HRC's Wedding Registry is a unique opportunity for couples to encourage loved ones to make a donation in honor of their wedding or commitment ceremony. This is a great way to celebrate their special day, but also a great way to support HRC's work.

Each donation made in honor of a couple's wedding or commitment ceremony will be recognized with a personalized acknowledgment to the couple, as a symbol of their family and friends' love and celebration of their union, as well as a recognition of your commitment to equality.

Set up your HRC Wedding Registry profile and share your story to help advance our work. It takes less than 5 minutes! Each couple gets their own page with their personal story and photo. Loved ones can donate to HRC in their honor and help us move toward the day when all people can marry, no matter who they love.

If you would like to make a contribution on behalf of a couple not on HRC's Wedding Registry or for marriage equality for all couples, please click here. To view couples who have already celebrated their commitment on HRC's Wedding Registry, please visit the archives.

If you know the wedding date of the couple, please use the following shortcuts to navigate the wedding registry:
January 2013; February 2013; March 2013; April 2013; May 2013; June 2013; 2014

For questions or to add your ceremony to HRC's wedding registry, please send your name and ceremony date to Weddings@hrc.org.

Melissa and Adam
January 20, 2013

"Like many couples, we met through a mutual friend. We are both social workers, interested in travelling, the outdoors, and laughter. We introduced each other to the worlds of dumpster diving, rock climbing, and Judaism. Not surprisingly, it all worked out."

"We are committed to working for social justice and we believe that marriage equality and equitable rights for LGBQT folks is one of the greatest civil rights issues of our time. We are thrilled that all people can now marry in Washington State, but recognize that in many states only straight couples have this right. By supporting Human Rights Campaign you are not only supporting the values and beliefs that brought us together, you are also helping create the community in which we dream of living."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.






 

Elnora and Jackie
February 14, 2013

Elnora says, "Jackie and I met 8 years go online. I was attending college and she was working a lot. We had no time for parties and outings, so occasionally we would meet up online to chat and get back to what we were doing."

Together they say, "We would like people to donate because there's a lot more to giving than receiving."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Austin and Branson
February 14, 2013

Austin says, "We met at a gun show of all things! I am an avid trapper and Branson was selling coyote scents! Silly but true!"

"We would like our friends and family to donate in our honor because we so believe that people need to know that even tough redneck guys like ourselves deserve to be happy and love whom we want to love!"

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Michelle and Nicky
March 17, 2013

Michelle says, "Nicky and I 'met' when I answered her personal ad in the Blade. Our first date was on St. Patrick's Day 2004 at one of Nicky's favorite restaurants - Trio - in Dupont Circle. Eight and a half years later we are still going strong!"

"We believe that a donation to HRC on our behalf is affirming our commitment to equality for all."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.




 

Jenah and Bill
July 27, 2013

Jenah, a pet supply store manager and wildlife biology student met Bill, a graphic designer and Japanese cuisine cook, through a mutual friend and have been inseparable ever since.

Together they say, "We are getting married because we love each other and want to spend the rest of our lives together. We are privileged in being able to promise that to one another in front of friends and family who will bless and celebrate our union."

"We, with heavy hearts, acknowledge that not all of our friends and family members can do the same with the loves of their lives. It is with this knowledge that we ask those attending our wedding that are considering purchasing wedding gifts to instead donate to the Human Rights Campaign, a civil rights organization working towards marriage equality."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.




 

Caroline and Josh
March 23, 2013

Josh and Caroline first met at Unity Center of Columbia when they were each about to go their separate ways: Josh to the United Arab Emirates on a two year teaching contract and Caroline to South Africa to study law for the summer. Spirit brought them together again when Caroline returned from her semester abroad and Josh decided to stay in Missouri to teach.

They share a love of the woods, community service, and travel. They are blessed with the love and support of friends and families.

Together, Josh and Caroline say, "We believe that everyone has the right to celebrate and affirm their love in marriage, enjoying guaranteed civil rights and protection."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Louis and Christopher
March 24, 2013

Louis and Christopher say, "We met through a cell phone chat site called HOOKT and have been together for close to 5 years now. We have settled now in a small community near Albany, NY and are thrilled that we can we can finally legally exchange vows without having to travel out of state."

