Celebrations is a free monthly column where readers can announce weddings, commitment ceremonies, engagements, births, adoptions, promotions, awards, anniversaries, birthdays — any celebration you want to share with our community.
The column is published in the first issue of each month. Email entries to celebrations@sovo.com. Please include the text as you want the entry to read. Full names and contact information must be included so that information can be confirmed, but this information will not be published unless requested.
Shannon
and
Stephanie
Daniels
are
celebrating
five
years
of
marriage
after
saying
their
vows
at
the
Atlanta
Pride
Commitment
Ceremony
at
the
Sheraton
Hotel
on
June
27,
2003.
“It
is
truly
a
blessing
to
be
married
to
my
wife
Stephanie
for
five
wonderful
years!!”
Carlos
Pavao
and
Jamie
Doster
are
celebrating
the
two-year
wedding
anniversary
of
their
actual
legal
marriage
on
June
24.
Both
reside
in
Atlanta
now
and
maintain
dual
residency
in
Georgia
and
Massachusetts.
Carlos
is
a
member
of
the
board
for
Georgia
Equality
and
has
been
active
in
GLBT
programs
all
his
career.
Jamie
is
a
nurse
for
Emory
and
supports
and
is
active
with
Carlos
is
all
his
endeavors.
Thanks
to
you
both
for
all
the
contributions
and
achievements.
Happy
anniversary!
Ria
Pell
(right)
and
Kiki
Carr
are
celebrating
six
years
together,
and
two
years
since
they
were
married
in
a
ceremony
in
Oakland
Cemetery
on
May
7,
2006.
"To
the
Loves
of
our
Lives."
WEDDINGS
&
COMMITMENT
CEREMONIES
Christopher
A.
Cole
and
David
S.
Weed
are
pleased
to
announce
their
commitment
to
one
another
on
July
5,
2008,
at
Atlanta
Gay
Pride.
Love
is
what
brings
two
people
together
and
makes
them
stay.
Congratulations
to
two
wonderful
men
on
their
special
day!!
Christopher
Alan
Curtis
and
Rusty
Alan
Moore
will
be
married
on
their
10-year
anniversary
with
a
ceremony
planned
in
Amsterdam
on
July
31,
2008.
BIRTHS
Lisa
and
Donna
Johnson
announce
the
birth
of
a
son,
Julian
Cruz,
on
June
3,
2008,
at
4:54
p.m.,
weighing
6
lbs.
3
oz.
MOVES
Longtime
Atlanta
resident
Maggie
Lopez
(right)
and
her
partner,
Patt
Cianciullo,
have
returned
to
Atlanta
after
having
relocated
to
Connecticut
in
2006,
where
the
pair
entered
into
a
civil
union
that
year.
The
couple
has
permanently
moved
to
Sandy
Springs
this
month
and
look
forward
to
becoming
involved
in
many
worthwhile
GLBT
organizations
locally.
Ms.
Lopez
is
president
of
her
art
consulting
company,
Zeitgeist
Artifacts,
Inc.
and
Ms.
Cianciullo
is
currently
the
CFO
of
the
Greenwich
YMCA.
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