Dupont Circle on a recent sunny afternoon: Workers on lunch break gather for impromptu picnics; others relax on park benches, drawn by the springlike warmth. And under one budding tree, barely noticed by a passing stream of pedestrians, Baltimore residents Jessica Leshnoff and Holly Beatty prepare to wed.
We gather today to marry Jessica and Holly. This is your time; this is your day. Today you once again declare your love and commitment to each other: this time sanctioned not only by your love, your vows and your solemn commitment, but by the law.
With these words officiant Todd Waymon of the Washington Ethical Society begins a simple ceremony that will grant the women the legal recognition they’ve yearned for during nine years together. Looking on are five friends and Leshnoff’s 88-year-old great-uncle Ben, who’s come from Florida.
Full Story from the Baltimore Sun
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