Twogether in Texas
August 18th, 2008 @ 5:20 pm by Mrs. Hydrangea
I previously wrote about the marriage license laws that will be going into effect come September 1, 2008, in the state of Texas. However controversial the subject, come September 1, this will be important information for all Texas brides to know.
If the couple chooses to attend a 8-hour premarital class, there will be no waiting period on the marriage license (normally three days) and the fee will only be $12, as opposed to new, raised rate of $72. Today, I searched everywhere online to obtain more information on the rules as to what constitutes an official premarital class, as Mr. H and I already did a whole weekend of marriage prep through the Catholic church.
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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!
We Are Officially…
July 8th, 2008 @ 5:03 pm by Mrs. Canary
…allowed to get married!
Last week, Mr. Canary and I got up really early and made our way to the City Clerk’s office to register to get married. We were hoping to fill out forms online, but that isn’t an option. You have to physically show up (both the bride and groom– I tried to get the forms while Mr. Canary was out looking for parking and I was denied!) to get the application and fill it out in person.
There is an office in every borough and Mr. Canary and I compromised and decided on the Brooklyn office since it was in between both our work locations. All the offices are open from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. We arrived at around 9:00AM and were out of there by 9:30. Easy peasy!
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Getting Everything in Writing
July 2nd, 2008 @ 11:00 am by Mrs. Tulip
Background
We Tulips are the most easy-going lawyers you could hope to meet. Additionally, we only had 3 wedding vendors — our photographer and two venues. So, when our reception venue said that they didn’t have a standard contract to detail the terms of our rental, we didn’t insist.
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Don’t Forget to Pack Your Marriage Certificate
June 27th, 2008 @ 1:50 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread
A while back I posted about wanting to be considered married on our honeymoon. This follow story is a frightening reminder of why this is so important. It’s also a good reminder to me to carry a copy of our marriage certificate when we travel abroad, including to the U.S.
A lesbian couple from WA, who were a couple for 18 years, were in Miami on vacation with their three children. Thirty-nine year old Lisa Pond collapsed suddenly and was admitted to an area hospital. Her partner, Janice Langbehn, and their three children were denied access to her for eight hours, because they were not considered family. Lisa died without her family and the state wouldn’t release the death certificate to them either because they were not recognized as a family.
You can click here to read more about the story and see Janice Langbehn talk about her experience.
One Step Closer to Marriage
June 24th, 2008 @ 6:00 pm by Mrs. Lovebird
Before I headed into work this morning, Mr. Lovebird and I went to the City Clerk’s Office in Queens and got our marriage license!
(warning: Sex and the City spoiler alert below)
Everything Else is Just Icing On the Cake
June 18th, 2008 @ 12:50 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread
I enjoy seeing beautiful photos of weddings. I like seeing all the well thought out details and how the whole vision of the day comes together as much as the next person. But today, as I sat and watched live video streaming from San Francisco City Hall, I was reminded that it’s not about the photos or even the details. It’s about being able to marry the person you love. I watched couple after couple have quickie ceremonies in some corner of city hall with a throng of reporters breathing down their necks. And it was beautiful. The faces of these couples were so bright with joy. It didn’t matter that there was no string quartet or wedding party. The happiness and love was palpable.
My friend, Monkeywed, called me from the San Diego County Clerks building for some on the scene reporting. It was so much fun to hear her voice full of excitement and the cheers as yet another couple was pronounced “spouses for life.” You can read her blog post about it here. To think that just a few years ago Miss GB 2.0 were denied a marriage license at that very spot. Today was a totally different story. Here’s one of the great photos that Monkeywed took (because we just don’t see enough same-sex male couples around here).
The More, The Merrier!
June 16th, 2008 @ 12:21 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread
I’ve been waiting for this day with eager anticipation since the CA Supreme Court ruled in favour of marriage equality last month. At 5:01pm Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons, who have been “dating” since 1950, will be the first same-sex couple to marry in California (again).
This photo was taken when they married in 2004. I know I’ve posted it before, but I just couldn’t resist. (image source)
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Obligatory Marriage License Post
May 28th, 2008 @ 12:34 pm by Mrs. Bubblegum
GASP! I think I’m getting married soon!! And I thouggght there was something we needed to do first… OH YEAH, GET LICENSED.
Well, luckily we did. Since we’re both living in NH, we got to take our pick of Maine town halls - so we hopped the border into Kittery (home of the wonderful Kittery Outlets) and got ourselves semi-hitched!
And we even photo-documented:
We Got Our Marriage License!
May 23rd, 2008 @ 3:18 pm by Mrs. Gingerbread
Last Friday, the Gingerbreads headed down to city hall the local drug store, London Drugs, to get our marriage license. I was so bummed when I read the Vital Statistics page on how to get married in British Columbia. Marriage licenses are issued by a notary public or an insurance services office. How unromantic!
