01of 12Todd Danforth PhotographyIt wasn’t October 3, but rather March 19, whenMean Girlsstar Jonathan Bennett said “I do” to longtime love Jaymes Vaughan at theUnico Riviera Maya Hotelin Mexico.
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It wasn’t October 3, but rather March 19, whenMean Girlsstar Jonathan Bennett said “I do” to longtime love Jaymes Vaughan at theUnico Riviera Maya Hotelin Mexico.
02of 12Todd Danforth PhotographyThe newlyweds skipped a typical wedding walk down the aisle. Instead, they chose to meet one another at the altar after walking in from the beach to a song that Vaughan wrote for Bennett at the couple’s engagement.
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The newlyweds skipped a typical wedding walk down the aisle. Instead, they chose to meet one another at the altar after walking in from the beach to a song that Vaughan wrote for Bennett at the couple’s engagement.
03of 12Todd Danforth PhotographyEach man wrote his own vows and placed a diamond-encrustedKay Jewelersring on the others' hand. The couple worked with the jeweler to design a ring specifically for same-sex couples that can double as both an engagement and wedding band.
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Each man wrote his own vows and placed a diamond-encrustedKay Jewelersring on the others' hand. The couple worked with the jeweler to design a ring specifically for same-sex couples that can double as both an engagement and wedding band.
04of 12Todd Danforth Photography"We wanted the day to look very classic," Vaughan told PEOPLE. “We wanted, if the photos were turned black and white, you do not know if it’s 1922 or if it’s 2122 — we wanted everything to feel really timeless.”
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“We wanted the day to look very classic,” Vaughan told PEOPLE. “We wanted, if the photos were turned black and white, you do not know if it’s 1922 or if it’s 2122 — we wanted everything to feel really timeless.”
05of 12Todd Danforth Photography"When you’re part of the LGBTQ+ fam, not everything in the wedding space is for you yet," Vaughan told PEOPLE of choosing an inclusive venue and vendors. “The whole purpose of our wedding is to come together and join the two of us together, join our families together and start a new family.““And all that, as we were going through this process, we realized that our wedding is also more than just about us,” Bennett added. “It’s about the entire community.”
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“When you’re part of the LGBTQ+ fam, not everything in the wedding space is for you yet,” Vaughan told PEOPLE of choosing an inclusive venue and vendors. “The whole purpose of our wedding is to come together and join the two of us together, join our families together and start a new family.”
“And all that, as we were going through this process, we realized that our wedding is also more than just about us,” Bennett added. “It’s about the entire community.”
06of 12Todd Danforth Photography"I’m one of those kids that always dreamed of his wedding,” Vaughan, here gazing at his new husband, told PEOPLE.
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“I’m one of those kids that always dreamed of his wedding,” Vaughan, here gazing at his new husband, told PEOPLE.
07of 12Todd Danforth Photography"It was honestly a dream wedding! We kept having to stop and remind ourselves that we weren’t on a movie set, but this was actually our real life. If you had told me this was one of my Hallmark movie sets, I would have believed it. It was that perfect,” said Bennett.
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“It was honestly a dream wedding! We kept having to stop and remind ourselves that we weren’t on a movie set, but this was actually our real life. If you had told me this was one of my Hallmark movie sets, I would have believed it. It was that perfect,” said Bennett.
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10of 12Todd Danforth Photography"I got to marry my best friend,“Vaughan told PEOPLE. “I knew we’d be emotional but I don’t think either of us realized just how overwhelming that moment would be until we were in it.”
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“I got to marry my best friend,“Vaughan told PEOPLE. “I knew we’d be emotional but I don’t think either of us realized just how overwhelming that moment would be until we were in it.”
11of 12Todd Danforth PhotographyGuests were treated to a Mexican feast including dishes like steak and mahi-mahi, all under the stars and twinkling lights — as well as a fireworks display set to the soundtrack ofThe Greatest Showman.
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Guests were treated to a Mexican feast including dishes like steak and mahi-mahi, all under the stars and twinkling lights — as well as a fireworks display set to the soundtrack ofThe Greatest Showman.
12of 12Todd Danforth Photography"It’s so important for us to tell this story and use people to inspire, like, ‘Hey, we’re doing new traditions. This is places where you’re safe and celebrated,’ " Bennett said of sharing their story with the world and the LGBTQ+ community in particular. “Our wedding’s so much bigger than us.”
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“It’s so important for us to tell this story and use people to inspire, like, ‘Hey, we’re doing new traditions. This is places where you’re safe and celebrated,’ " Bennett said of sharing their story with the world and the LGBTQ+ community in particular. “Our wedding’s so much bigger than us.”
source: people.com
