A Perfect Witness - Florida & Gulf Beach Weddings

Bob was wonderful! We are in Ohio and got married in Florida. He took time to meet with us when we were visiting in Florida and got to know us. He was flexible with our ceremony and offered great ideas. Our family and friends commented on how they felt that Bob did such a nice job. He was in contact with us via email regularly leading up to the wedding. I would highly recommend Bob Hoffman to anyone!

A week before my wedding, the pastor who was supposed to perform my wedding cancelled. I was freaked out. Then, I found this online. John Melchinger was fast and was better than I expected for our special day. He walked us through the process, performed an excellent ceremony and was on time. He even wore our colors to the event. He truly made this a memorable day. I would recommend him for anyone looking for an officiant. I am only sad that we didn't seek him first instead of the first pastor.

John was the officiant for our wedding and he made it so incredibly special. My husband is Jewish and I am Catholic so we wanted to incorporate elements of both into the ceremony. John incorporated both elements flawlessly. the entire ceremony was so meaningful and personal. We met with him 2 times and he took the time to get to know us. I am so happy we had John for our officiant. We had many people tell us what a great job he did and how personal it felt.

John from a perfect witness was our officiant and he was indeed perfect! We could not have asked for anyone better to marry us. He met with us twice and always worked with our schedules and he answered all my emails quickly. He really took the time to get to know us individually and as a couple.
In our meetings he let us know about each and every add on option we had for the ceremony from a sand ceremony to a "irish bell" ceremony and he didnt make us feel bad for not choosing any of them. Even though we didnt opt for any ceremony extras i really liked that he made us aware of all of our options. We wanted a semi-christian ceremony and he did a wonderful job of incorporating jsut enough religious elements to please us as a couple, my Catholic family, and my husbands Souther Baptist family. The ceremony was a perfect length and you could tell that he really took the time to write a wedding/vows that fit our personalities, was fun, and really personalized to us. He was a joy to work with and many of our guests (and our parents) told us how great he was and how beautiful the ceremony was. He was very professional and always on time. He also filed our marriage license and we got a certified copy back within a week. He even checked up after to make sure we got it! I would recommend him to everyone getting married in the Tampa Bay area.

John did a wonderful ceremony for my daughter Dyan and her Husband Brent at the Tampa Aquarium. The vow's were so touching and just
what the couple had in mind. As her Mother I was so happy with the scripture and the way he united them, it was the start of a lovely wedding, I could not have been more pleased. He was professional and easy to work with, with no hesitation I would highly recommend him to any Bride as part of her special day. Mother of a Happy Bride

We had the pleasure of having John as our officiant at our Florida Aquarium wedding. We have been working with John for a little over a year and I couldn't have asked for a better service. He customized our wedding ceremony to be about us and the guests loved it. I would recommend him to everyone that wants an awesome ceremony!

John was a remarkable officiant. He was professional while being kind, friendly and down to earth. He gave us a unique, personal ceremony that was very much a perfect reflection of who we are. John was very helpful and informative about how the ceremony would run and was able to thoroughly both answer our questions and put our minds at ease. John did a great job walking us through the logistics of getting our marriage license. I would highly recommend working with John, we couldn't have had a better officiant!!!

John officiated the wedding of our dreams yesterday. We were blown away with the ceremomy he wrote. He took the time to truly get to know us. He incorporated special memories, our proposal, and special traits about us in our ceremony. He opened the ceremony a very special Disney quote for us. We were so surprised and so touched. John had excellent communication with us throughout the wedding planning process. He was on time, well prepared, and very professional at our two in person meetings, the rehearsal, and the ceremony. MANY of our guests told us how special and unique our ceremony was. Our unity cocktail was a big hit! We would highly recommend John to officiate your ceremony.

Bob,

Joey and I would like to thank You for all you did! You were on time, professional, and courteous. You were smooth in your reading and easy to talk to. I'm happy you got to meet our families, Your very personable and it was a joy to have you officate our special day!

Thank You Again,
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Colavolpe

Jayne went above and beyond my expectations. She really took in everything we said about our relationship and made a wonderful ceremony out of it. I could not have asked for more! She also has touched a cord in my heart and I appreciate her gracious kindness.