"The Human Rights Campaign has been the leader in the fight for marriage equality and other human rights throughout New York. Giving them a charitable donation can help countless couples, gay, straight and questioning, whose human rights are being trampled on daily by government and big business."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Danielle and Matt
March 24, 2013

Danielle and Matt say, "We met briefly in college while serving as extras in the roles of hostages for a friend's short film but ran into each other only occasionally after that. After graduation, we lived in different cities and reconnected during one of Danielle's visits to New York through Matt's roommate, who was the same friend who had directed the short film. About two months into dating we decided to travel together to Berlin, which we knew could be potentially disastrous for a new relationship, but we've been traveling together ever since."

"While we realize that marriage equality is only a small part of a larger human rights struggle by the LGBT community and others, we think it's important to show our support as we celebrate our own wedding, especially because marriage equality benefits us all by making marriage a more open, less gendered institution."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.



 

Sadie and Ryan
March 30, 2013

Ryan moved to Portland in August of 2010, where Sadie had been living for the past 7 years. They met online, and after much deliberation if Ryan was indeed, a death metal enthusiast, Sadie decided to go on a date with him.

It turns out that Ryan just looks like a fan of Scandinavian woe-unto-thee music, and is, in fact a completely normal person.

With one look, Sadie knew he was the one for her. They fell in love over a Scotch egg, bonded over Battlestar Galactica, and their adventures began.

After meeting her family and shooting cannons to commemorate the event (as is custom in Indiana) Ryan decided without a doubt this was the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with and Sadie knew that he would be the perfect addition to her already incredible family.

Ryan proposed on June 28th, 2012 and they are planning for a spring wedding in March 2013.

They say, "Recognizing our love and commitment through marriage is an amazing privilege that is still denied to many of our close friends, family, and fellow citizens. We would like to use our happy occasion to help others have this same opportunity."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Sarah and Lauren
April 5, 2013

Sarah and Lauren are getting married on April 5, 2013 in Brooklyn, NY.

Together they say, "We first met at church camp in the 4th grade, although this wasn't discovered until years later when we met again through our church group at TCU." From camp, Sarah remembers Lauren as the girl who cried for her mom, and Lauren remembers Sarah as the shy, mischievous camper. "Looking back, we could say it was foreshadowing for our meeting at TCU, because our cabin leader, Dee, was obsessed with the color purple. Years later we discovered that as children we held much in common and were in the same place often growing up. In college, we became friends through Sociology coursework and the Disciples group on campus and later as roommates for our last two years in Fort Worth."

"After college, life wasn't the same apart and we realized that our friendship had developed into much more." That year Lauren studied Social Work in NYC and Sarah attended divinity school in Nashville. "Through many conversations we realized that our friendship was now a love story and we had become each other's definition of "home". We have now enjoyed five years together as a couple, made several moves and adopted two giant dogs. We can't wait for what life's next chapter unfolds for us and we couldn't be more thrilled to celebrate our wedding with family and friends."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Janine and Marilia
April 6, 2013

Janine is a pediatrician who has spent almost her entire life in Indiana and Marilia is an Army officer, born in Brazil and raised mostly in Georgia, who spent a year working in Indiana.

Janine says, "We met online, two months before Marilia left for a year-long deployment. We have spent a lot of time on the phone and on Skype during our engagement! We are so excited to be starting our life together - finally in the same place at the same time."

"We have both been so fortunate - we have all the appliances, accessories, and accoutrements we need to set up our home. What we want more than anything else is for everyone to have the right to marry. We ask our family and friends to support HRC on our behalf (we really want to be able to check that 'married' box!). We love you guys!"

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Jennifer and Ben
April 6, 2013

Jennifer and Ben met in Chicago 5 1/2 years ago, and Ben gave Jen a piggyback ride.

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Brian and Carolyn
April 20, 2013

Brian and Carolyn say: "When we met in 2007, we were both working as editors at the Philadelphia City Paper, an alternative weekly newspaper with a progressive mission to tell the stories of every city dweller, regardless of gender, race, class or sexual orientation. Our personal beliefs reflect this inclusiveness, and we hope that one day soon, our gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans friends and family may experience the same joy -- and legal rights -- that we are entitled to under today's arcane and backward marriage laws.

