Local Couple Announce Summer Same-sex Wedding Plans

ELKINS, ARK – William Thomas Staed IV and Jonathan Cody Renegar of Northwest Arkansas will proclaim their love for each other during a June 2012 wedding ceremony, surrounded by the loving friends and family.

Take a picture

To remember this moment

The moment when our two worlds collide

As we join hands, hearts, and souls

To take on the real world together.

Although the world can be cold

As people turn their heads,

We will always have each other to hold

In the dark on the coldest nights.

And the passionate desire which burns

Out of control within us

Will spread like wild fire to defrost the earth.

So take a picture

To remind us

Years and miles down the road

Of the battles we have already won.

And the day when our two world became one.

Thomas is the son of Bill and Janet Staed of Fort Smith. He is a 2002 graduate of Southside High School in Fort Smith and a 2006 graduate of University of Arkansas with a degree in Finance. He currently is employed as a bank analyst.

Cody is the proud father of Levi Renegar of Elkins. He is the son of Dr. Gary and Billie Renegar of Fayetteville. He graduated from WestArk Barber College in Fort Smith, and received advanced training at the Aveda Institute Salon in Minneapolis, and Jose Eber Salon in Beverly Hills. He is a professional hair stylist and educator, artist and author.

Thomas and Cody will exchange wedding vows during a June 2012 outdoor commitment ceremony overlooking the duck pond on TLC, their hobby farm. Guests will be seated under a large white tent decorated in honeysuckle vines and wild flowers. Reception will follow near the red barn under a separate tent. The Rev. Laura Phillips will officiate.


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