Wedding Equality

Sarah and Jenn engagement pictures from Albion, New York

oceanid:

Jenn and I from the amazing engagement photoshoot that my sister took of us.  We are getting LEGALLY MARRIED in thirty-eight days, five hours and fifty six minutes.  But who’s counting?  <3 <3 <3 

Getting legally married to the love of my life = the greatest thing I could ever dream of.

(via sarahdiemer)

Carol Anastasio and Miriam Brown, July 24, 2011

New York City, New York

Cynthia Nixon, star of Sex and the City, announced in 2009 her engagement with longtime partner Christine Marinoni. The pair has never announced a date. 

Jennifer Platt and Julie Berner, Sept. 2, 2010

Laporte, Colorado

Lois Marrero and Mickie Mashburn, May 25, 1991

Tampa, Florida

Marrero, a police officer, was killed in the line of duty in 2001. Mashburn’s unsuccessful struggle to receive survivor’s benefits from the Tampa Police Department is featured in the 2004 documentary film Tying the Knot. 

Jay and Angel, May 15, 2008

Sarasota, Florida

Christie and Amy, 2010

Edward, Colorado

With a special friend! More photos here.

Jaymi Lee Smith and Kerri Stoughton-Jackson, August 16, 2010

Pacific Palasades, California

Sam and Julia, Nov. 3, 2007

Waltham, Massachusetts

Elisa and Michelle Stone, July 26

Berkeley, California

Katrín Þóra Víðisdóttir and Erla Björk Pálmadóttir, July 2, 2008

Reykjavik, Iceland

They were the first same-sex couple ever officially blessed by an Icelandic church. In 2010, Iceland extended the legal rights of marriage to same-sex couples as well. 

(No, I have NO idea how to pronounce these names!)

Holly and Christa, July 2009

Maui, Hawaii

Sharon Papo and Amber Weiss, June 17, 2008

San Francisco, California

Lots more great pictures of this couple here. Yes, I know 2008 California wedding pics are kinda sad in light of Proposition 8. Still great pics and I hope these couples will prevail in the end. 

Claire Williams and Cori Giroux, Sept. 1, 2009

South Burlington, Vermont

Married just after midnight at their home on the day that their state’s marriage equality law went into effect, Williams and Giroux became the first same-sex couple legally married in Vermont. More photos here. News coverage here. 

Erin Carder and Kerri McCoy, October 10, 2008

San Francisco, California

Carder’s first-grade class from Creative Arts Charter School throws rose petals outside City Hall after she and McCoy were married. Mayor Gavin Newsom officiated.