Winston-Salem (Trade Street Arts District)
Pride Winston-Salem will be holding a multi-couple Live
Same-Sex Wedding Ceremony from our Annual Pride Festival at 3:00 PM Saturday
Oct. 18 on the Main Stage.
"In celebration of the recent ruling that struck down
North Carolina’s Amendment One as
UNCONSTITUTIONAL , five (5) Same-Sex Couples have volunteer to share their
wedding ceremony from our main stage at our Annual Pride Festival.
Many couples in our community felt that an out-of-state
marriage was their only option, and we celebrate those couples who are now
fully recognized here in North Carolina. However, in keeping with our Pride W-S
theme for this year, “No Place Like Home”, we wanted to celebrate the couples
that held onto the hope that they would one day be able to legally marry the
ones that they love in their home state, that they love so much. For many of us there truly is no place like
home.
While this was a very ambitious undertaking this close to
our event, we felt we had to take this opportunity to celebrate the victory at
our Pride Festival and share this experience with the community. We have had
overwhelming support from local & state businesses to help take part in
this celebration. Alex Fisher from Lucky Penny Creative, a highly celebrated
event planning company, will be offering her services as the wedding planner.
Current Pride W-S sponsor, Imagine Flowers, has expanded their commitment to
provide flowers for the couples. Sara Terraglio, with Cake Faerie, has
graciously donated her cake baking skills to provide the Cake for the occasion.
Live Vocalist Corey Hodges is preparing
a special selection for the occasion, and local community activist, Jesse
Duncan an ordained officiant, will perform the service. Local photographer,
Lindsey Cato has offered to photograph the ceremony, and Blake Stewart &
Chris Livengood, of Ember Gallery on Trade St., have offered their Art Gallery
as a small private reception area for the cake cutting and fellowship after the
service.
PRIDE
Winston-Salem’s primary focus is on
encouraging, empowering, promoting a positive image of the LGBTQ community. For more
information about Pride Winston-Salem, please visit: pridews.org"
- A Press Release
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