Carolyn and I attended a beautiful wedding ceremony yesterday. It had all the traditional components of a traditional wedding - entrance music, ring bearer, flower girl, toasts by friends and relatives, and -- oh yes -- two grooms. This, to me, is a couple representing the best reason for same sex marriage. Ed and Norman celebrated the 25th anniversary of their committed monogamous relationship last year, they have two children by adoption (a 14 year old girl and a 10 year old boy), and they have a deep faith in God and mankind. They are excellent parents and committed partners. I just wish those who oppose such marriages could have been there and seen the love in the eyes of the newlywed couple who are about to celebrate their 26th anniversary and their lovely children.
We both forgot our cameras so we don't have any pictures of the wedding, darn it. We did think the wedding favors were cute and original. Each guest received a box with his/her name on it. These actually did double duty as place cards on the assigned tables.
Inside the boxes were cream, silver/gray, and lavender M & Ms with these messages:
Lavender: Ed and Norman
Cream: August 9, 2008
Silver/Gray: 25 years, 8/27/07
Thanks, Ed and Norman, for including us in your celebration and for showing the kind of responsibility and commitment that is an example to all married couples.
Inside the boxes were cream, silver/gray, and lavender M & Ms with these messages:
Thanks, Ed and Norman, for including us in your celebration and for showing the kind of responsibility and commitment that is an example to all married couples.
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