Bob was literally the best choice we could have made for our wedding officiant. He was so warm and welcoming. We met a month or 2 prior to the wedding so we could all get to know each other He incorporated our thoughts and ideas into the ceremony including our 5 children into the sand ceremony. We loved Bob!

ROBERT IS AMAZING!! I cannot begin to express how perfect my wedding ceremony was because of him! When I initially met Bob I knew he was the person to unite my husband and I. His personality and charm is incredibly warm and inviting. I asked for a very short yet Christian based wedding focusing on love and unity and Bob delivered exactly what we wanted. My family and friends would not stop complimenting us on Bob and how well he connected with us and was the perfect match. I can only hope Bob and I cross paths again, he made me smile when I was stressed and remember the beauty of marriage in all the chaos of the day. God Bless Bob Hoffman!

Jayne did a wonderful job on our ceremony on Pass-a-grille beach. I live in another state and she was very helpful and reassuring while planning everything from afar. On the day of the wedding, she was on top of all of the details and let everyone know what to do and where to be with the utmost of professionalism and good humor. The set up was simple and beautiful, which is just what we wanted with such an amazing natural setting for the backdrop. The ceremony itself struck exactly the right note. We discussed what we wanted in advance and she wrote a beautiful and moving ceremony. Everyone at the wedding commented to me on how lovely and heartfelt it was. I would definitely recommend hiring Jayne for your personalized beach wedding.

They did a good job . Thank you for making the day a memorable one.

We were extremely pleased with John and the beautiful service he performed for our wedding. We can't think of a more professional, helpful and charismatic person. Pacient too as we were delayed due to "Debbie" the tropical storm !!
He really went out of his way to assists us with all the paper work required in filing our marriage license, obtaining apostille stamp for our marriage to be valid back home in Norway. Truly a blessing and we highly recommend him.
Karen and Kay

My husband and I chose Bob Hoffman from A perfect Witness to marry us. I knew that Bob was the perfect officiant to marry us right when I first met him. I could tell that he was a genuine person who thoroughly enjoyed what he does. I told my Fiancé that I thought I found our officiant and he just had to meet him. We arranged to meet with Bob and he was more than accommodating to meet us anywhere that was easiest, since we lived far from him. When we met with Bob, my Fiancé thought he was great too. From day one Bob was extremely professional and had a great sense of humor. We really loved that the company's website had sample ceremonies already written. We found that was a great place to start getting ideas for our own ceremony. Even though the website has ceremony ideas, Bob said from day one that we could be as creative as we want with our ceremony and basically with his help come up with an original ceremony. Bob was more than willing to work with us and share many of his ideas on creating our own personalized ceremony. As our wedding day was quickly approaching the stresses of having a wedding began to sink in but Bob helped ease those stresses with kind words and by making sure I knew how our ceremony was going to play out. Bob was very quick to respond through e-mails and phone calls. His services are very reasonable! Our ceremony went beautifully on our wedding day and we are so thankful to Bob for helping make our wedding day so special! I would recommend Bob to any bride looking for an officiant!

We had a very simple elopement wedding and Jayne was very helpful and very sweet.

From a very young age, each little girl envisions what her ideal wedding will be. She often times refers to it as her "Cinderella wedding" where each and every detail is exactly what she imagined it to be and the whole evening is full of nothing but perfection. I have to admit that I was not your stereotypical girl who was trying to achieve that "perfect princess wedding", I was the type of person who wanted to make sure everyone around us understood how much my future husband meant to me and the love that we share for each other. I knew that finding someone to express our relationship to others would not be an easy task considering that my mother wanted us to have a traditional Catholic wedding held in a church and my husband and I wanted a quick 15 minute in and out ceremony. We needed to find someone who was willing to satisfy our desires, but also the wishes of my mother (as you know having a happy mom through the wedding process makes life that much easier, and if you don't know now you do. . .keep mom happy but don't set your own happiness aside for it). My husband and I thankfully discovered A Perfect Witness and had John perform our wedding ceremony. Right off the bat, John, my husband and I were a perfect match. John listened diligently to everything we had to say. He asked the questions that we often do not think about and he made sure to get to know us as individuals and as a couple. He was there to lend some very helpful advice and made sure to consider our feelings, and the feelings of our family and friends while creating our ceremony. He was readily available to provide assistance if needed and made my husband and I feel very comfortable about the big day to come. During the ceremony itself, John was able to capture the love that my husband and I share and made the ceremony very personal and unique. We laughed, we cried but most of all we enjoyed ourselves. It is really easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the big wedding day and tend to forget the main reason why you are doing this all in the first place. John made my husband and I take a deep breath, forget about all of our chaotic surroundings, look into each others eyes and remind ourselves of the love that we had for each other which brought us to this special day. We could not have been happier with the outcome and would recommend John and any of his associates to be an officiant for your next ceremony. You can be confident in the fact that your ceremony will turn out exactly how you envisioned it, Cinderella wedding or not.

