everything from the paper work, to the rehearsal and finally the ceremony. We have the upmost respect and confidence in using Alan as our officiant for our large wedding and you should too! We cannot recommend Alan enough!
Alan Ulrich did a wonderful job with our ceremony on 10/2/22. We got so many compliments about how lovely our service was. Alan provided us with tons of options and was great to work with. Highly recommend!
Alan did a wonderful job officiating our wedding! From the initial zoom call he was professional, knowledgeable and funny! He was very easy to communicate with leading up to our ceremony and all of his suggested readings and templates made everything stress free! Our wedding ceremony was perfect thanks to Alan! Definitely hire him if you are looking for an officiant!!
Having had to postpone our wedding plans due to Covid, we had Alan officiate both our legal wedding ceremony in 2021 and our big wedding in 2022. He was terrific! Always responsive to questions, happy to hop on the phone to talk through details, and provided great templates to help us write our ceremonies. He made the whole process so easy and stress free!
Alan was a great choice for officiant for our wedding!! He was so kind, knowledgeable, and easygoing. We had no idea where to start crafting our ceremony, but with Alan we felt the whole process was pretty seamless! Thanks again Alan, great job!!
The way Alan conducted my wedding was very exceptional and I do not think there is any other human being on earth that has search talent and charisma. No doubt that I will advice or refer all my friends and family member to have Mr Alan W. Ulrich as their Justice of Peace for their wedding.
Alan is so wonderful to work with! He is responsive, professional, and put us very much at ease. He offered lots of good advice and took great care to make sure we felt prepared and comfortable on our wedding day. We wanted a simple, brief, nonreligious ceremony and Alan was happy to accommodate anything we needed. His templates and suggested readings were so helpful as we decided how to build the content for our ceremony. Alan has a very kind and warm way about him that made it feel like we've known him for much longer than we actually have! We got many compliments that our ceremony was so beautiful and felt unique to us as a couple. Couldn't have asked for a better officiant! :)
Alan was a phenomenal officiant for our wedding day! He is super professional and has wonderful input to help make everything run smooth. We had him come to our rehearsal and he led the way and helped calm all our nerves. He is so sweet and caring and you can tell he really loves officiating weddings. His templates he provides is super nice and helpful when putting together our ceremony, I like that it really is up to the bride and groom to have the ceremony they would like. He also is great at answering emails for any little question you may have. I cannot recommend Alan enough, it was a true pleasure having him officiate our wedding!
Alan was a spectacular addition to our wedding planning and day. He is kind, caring, and provides beautiful options for ceremony. We had a very simple ceremony and it was absolutely perfect. Alan even saw both of us before to chat and make sure we were prepared. It was truly perfect and we are so grateful for Alan!
Alan facilitated a beautiful, personal service for us at the Boston Public Gardens. We really appreciated how supportive he was in talking out a structure of the service while also giving us a ton of options and readings to choose from. He was even great with helping us pick the spot for the ceremony at a very busy location!
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Getting married in the middle of a pandemic isn't easy, but Alan was a wonderful partner throughout the process. His kind and calm demeanor put us at ease during a stressful time. He was easy to work with and helped us make our wedding vision a reality. We wanted some elements of a Jewish wedding and he helped us find great ways to incorporate those into our ceremony.
Alan was a wonderful officiant for our elopement. We originally planned on going to City Hall and having the simplest ceremony possible so when we contacted Alan we gave very little direction and yet he provided a beautiful ceremony that felt extremely personal and specific to us. It was like he spoke the words out of our hearts. He injected the day with humor and depth. He is a well-practiced speaker and professional. We can't recommend him enough!
Alan officiated our wedding earlier this month! It was such a pleasure having him apart of our special day. We loved his personality and sense of humor. We thought planning a ceremony during a pandemic would be stressful, but Alan made sure to go over all the details to make sure everything would go smoothly. The ceremony was perfect! He is great to work with and would highly recommend him to officiate your wedding!
Justice Alan was the officiant for our secret elopement on June 22nd 2020! He was willing and able to marry us in a small ceremony after our 240 wedding was cancelled due to COVID. We quite literally could not have been married without him, and we absolutely wouldn’t have wanted to! His words throughout the nuptials were so beautiful and he spoke right from his heart to us and our guests. It was perfect and we wouldn’t change a thing, we can not WAIT to have him officiate for us again next year for our dream wedding celebration!!
