Honoring Marriage Equality

I'm lucky enough to live in MA, where same-sex couples are free to get married. However, there are still many places where my future status won't be recognized. Because of this, I want to ensure that I incorporate things that will show I am aware of this inequality and support the continued efforts towards attaining marriage equality. In light of that, I have been planing to have my officiant include this passage from the 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage (I'd like the quote to be a surprise, but if you REALLY want to know it, you can look it up). I also just thought of another thing I can do--tie white ribbons in knots around Ellie & the boys' boutonnieres, and possibly the girls' facinators. I guess we'll see how that looks once I actually start working on them, but I think it'll be okay with the peacock color scheme.

I don't want my wedding to scream "Look!!! This is a LESBIAN couple getting married!!!" but it's important to recognize that what I am doing is not recognized everywhere, and that there are still many people who will have to jump through hoops to gain hospital visitation/healthcare decision privileges (and still be denied by family or hospital staff), who have to go without health insurance because they cannot be covered by their partner's policy (or it costs more than for hetero couples). I don't want to rub it in people's faces, not on what is supposed to be a happy celebration, but I do want people to be aware.