Though it is our strong belief that change is coming, we cannot in good faith ask our guests to help us celebrate our lifelong commitment without acknowledging this injustice. To that end, we hope you'll consider donating to the Human Rights Campaign in lieu of a gift; with your support, we can all help the HRC make LGBT civil rights a reality someday soon."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Amber and Joe
April 27, 2013

Amber and Joe say, "We met in New Orleans four years ago when we were both attending academic conferences in our respective fields (hers-social work; his-fisheries). We lived in two different states at the time and were finishing graduate degrees. We pursued a long distance relationship for two and a half years before we were finally able to live not only in the same state but the same house! Three years after meeting and six months into sharing our home we decided we wanted to tie the knot while hiking in the mountains of Virginia. We're planning a casual, authentic wedding in a little town on the bluffs of the Missouri River with BBQ and live music in the company of family and friends, and looking forward to all the adventures to follow."

They would like their friends and family to donate in their honor because, "We have everything that we need! And we also have the privilege of having our marriage legally recognized by our state and country when many others do not have this opportunity. We would be honored to have our guests donate to such an important cause in our name so that we can do our part to help promote what should be a right for everyone who chooses to marry."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Mary Ashley and Joshua
May 4, 2013

Mary Ashley and Joshua say, "We met five years ago at work. We didn't talk much at first, but slowly we got to know each other and realized, "Hey! We're awesome together!" And now here we are, less than a year away from marriage!"

"We believe that everyone should have the right to get married. It breaks my heart to think that in this day and age there is still so much hatred and ignorance towards the LGBT community. If two people love one another, they should be able to get married, period."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Jordan and Peter
May 4, 2013

Jordan and Peter say, "After growing up in the same Pennsylvania town, we finally got to know each other one summer during college. We started dating and the rest is history!"

"We are so excited to celebrate our wedding with our family and friends, but we recognize the reality that many couples are still denied the right to marry. By supporting the Human Rights Campaign and its work to promote civil rights for all, we hope that our celebration can help others become one step closer to equality."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Lauren and Paige
May 4, 2013

Lauren says, "I met Paige through a mutual friend and as soon as I played eyes on her it was love at first sight. I haven't loved another since and that was almost 5 years ago. I met her on Jan 20th 2008 and started dating Feb 8th, 2008 and we have been together ever since."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Eric and Bryan
May 9, 2013

Bryan is a singer, dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor. Eric also works in entertainment, behind the scenes as a lighting and show control technician. The two met while working on the M/V Century for Celebrity Cruises, Byran in the shows, Eric in the lighting booth.

They have grown to love each other more each day through five cities, four states, two dogs, multiple home remodeling projects, and lots of laughter.

The wedding, at the top of the tallest hotel in Key West, embraces their love of the Florida Keys, the sea, and the sunset. Key West is a place they both have dreamt about retiring since working on the Century, when the ship ported there every other week.

They say, "Our wedding is on our 12th anniversary. We already have everything we need, except for our marriage to be recognized in all 50 states."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Sheila and Sue
May 11, 2013

Sue and Sheila met January 12, 2011 for a hike on South Mountain in Phoenix. Turns out we each lived on opposite sides of the mountain for years and had crossed paths many times but had not met. From that very first hike we hit it off and the connection has been magical ever since. We were pleasantly surprised to find that we even traveled in similar circles and had common friends. We just hadn't connected with each other before!

Since that great first day, our bond has grown exponentially. Each of us felt like we had our dream lives before we met and being together has taken it all to a wonderful new level. We love to travel, to volunteer, to share the gifts of our work, to spend time with loved ones and to make a difference. Doing it together is incredibly fulfilling. We are each self-employed and committed to giving back to our communities, our families and our friends. We are so very grateful for this life we've created and are continuing to create together.

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Keri and Anthony
May 18, 2013

Kari and Anthony met at work in 2010 and became very good friends. They fell in love and the rest is history.

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Renee and Will
May 25, 2013

Renee and Will say, "We met through mutual friends at the University of California, Santa Cruz. We believe that all people, regardless of gender, should have the right to get married."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.








 

Erica and Kathy
May 25, 2013

Erica and Kathy met on a cruise to Key West. They would like their friends and family to donate to the HRC in their honor because "it's the right thing to do".

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here. 

