The Wedding

 When David and Chris asked me to help plan their wedding, I was excited, of course. I love this kind of stuff! We had found some venues online and made appointments at a few. As soon as we walked into the first one though, we knew that was it. It fit their personalities so perfectly. The entire building was available for the whole weekend so we would have time to set up and tear down. They also had bedrooms upstairs to get ready in. Each room had it's own theme and purpose. I wish I had taken more photos of the set-up. It was so beautiful. What else can you expect from two extremely creative, talented men?!

This was the gallery room. David and Chris had some friends and all the kids do art pieces that were then hung up all over the room.

They had built a teepee to walk through. Chris wrote the words to their song inside it.

They also hand painted and built the backdrop.

Rehearsal time! The kids would be walking down the aisle, blowing bubbles.

While the rehearsal was going on, Bethany and I couldn't help ourselves.

David writing his vows. They had typewriters set up in a couple rooms for people to write notes to them on.

 

Team Blue

Team Gray

The kids stood outside and handed out programs.

Jonathan served as coordinator for the day.

Jack was the ring bearer.

My mom and Chris's mom married them. This was my most favorite part of the entire day. My mom said, "if there is anyone here that does not approve of this marriage, you can go ahead and leave now." The whole room erupted in laughter and cheers. I know that being Mormon and supporting a gay marriage is rare. We had many family members who refused to come and support them. I wish that they could have been there to hear what was said and feel what was felt. This room was full of nothing but love. Love is love. It knows no gender, no prejudice, no limits. The minute I met Chris I knew that he was supposed to be with David. Everyone deserves to be loved and to love in return.

The whole Brady family, except Paul who was stuck working in Oklahoma.

My mom was the hit of the party. Everyone loved what she had said during the ceremony.

Sean was a dancing machine. There was a circle of people surrounding him while he danced like crazy. I wish I had taken a video of it.

Avery dancing with Cully.

 

This was David's best friend from Ohio. She lived across the street from us and still lives there today. I loved that she flew all the way out to Oregon, 6 months pregnant to be a part of the day.

S'mores bar outside. I lost count of how many the kids ate. The amount of food we had was ridiculous. Every room had a different, delicious food station.