I don't know how to improve on this. I don't think there is a way, I'll resist the urge to try.
John Green's Tumblr blog:
My friends Meg Liffick and Joe Ball got married yesterday.
When it came time for the couple’s traditional first dance, Joe read prepared remarks explaining that instead of dancing together, they wanted to open the dance floor to their gay and lesbian friends who are still legally denied the right to marry.
This was a large and very diverse wedding in a state that doesn’t even recognize same-sex civil unions, let alone marriage. And yet the ovation that these people received while dancing to The Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” was like nothing I’ve ever heard at any wedding. If there were dry eyes, I didn’t see any.
Change is coming.
The state is Indiana, not exactly a hotbed of progressive thought (yet).
John included Meg and Joe's Twitter handles, @megliffick and @thejoeball respectively, if you're inclined to wish them a long and happy union. I think choosing to start the marriage with such a display of kindness and generosity of spirit bodes well for the couple.
It reminds me that on August 19, Washington United for Marriage campaign posted to their Facebook page a photo of a young couple, Nic and Alex, who came by to phone bank for the ballot initiative on their actual wedding day, dressed in their wedding attire.
We can't do it without our straight allies. So, thank you all.
Hat tip: John Becker at Truth Wins Out.
Updated to include the song the couple selected. Listen to the the lyrics and it's clear it was a very thoughtful and romantic selection. Perfect really.