I was born to loving parents in 1981-the oldest of their 6 children. After all, this was a non-traditional wedding, and so many stars had to align to bring us to this point! Kimberly Hibbard Photography Rachel’s Story We wore non-traditional dresses, didn’t carry flowers, and did not have a bridal party. This was the first same-sex wedding either of us, and probably most of our guests, had ever been to, and it was our own wedding. After all, we had been together for 18 years and wanted to be together for every second of this day that we had dreamt about for so long but never believed would actually happen for us.
With the theme from Star Wars announcing our entrance, we walked down the aisle lined with blue mason jars filled with fairy lights holding each other’s hands. “Our wedding was held in a planetarium with stars projected onto the ceiling above us.
