Thomas A. Welch

story and has amazing things to say throughout a wedding ceremony. He really provided us with a lot of choices about what we wanted him to focus on, what we wanted for our vows, and what other special parts of our ceremony we wanted to add. I was actually blown away by the number of people that commented to us about how wonderful our ceremony was! I am so grateful that he was a part of our day. From the Groom: Tom Welch was a wonderful Officiate. From our first meeting with Tom we knew we were in good hands. We were an interfaith marriage- Jewish and Baptist- and Tom had many great ideas in helping guide us to creating the perfect, unique ceremony for us. The next day many of our relatives on both sides and of many religions were inspired by the things he said and how personal he made the entire wedding ceremony both for us, bride and groom, and everyone witnessing. You can honestly feel the love in Tom’s voice, call him, and you’ll hear it too. Tom Welch in general is a kind, gentle, and extremely interesting man. I feel lucky that we got to know him and have him lead our ceremony.

rganize your ceremony however you'd like to. We did a mix of writing our own vows and traditional vows and Thomas filled in the rest. He told us he prides himself on a 23 minute ceremony from processional to recessional and I'm pretty sure we were within in time frame.

us, exactly as we wanted. Our guests raved that he was fantastic and the ceremony perfect. He helped assure and calm me, the groom, before the ceremony by going over the game plan again. His open manner of speaking was very well received by our guests. He knows exactly when to throw in a little joke to relieve tension or tears. We highly recommend him, as he was the perfect choice for our wedding ceremony.

to start. We consulted with some of our vendors to see if they had any suggestions, and THREE of them separately and independently recommended Tom Welch, so we decided that we had to meet with him. Once we did, we were sold! Tom is so kind and speaks so gently and almost lyrically, and while we ran through what he might say and what our vows might be, we knew that our ceremony was going to be something special and unique, which is just what we wanted. He has many suggestions from the thousands of weddings that he has performed, but he also is completely flexible if there is anything that the couple might want that's a little out of the ordinary. As for most brides and grooms, the ceremony was a bit of a blur for us as it was happening, but we received more compliments on that part of our wedding than almost any other element, and when we were able to view the ceremony in our Next Level Films wedding video a few months later, we remembered just how lovely and touching Tom's ceremony was.

g ceremony. He is personal and so warm. We knew within minutes of meeting Tom that he was the JP for us!! Our guests loved Tom, too. I had one friend reach out to me after the wedding for his info, so she could recommend him to people. Overall so so happy with Tom and hope you'll consider him! You won't regret it :)

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We left the meeting knowing we had found the person who would marry us. He walked through the ceremony. Provided us with vows and reading suggestions. He brought the guests into the wedding and it was just beautiful. If you are not getting married in a church for whatever reason but want something spiritual- Tom Welch would be excellent.

ld it in a Unitarian/Universalist Church. We met with Tom only once several months beforehand to discuss our wishes and he provided us with a list of possible rituals and readings--we had a hard time deciding between them, because they were all so good. On our rehearsal and wedding days, Tom was calm, organized, and prepared. He personalized the ceremony exactly as we'd asked, acknowledging my deceased father, and incorporating spirituality without emphasizing religion, striking a perfect balance for us and our families. Everyone told us after the wedding how much they liked Tom's warmth and inclusion of guests in the vows. A great choice.

ugh having the ceremony only last 5 minutes and although I don't think the ceremony needs to last longer then 20 I wouldn't want it to feel rushed. Tom did a great job of personalizing the ceremony and making it unique to Sean and I. I couldn't have asked for a better JP. Thank you!!

uded our guests was very unique and thoughtful. He has a way with words, and I highly recommend him for your wedding.

d. We didn't get married in a church, the ceremony was only about 20 minutes long. He made it a little spiritual and basically directed us during the ceremony of what we were supposed to do (example: now you may fill your jar with sand, now you may present your parents with a rose, etc) since we didn't have him at the rehearsal, I was a little nervous that I was going to "screw" up the ceremony, but he made us both feel very comfortable. He gave us the order of ceremony list so we knew what to expect throughout the ceremony. He gave us all sorts of options for rituals. He spoke loud and clear and didn't get off track. He was a great officiant and I highly recommend him!

ersonalize anything we wanted. The ceremony was perfect, he included our guests and it went on just long enough.

ived numerous compliments what a great job he did!

sit and have a great conversation about what we wanted for our wedding (non-religious) and all of the details. Tom had lots of great ideas and readings for us, and helped us shape our ceremony into something we wanted. His gentleness and kindness really made all the difference in our decision to choose an officiant, and we also like that he was so flexible in the type of ceremony he could officiate. On our wedding day, our ceremony couldn't have been any better. Tom spoke with such ease and moved about the crowd. The words he spoke were beautiful and meaningful. Thank you Tom for officiating our wedding and giving us such a wonderful ceremony. We were so glad to have met you and to have worked with you!

rehearsal but everything still went smoothly!

ere. But I overlooked it thinking he would understand. the day of the wedding our son was up with the groom and Tom would make some rude comments about how he shouldnt be involved because its only the 2 of us getting married not our son.During the ceromony he continued making rude comments about our son because he wanted us to hold him and we were fine with it. To us it was all about the family not just the 2 of us. He made one comment mid ceromony about puting him down now and all the guests were jaw dropped because of his comment. I was appauled and didnt listen to a word he was saying while he was marrying us. I was soo happy when it was over so he would leave. He may be great when it is just bride and groom but if a child is involved I would definatley look elsewhere.

He truly loves what he does, I was amazed as I sat in front of him he was able to present a whole ceremony off the top of his head! I am a super procrastinator and I emailed him our vows and reading 14 hours prior to the ceremony, and he was more than accommodating to me. Day of the ceremony, he arrived early and made sure everything was in order. The ceremony was absolutely beautiful. I was so nervous that I would mess up the vows and he assured me that he would go slow and everything would be perfect. He was right, I could not have imagined a better ceremony. I highly suggest any couple looking for an officiant to look no further.

e during the ceremony. We were able to customize our readings, and he had back ups in case anyone forgot their readings. He was even laid back enough to surprise us with an endearing joke our friends played on us at the end of the ceremony. Overall, he really made our ceremony special and just what we wanted.

. I am so happy that we had Tom officiate our wedding. He was great to work with and so helpful in planning out our ceremony. He was so quick to respond to e-mails, and he even helped with my last-minute (ie. two days before the wedding) program questions. He’s super nice and just a really great guy. I couldn’t be happier with how our ceremony turned out. It was perfect!