Jane was on the ball with things and would highly reccommend her and a perfect witness to all who are looking to have no worries on there special day.

John was our officiante for our ceremony. He wrote a beautiful ceremony that included personal attributes to us and our family. Everyone was tearing up and it was just wonderful. I would recommend A Perfect Witness to everyone.

Jayne married my husband and I in st. pete on pass-a-grille beach, it was Jaynes suggestion. beautiful beach we will forever visit. Jayne was so amazing to work with easy to talk to, devoted to her work of bring two people in love together as one. We worked together over the phone she was wonderful with her ideas she had for me. If i could do it all over again i most definitely would. My 2nd best time of my life (first becoming a mom) I have Jayne to thank for our very heart felt touching ceremony. I Highly recommend!

John Melchinger was wonderful as our officiant. He was professional and wrote a wonderful ceremony, incorporating our ideas with the standard vows.

John Melchinger was amazing!!! He officiated our wedding better than we ever dreamed of. He was so easy to talk to and made us so comfortable. Our wedding day was perfect.

He was wonderful with responding quickly to our questions and helped us develop the best ceremony for us! We are extremely happy that we decided to have him marry us.

We recommend him to any one of our families and friends!

John was just fantastic. Professional, polite, down to earth and a great sense of humor. He explained everything to us, how things would go and was open to what we wanted for our ceremony. He offered many great suggestions on locations since we were traveling from the northeast and didn't really know anything in the area. He was patient, waiting to start until a storm cloud passes for our outdoor ceremony. When the rain returned just after we began, he stood there getting wet and asked in the most calming, pressure free voice if we wanted to move somewhere else. I honestly believe he would have continued in the rain if I hadn't come to my senses. I highly recommend. It truly was "Our Day, Our Way" with a lot of smiles, happy tears and laughter. We couldn't have picked a better officiant. Thanks!

John was amazing. We were so pleased to have meaningful but casual conversations with him in the months leading up to our wedding. From these meetings he spun a beautiful ceremony that captured, perfectly, our philosophies on life, and on life as couple.

Finding an officiant was the last thing that I did for the wedding because I didn't know what to look for. I had two requirements, that they had a loud voice because we were getting married on the beach and that they had a sense of humor. I read A Perfect Witness website and felt that they would be a good fit. When we met John, he walked us through the ceremony and explained what to expect. He sent us an e-mail so we could customize the ceremony. We met again to review and I felt very comfortable with him. He performed a beautiful ceremony and all of our friends and family commented on how much they enjoyed what he said. I loved that he gave us a copy of what he said during the ceremony. We enjoyed reading it when we got back from our honeymoon. Thank you John for a wonderful ceremony!

Our Officiant, John, did a wonderful job of tailoring a ceremony that was very fitting and personal for what we wanted. We believe he did a wonderful job!

John was kind, fun, professional and extremely sensitive to our needs. I hope to use him again in the future (ours was a baby blessing not a wedding).
Thank you!
the Lewis & Donzey families

John was wonderful to work with and thanks to him our last minute ceremony was absolutely perfect. He worked us in to his schedule with less than a month to go before the ceremony and kept me from going crazy. Even though he had such a short amount of time to prepare it (I would like to mention that he was also very ill during this time), the bi-lingual ceremony that he wrote was even better than I ever dreamed. He included everything that we asked for and more, it was absolutely beautiful.

I would recommend John to anyone, he is very personable, responsive and it is obvious that he truly enjoys what he does and during the most important day of your new lives together that makes all the difference.

