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With few exceptions to this rule, allow yourself enough time to be thoughtful and thorough in your search for the perfect officiant. The person you choose will play an integral role in one of the most important moments of your life, and you will want someone who can help you with any legal steps (when applicable), while also nurturing the emotional aspects of your ceremony ritual, be it a large or small affair.

What's not to love about this great piece by the talented duo / husband & wife team of Megan Mullally (Karen from Will & Grace) and Nick Offerman (Ron Parks & Recreation)?

In the hilarious ad, the couple, who have been married since 2003, complain that “Any random man and woman can casually show up at a 24 hour wedding chapel in Vegas, exchange ‘I do’s’ and boom – they’re married.”

Watch the video:

As her partner popped the question, the bride-to-be didn't seem too 'shaken,' but any viewer watching this will certainly feel 'stirred.'

On March 17, 2012, Canadian couple Alicia and Christina got engaged on center ice of a Maple Leafs - Ottawa Senators game.

Congratulations, gals!

Have you ever noticed that, any time a state legalizes same-sex marriage, numerous articles are published, featuring testimonials that there will be a huge gold rush and money falling from the skies as same-sex couples rush to the altar, Chuppah or City Hall to tie the knot or jump the broom?

In fact, I think I just heard a distinct rumbling coming from our Pacific Northwest...

When my partner and I announced our engagement and began telling friends and family that we were getting married, one of the most frequent questions we got was: What are you going to wear?

Seriously?!? What we were going to wear?

It was 1999 and I was more preoccupied with finding a location for the ceremony and vendors who didn't hang up on me; wondering who would officiate since the Methodist minister who baptized me said No; and, hoping that our families would actually attend the ceremony.

In some ways, it seems like a really small thing. It was just a kiss. A G-rated kiss. The kind of kiss that most folks wouldn’t pay much attention to if they walked past the embrace on a city block.

But this was no ordinary kiss.

We were thrilled to be approached by Stephanie Hallett of The Huffington Post this week as she sought more information on the "norms" and "traditions" of same-sex couples who are popping the question, purchasing rings and thinking about exchanging vows.

Here is an excerpt from the article Gay Engagement: Which Etiquette Rules Apply?

Reader Stephen Guy sent us this poem, written for the wedding ceremony of his friends, Erin & Deanna.

He wishes to share it freely in the public domain so if it speaks to you, you can have a dear friend read it in your ceremony as he did for his brides.

i meld into you

clouds meld into sky
mist mountains
undulate to blue

music melds into mind
special places special times
shared with you

rain melds into pond
ripples recede to
feed spring water