May 24, 2011. Leo was our ring bearer, Ellie our flower girl.
Erin and I had a commitment ceremony (we called it a wedding and always will) on April 29, 2001, in Brooklyn, New York. On May 24, 2011 we had a civil union in the great state of New Jersey (and no, I didn't just have a big burrito for lunch, the twins were born a week after this picture, taken outside the courthouse, was snapped).
I always knew I didn't need a piece of paper to be considered married. But equal rights sure would be nice.
