Marriage Equality Can be More than Just a Memory
July 16th, 2008 @ 2:11 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread
Jessamyn Harris has become one of my favourite photographers! Why? Well, first she had that free photography contest to celebrate the California same-sex ruling. Then she started taking lots of photos of same-sex couples. (Thanks to Meg at A Practical Wedding for blogging about this and reminding me of my love for Jessamyn Harris!) I’m going to share a few of my favourites with you, but there’s lots more good stuff on her blog. I mean, check out these adorable guys. Do you see how they’ve colour coordinated? Love it!
Can you feel the love? I can! I am so thrilled that same-sex couples in California can get married, but I am worried about that constitutional amendment. Really worried. One thing that I did recently was sign up on the EQCA wedding registry. My mom made the first donation to the Gingerbreads 
Several readers have asked about ways to show support for same-sex marriage. Some Bees have talked about different ways that they plan on expressing their support for marriage equality. For example, Miss Creampuff is putting a statement in her programs. Miss Cherry Pie mentioned doing a moment of silence during her ceremony. I hope these ideas help you if you are looking for a way to support marriage equality.
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12 Responses to “Marriage Equality Can be More than Just a Memory”
If folks could pledge to vote (and actually vote!) against the Prop 8 amendment to the CA state constitution, it would be amazing. There is even a Facebook application to show your support and send to your allies- http://apps.facebook.com/letcaring/
Those green and black tuxedos are SO COOL!
I absolutely agree. Such a great post, I want to put something in our programs too!
Awesome post. I’m a little teary now…
My fiance and I are including a prayer for marriage equality as part of our Prayers of Intercession (we’re having a personalized-but-based-on-ELCA Lutheran ceremony.) Yeah, we have an awesome minister
I heard on NPR yesterday that Mass. didn’t have a single protest at their sessions…maybe that means people are finally worrying about something bigger like gas prices and the economy than whether two people who love each other can get married. .
This one got me all choked up, what a great post. What a great way to share with your loved ones, something that is so important for you. We have been looking to have something to put in our programs to show our support and this post inspired me even more.
ok, this post & comments have me all teary-eyed. what a great post. we are getting married august 30 in california…we planned the wedding before the june ruling, so it was a really nice surprise!
beautiful pictures, beautiful post and beautiful weddings…thanks miss gb!
Those pics are gorgeous… the one on the beach is amazing!!
Desaray (of “Dingmoonment”) suggested printing/reading from the MA decision. It’s beautiful, eloquent, straightforward, and perfect. I was thinking of putting it in our programs, but I think it’ll fit perfectly with the other readings I’m thinking of (Sagan’s _Varieties of Scientific Experience_ and Calvino’s _Invisible Cities_). Since we lived in Boston at that time, too, it’s that much more meaningful to us.
GorgesViola - thanks for bringing up the MA decision as a reading selection! We did have this reading (as well as a selection from the Velveteen Rabbit) at our wedding. Here’s the part of the case that we read if anyone is interested in doing this too!
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Reading: Goodridge v. Department of Public Health
Marriage is a vital social institution. The exclusive commitment of two individuals to each other nurtures love and mutual support; it brings stability to our society. For those who choose to marry, and for their children, marriage provides an abundance of legal, financial, and social benefits. In return it imposes weighty legal, financial, and social obligations.
Barred access to the protections, benefits, and obligations of civil marriage, a person who enters into an intimate, exclusive union with another of the same sex is arbitrarily deprived of membership in one of our community’s most rewarding and cherished institutions. That exclusion is incompatible with the constitutional principles of respect for individual autonomy and equality under law…
Without question, civil marriage enhances the welfare of the community. It is a social institution of the highest importance. … Civil marriage is at once a deeply personal commitment to another human being and a highly public celebration of the ideals of mutuality, companionship, intimacy, fidelity, and family… It is an association that promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects…. Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, civil marriage is an esteemed institution, and the decision whether and whom to marry is among life’s momentous acts of self-definition.
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Mrs. Gingerbread, Vancouver
Age and Occupation: 32, Psychologist
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Software Engineer
Engagement Date: Sometime in the fall of 2004
Wedding Date: July, 2008
Blogging Since: March 24, 2008
Venue: Rainforest wedding, beachfront restaurant reception
About Me: I recently moved to Canada from Southern California. Trying to plan a wedding in a new city, not to mention a new country, is tough, but the fact that we can get legally married here more than makes up for it! The wedding will be an opportunity for most of our family and friends to see our new city for the first time so it will be both a wedding and a reunion. Besides my future wife, I am also madly in love with a good bargain, Swedish pastries, Tivo, and my two dogs and calico cat (in no particular order).
We gave out HRC stickers as favors, and were happy to see how many of our guests’ vehicles were sporting the stickers the next day! It was great to see how many people were supportive and were willing to show and spread their support!!
For more information on HRC go to http://www.hrc.org!