Wedding Date: March 27, 2010
Last weekend, Missy and I settled on a wedding date.
!!!
March 27 is our existing anniversary date, and it so happens it falls on a Saturday next year. We’re definitely ready to take this step, so we figured there’s no real reason to wait any longer.
We’ve gotten numerous variations on the question: “Where are you getting legally married?” We’re not. Not right now. Minnesota doesn’t recognize same-sex unions legally performed in other states, so there’s no legal benefit to us in doing that right now. We’re not planning on making any special trips to get legally married somewhere, but if we happen to find ourselves in one of those states where we could, it might happen.
The fact that we (and probably so many other gay couples) get this question so much is clearly indicative of the way church and state have become intertwined on this issue. It’s hard to mentally separate a wedding from the change in legal status that comes with it.
But we feel it’s important to stand up in front of our families and our friends and share with them our commitment to each other. We could proceed with our life plans without doing this. Maybe wait until it’s legal in Minnesota. But the fact is we’ve made the commitment, so why would we wait to celebrate it?
Other than the date, we’ve decided on nothing. When I have answers for you on colors, registries, etc., I’ll let you know (because y’all have been asking about that, too). We’re working on save-the-dates and a venue.
This is all grown up and stuff.
I’m gonna marry my girl! Squee!
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August 29th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Cannot even put into words how awesome this is and how happy I am for you. :D
August 29th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Yeah, what Kat said. I’m so insanely excited and happy for you, I don’t even have the words. *sniffle*
I really don’t think it’ll be very long before the legality catches up with you, but legality-schmegality. We all know your hot dish will be love + laughter + happiness @ 350°F forever.
August 29th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Awesome. Congrats!
August 30th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Congrats!
August 30th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Congrats
August 31st, 2009 at 8:23 am
So happy for you two! Congrats!
August 31st, 2009 at 9:28 am
Thanks, y’all!
August 31st, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Yay!
September 1st, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Ah, young love. May it last forever and a day, and a day beyond that. :)
September 2nd, 2009 at 6:05 pm
I’m so, so happy for you guys. It sucks that you’ll have to do it again in a few years when it is legal, but still.
*squee* was about my reaction too. Congratulations!
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:53 am
[...] big big news, obviously, that Missy and I set our wedding date. This had already been dispersed via Twitter and facebook, so it oddly felt a little anticlimactic [...]
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:03 am
Congratulations!