Image credits: top right column, Lucia Ling, Neil Hombrado, Lucia Ling, Lucia Ling; top right column me and Daniel, Pat Wong; bottom two rows Neil Hombrado.
Two weeks ago we got married officially. As with our previous events, we did some unconventional things. The ceremony was Quaker-inspired, with a marriage certificate signed by all the guests present. And the ceremony and reception were in public places: we got married on the San Francisco Bay aboard the Alameda-Oakland Ferry, and the reception was held at the Hangar One annual open house. The public nature of the event made it more than just a celebration of our own union. Happening two weekends after June 16th, our wedding also served as a chance for strangers to celebrate the landmark California Supreme Court decision that same-sex marriage is guaranteed by our constitution. We were happy to be congratulated by people from ferry workers and passengers to the staff at Hangar One.
We had no official photographer, so it's great that friends and family were able to take pictures for us during the festivities. Someday I'll post a comprehensive gallery, after receiving files from all the other photographers.
For those who couldn't make it or who couldn't hear us, here's the text of our ceremony:
OFFICIANT :
May I please have the rings.
A ring is the shape of the rainbow, except that with an angular
diameter of 84 degrees, the rainbow almost never can be viewed as
a complete ring from the ground.
Today, the rainbow symbolizes two things. First, it is a symbol
of diversity in the gay community, a community that can now
legally rejoice in today's historic ferry ceremony.
The rainbow also symbolizes God's promise to man that he will not
have another tantrum and kill everyone (Genesis 9.13). Thus, the
rainbow, and these rings, will remind both of you that you are
united in love, even during the course of temper tantrums.
Following the tradition of the Religious Society of Friends,
please now exchange your promises.
MIKE :
In the presence of Buddha, the enlightened beings, and these our
friends, I take thee Wai-Yan Daniel Tsao to be my husband,
promising with Divine assistance to be unto thee a loving and
faithful husband so long as we both shall live.
DANIEL :
In the presence of God and these our friends, I take thee
Michael H. Wong to be my husband, promising with Divine
assistance to be unto thee a loving and faithful husband so long
as we both shall live.
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