Sarah and Kim had been engaged and waiting to get married for a long time. But Sarah is a Marine, so they were forced to wait until Don’t Ask Don’t tell was repealed. Knowing that was to finally happen in September of last year, Sarah and Kim quickly planned a wedding for October. I get to witness a lot of marriages and meet a lot of wonderful couples and probably because of that privileged I no longer tear up at weddings. But these ladies chocked me up more than once leading up to their wedding as well as on their wedding day. In working with them both individually they each in their own way expressed how much they just wanted the other to be happy and have what she wanted. You cannot meet them for more than a few minutes without seeing their love for one another.
Their ceremony was amongst my favorites because of their obvious love and I loved their non-traditional reception where we transformed a local gay bar into a fun reception space. Sarah and Kim are proof that good things are worth waiting for! Congratulations, Sarah & Kim, I was so proud to be a part of your day!
How cute is this cake?
The bar transformed!
Ceremony: Universalist National Memorial Church, Reception: The Green Lantern, Flowers: Edge Flowers, Cake: Fancy Cakes by Leslie, Transportation: Chariots for Hire, Photography: Jeremy Scoville, Planning: Events to a T
I decided to jump on the Tuesday Shoesday band wagon when I saw these little beauties and fell in love! I think they are the perfect something blue. They are such a pretty color blue and you can wear these again and again! Badgley Miscka Randall Pump $199.
via shoes.com
Wish Upon a Wedding is the world’s first non-profit wish granting organization providing weddings and vow renewals for couples facing terminal illnesses and serious life altering circumstances, regardless of sexual orientation. The organization was launched in January, 2010 in San Francisco, today there are 13 locations across the country and 11 additional chapters launching in 2011. The idea behind Wish Upon a Wedding is that often, couples facing such situations do not have the energy, time, money, or resources needed to plan their wedding. Our organization takes care of all the details, offering couples a chance to relax and enjoy a very special day while surrounded by the love of their closest family and friends.
How it works is that vendors of every type in the wedding industry and beyond donate their services in order to make a couple’s wedding wish a reality. The couples are not given money in order to plan their wedding. All of the resources they could need are donated, from a planner to pull it all together to rings, catering, attire and florals. If you are a vendor interested in donating your services to Wish Upon a Wedding you can apply to become a wish granter here. We could not grant these wishes without the generosity of professionals from the wedding and hospitality industry. If you are not already in our database, please consider becoming a wish granter today.
The Washington, DC Chapter launched in June of 2010 and has granted two wishes thus far. The DC Chapter serves DC, MD, VA and WV. You can learn more about what the local chapter is doing by following us on Facebook or Twitter. If you are interested in becoming involved you can fill out the above application or email our chapter president at DCPresident@wishuponawedding.org.
There are other ways you can give to Wish Upon a Wedding, even if you are not in the wedding industry. You can make a donation, donate airline miles, donate to Wish Upon a Wedding in lieu of favors or gifts at your wedding, or donate 1% of your profits to Wish Upon a Wedding. We are are thankful for any way in which you choose to give of yourself to this worthy cause.
Please enjoy this video wonderful video by Brett Culp about Wish Upon a Wedding and please consider how you might become involved.
Rainbow Wedding Network Magazine, the nation’s first gay and lesbian wedding magazine (YAY!) has featured Ed and Erwin on their cover! Ed and Erwin were Wish Upon a Wedding, DC’s first wedding granted this past August. Erwin suffers from stage IIIB lung cancer and has recently entered another stage of chemotherapy.
The magazine also has a Q&A Spotlight on Wish Upon a Wedding, the world’s first non-profit wish granting organization providing weddings and vow renewals for couples facing terminal illnesses and life changing circumstances, regardless of sexual orientation. The feature highlights all of the wish granters (vendors) who made Ed and Erwin’s wedding possible. Subscribe to get a print issue of Rainbow Wedding Network Magazine or read about Ed, Erwin and Wish Upon a Wedding online.
How cute is this cake?
The bar transformed!
