Smith started planning the event in April and yes, he knows what you’re thinking.
Adam Zollinger (left) and his husband Troy Caldwell with their son Nathaniel. (Photos by Patrick Saunders)
“Everyone’s going to say, ‘Umm, do you have a crystal ball?’ I say no I don’t have one but I believe in our president and I do believe in the Supreme Court,” Smith told Georgia Voice. “They will rule for love. Love wins.”
Georgia Equality executive director Jeff Graham was in attendance and read from Justice Anthony Kennedy’s majority opinion, and former MLB player Billy Bean was the officiant. Bean, who was in Atlanta last year for “Out in the Stands” at Turner Field, came out as gay after retiring from the game and now serves as the league’s ambassador of inclusion.
Bean choked up as he mentioned his late partner and how he would have loved to have seen the day when same-sex marriage was legalized across the country.
“I feel a happiness from my gut down inside and I see the joy that people are feeling,” Bean said after the ceremony. “I think that gets lost in translation when people are fighting about something on the news. The absolute desire just to say man, I found my partner and I just want to live my life with them. And I guess until that right is taken away from you, or people try to do that, that you can’t understand what an honor and a privilege it is.”
Adam Zollinger and Troy Caldwell were married in Chicago and took part in the Sunday ceremony to renew their vows. And they had a special guest with them—their two-year-old son Nathaniel, who they have fostered since right after he was born and whose adoption just came through two weeks ago.
“Today was great because we decided to go through the adoption process for him instead of having a real wedding for ourselves,” Zollinger said. “This just means so much because our son is here. We’ve been together for 12 years and we finally get to celebrate our love and it means a lot.”
Check out a video below of the vows and big moment, plus a photo gallery documenting the day.
The Brookhaven community split on the question of creating a city, with the final tally registering 55 percent in favor to 45 percent against incorporation.
Eugenie Viener spells out her views in front of Brookhaven Christian Church.
Above, passionate voters make their support known at the Cross Keys precinct on July 31.
Mak, right, shows Audrey Davies origami at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market.
Hemy Neuman in court in 2012.
From left, Middle School Principal Skeeter Lee, Marc LeVan, Ashlyn Kelly (in back), Jacob Reading, Kathryn Danner, Gerald Filmore and Jack Randolph.
New streetscaping at the Fulton Government Center.
The festival will feature a birds pf prey show, garden tours, geocaching, games, crafts and live music.
Hundreds of colorful butterflies will be on hand to delight the festival crowds.
A delicate creature lands softly on the nose of a youngster enjoying the butterfly tent.
Eliane Elias
The recycling program attracts those seeking to dispose of old computer monitors and other electronics.
Buckhead residents have embraced a new recycling drop-off location.
Tommy Smith and his dad, Hoyt Smith, seated, at their produce stand on Maple Drive in Buckhead.
The Owen property, shown here in 1968, changed dramatically over the years.
The Owen family, circa the 1890s, stand in front of their home, located at the southwest corner of Mt. Vernon Road and Sandy Springs Circle.
Looking down at the three crossroads, with the Target property in the center.
A rendering of the courtyard area of Peachtree Center.
Jim Chapman presents a new rendering of the proposed Bobby Jones Golf Course during the city finance/executive committee meeting on May 25.
Courtesy Decatur Arts Festival
Kerry Witt
The historic Flatiron Building in Downtown is now known as FlatironCity. (Photo by Kelley Raye Photography)
From private suites to lounge seating, FlatironCity has a different working environments geared toward collaboration. (Photo by Kelley Raye Photography)
The open space boasts an ivy league feel with 12 foot custom library tables. (Photo by Kelley Raye Photography)
Rep. Tom Taylor, left, and Oliver Porter, Right, discuss running for office in a new city during a forum on Aug. 11, 2012 at St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church.
The 2015 Atlanta Streets Alive event along Peachtree. (Courtesy Fenglong Photography)
A porch with a view.
Late Petit at Big Canoe.
Big windows and rustic design are popular with mountain homes.
Sidney Baker
Down by the stream with comfy chairs and a fire pit.
The inflatable obstacle course on Lake Petit at Big Canoe is one of the many activities available.
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