01of 18I Do!Darling PhotographyMary Lambert and her partner, Wyatt Paige Hermansen, dated for four years before they tied the knot at Enchanted Gables in Oakland, Maine.
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I Do!
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Mary Lambert and her partner, Wyatt Paige Hermansen, dated for four years before they tied the knot at Enchanted Gables in Oakland, Maine.
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Meet the Wedding Party!
“We thought it was really cute and funny,” Lambert tells PEOPLE of their creative twist. “We were trying to find other couples like us in bridal magazines and I just didn’t see it. I know they’re out there, but it has felt a little constricting, a lot of the gender dynamics… There’s a lot of things we’ve been pushing against, and one of those was our wedding party.”
03of 18Exchanging VowsDarling PhotographyIt was important to Lambert and Hermansen, a professor who uses they/them pronouns, to exchange vows they wrote themselves.“With both of us being writers, and obviously Mary being an artist and a poet and someone who expresses herself creatively, it was really important for us to have room to say our own vows,” Hermansen says.
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Exchanging Vows
It was important to Lambert and Hermansen, a professor who uses they/them pronouns, to exchange vows they wrote themselves.
“With both of us being writers, and obviously Mary being an artist and a poet and someone who expresses herself creatively, it was really important for us to have room to say our own vows,” Hermansen says.
04of 18Bridesbabes, UniteDarling PhotographyLambert’s captain bridesbabe was her best friend Nadia, and her lineup also included her sisters Hannah, Kathy and Catie and friend Tim.
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Bridesbabes, Unite
Lambert’s captain bridesbabe was her best friend Nadia, and her lineup also included her sisters Hannah, Kathy and Catie and friend Tim.
05of 18Darling PhotographyHermansen’s broomsbabes included their sister Joy, who served as president broomsbabe, brother Rex and friends Ned, Cheryl and Leslie, who also officiated the ceremony.
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Hermansen’s broomsbabes included their sister Joy, who served as president broomsbabe, brother Rex and friends Ned, Cheryl and Leslie, who also officiated the ceremony.
06of 18Happily Ever AfterDarling Photography"I knew that we were going to fall in love," Lambert says of first meeting Hermansen on a Tinder date in 2018.
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Happily Ever After
“I knew that we were going to fall in love,” Lambert says of first meeting Hermansen on a Tinder date in 2018.
07of 18An Autumn AestheticDarling PhotographyThe couple says their goal was to make sure their wedding was special and unique.“It feels like the perfect mix of, ‘We’re on a farm but we’re also in our nice shoes!'” Lambert says. “We didn’t want it to look like anybody else’s wedding. We really want it to be us. We wanted to be the wedding that people look at and say, ‘I want to do that.'”
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An Autumn Aesthetic
The couple says their goal was to make sure their wedding was special and unique.
“It feels like the perfect mix of, ‘We’re on a farm but we’re also in our nice shoes!'” Lambert says. “We didn’t want it to look like anybody else’s wedding. We really want it to be us. We wanted to be the wedding that people look at and say, ‘I want to do that.'”
08of 18Together ForeverDarling Photography"It’s really common for queer people to be really cynical about marriage," Hermansen says. “But when I met Mary, she was just as starry-eyed about the idea of getting married as I was. She had the whole fantasy in her heart and it just meant so much to me to meet somebody who I could see myself with in that way.”
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Together Forever
“It’s really common for queer people to be really cynical about marriage,” Hermansen says. “But when I met Mary, she was just as starry-eyed about the idea of getting married as I was. She had the whole fantasy in her heart and it just meant so much to me to meet somebody who I could see myself with in that way.”
09of 18With This RingDarling PhotographyThe couple said “I do” and exchanged thin gold bands with an ivy vine design and three small diamonds that they got from a local jeweler namedRebekah Brooks.
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With This Ring
The couple said “I do” and exchanged thin gold bands with an ivy vine design and three small diamonds that they got from a local jeweler namedRebekah Brooks.
10of 18Saying Yes to the DressDarling PhotographyLambert chose a sparkly Essense of Australia gown from Kleinfeld in New York City.
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Saying Yes to the Dress
Lambert chose a sparkly Essense of Australia gown from Kleinfeld in New York City.
11of 18This KissDarling Photography"I feel like being married for queer people is… I don’t know if it’s the same for straight people, but I feel like we’re allowed in. We did it," Lambert says of tying the knot. “I want to be recognized this way. I want to be recognized as a married couple.”
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This Kiss
“I feel like being married for queer people is… I don’t know if it’s the same for straight people, but I feel like we’re allowed in. We did it,” Lambert says of tying the knot. “I want to be recognized this way. I want to be recognized as a married couple.”
12of 18A Special SuitDarling PhotographyHermansen turned to the Brooklyn-based company Bindle & Keep, which specializes in custom-tailored suits for gender-nonconforming clients, for their burnt orange suit.
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A Special Suit
Hermansen turned to the Brooklyn-based company Bindle & Keep, which specializes in custom-tailored suits for gender-nonconforming clients, for their burnt orange suit.
13of 18Love Is LoveDarling Photography.Hermansen said the pair “just decided to go full-on maintaining the tradition while injecting a little bit of gender-radical, gender-neutral stuff.”
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Love Is Love
Darling Photography.
Hermansen said the pair “just decided to go full-on maintaining the tradition while injecting a little bit of gender-radical, gender-neutral stuff.”
14of 18Sealing the DealWyatt Paige Hermansen and Mary Lambert.Darling Photography.Lambert and Hermansen, who live in Massachusetts, host the podcastThe Manic Episodestogether.
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Sealing the Deal
Wyatt Paige Hermansen and Mary Lambert.Darling Photography.
Lambert and Hermansen, who live in Massachusetts, host the podcastThe Manic Episodestogether.
15of 18Together ForeverDarling Photography.The night before the wedding, the couple hosted a “Lovebird Tribute Concert” complete with tacos and an open mic.
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The night before the wedding, the couple hosted a “Lovebird Tribute Concert” complete with tacos and an open mic.
16of 18Down the AisleWyatt Paige Hermansen and Mary Lambert.Darling Photography.Lambert and Hermansen were engaged in November 2021.
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Down the Aisle
Lambert and Hermansen were engaged in November 2021.
17of 18All SmilesWyatt Paige Hermansen and Mary Lambert.Darling Photography.The reception included a “full-on, big-ass barbecue” feast with cornbread and potatoes fromBig Tree Catering, plus a vegan curry option and a vanilla funfetti cake.
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All Smiles
The reception included a “full-on, big-ass barbecue” feast with cornbread and potatoes fromBig Tree Catering, plus a vegan curry option and a vanilla funfetti cake.
18of 18To the FutureWyatt Paige Hermansen and Mary Lambert.Darling Photography.“We’re going to have kids soon!” says Lambert. “Our marriage is going to be the bond and this vow that is the foundation of this family.”
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To the Future
“We’re going to have kids soon!” says Lambert. “Our marriage is going to be the bond and this vow that is the foundation of this family.”
source: people.com
