Joshua and Jonathan were married on September 1, 2015 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
I know saying “never” is, ahem, never a good thing. But in this case I hope to hold to that promise.
Today I am writing about a same-sex wedding, and I’m promising to “never” write about it again. Especially to never categorize a wedding as “same-sex," since after all, it’s a wedding, no labels needed.
When I served as a wedding DJ for my first same-sex wedding, I decided to write about it because the experience made me realize seeing two people on their wedding day essentially looks the same regardless of gender. And I just wanted to document that. That’s really all I had to say on the matter.
But then I DJ’d Joshua and Jonathan’s wedding and it was even more, dare I say, “unusual.”
In paraphrasing Joshua’s own words, it was a same sex, interracial wedding taking place on a military base …. on a Tuesday.
I had actually made that observation in my head early on in the evening, but when it came time for the two of them to address their guests, Joshua delivered one of the most perfect grooms speech I’ve ever heard.
And I wanted to make sure you heard it too.