100% loved our officiant! We had Bob HOffman as our officiant at our February 2012 wedding...and he was wonderful! He fulfilled the complete image of what we hoped for at our wedding. We wanted a short, romantic, non-religious ceremony with slight humor....and he totally pulled it off. I'm 100% positive that he will fulfill every dream you have for your ceremony....he's just that wonderful.
We met with Bob just 2 months before the wedding and we hit it off within minutes. His charisma, personality, and charm is so warming- you absolutely must use him for your service! Our family loved him (and they are all hard to please)!!

John at A Perfect Witness made our day perfect. He really made a great effort to personalize our ceremony and make sure that everything was exactly how my husband and I wanted. He was very responsive to e-mails and very organized, making sure that all the bases were covered so I did not have to worry. Everyone loved the ceremony and appreciated the special touches. I would recommend John to anyone!

The vendor we struggled with most was an officiant. I was baptized Catholic, though now not a practicing Catholic and my husband is non-denominational Christian, with a very religious mother. Since we do not belong to a church and were having an outdoor ceremony to several family members' dismay, it was difficult to choose someone to marry us, while probably the most important vendor to hire! When we met with John, it was like a breath of fresh air - he listened closely to our concerns and values to create a ceremony that would not only be perfect for us, but for our families as well. He even gave us a few new ideas to incorporate, such as the Bell of Truce. He was extremely flexible with our crazy work schedules and quick to respond to my emails. We were extremely pleased with our ceremony and loved that John prepared a folder with the ceremony actually typed out for a keepsake.

Jayne was absolutely fantastic! A great personality, fun to work with and dedicated to making the ceremony perfect in every way. She took the time to meet with not only the bride and groom, but the parents and bridal party also to get a real feel for the bride and groom as a couple.
The vows were poignant and very special for Marissa and Corey. She also looked fabulous in her wedding attire. Highly recommended in all aspects.

I was very pleased with the services provided. The quality, responsivess, professiolism, value and flexibility were given to the max. The officiant provided a very special memory to our family and I could not ask for anything else. I really recommend this vendor for your special day. It is rare to find vendors that can execute all they promise but a perfect witness really does try!

Jayne was the Officiant for our ceremony and she helped to create a wonderful experience for us. She helped find the perfect floral set up on the beach and helped us make our ceremony special. She was available to answer all of our questions and even met with us to go over the specific details. Jayne made a stressful day turn into something amazing. We were very satisfied with the service provided by Jayne from a Perfect Witness and would recommend them to our friends and family.

John Melchinger and his wonderful wife were our rocks during the wedding planning and wedding ceremony. They were organized, professional, experienced, and made us feel very confident. I would highly recommend!

I found A Perfect Witness on the internet and as an out-of-town bride I was concerned about hiring someone I could not meet in person. John and his wife Jayne worked with me every step of the way to make sure that I had the perfect wedding customized just for me. They were always attentive to my needs and quick to return my calls or emails. My wedding was absolutely beautiful and everything was just as I had been promised. I would highly recommend a Perfect Witness to any couple looking for a special and personalized wedding!

John came up with an excellent service for us based on our input and his questions. It seemed like we had known him for years. We got many compliments from the guests that attended as well. I highly recommend him.

From the moment we met Jayne, we were taken by how dedicated she was in ensuring our day would be a PERFECT one. She was very patient with us, asked many questions we had not even thought of, and offered so many beautiful ideas. On our wedding day, Jayne was very punctual and prepared. She went out of her way to keep me calm, helping me with my tie, :-) and making sure everything was in place. When she finally got to speak... It was beautiful. Its amazing how she put everyting we had spoke of, our children, our family, honoring those present, and those who have past. Everything was perfectly worded at the just the right moment and place of the ceremony. Many guests came to us during the reception to ask us if Jayne and Her husband John were long time acquantances of ours, for how much heart and emotion she put into our ceremony. Early on, we knew Jayne was the right one, only after a few days of knowing her, we just had to invite her and her husband to stay and spend some time with us during the reception as well.
Needless to say, We HIGHLY recommend Jayne or John without any reservation to be your wedding officiants.