Robin and Josh
May 26, 2013

July 2008: Robin and Josh met in Denver at the wedding of mutual friends Ali and Noam.

January 2009: Their first date took place in Washington, DC during the festivities around Barack Obama's inauguration.

Summer 2009: Meanwhile, Robin moved from Cleveland to Vermont, and Josh moved from Boulder to NYC.

February 2011: Robin moved in with Josh in Brooklyn - the first time they lived in the same state.

June 2012: They got engaged at sunrise on a quiet beach!

Robin and Josh are looking forward to getting married in Robin's hometown of Cleveland. Together they say, "Marriage equality is banned in Ohio by constitution and by law. Let's work to change that!"

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Jenn and Damien
June 15, 2013

Jenn and Damien say, "We met in college, we fell in love, now we are getting married."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Juana and Sonia
June 22, 2013

Juana says, "I've been in love with Sonia since I was very young and our families have known each other forever. Fate brought us together again last year and it has been a blessing ever since."

They say they want friends and family to donate in their honor, "for so many reasons but mainly because we have fought long and hard for this day and your donation will help so many others."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Angela and Jonathan
June 22, 2013

Angela says, "Jonathan and I have actually known each other since 5th grade! We grew up in the same schools and became closer friends by the end of high school, in Wisconsin. After graduation we parted ways, attending different Universities in the Midwest, and lost touch for over 3 years. Serendipitously, we crossed paths when we were visiting mutual friends in the Twin Cities, the summer before our senior year of college, and immediately hit it off."

"Our romance and relationship grew, through the end of college and beyond. We eventually moved out to New York City together where we currently reside, happy and engaged!"

"Both Jonathan and I have always been supporters for Human Rights. We have several LGBT friends and relatives, and it pains us to know that they are all not able to share the same rights in their commitments to their partners."

"Instead of focusing on material goods, we would like to use our wedding as an opportunity to bring awareness and advocacy, regarding HRC, to our friends and family."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Anna and David
June 23, 2013

Anna and David say, "It is important to both of us to someday see all our friends and family members get married, if they so choose, and it will not matter what sexual orientation they are or in which state they choose to marry. The joy and excitement we are putting into planning our wedding is the same joy and excitement we wish to see on the faces of same-sex couples when they marry. By making a donation to HRC, their efforts in continuing the fight for equality will ensure that someday we will be able to see those smiling faces. Contributing to a cause that fights for everyone to feel as happy as we do fills me with far greater feelings than receiving bath towels or dinnerware ever could."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Damon and Gonzalo
June 25, 2013

Damon and Gonzalo say, "We met in October of 2000 through work and it was one of those encounters where you instantly connect. This December will make it officially 12 years that we have been together."

"Our favorite place to vacation is Hawaii and we have been visiting the islands since 2004. We have spent time on Kauai, Maui, and Oahu with over 5 visits to the islands. Hawaii is our paradise and the long term goal is to move here to live the remainder of our lives after retirement. Civil unions became legal in Hawaii on January 1, 2012, and grant the same rights as married couples. Although we are registered domestic partners in California, We have planned our Civil Union on Maui for 2013."

"It seems against all our country believes in that we cannot legally get married in our home state of California and that we cannot even call our relationship of over 12 years a marriage. We would like our family and friends to help stop this discrimination."

"We believe everyone in love should have the same rights and there should be no barriers to committing yourself in civil marriage. We hope these donations can help make a difference so that everyone has equal protection under the law."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Sarah and Brian
June 28, 2013

Sarah says, "As many of you know, Brian and I have known each other for many years--and reconnected at an infamous Cleveland Halloween party. Brian moved to New York less than six months later, and we somehow survived living in one room of a Queens’s tenement. And now we're getting hitched!"

"We are getting married in Ohio, a state where same-sex marriage is banned in the constitution. We find that heartbreaking and we want to use our marriage as a chance to speak up for our loved ones that are denied that same right to union. Instead of buying us gifts, please donate to the Human Rights Campaign, and help to support equal marriage rights for all Americans."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.





 

Zachary and Reese
June 29, 2013

Zach and Reese met two years ago while attending graduate school at Michigan State University. "We both now work in higher education in the state of Oregon. When we are not working we both enjoy traveling, reading, watching reruns of Law and Order while knitting (Reese), and cuddling with our charismatic cat, Gerald Anderson Cooper 360."

