occupations Carl is a partner at a graphic design firm; Darin is a director for Xerox hometowns Carl is from Annapolis; Darin is from Richmond how they met Match.com first date An Eartha Kitt concert at Blues Alley in Georgetown favorite restaurant Asian Spice in DC where they got engaged Puerto Vallarta wedding cocktail Passion-fruit mojitos wedding flowers Cymbidium orchids, fiddlehead ferns, and others favorite wedding detail The cake and custom cake toppers wedding cake Pecan, chocolate, and vanilla biggest surprise of the wedding The female impersonator who “crashed” the reception and performed Diana Ross songs first dance “No One” by Alicia Keys wedding theme Celebrating same-sex marriages four words that describe the wedding Spiritual, equality, family, unity honeymoon spot Puerto Vallarta where they currently live Washington, DC

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Carl Cox & Darin HendersonMetropolitan Community Church of Washington, DC03.04.11

photographs by Michael Kress Photography

THE DETAILS

reception venue: Long View Gallery event planner: Jodi Moraru/Evokecake: Fancy Cakes by Leslieflorist: Capital Décorcaterers: Well Dunn Cateringvideographers: Suburban Videomusic: Andy Kushner Entertainmentinvitations: Creative Parties