Making it legal - Going to Broome

It was with huge relief and tears that Linda and I heard that over 60% of Australians had voted in favour of marriage equality. The next hurdle was to get the politicians who rule our lives to vote in favour and to make marriage equality legal. Before Xmas in 2017, marriage equality became law. Linda and I were free to make our relationship legal in the eyes of society and the law.

We had previously booked a holiday - a long weekend in Broome for March 2018. Now it seemed only natural to "make it legal". To add to the excitement was that it was a Pride Weekend in Broome with a Drag Show and all things celebrating Gay Pride.

We booked a celebrant and immediately started to organise all our paperwork that proved that we were who we said we were and that we were free to marry.

 Just like everyone else who gets married....marriage equality already working for us.

The next step was to find two witnesses. Who better than our Kimberley sisters, Belinda and Kylie. Belinda lives in Kununurra and Kylie in Broome. Belinda was more than happy to have a long weekend in Broome and be an important part of our wedding.

And Kylie expressed excitement and honour to be included in such an important day.

What to do about capturing the event? We asked Kylie's children to film and photograph the occasion and the results were incredible.

Our wedding photographed from children's eyes.

One of the most important parts of our commitment ceremony back in 2011 was the rainbow and butterfly themed cupcakes that was our wedding cake. To continue with that tradition, we  organised for twelve cupcakes to be made according to order to be shared with a glass of champagne on the beach after our ceremony.

We ordered chocolate, salted caramel, lemon meringue and vanilla with vanilla rainbow icing cupcakes.

The last thing to organise was the post ceremony meal; or reception. Being such a small event; with just the four of us, we decided to eat at a beautiful Japanese restaurant called Zensai at Cable Beach Resort, only 100 metres from where we were going to get married.

Now that everything was organised we began the wait.