Sincerely Yours,
Javier and Cecilia Aponte
06/22/2011

When we were looking for an officiant for our wedding we came across A Perfect Witness on the internet. While looking at the website we liked the sample services they provided, when we saw Jayne, we knew she would be a good addition to our wedding service. When we first talked with Jayne to discuss the wedding I knew right away that we had made a perfect choice. Jayne is professional, yet very personable and friendly. You know that she is going to provide you with a high level of service. She was able to get a feel right away for the type of ceremony my husband and I were looking for, something light hearted, with a touch of humor, to include sentiment regarding lost family members and also the blending of two families together. She understood our wants and was able to provide us with exactly what we were looking for. I would highly recommend Jayne to anyone looking for an officiant. I couldn’t be happier with the ceremony she provided us.

Jayne was amazing! She took detailed notes on our interests and needs and made sure to stand true to them on our wedding day. Every word spoken at the ceremony was completely "us" which made it even more powerful. I would recommend Jayne in a heartbeat. Thank you again, from the bottom of our hearts, for making our wedding so memorable!

Mr. John Melchinger is an amazing Officiant. He not only surprised me and my husband with the service but also blew my guests away! He is very professional but also personal at the same time. After talking with him on the phone I felt like I knew him for a long time. He made me feel very comfortable when planning the ceremony and took time to talk with me about special details. He is also very affordable, which is a plus in today's economy. He was punctual and stayed in touch with me by email and phone. I would refer Mr. Melchinger to any of my friends and family. Five stars all around!!! :)

John performed our wedding ceremony on May 15th. He was very professional and easy to work with. He gave us feedback on our ceremony and made sure everything was just as we wanted. We had an interesting moment in our ceremony where the fire alarms in the venue had gone off for about 2 minutes. He stayed cool and calm and got the guests composed quickly afterwards and moved on with the ceremony.

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!!

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!

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 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 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 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!!

Bob was our officient 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 cathloic wedding outside a church that we could. He relizes 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 fiance's religion (Greek Orthodox) to make sure it was appropriate for our Orthodox guests. He even handled my fiance's picky mother in a nice manner! The ceremony was beatiful 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 fiance 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.

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.

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 defiantly recommend him to other luck 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 definately reccommend him to any bride to be!

This is the place to go!!!! My wife and I had a ceremony performed by Robert, and it was absolutely PERFECT!!!! Bob truly went the extra mile and a half for us. He was professional, courteous, and the ceremony was just all around amazing! trust me, we looked everywhere, compared EVERY price, and there is absolutely nobody around that is going to give you a better deal and even if you pay the higher price, I highly doubt you will be any happier than you would be here. Thank you again SO MUCH! For everything!

-Joe and Pamela

P.S. If you want a tip, use the recommended photographer, he did a truly fantastic job as well. He spent a lot of time with us, and the pictures are breathtaking. You cannot put a price on a day like that, our memories are the best we could have ever asked for. And the keepsakes and photo's are everything we'd hoped for.


THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!

If you are lucky enough to book Bob Hoffman at A Perfect Witness you will be in great hands.
I was very particular about who I would use for an officiant, especially because it was an interfaith marriage.
When I found Bob Hoffman I could not have been more happy. He was so kind and so perfect. I can't say enough good things about him. My soon to be husband got food poisoning the night of our rehearsal, he was not able to comprehend a lot about the ceremony because he was so sick. Bob made an every effort to make sure our wedding went smoothly, he explained everything to my fiance the day of the wedding and was very patient about it. Bob is just great-you'll be so happy you went with him!

Jayne did a great job at my wedding. She also helped with the rehersal. I am so happy that Jayne was the officant at my wedding.

We loved Jayne. She is warm, intelligent, and professional. She let us dictate the entire ceremony and was available to give guidance on our vows. All e-mails were promptly returned and she was always on time and wearing a smile. She handled the organization of the rehearsal and the ceremony on the day of with respect and control (not easy when you're on a windy beach with quite a few people). We definitely recommend her.

Everything went so smoothly, we couldn't be happier. John was extremely professional and prompt. The ceremony he wrote was beautiful and captured our vision for the day and love for one another. Thank you for adding to our perfect day!

They were very flexible and easy to get along with. No problems whatsoever. Understanding about us not starting on time/being late.

