We were referred to Steven by another JP that was not available for our date. We were so lucky he was available. After talking a few times on the phone and email we were settled he was the right fit for us. We wanted somethign light-hearted and were open to making people laugh more than a super sentimental cremony. (Althought we haev no b=doubts he would have done any kind of ceremony we wanted). We were personally going throught many challenges during the planning, I was traveling abroad for work most of the first half of the eyar, his mom was recovering from Cancer, then my grandmother passed, which was very challenging since she helped raise me. Along the way Steven was patient with our planning with him. We finally met face-to-face only a few weeks prior to the actual ceremony. He gave us the opportunity to tell our story and then he crafted the ceremony. I loved how he sent a copy for our preview and allowed us any revisions as we saw fit. They day of he was nothing short of spectacular. Our guests loved him as much as we did. He made our ceremony one we will not forget, and helped my now husband through what may make for a good blooper reel (he kept missing the lines)...in the end we would whole-heartedly recommend him. read more

Steven M. Dembow, JP - He even asked our colors to match! - Public Services & Government Near Me

We were originally looking forward for Steven to marry, and ended up being utterly disappointed. While every aspect of our day was perfect, if there was any stain or dark cloud over our special day, it was Steven. His behavior the day of was grotesque and he's out of touch with his role. He aggressively bombard and interrogate my fiancé minutes prior to him walking down the aisle about the marriage license and fee, and entirely took him out of his mental headspace and moment, Despite the fact my bridal assistant had already given it to him in a brown leather. My vendor driver the day of had arrived 30 minutes late to pick me up, which was already stressful, so I tried to make light of being late in my vows, and he interrupted my vows to chime in and make note of the exact minutes it was late by. It was weird. As if that wasn't enough, minutes after the ceremony ended, he interrupted our few minutes of reflection together that we sought out in the privacy of our home so he could continue to harass and demand payment and the marriage license. On top of this, leading up to our wedding, he forgot our scheduled meeting call, forcing us to squeeze him in the week of the wedding in between family activities. We arrived late to our family dinner because of it. What was most tasteless, is he was bitching to the other vendors. Some who I've known for years. With the same feedback from them - that he was an asshole. This is NOT who you want for your special day. read more

We had the absolute pleasure of being married by Steven M. Dembow on 09/13/25, and we cannot imagine a more perfect person to officiate such a meaningful and crazy moment in our lives. From the very beginning, he brought warmth, laughter, and a genuine sense of joy to the process. He took the time to understand our story, our values, and what we hoped our ceremony would reflect. The result was a beautifully personalized experience that felt intimate, authentic, and truly ours. Thank you, Steven, for being such a special part of our journey. We will always have you in our hearts, and we will never forget the immense laughter from that day. - Kerith and Doug read more

Stephen officiated our wedding ceremony in May and I cannot begin to explain how many of our guests complimented us on what a fantastic, personal, thoughtful ceremony it was! I know other reviewers had also mentioned the compliments they received about what a great ceremony Stephen officiated - it is all TRUE! We initially asked Stephen to officiate our ceremony because we wanted a light-hearted ceremony and we wanted something on the more non-traditional end of the spectrum. When we first met Stephen, he struck us as very kind, very light-hearted, and a lot of fun. Stephen really takes the time to get to know you, as a couple. He listens to your story and he integrates your story into the ceremony. He is flexible and takes into consideration what you, as a couple, want your ceremony to feel like - what religious aspects do you want or don't want, who do you want to play a role, etc. He offers advice, but enables you to make the final decisions. Our ceremony could not have been more perfect! We laughed, we cried, we laughed, we cried some more. It was beautifully written and beautifully said and all of our guests too felt the love and emotion. We were very, very satisfied with our relationship with Stephen and so thrilled with the ceremony he performed for us. If you are looking for a beautiful ceremony centered around you as a couple, contact Stephen Dembow, J.P. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed and I also guarantee that you will not believe how many guests will tell you how much they enjoyed the ceremony and how much they enjoyed Stephen. read more

Steve is a JP, among many other things, who works our of NH but also performs ceremony's in Mass as well. My now wife and I found Steve via the internet, he's on many sites and can be googled very easily with many other reviews from other wedding based review sites. I don't really remember the site we used to find him, but we tried many JP's and they were either booked or didn't perform in Marlborough MA. We set up to meet Steve in person in a Panara Bread in Chelmsford Ma. Which was a midway point for he and us to meet. Right from the start we all got along. He has a very no pressure approach and answered all of our questions we had with ease, apparently he's heard them all before. One of the things I liked the most about this 1st meeting was that he was adamant, 'Do not make your decision now, go home, talk amongst yourselves and decide. Then call me and let me know what your decision is, and if it's no, well fine, and if it's yes we'll work and set up your wedding.' He said that on the phone making the appointment, he also said that twice during the conversation that night. He was not worried about not working a Saturday, he even told us a story of him performing a wedding less than an hour after 1st talking to the soon to be wife. Needless to say, we loved him, and we knew he could talk and had a personality and tons of charisma After a few months my wife and I worked to set up our appointment to go over what we want in our wedding and he wanted to know more about us, how we met, when we started dating what we liked with each other, funny and sweet moments. You know all that jazz that makes the ceremony more personable. I contact him via e-mail's and after going back and forth trying to set up a time and place we decide to go back to the same Panara Bread we met before. So my wife and I show up half an hour early, which is just like us and slowly the time ticks towards the appointment ..... and gets to the appointment time of 4:00pm........ and goes past 4pm, and still no Steve. At 4:10 I call him, and ask him if he's late or stuck in traffic or what's wrong. He responds with "Mark did we have an appointment today?" Now I cannot tell you how many bad words went through my head. So after explaining that we did, he asked us to stay til 4:30 so he can call the other couple he was on the way to meet and let them know that he doubled booked and would reschedule with them. Turns out he met the other couple later that night anyway. 4:30 comes, still no Steve, but a few minutes later he arrives, information in hand. We spent over 90 minutes discussing our wedding plans and what we wanted and everything. I was a little shaken in confidence, Rehearsal night, chaos and stress levels are at an all time high from other wedding related situations. Steve was great, took my wife and I into the back explained that everyone in the meetinghouse (church) right now was here because they love us and they care about our happiness and everything will go okay. Reassuring, truthfully. The night goes smoothly, despite missing 2 groomsmen who were still at work. Wedding day, Steve was a great mediator, he even informed one of my relatives, after being told we had to wait because another set of relatives was not there on time, that we only wait for the bride, when she's ready to go we go. During the service Steve's story of how we met and 1st started going out was great everyone enjoyed it, there was lots of interaction between he and us and laughing and a great, very low nervous, service. After the service, many of the guest raved about how great the minister was and how funny he was and how beautiful of a service we had and nothing but complements all around. The Matron (yea that's right Nicole, your married MATRON) of Honor even worried about being out done for best speaker at the wedding. read more