The outpouring from people we know in the states has been amazing and continuous. It was highlighted when we put up our wedding photos for our friends and family to see at the weekend - they will be up here shortly we promise!- and so many commented about the fact that such a ceremony would be legal now. Amazing.
Then I woke up this morning to a something that I just wanted to have a quick rant about!
To put this in context, I appreciate the world and many people's attitudes have changed dramatically in the last few years in regards to gay people. Laura and I are lucky we got together at a time of great change and have been lucky enough to only ever have had positive experiences when in public. That said is probably what made this more shocking.
We posted a photo our wedding photographers Sara and Dylan had taken of our florist and his fiance standing under our aisle decoration. Our florist is well known in Boise and one of the vendors, Wedding Chicks, that they work with shared the picture with their congratulations.
It is an adorable photo! However we were stunned to see some 3000+ likes and so many comments. You can read the entire response by heading to the Wedding Chicks Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/weddingchicks it's about halfway down the page.
There were many positive messages of love, but some seriously ridiculous ones - here are some of the comments that made me want to rant:
I don't think it is the bigoted, narrow mindedness that gets me, it's the use of the bible and religion to insult and attack love. I know we have never written about religion and this may be a strange time to bring it up but I am dumbfounded that a site about weddings, about love, about happiness can attract such negativity for no reason. Hate is never justified!
The ever articulate Will and Nick have answered at some points and the thread is full of support and love from all kinds of people, it is well worth a read. While this started of with us innocently sharing a wedding photo it has taken a turn we wanted to share. We appreciate this probably happens to many posts but to think that so many people want to share insults is something I will never be happy to see.
We aren't sure what Wedding Chicks make to it all, I know a lot of our friends have started following their site so they may not have even noticed the few that stopped. So I'll leave the last word to my wonderful wife:
Well said girls! I'm sure Wedding Chicks won't mind losing these haters as friends! :D
ReplyDeleteWow, it is shocking to me... and it is not that I don't think people have the right to their opinions but there is no need to be rude, ignorant and nasty. It makes no sense but I guess that is why they hide behind a computer screen and do it.. I say forgive them and move on, they are not worth any of your energy. Besides it is true what you said, more and more people will be open and sharing their photos, people need to learn to be tolerant. Very well said ;)
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