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Wedding Details

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Due to all of the uncertainty with the current state of things, especially Covid, we decided to elope in a small, beautiful ceremony at Jackson Falls in NH. We wish we could have had all of the people we love there to celebrate with us, but we were excited to start our marriage and didn't want to wait for the indefinite amount of time that it would have been likely to take for a big event to be safe again.

Please see the pictures of our day at the top of this page and know that we felt you all there in spirit.

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Here is the text of our ceremony, which was written by our dear friend and officiant, Melanie Shea:

Beautiful people, we gather here today to celebrate the marriage of Benjamin Elias
Braithwaite-Vaquerano and Heatherlyn Brianna Magers.

Ben and Heather, many of your loved ones know that you first met in that infamous hive of scum and villainy, the USS Constitution Museum Store. What they may not know — but will probably be unsurprised to find out — is that your first interaction was rather one-sided, with Heather politely inquiring about where to meet the boss for her interview, and Ben dismissing her request as nonsense and going about his business.

But as anyone who has ever read a good enemies-to-lovers story knows, this was only the beginning. Heather couldn’t help but notice the way Ben’s gruff exterior hid a kind and tender heart. As Ben’s longtime friend and coworker, Browne, told Heather, “His bark is worse than his bite.” The fact that Ben was loved and trusted by so many people in their orbit only confirmed to Heather that her growing feelings were not misplaced.

Ben, meanwhile, was blown away by Heather’s innate kindness. Anyone who knows
Heather can attest that she is a beacon of love and light, and this immediately drew Ben’s interest. She responded to his ridiculous antics and joking outbursts with a laugh and sometimes a barb of her own.

And so ten years ago, you exchanged rubber band rings as a token of your friendship.

Your relationship continued to grow and the home you built with it. Your love expanded to include each other’s friends and families and eventually, very cute bunnies named Eeyore and Leeloo. Amidst it all, you chose to commit yourselves to each other in a civil ceremony followed by a costume party filled with so many people who love you.

And thus four years ago, you exchanged rings as a sign of your domestic partnership.

Since then, you have continued to grow and support each other through the ups and
downs of life: new hobbies and jobs, a big move to a new city, graduation and
matriculation, adopting and bonding two bunnies with very specific and sometimes
opposite preferences. The warmth of your love and the depth of your dedication to each other has blessed your home and as people who cherish you, we, too, bask in that glow.

And so today, you exchange wedding rings as a symbol of your lifelong commitment to each other.

Heather, I asked you to tell me something about Ben that you wish he knew. Ben, I asked the same of you about Heather. Without hesitation, you each answered the same thing: How amazing he is. How amazing she is. You both wished the other knew how smart and funny and incredible and loved they are by everyone around them. You both were 100% right. And that’s a big part of what marriage is: helping your partner love themselves as you do.

Today, in this sacred space, we honor that commitment which you have made to each other many times over.

Please take each other's hands.

Do you, Benjamin/Heather, take Heather/Ben to be your wife/husband;
To tackle life’s challenges and to celebrate its beauty together;
To grow together, to support each other, and to cherish your bond;
To choose each other every day for as long as you both shall live?

*We did!*

Contact Us

Contact Heather via e-mail or via phone at 6179975070.