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Real Gay Engagement Washington, DC
Posted on July 13th, 2011 by Kelly. 8 Comments
Real Gay Engagement Denver, Colorado
Posted on July 11th, 2011 by Kelly. 6 Comments
Mari and Grace: Grace and I met at a birthday party a few years ago in Denver, Colorado. I was a graduate student with a one year position in Boulder at the time, and wasn’t looking for anything serious. However, Grace knew how to “hold on loosely” and seem to intuitively understand what I needed in a partner. Nine months after we meet it was time for me to head back to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Despite vowing that I would never do long-distance dating again, we just couldn’t let go of the loving and joyful relationship we’d begun to build. We somehow managed two years of long distance – trying to see each other at least every 5 or 6 weeks and taking longer visits when my graduate work allowed. I was finally able move “home” to Denver last September. We will celebrate our 4th anniversary in the fall.
Photographer: Pro-gay vendor Timothy Faust Photography
Real Gay Wedding Topsfield, MA : Katie & Alyssa
Posted on July 7th, 2011 by Kelly. 7 Comments
Rainbow rose bouquets- yes, that’s right. You know you want to see the rest of the photos pro-gay vendor Aubrey Greene sent us.
We got married at Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, MA on a chilly, cloudy, beautiful day surrounded by our families and closest friends. We each had a bridal party of four of our favorite people and created a rainbow theme with their shoes and flowers. The hour or so before the wedding that we got to spend getting ready with our parents, siblings and best friends was a really great way to begin the day and get excited for all of the other things that were to come.
We asked Alyssa’s aunt to perform the ceremony and made a last minute decision to hold it inside so that our guests did not freeze. The ceremony was unique to us and included every person in attendance. After the ceremony, it was all about dessert and dancing. We had cake, an ice cream sundae bar and gigantic, and warm chocolate chip cookies. Guests flowed between the dance floor and the photo booth, which allowed us to capture some awesome memories instantly. The photo booth pictures were pasted in a scrapbook and our guests wrote extra nice notes for us next to their hilarious poses. We really enjoyed looking through the book the next morning.
In the end, despite some seriously stressful moments during the planning phases, our wedding day was exactly what we wanted it to be: unique, colorful, and all about our love!
Real Gay Wedding San Diego, CA: Tami and Cheryl
Posted on July 6th, 2011 by Kelly. 11 Comments
Thanks to pro-gay vendors, Sara Plus Ryan, for sending us this engagement session from two readers of So You’re EnGAYged who we adore!
I came home from participating in the MS Walk in Carlsbad and I was getting ready for a date later that same evening. I went to meet my date and waited at a bar in Hillcrest, the “gay-borhood” of San Diego, and the person never showed up. So after a few drinks I went home and decided to do some shopping therapy online. I got onto Craigslist San Diego looking to purchase a snowboard for myself. As my search for a snowboard that I liked came up empty handed, I went to check out the Personals section- Women seeking Women. There were a few ads that gave me a laugh and actually made me feel better. Then I came across this one that mentioned it kept getting flagged, so of course, I had to check it out. I opened it up and it was a long essay laying EVERYTHING out as far as expectations and putting out things about herself that may deter others.
Like these are “all my flaws, love ‘em or leave ‘em!” She was very descriptive, blunt, and to the point – there was no room for questions. Having read the whole post, and I did read the WHOLE post, I scrolled to the very end and found two pictures of her. At that moment, I was taken aback by everything I had read and her smile was the icing on the cake, I just had to reply. So I responded to her ad! I later found out that Tami had a bad night and run in with an ex-girlfriend that prompted her to post an angry ad in craigslist of all places. It worked! We are proof that true love can be found in the most unexpected places. Our first date was a day at Disneyland and we have been inseparable since!