We loved having Alan as our Justice of the Peace at our wedding! Even with these crazy time of corona virus he was there every step of the way and made sure it wasn't a stressful day on us. He guided us throughout our ceremony. Every one of our guests loved him and thought he was awesome! Couldn't thank him enough for making our wedding such a special day
Alan was wonderful! We first met with Alan at the home he shares with his wife and instantly knew he was the perfect person to marry us. At our first meeting, Alan was both welcoming and calming and took the time to explain the entire process to us. He first covered the basics, such as how to get a marriage license and what to do with it before the wedding, and then moved on to helping us personalize our ceremony. You can tell that Alan truly loves helping couples start their married lives together! He was so animated when he walked us through some of his favorite readings and unity ceremony options and was equally patient as he helped us created our own ceremony script.
Alan made such an overwhelming piece of wedding planning so special and easy! We are so glad that he was willing to be part of our special day.
We loved having Alan perform our wedding! He comes with so many great suggestions and helps you coordinate your ceremony. All our guests loved him and thought he was awesome!
Alan is amazing! He was the officiant for our wedding on 6/8/19 and did a phenomenal job. Just a flawless performance - we knew exactly what we needed to do throughout the ceremony and Alan took care of everything else for us. I can't recommend him enough!
Alan was incredible throughout our entire wedding process!! With different religions we decided to go with a JP and could not have been happier with our decision to go with Alan. He is an absolute professional who made our ceremony still feel incredibly personal. All guests were incredibly complimentary of our ceremony. Thank you Alan!!
Alan officiated our wedding in March 2019 and he was amazing to work with throughout the entire process. Alan is extremely knowledgeable and passionate about what he does. He pays attention to detail and has a very calm and comforting demeanor. We are grateful that we had Alan as a part of our big day!
Bianca & Martin
My husband and I loved planning our special day with Alan. He's an absolute professional through and through and his charming personality put us at ease through the entire process. He tailored a script to reflect us and delivered such an eloquent, beautiful ceremony we (or our guests) will truly never forget. We'd highly recommend Alan to anyone looking for a JP and we'll forever be grateful we had him by our side on our big day! Thank you so much, Alan!
Alan was extremely friendly and easy to work with. We met with him initially to share what we were thinking and he shared his process. We decided to book him right away because he made everything easy. He provided us resources to help us write our own ceremony. We met once more before the ceremony and then again on the day of. We didn’t do a rehearsal, our venue didn’t need one, but Alan made us feel confident that we would be ready. The ceremony felt like us and we couldn’t be happier!
Back in 2017, my at the time fiance and I were looking for a Justice of the Peace, we were lucky to meet Alan! Alan was very flexible with his availability for our first meet. Between Alan’s calm demeanor to his overall preparation, we knew that Alan would be the Justice of Peace for us. Alan wanted to know about our theme, attendance number, location (Willowdale Estate). Due to his high reputation, he not only knew the location but had worked with our photographer, dj and wedding planner. This created so much less stress for our wedding. Alan Urich gave us so many different styles of weddings that he could do. We loved all of them, the year was now 2018! Our wedding date came sooner than we expected. Alan had always been in contact with us with reminders about certain items still needing to be done. Alan, my fiance and I had a meeting a few weeks before the wedding with a final review of everything we had gone over. Our wedding party was small enough to not have a rehearsal. On the day of the wedding, Alan was prompt and very attentive to everyone in our wedding party. Alan had talked to everyone in the wedding party before the ceremony. Giving directions on what to do. Even without meeting anyone in the wedding party, he talked to each person as if he had met them before. As for the ceremony, Alan was awesome! He was exactly what we wanted. He was clear, concise (It is what we wanted), gathered the attention of all. He was so organized during the ceremony that our wedding party worked flawlessly without a rehearsal. Alan, there is nothing I can say other than, thank you, thank you and thank you.