Bob Hoffman was our Officiant, and he was amazing. Very punctual and the nicest man. The ceremony that he wrote out for us was wonderful.

Having Jane Alford from A Perfect Witness serve as officiant for our wedding ceremony was the best wedding decision we made by far. We had heard nothing but glowing reviews from others who had employed Jane in the past, and now the reasons are readily apparent. Her warmth, professionalism, and guidance are unmatched. Truly a blessing!

I highly recommend "APerfectWitness" to officant your wedding. I initially had a phone conference with John and immediately felt that he understood what we wanted to achieve for our wedding ceremony. We met and I was certain that after our meeting and getting to know John as a person and like wise, that he would fully create the ceremony we hoped for. I was right! It was everything we hoped for and more. My husband and I as well as our guest found John to be very warm, caring and the greatest of help! John was very comforting, consulting, and his experience is second to none when it comes to any type of ceremony. Full of advise and suggestions regarding family, children, friends and the possible unexpected. I can't say enough about him and his services, it's not just "another wedding" with John, it's a mission of love.

I highly recommend A Perfect Witness!

Kathy Walsh Herndon

12/27/2008

John was wonderful! He had the perfect amount of humor mixed with the perfect amount of seriousness. He created a beautiful ceremony that was exactly what we had wanted. He even gave us a very nice printout of our ceremony (including readings) and made us a pretty certificate of marriage.

John was our officiant...he has a wonderful gift of making the ceremony special-one of a kind...We highly recommend his services! He truely cares about making your ceremony perfect for you and is a great guy to work with! I will be referring his services to all I meet who desire a perfect wedding!

We had Jayne at A Perfect Witness and I would recommend her highly! We had a beautiful ceremony that we helped design and personalize. She had many great ideas, helped to guide our choices, and made great recommendations on vendors that made our day absolutely perfect. Everything went off without a hitch, looked beautiful, and was everything we could have ever wanted. I also had so many compliments on the ceremony, how professional and well spoken Jayne was, and how perfectly tailored the ceremoney was toward our personalities. I can't emphysize enough how many guests commented on how good Jayne was. I highly, highly recommend her for the beach ceremony of your dreams!

John was the perfect wedding officiant for us. He allowed us to completely customize our ceremony, but also really made it his own. We were so happy with our ceremony, and he was a major part of that.

We were so pleased to have found Jayne in a simple internet search,. She met with us about a month before the wedding and covered every detail. We felt so comfortable with her immediately. She was a great sport and even showed up for our beach wedding with a cast on her leg! We couldn't have asked for someone better to officiate our ceremony.

We worked with Jayne initially and then Bob presided over the ceremony. We couldn't be happier with the service we received. They were both warm, friendly, accesible, flexible, and interested. It is wonderful to review the wedding photos and see Bob beaming in every shot. Guests told us that it was the best wedding they had ever attended. We'll be back in ten years to renew our vows!

Jayne was awesome! She was so quick to respond to emails and answer any questions. I am from Ohio and got married down in St Pete Beach. And she took care of everything. She gave me suggestions on flowers, set ups, etc etc. She was so nice and made everything perfect. I would HIGHLY recommend her.

All the people I worked with were wonderful. I would recommend this group to anyone. We had a very special ceremony that was catered as we requested. Jayne was very professional and thoughtful. She was helpful with ideas for parts of the ceremony we needed help with. It was a wonderful experience.

Was able to get everything needed all in one package and very flexable to individual needs.

John was my officiant-very nice, personable guy. he gave a great, ceremony with good humour. he is very respectful of our religious differences (husband jewish and myself being not affiliated). highly recommended.

Even for a last minute wedding, they were great! Our officiant helped us settle on a great ceremony!! THANK YOU!!

Jane was very professional in all aspects. She was very flexible in meet our needs. Jane always returned calls and made My wife and I very comfortable in all dealings with her. Jane was a first class person and would recommend her to everyone.

Todd Witt

John was great. He was easy to work with (very quick to respond with emails), and provided us with a great ceremony. He has a good sense of humor (needed when dealing with little ones in the wedding) as well. I felt our ceremony went perfectly.

Loved the service, thank you.

