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Gisela and Alena’s Celebration of Love (one of the first gay weddings at city hall in NYC!!!)

I can’t even explain how privileged I feel to introduce our next Real Glöbie couple, who were among the first gay couples to be married at City Hall in New York City on July 24, 2011.

(photos from New York Wedding Day by  Liesl Henrichsen from PhotoPink. Photos from “Celebration of Love” party by Jerry Zalez Photography other photos captured by various media outlets to celebrate first day of Gay Marriage in NYC. hooray!)

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Photo by: Lauren Colchamiro/Metro

The Glö-Couple (tell us a fun fact about each of you):
Gisela, Studio Manger (I am a Certified Good Time) &
Alena, Executive Assistant (Makes the World’s Best Mac N Cheese)

First Day of Gay Marriage in NYC

Celebration Date & Location:

NYC Wedding Ceremony: 7/24/2011

Wedding Celebration: 10/08/2011
Art House Productions
Jersey City, NJ USA

Tell us how you got engaged:

In April of 2010 while in Miami (we love Miami) I made a custom scratch off card for Alena with the question: Will you Marry Me? Alena started laughing…I was like I am serious! She said yes…we partied like rock stars!

Wedding Ceremony

What’s the overall ‘feeling’ you’re aiming for with your celebration:

We wanted an intimate Celebration of Love – that was catered to us. We were not concerned with having the fanciest venue and dresses – but more concerned with how we could be creative and FUN.

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Are you adding any fun twists on tradition:

Alena and I baked 150 cupcakes the night before our party, had a stepNrepeat backdrop made, custom m&ms, pens, a slideshow and even a specialty drink menu. We designed a “Celebration of Love: logo and it was EVERYWHERE!

celebration of love

What was the inspiration for your Glövite and Glösite design? If you made them yourself, tell us how you did it.

Nothing to fancy. We wanted it to be sweet and informative – with a tease for what our guests could expect the night of the party. I used photos from the day of our ceremony in New York, combined that with some cool text and VOILA!

Now show us your Glövites and Glösite

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Glosite welcome page

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Any good planning tips and tricks for the couples who are just starting to plan?

When you are planning your party remember that you will never be able to please everyone. There will be people that can’t make it on a specific date. The party is about YOU. And you don’t need to go broke to prove to everyone that you are in love.

party

What’s the biggest “say what?”  moment or funny story that’s happened since you started planning?

About an hour before our party Alena had a true bridezilla moment about us not being ready…she went to run up the stairs and tumbled UP the staircase! Luckily she didn’t break her neck.

hand in hand

Care to share some of your vendors?

Photo Pink – for being there the day we got married. Jerry Zalez – took pictures day of our party. 9th and Coles Tavern – the local bar that also provided back up for liquor consumption :)



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2 Comments

  • Reply Jennifer 18 Jan 2012 at 12:52

    Beautiful couple! So sweet that they added twists to their wedding like baking,<a http://say-it-with-candy.com/personalized-candy-f… m&ms, pens, and all the personalized wedding favours.

  • Reply wedcost 26 Apr 2015 at 07:13

    I'm happy they got married and sad that this is the first gay wedding at NYC hall, should have been long time ago

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