"Throughout both our lives we have met couples in loving relationships that have been denied the basic rights and equality that we feel everyone is entitled to. Please help us work to support not just our friends, but those throughout the US that don't have the same privilege that we are so lucky to have."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Megan and Alex
June 29, 2013

Alex and Megan are proud to be getting married in New York, where every couples' right to marry is acknowledged and protected. Your donation to HRC helps support the effort to establish similar rights and protections in all fifty states.

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.






 

Thomas and Frank
July 20, 2013

Thomas says, "Frank and I have been together for 10 years and have been waiting for the law to change in NY for our marriage. We are very happy to celebrate our commitment on Long Island. We met in a gay campground in Pennsylvania and dated for 6 months during which time we fell in love. Frank was 6 months out of a 13 year gay relationship and I was 6 months out of a 21 year straight relationship with 2 grown kids. My son had been living with us for 7 years as part of our family. He is loved by both of us.

My daughter lives in Illinois with her boyfriend. Both children as well as Frank's and my family support us in our relationship."

They say, "HRC is a very focused organization and provides an invaluable service to the LGBT community across the US."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Erin and David
August 10, 2013

Erin and David say, "We met at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. Carleton prides itself in being an open-minded community and many of its faculty and alumni are, and were, progressive members of society. Although we come from a progressive community, we do not think that marriage equality is a "progressive" issue; for us, it is a basic human right."

"We are blessed to be able to marry each other, and are looking forward to our wedding day. However, we are saddened that currently, not everyone has the same right that we do. We do not think that anyone should be denied the right to marry who they love. For that reason, we hope you will join us in supporting the Human Rights Campaign."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Katie and Matt
September 28, 2013

Katie and Matt met on December 26, 2010 at a holiday party held at the house where Katie was renting a room at the time. Neither of them really felt like going to a party that night, but both ended up going. When Matt arrived, he noticed Katie's dog, June, and immediately liked her. He was petting her when Katie first saw him and sat nearby. Matt made a corny joke that made (only) Katie laugh. They soon discovered that while Matt was a Sigma Nu at Georgia Tech, Katie had been a Sigma Nu sweetheart at Rhodes College! They ended up staying up all night talking, and have been inseparable ever since! Their first kiss was at midnight on New Year’s Day 2011. Since then they have become best friends. Katie and Matt love to go to Braves games, walk their dogs, cook together, play board games with friends, and do just about everything together!

Katie has been going to her grandparents' house on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts every summer for her entire life. She has often told Matt that Nantucket is her favorite place on Earth. It really is a magical place, with beautiful beaches, amazing sunsets and historical lighthouses. For a long time, Katie wanted Matt to go to there to meet her grandparents and experience the island. When Matt was able to come in July 2012, they were very excited! On July 28th, Matt, Katie's brother Drew, and Katie went out to explore. They stopped at the highest point in Nantucket, Altar Rock. Katie asked Matt to help her onto the tallest rock atop the hill, and as he was holding her hands, he got down on one knee and asked Katie to spend the rest of her life with him! She was so surprised and happy, of course she said yes! She later found out that he'd planned this with Drew, who was able to capture pictures of the moment.

Together they say, "We believe very strongly that every couple who loves each other should be legally allowed to get married. We want to support the HRC in working toward that goal."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Ariela and Harris
October 20, 2013

Ariela and Harris say, "Calvin and Hobbes fans typically have an instant connection -- we are people to whom the world is filled with endless possibilities, questions, answers, and humor. In the fall of 2009, a chance e-mail sent to each of us by a mutual friend saw a chance reply that led to a chance connection. The mirror that each of us is to the other was immediately obvious. A friendship ensued with shared emailed thoughts on everything from Ayn Rand to Z, Jay Z. But always something more loomed in the background. A hop, skip and keyboard strike or two later, our connection became strengthened as we embarked on a cross-country relationship. We're thrilled to be continuing this thrill ride of a journey from closer together now in Southern California, though our hearts are back East with our families and friends."