Alan officiated our wedding in November, 2018. He was very attentive to our do's and don'ts of the ceremony, interested in who we were as people, and was able to tailor our ceremony to exactly what we wanted. He was absolutely amazing!! Up at the alter, my husband and I both messed up our vows (nerves had settled in standing in front of 250 people) and he was able to make a joke out of it and it really made the experience so much more personable and our nerves just left. We were so comfortable with him standing up there with us!! If we did it all over again, he would definitely be our go-to :-)
We were so happy to have Alan officiate our wedding! He did an amazing job working with us and our families! We highly recommend Alan!
Alan Ulrich was a perfect fit to officiate our September 29, 2018 wedding ceremony. He was very attentive to our requests from the beginning of the planning process. He tailored the ceremony for our needs and ensured no detail was left undone. Alan knows what he is doing and made our entire wedding party feel calm. I'd recommend his officiant services to others.
Alan was nothing but professional and gave us exactly what we asked for in our ceremony. Not to mention, he made sure to send helpful tips and reminders when needed. All of our guests thought that he did an outstanding job and we would recommend him to anyone else that will ask us!
Alan was so great! He officiated our wedding at the Beauport Hotel. Alan is very professional, friendly and reliable. Alan made sure to answer all my questions and made sure we knew everything we needed to know. The wedding ceremony was flawless! Alan is very talented in public speaking and made the ceremony perfect! I highly
Recommend Alan to anyone getting married. Thank you, Alan!
Alan was great, he helped us craft the perfect ceremony and made sure everything ran smoothly. He has an amazing personality that put us at ease with the process from the moment we met him. Highly recommend having him officiate your ceremony, you wont be disappointed!
Alan was so awesome to work with. We have had many compliments from guests about how beautiful our ceremony was. I would highly recommend Alan!
Alan officiated our wedding on June 2, 2018. He was very nice and extremely easy and helpful to work with throughout the process. He had very good suggestions for elements to incorporate in the ceremony, and he officiated the wedding very well. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for an officiant.
Alan is a phenomenal officiant. From our very first meeting, my now husband and I knew that Alan would be a great choice to officiate our wedding. Alan was professional, organized, and has a lot of experience performing weddings. Alan helped us to create our perfect wedding ceremony! He also had good tips about scheduling your rehearsal space early and when to apply for your marriage license. We were so happy with Alan and would highly recommend him!
Alan was very organized and friendly. He was very thorough in our first meeting with him. Throughout the process he was communicative and helpful. We had many questions and he was always available by email and offered to speak on the phone. He provided suggestions for different parts of the ceremony and was able to incorporate both Christian and Jewish traditions into our ceremony. The bridal party found him to be helpful and informative when directing our rehearsal. Alan was excellent the day of the wedding. He was timely and did an excellent job at our ceremony. Alan brought his own Mic and a Mic for the person doing the reading at our ceremony.
Alan officiated our wedding and was everything and more that we had hoped for. The ceremony was exactly how we wanted and was beautiful overseen by Alan. It could not have gone better. Alan made sure to spend time with us and get our ceremony perfect. What a delight to work with.
Alan was all we could have asked for and more! From our first meeting through the ceremony he was polite, professional and such a pleasure to work with. Alan has a great personality, and performed a wonderful ceremony for us. We first met Alan several months before our wedding, and could instantly tell he was the perfect fit. He was extremely helpful with my husband and myself in choosing what we would like to use for our ceremony. He gave us plenty of options and was very patient with us as we went through everything over the next few months. He was sure to outline a timeline for us, and reminded us when the window for applying for a marriage certificate was. His professionalism really showed when we met for the rehearsal. Although many of us had been in weddings at one point or another, none of us really knew how the ceremony really works. Alan directed us and taught us all exactly what we needed to know for the wedding! The ceremony went off without a hitch! Alan was truly amazing, and kept the room smiling (especially my husband and me) the whole time. We can’t imagine working with anyone who could have made the ceremony any better. We recommend him whole heartedly!
Alan was wonderful. If I could give him more than 5 stars I would! We had no rehearsal and still the ceremony went off without a hitch. He helped us out on such short notice even knowing he had another ceremony to officiate that day. He was so pleasant and kind to everyone involved. I would definitely recommend him to anyone looking for someone to officiate.
