Sunday, November 15, 2009

Married...again

On 9/1/09, it became legal for same sex couples to get legally married. Vermont was the first state to pass the same sex marriage bill into law without a law suit. The Vermont legislators saw an injustice and they put their money where there mouths are and they did something about it. I have never been so happy to live here as when the news was announced!

We had a Civil Union in 2004, but wanted to get married as well for the additional legal protections for our family. So, on 9/11/09, the 5 year anniversary of our Civil Union, we got married in a very short and sweet ceremony, peformed by our friend and coworker, Wanda Miller, who is also a minister. The lovely albeit short ceremony was at the Women's Peace Park in Montpelier and was attended by two guests: Penny's sister Cindy and her niece Jessie. They brought us each a red rose for the ceremony. At the conclusion of the ceremony, we celebrated with some very festive wedding eclairs.

And now Jordan and Taylor have moms who are legally married. While there is still much work to be done on a federal level so that our marriage can be recognized federally, this is one significant step forward and I am very greatful to live in state where it is possible. Thank you Vermont!

P.S. The pics are out of order, but blogger is being weird and I am having trouble editing the post and moving the pictures around. You'll get the gist of things, anyway, I am certain!











4 comments:

Jude said...

Congratulations! Those are great pictures!

So, I was thinking... we need to plan a moms-and-kids weekend sometime somewhere between us... maybe at one of those lodges where you can do sledding and spend a lot of time in front of a roaring fire. What do you think? We miss you guys!

Chris and Penny said...

please tell me more about lodges with sledding and roaring fires! i know nothing about such places and they sound lovely and amazing!

zeebah said...

Congratulations, guys!

Anonymous said...

Hey i took those pictures...hehehe honestly it was an honor to be able to be there and it was an awesome experience....you guys deserve to be married just as much as anyone else... ilove you guys very much!!!