"The Sufi poet Hafez wrote some of the most beautiful words about love ever written. He wrote that "it happens all the time in heaven/and some day it will happen again on earth" that men who love men and women who "give each other light" will sincerely speak to one another, asking their partner how they can be more loving and kind. To us, marriage is a formalized sign of our commitment to always strive towards being more loving and kind to each other. We feel that it's a travesty that a thousand years after Hafez's poetry, the world order he speaks of--of bringing together spirits and light -- has not been recognized. The journey we have already begun together has brought tremendous meaning and happiness to our lives and we could never imagine preventing anyone from doing the same. More love, less hate."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Denise and Neal
October 20, 2013

Denise says, "Neal and I did not consider getting married earlier because we feel that marriage, as a civil institution, has been degraded and undermined because it is denied to a large portion of the population. When two people get married, they become related to one another. They become a family unit, recognized by society to be united in love, and committed to that union. People who are against gay marriage oppose love, fidelity, and family. They stand in the way of two human beings declaring their commitment to one another. They deny equal rights to other human beings with an equal capacity for love, need for security and emotional fulfillment. They marginalize a large percentage of the earth's population, denying them the right to form a family unit. Meanwhile, heterosexual couples can marry and divorce as often as they like for money or attention."

"For us, marriage in this state has become a tax break. Our commitment and relationship remain unaffected by recognition of our union by the federal government, as it refuses to recognize so many others. In the wake of a number of states recognizing marriage equality, we were swept up in optimism. If all families are legally recognized regardless of gender, perhaps legal marriage will become a way for human beings to state their commitment to the society at large, and be a way that love is celebrated by all."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Alison and Ashton
February 14, 2014

"Words can't describe the love that we have for each other," says Alison. "How it grows more each and every day--I'm so lucky to have found my soul mate. She is the partner I can't survive without. We met at a nightclub on the beach two years ago, and have been together since. I wish I could tell a romantic story of that evening, but let's just say- it's not the beginning of the story, but it’s about the ending."

"We fell in love as we got to know each other and it only keeps taking off. We have a great home together now and a family of two bulldogs! Ashton proposed to me that first year after we watched a Christmas parade. We both felt at that moment that we wanted to be together forever and it hasn't changed. Even though we already live together as a married couple in our hearts, we would like to somehow establish it formally. Being residents of Florida, we understand that even if we travel somewhere else to do it, that it won't be recognized when we come home. So, at that, we are being patient and waiting in hopes that marriage rights will come closer to us. Until then, we will still be together and remain just as happy."

They say, "We already have the truest gift of all by finding each other. Celebrate us and our love by helping give to the cause that works for rights that we are patiently waiting to receive. We have faith that we will have that chance. We know that by waiting, we will have the perfect ceremony. In the mean time, support the leading organization that can help make it happen for us."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Shelby and Crystel
May 17, 2014

Shelby says, "Crystel and I met through a mutual friend. I had just come out of a relationship and was not taking it well. Then, Crystel came into my life. We started seeing each other and neither one of us wanted anything serious nor did we want to be in a relationship. Obviously, when you continue spending time with someone, the feelings start to grow and it blossomed into three years of dating. We moved in together after knowing each other for a month or so. She is the most wonderful, understanding person I have ever met in my life. We have both been through a lot in our lives so we know how it feels to have been used and heartbroken. We also made a statement when we decided to make it official; that neither one of us need each other, we want each other. She is the best and I wouldn't ask for anyone else. We just recently got engaged and we are planning to have our Commitment Ceremony on May 17, 2014. I'm so grateful for meeting her and having her in my life. Every day I continue to fall in love with her more and more, over and over!"

"I think the cause is way more important to get across than a wedding gift. I hope to spread the word, and have family and friends donate to HRC. Every couple benefits from these donations, not just gay couples. Equal rights for everyone!"

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.

Susan and Victoria
November 1, 2014

Susan says, "Vicky and I will celebrate our 25th anniversary together and we hope by this date we can legally be married. Even though Vicky and I feel we truly are married in every sense of the word, until it is truly legal in the entire USA we will not be married."

They say, "We have spent incredible years, and have gone through all the trials and tribulations that all couples who marry go through. Our greatest happiness would be the fact that we could be openly and legally married. We thank our families and friends who have supported us all these years."

Susan continues, "I plan on spending my entire life with Vicky and we both look forward to a wedding celebration some day with all or friends and families."

To read more or make a donation on their behalf, please click here.