We chose Alan to be our officiant based on everyone else's reviews, and could not be happier! From our first conversation with him we were sold. We were planning an out of state wedding, and he made this an incredibly easy process. He was flexible in meeting with us when we were able to come to Massachusetts, and was very prompt in replying to emails and phone calls when we had questions. He provided us with sample readings and allowed us to design our own ceremony, which made it feel much more personal. On the wedding weekend, he was always there early, and helped things run smoothly with his calm demeanor. He even handled two mix-ups in the ceremony (first with the rings and second with the seating arrangement) with ease and subtlety that kept the ceremony going without any problems. We highly recommend him!
When we first met with Alan, he was so friendly and the conversation was easy. It was very clear that he was an experienced officiant who was professional and knowledgable about the process but also fun. We knew that he was the right choice for us! He sent us various ideas for the ceremony including readings, blessings and unity ceremonies that we could use for our wedding. He was receptive to changes that we wanted to make to the ceremony and delivered them perfectly! Alan was wonderful to work with and officiated our wedding in exactly the way we had envisioned. If you choose Alan as your officiant, you won't be disappointed!
Alan was such a pleasure! I highly recommend working with him for your big day.
Before the wedding Alan was informative and helpful. He helped us craft an amazing ceremony that really represented us and he walked us through each of our responsibilities and how the whole process would work. He was always responsive and very organized.
At the rehearsal Alan helped to organize everyone and walked us through even the smallest details (like how to put the ring on, and where to look).. which we still managed to mess up on the big day, but it certainly helped!!
Finally, the ceremony on the day of our wedding was perfect. Alan did a great job delivering a meaningful yet light hearted ceremony. Many of our guests commented on how great they thought the ceremony was. We can't thank you enough for playing such an important part of our big day! Thank you Alan!
Alan was great from the day we first met until the day of our wedding. He was very detailed and informative and and just made our day that much better. With his help, we added some very unique things into our ceremony that we would have never thought of without his help. Everything was perfect! We cannot recommend him enough. If you are looking for a JP, Alan is your guy. You will not regret it!
Alan was absolutely wonderful to work with. He made the whole process so easy and I love how our ceremony turned out. Would definitely recommend him!!
Alan officiated our wedding this past October, and we couldn't have been more thrilled. Truth be told, a family friend was supposed to do the job but didn't end up working out, so we didn't contact Alan until about two months before the big day. I was a ball of nerves at this point, but meeting Alan and seeing how calm, experienced, and professional he was completely alleviated all of my fears! Alan helped us totally customize our ceremony (he even found the perfect wording for the 'craft beer drinking portion'...using beer as a metaphor for marriage!); gave us feedback on our vows to make sure they were about the same tone and length; and gave us tips and tricks for applying for the marriage license and how to request copies of the certificate. And that's all before the actual day! Alan had officiated at our venue (the Willowdale Estate) many times before, and was very knowledgeable about the layout, flow, and timing. He was a whiz at wrangling our families and bridal party, had backup copies of every reading and vow, and put everyone at ease. Best of all, he has an incredible sense of humor and had everyone laughing at all the right moments. We had SO many compliments from our guests about the ceremony portion of the wedding! Alan, we can't thank you enough!!
We recommend Alan as your JP for your wedding unreservedly. We enjoyed working with him to help us put together our wedding ceremony program. Many of our guests commented on how great a wedding officiant he was. We found him to be a joy to work with.
Alan did great job for our wedding. He was very pleasure to work with. We felt very lucky to have Alan preform our ceremony. We highly recommend him.
Alan did a great job officiating our wedding in September. We first met him at his home and we knew he was a perfect fit for us. He was friendly and funny during the rehearsal. On the wedding he was very professional and kind. I was confident he would perform a wondeful ceremony and he did just that!
I have to say that from my first phone contact with Alan I was very impressed. Alan is a very easy person to talk to and handled my wedding with the utmost professionalism while still being very friendly and warm. He welcomed us into his cozy home for our first meeting and provided us with everything we needed to know to have the perfect ceremony! We were provided with many choices for our vows and readings etc. With Alan's help we were able to put together a very meaningful and memorable wedding. I would highly recommend Alan as your officiant. You are guaranteed to have a wonderful experience!
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58 Landing Drive, Methuen, MA | North Shore, Middlesex, Essex, counties, Boston and south NH
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