Gay Marriage Proposal of the Day: Shaun and Michael

Towleroad reader Shaun proposed to his partner Michael this week at the Google office in London:

He had no idea I would be asking him to marry me. Or that hundreds of people were in on it.

We are a binational couple, separated for the last two years, on and off, without the ability to sponsor Michael for citizenship in the United States because of the Defense of Marriage Act. I flew to London for one of our regular trips and secretly to propose to Michael, in hopes that he'll be able to finally join me permanently in the US after the Supreme Court decision.

Five minutes before the proposal, all of the TV screens in the cafe showed a timer countdown. At about 10 seconds, Michael remarked "its really busy in here. also, what is that timer". Then the video starts.

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Gay Marriage Proposal of the Day: Tim and Bennie

Tim proposed to Bennie with the help of a flash mob at Castro and Market in San Francisco on March 30:

Despite the dark skies and the rain, the flash mob crew were adamant in making sure that this "Single Ladies" Proposal flash mob persevere. Tim wanted to surprise his amazing partner Bennie during his birthday with a flash mob proposal to one of his favorite songs. Without him knowing Bennie thought that the flash mob dedicated for him was just a regular flash mob that he stumbled upon. Our beautiful Leanne reeled Bennie to join us with a few dance steps then we surrounded him in order for Tim to set up and surprise him with a heart felt proposal. Bennie said yes and started realizing that numerous friends were there to show their support. Thank you Tim and Bennie, this was an experience that shows all that anyone can love and the skies agreed. Two beautiful rainbows appeared after the proposal including a gorgeous sunset.

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Gay Marriage Proposal of the Day: Mike and Dave

Dave from Toronto made an amazing video proposal for his boyfriend Mike, which has been appended with Mike's response. What better way to propose to your man than including all your family and friends and dog?

Get out your Kleenex, and congrats guys!

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Gay Wedding Video of the Day: Dan and Eric

Dan and Eric got married in NYC on February 15. Katie Osgood, their photographer, wanted to do something a bit different for them. So she went stop-motion.

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She explains:

When Dan and Eric got into NYC a few days before the wedding I wanted to meet them in real life, so we met up for some beers. It was then that I told them about my idea to shoot a few scenes for a potential stop-action movie. Nothing too crazy, but I wanted see how a wedding day would translate through a quirky stop-action sequence. They were down and better yet, they totally trusted me.

So why all of a sudden did I want to try this out after so long? I’ll tell you— I’ve been shooting weddings since 2006, the last 3 years of which have been full-time. When it all started I thought I had to take ‘wedding style’ photographs. What does even that mean?! At the time, to me, it meant I had to shoot brides and grooms dip kissing each other and couples arbitrarily walking through a park in clothes that were way too fancy for the occasion. In short, I felt like there was my ‘wedding work’ which was mildly fake and contrived and then this other stuff I did.

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Katie explains that she used 94.7% of the images shot on their wedding day, which you can see separately here.

Congrats guys!

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Two Men Marry in First Traditional African Gay Wedding: VIDEO

Tshepo Cameron Modisane and Thoba Calvin Sithole were married yesterday in the town of KwaDukuza in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in the area's first traditional African gay wedding.

Mamba Online profiled the couple in February:

The relationship has become something of a cause célèbre in KZN, with a local newspaper celebrating their upcoming nuptials as the area’s first legal gay marriage with a front page feature. Tshepo says that one of the reasons they’ve chosen to be so open is that they "hope to inspire people out there who are still struggling to come to terms with their sexuality”.

"We see no reason to hide in darkness as if there is something to be ashamed about. Our marriage is largely symbolic and a sign that black gay men can commit and build family through a happy and loving marriage,” he says.

Thoba chimes in that “This is who we are and we are just tired of people judging with no understanding. We are people and entitled to live life to the fullest”.

Watch an excellent report on the wedding from ENCA, AFTER THE JUMP...

Gay Wedding Video of the Day: Wesley and Jonathan

Wesley and Jonathan were married recently in New Rochelle, New York.

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