Planning your 2009 Wedding

2009 should be a busy year. As many couples plan their Holy Unions and Civil Ceremonies for 2009 we can only hope Prop 8 will be over turned.

If you are planning to get married in 2009 give us a call. We have many great locations we can recommend. We have both religious and Civil Ceremonies to choose from.

Kind words from a couple married on the first day same sex marriage was legal in California

Dear Rev. David,
It's been months since you married my partner Drew and I out on the cliffs at Palos Verdes. That was the very first day that gay weddings were allowed in California. You probably remember us, we were the couple that flew in from Texas, and were second in line to get married! The sad news today that Prop 8 passed has brought you to our minds.

Even though the battle over the legality of our wedding will likely continue, we both know that our love is real, and that our commitment to each other is eternal. I personally wanted to thank you for everything that you did for us that day.

Your kind spirit helped to ease our nerves. After all, it was a big day! The ceremony and location were beautiful and your words were perfect. You really helped to make it a special day that we will remember forever.
We'll keep you in our prayers!

Eric & Drew

We can not issue marriage licenses

As of 11/5/08 we have been stopped from issuing the license to same sex couples.

We will however continue to do Holy Unions in our chapel and at outside locations.

Same Sex marriages put on hold in California

To date we have married over 200 same sex couples since June 17th. Couples have come from all over the US to get married in California since the ban was lifted.

The Los Angeles County recorders office has told us that all marriages performed will remain legal and can not be overturned. Anyone married between June 17th and November 4th, 2008 will have legal marriages recognized by the State of California as legal and binding.

We will continue to update our blog with news as we get it from the recorders office.

Gay and lesbian couples stage 'wedding march' across Brooklyn Bridge

By Stephanie Gaskell DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Gay and lesbian couples marched across the Brooklyn Bridge Sunday for the fifth year - vowing not to give up until they can marry in New York.
"Wedding March" protesters hoofed it across the bridge to urge the state Legislature to pass a bill legalizing gay marriage.
A gay marriage bill cleared the Assembly, but it hasn't been put to a vote in the GOP-run state Senate.
"There is nothing better we can do to help the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community than to win back the state Senate," said City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a Democrat who is also openly gay.
In May, Gov. Paterson issued an order recognizing gay marriages performed outside New York - and a court upheld it.
"Little by little, we are moving forward," said City Controller William Thompson, a Democrat who is considering a run for mayor. "I don't think we're that far away."
Gay couples said New York is more accepting of them than most places are, but they want the full legal benefits of marriage.
"Most straight people don't realize how many rights we don't have," said Gerry Greene, a 56-year-old retired Wall Street executive who wed Darrell Greene in Massachusetts last month.

California Same Sex Weddings are recognized by New York and several other states.

Get Married before November 4th

To date we have married almost 100 same sex couples since June 17th.

Couples have come from all over the US to get married in California since the ban was lifted. Get married now before voters have a chance to change the constitution here in California. The Los Angeles County recorders office has told us that all marriages performed before November will remain legal and can not be overturned.

But if voters change the constitution in November then no more licenses will be issued to same sex couples. So anyone married between June 17th and November 4th will have legal marriages recognized by the State of California as legal and binding. New York state currently recognizes California Same Sex marriages. So if you wait you may miss your chance to be legally married here in California.

We will continue to update our blog with news as we get it from the recorders office.

Say "I Boo" at the Wedding Chapel on 10/31/08

The Wedding Center is having a Halloween Special.

Free 8x10 picture for each couple that gets married on Halloween.Come dressed in a costume or traditional wedding outfits. It will be a fun day at The Wedding Center.

Trick or Treat at The Wedding Center, we will be giving candy out too.

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