Aspects of the invention can provide an alignment method that is preferably applicable when manufacturing equipments by liquid-phase processing. The alignment method in a device manufacturing process can include forming of a functional film on a substrate by liquid-phase processing, forming an alignment mark on the substrate on which the functional film is formed so as to make a pattern of the alignment mark appear on a film that is formed after forming the functional film, and aligning the film that is formed after forming the functional film by using the alignment mark.