The offbeat bride: Melissa Mansfield, researcher and knitter (and Offbeat Bride lab rat!)
My offbeat groom: Joseph, librarian and banjo-player
Location & date of wedding: Harvest Cafe patio overlooking Mohonk Mountain, New Paltz, N.Y. August 27, 2005.
What made our wedding offbeat: We chose New Paltz Mayor Jason West as our officiant once he was elected, because we met in New Paltz, and knew him from town. Then he solemnized same-sex couples and made national news. We did ask a friend to get certified just in case there was an injunction, but luckily Mayor West was able to perform the ceremony. Continue reading "Melissa Mansfield's intimate ceremony" →