We had an excellent experience with A Perfect Witness. Bob worked closely with us to create the perfect ceremony, tailored specifically to our wants, needs, and beliefs. The people at A Perfect Witness always responded quickly to our emails and phone calls, were extremely punctual and, most importantly, listened and responded to our needs as a couple. A superb company! We can't thank Bob enough for how much he did to make our day special and memorable.

Jayne was wonderful as the officiant at our wedding! She made our special day even better!

Jayne Alford was our officient for our wedding and we couldn't have asked for anyone more perfect! She did a fantastic job, was professional and all of our guests comented on how great she made the ceremony.

We live in Washington DC and had to plan everything remotely, and it was all very smooth.

Please check out our youtube.com video, and you can hear her voice and get a taste of what her services are like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-smLZB8jM8

John Melchinger was our officiant, and I can't say enough good things about him. He and his wife, Jayne, were both professional and fun, approachable and friendly. My husband and I received numerous compliments about the ceremony, and it truly could not have been better. I would recommend A Perfect Witness to any friend or family member who needed and officiant!

iT WAS MY WEDDING DAY SO , NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED I WAS OK WITH IT, NOTHING IS PERFECT. HOWEVER, WHEN HIS WIFE PLAYED THE MUSIC FOR ME TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE SHE WAS SCRAMBLING THROUGH THE RADIO/CD'S TRYING TO FIND A SONG, AROCK SONG CAME ON 2 TICKETS TO PARADISE, AND SHE CONTINUED TO FIND SOMETHING AS THE MUSIC WENT FROM ONE , TO ANOTHER TO STATIC TO THEM SCREAMING JUST SHUT IT OFF... THEN JOHN OUR OFFICIENT WHO IS TO MARRY US , WHO CLAIMED HE WAS GREAT UNDER PRESSURE, WAS AS NERVOUS AND FUMBLY AS CAN BE. STUMBLING OVER HIS WORDS, AND DID NOT HOLD CONTROL OVER THE PROCESS AS HE SOLD US THAT IDEA.
MY GOAL FOR THAT DAY WAS TO GET MARRIED, THE CRAZINESS OF THE WEDDING THAT TRANSPIRED I HAD NO CONTROL OF ONCE IT STRATED, I CHALKED IT UP AS FUNNY IN THE END AND STATED WELL TAHST MY LIFE, SO WHY WOULDNT ALL THAT NONSENSE HAPEN TO ME KINDA THINKING..
WOULD I RECOMMEND THEM ABSOLUTELY NOT. THEY COME OFF AS CONFIDENT AND ALL KNWOIG BUT ITS A BIG HOAX OF WHAT IS DELIVERED.
I GAVE GOOD FLEXIBILITY , DUE TO THEM NOT HAVING A GREAT BUSINESS FOLLOWING..

Helped make a special day absolutely WONDERFUL!!!!!

AWESOME folks!! VERY quick to respond to emails and phone calls.. they answered ALL my questions!! made suggestions.... VERY helpful and EASY to deal with!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! :-)

Words can not express what a great job John did.

John and Jayne of A Perfect Witness are caring individuals whose goal is to make each couple's day special and unique!

A Perfect Witness are great officiates. If you are ever looking for someone to Officiate your wedding, they are the ones to call. They are professional and do a great job of setup etc for your special day. We have had the priviledge of working with them many times and always enjoy it.

As a wedding planner, finding a good officiant is very important in ensuring a ceremony will run smoothly. I enjoy working with John of A Perfect Witness because he's professional, reliable, and commited to making our clients marriage ceremony wishes come true. Many clients these days want an officiant who is flexible and willing to incorporate different traditions and ideas to make their ceremony personal, and John is willing to do that. A happy client equals a happy wedding planner, so when I want happy clients I hire John to officiate their wedding ceremony.

If you ever need an officiant these are the people to go to. They do it all, from simple ceremony, to the works they are there to make your wedding day perfect.
They work with some of the best professionals in the area, from florists, decorations, chair covers, videographers and photographers.
They make planning your simple wedding a snap.

John is such a pleasure to work with. He has such a way with communicating with the bride and groom and also their guests during the ceremony. He's always professional, on time and extremely personable. I always highly recommend him to my clients.