Two gay couples to wed at Rotorua Museum
Richard Rawstorn (31) and Richard Andrew (27) from Christchurch and Jess Ives (31) and Rachel Briscoe (25) from the Bay of Islands will be married together on The Edge Breakfast show (6-10am) hosted by Jay-Jay Feeney, Mike Puru and Dom Harvey at the Rotorua Museum.
The Edge #SameSexWedding promotion received over 12,000 votes that saw Richard and Richard, and Jess and Rachel crowned the winning couples.
"Thank you to all our supporters and those strangers for voting us," says Richard Andrew.
"We couldn’t be happier and can’t wait to get married," adds Rachel.
Both couples are now in full planning mode for their nuptials. In true The Edge style though the road to the big day won’t be so straight! They now have to plan each others service and reception, from the nuptials, flowers, dresses, seating plan and cake - it’s all the other couple’s choice.
Jay-Jay Feeney of The Edge Breakfast show is excited to be marrying these two same sex couples at the same time.
"We’ve organised seven successful weddings in the past and have always been very supportive of the law change. We can’t wait to throw a double wedding for ‘little’ Richard, ‘big’ Richard, Jess and Rachel who get to be married the same way as everyone else, well kind of, minus having to organise each others day and saying ‘I do’ together!"
"The Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga O Te Arawa is very excited to be involved and participate in New Zealand’s first same sex weddings," says Stewart Brown, Director at Rotorua Museum.
"We are delighted and thrilled to team up with The Edge to provide a very unique setting for both couples on this historic event."
The Edge #SameSexWedding will take place at the Rotorua Museum, Oruawhata Drive, Government Gardens from 6am Monday, August 19, 2013. With LIVE streaming available on The Edge www.theedge.co.nztwo couples, one gay and one lesbian, at the same time on Monday, August 19 when same-sex marriage becomes legal in New Zealand.
Richard Rawstorn (31) and Richard Andrew (27) from Christchurch and Jess Ives (31) and Rachel Briscoe (25) from the Bay of Islands will be married together on The Edge Breakfast show (6-10am) hosted by Jay-Jay Feeney, Mike Puru and Dom Harvey at the Rotorua Museum.
The Edge #SameSexWedding promotion received over 12,000 votes that saw Richard and Richard, and Jess and Rachel crowned the winning couples.
"Thank you to all our supporters and those strangers for voting us," says Richard Andrew.
"We couldn’t be happier and can’t wait to get married," adds Rachel.
Both couples are now in full planning mode for their nuptials. In true The Edge style though the road to the big day won’t be so straight! They now have to plan each others service and reception, from the nuptials, flowers, dresses, seating plan and cake - it’s all the other couple’s choice.
Jay-Jay Feeney of The Edge Breakfast show is excited to be marrying these two same sex couples at the same time.
"We’ve organised seven successful weddings in the past and have always been very supportive of the law change. We can’t wait to throw a double wedding for ‘little’ Richard, ‘big’ Richard, Jess and Rachel who get to be married the same way as everyone else, well kind of, minus having to organise each others day and saying ‘I do’ together!"
"The Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga O Te Arawa is very excited to be involved and participate in New Zealand’s first same sex weddings," says Stewart Brown, Director at Rotorua Museum.
"We are delighted and thrilled to team up with The Edge to provide a very unique setting for both couples on this historic event."
The Edge #SameSexWedding will take place at the Rotorua Museum, Oruawhata Drive, Government Gardens from 6am Monday, August 19, 2013. With LIVE streaming available on The Edge www.theedge.co.nz
