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09/22/2005
Equal Rights Washington enters wedding planning rat race
Hopeful that their state Supreme Court is on the cusp of legalizing same-sex marriage, the local cool kids at Equal Rights Washington are said to be making preparations to have their state's queers married in as hassle-free and timely a manner as possible. Predicting that a wedding could take place as soon as three days following a favorable court ruling, ERW Executive Director Fran Dunaway tells the Seattle Times that "anything that can be taken care of ahead of time, so it's not just a scramble, we want to offer to couples who might be interested."
Alright Fran, grab a pen: We want to hold the ceremony on top of the Seattle Space Needle, which will be wrapped with eggshell white toile and washed in a soft baby blue (but not sky blue) light. Guests will be personally escorted to the top of the monument by various figures from the 90's Seattle grunge scene, who will regale attendees with their nostalgic anecdotes on fame, fortune, and Woodstock '94. Once at the pinnacle of the needle, partygoers will take their hand-calligraphied, vanilla-scented wedding programs and seating cards before heading to their chairs, which will be hand-carved by local artisans. Once Cher begins the first notes of the wedding tune that she will pen specifically for this occasion and vow to never again perform in public, the happy, Dolce-clad couple will be flown in on Porsche-designed jet packs. Then the duo will...
Be careful what you're asking for kiddies -- "simple affairs" are not what our community tends to embrace.
Plans in works for gay unions [Seattle Times]
