Brittney and Charlene's Wedding in Boston, Massachusetts

After a year of us being apart, we made plans to connect one weekend in May. Just like that very first night when we talked for 10 hours, we spent the entire weekend talking and reconnecting. It was filled with tears and brutal honesty, culminating with us looking at each other knowing this was meant to be. We drove directly to the mall, purchased two promise rings that we affixed to each others ring fingers, and cried happy tears.

It was pretty uninamous that our wedding day had to be one that would be remembered. We did not want anything that would be considered cookie cutter, or worse traditional. We the shared love of the ocean, and one of our first dates having been on board a sail boat, we said, "Let's get married on a tall-ship!" We wanted to incorporate color in our wedding, that wasn't just flowers, and the attire of our wedding guests, but our wedding gowns. We searched for unique gowns and found the perfect ones, but were quickly let down to learn that the cost was $14,000 per gown. That was simply not an option!

Sooooooo, we had our gowns made by Mama Peggy, but finding the fabric was even more challenging. So we had that made as well. We reached out to an amazing talen in Trinidad and Tobago and commissioned her to make our Custom Hand Died Silk Fabric and ship to us in Boston for Mama Peggy to construct the gowns. We had our wedding invitations hand made by a friend. Our favors shipped in from Turkey, that were then affixed with a custom anchor, made for us by Brittney's coworkers in their foundry. Our signage handmade, but Brittney's sister, and an extensive trip to Brimfield Flea Market by Charlene to handpick all of the Antique Nautical decor that were placed throughout the ship.

We did not want anything that we used in our wedding to appear to not belong on the ship. We chose the venue for it's natural and authentic beauty, and each decor had to blend in and appear as if it was a part of the ship.

With all of our wedding guests wearing white, and the weather a perfect 72 degrees, we could not of asked for a more perfect day. It's often a concern that not all your family are accepting of two women getting married, and this was a legitimate worry for us. But as we look back at pictures, there were all smiles, and laughter throughout. Not a dry eye in the house as we said our vows, danced as wife and wife, or with our fathers.

It was simply beautiful, and the only thing we would change, was to make longer, because we and our guests simply did not want the night to end.