Rev Shari marries them up good with Marriage Equality in the Pop Up Chapel

See me marry Melvin and Alphonso in the Pop Up Chapel!

Read about the day at CNN's blog

The Pop Up Chapel event in Central Park on July 30, 2011 was just...tremendous!  I was scheduled to use the chapel made out of rainbow ribbons both times...kind of like a chuppah, but not quite!  Melvin and Alphonso were so sweet, and their moms and friends were so supportive.  They loved the broom I had decorated for the Jumping of the Broom, which you can see in the above video clip.  Congrats to Alphonso and Melvin, best wishes for many years of happiness together.

Gabrielle and Jacqueline were married an hour or so later.  The vows they wrote were so sweet, even I was tearing up!  What a beautiful young couple--all the best to them!  I'll post any photos I can find later...it was a bit chaotic!  Brides, grooms, if you are reading this, send me some photos and videos.

The volunteers were great, the couples were great, the guests, the photogs, the observers...it was an incredibly positive day and I was happy to be a part of it! 

As I told the interviewer from CNN:  Life is short.  Love is good.

Yet more fun with Marriage Equality!

Rev Shari will marry 'em up good in the Pop Up Chapel!

In celebration of New York State Marriage Equality, a wonderful group of volunteers has created the Pop Up Chapel. There is a competition afoot to design a small outdoor chapel, which will be popping up in Central Park. On July 30, 2011, there will be ceremonies going on all day long, and Rev Shari will be performing two of those ceremonies! I can't tell you too many details yet, but click thru to follow along as the details emerge.

Happy Marriage Equality!

Edited to add: here is an article about it in the New York Times with a few more details!