Michigan Couple That Challenged Gay Marriage Ban Wed
Source: Associated Press
Jayne Rowse, left, and April DeBoer, legally marry at a banquet hall in Southfield, Mich., on Aug. 22, 2015. KIMBERLY P. MITCHELL — AP
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse – the two Michigan women who legally challenged the state’s ban on gay marriage – exchanged vows Saturday during a ceremony in suburban Detroit.
Federal Judge Bernard Friedman, who overturned the state’s ban in 2014, performed their wedding at a banquet hall in Southfield.
Between 250 and 300 family members and friends attended the wedding. DeBoer wore a cream-colored wedding dress and Rowse a black tuxedo. With their children and DeBoer’s father as escorts, they walked down the aisle to late Beatle George Harrison’s “Here Comes The Sun.”
“Little did I know that you would bring me four beautiful kids … and drag me into the Supreme Court,” DeBoer said, the crowd laughing as she read her vows. “I am honored to soon be your legal wife.”
Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2015/08/22/4000426/michigan-couple-that-challenged.html#storylink=cpy
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Thanks for sharing. This is giving me happy chills! 
The children read their own vows during the wedding and said they would take each woman as their “legal mommy.”
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2015/08/22/4000426/michigan-couple-that-challenged.html#storylink=cpy
They chose love. 
That happened within 5 miles of my home. My married gay next-door neighbors also celebrated the recognition of their Connecticut marriage in Michigan.
And here I am, still seeking my soul-mate. {sigh} I'd get discouraged except I know she's looking for me, too.
Bless these brave women for facing hate in the name of love. 
