Rich and David’s wedding vows
For those of you who missed it, you can now watch the wedding vows of Richard and David Speakman. We took our vows in San Jose on June 17, 2008 at 9:11 (how’s that for an omen) a.m. as the first same-gender couple in the 10th-largest city in the United States to be legally married.
We shared our day with a wonderful female couple, Ronni and Hannah Pahl, who were married about 6 minutes after us. They were accompanied by their 12-year-old son. In the end we were the first male and female couples to be married in Silicon Valley and Santa Clara County.
When I watch this video I have two thoughts: 1) I need to lose 40 pounds, 2) relief that it’s finally over. After 6 years together, I’m really happy that I can finally refer to Rich as my husband without it just being wishful thinking. And as for the middle-age spread I have going on, I just chalk it up to the fact that for most people, a happy and long relationship + two good cooks under one roof = pleasing plumpness.
Heck, I’d rather be fat and happy than skinny and single any day.
Credit for this video goes to KPIX-TV, the local CBS affiliate.
Unfortunately, the size of the video had to be cropped to fit on my web server, so I had to edit out Ronni and Hannah’s vows.
Jun 19th, 2008 at 2:55 am
Awesome. And, you’re registered where?
Jun 19th, 2008 at 5:47 am
Congratulations!
Jun 19th, 2008 at 11:11 am
That’s great, David! I’m happy for you both. Thanks to restrictions at work, I can’t watch any video. If you have a picture you would like to share, I would love to see one.
Jun 19th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Ok do happy tears two days later count?
Congrats you two. Now, when’s the party?
Jun 24th, 2008 at 8:59 am
Congratulations Sadie.
Love, Marcus & Gary