We are incredibly lucky here at Rock My Wedding. We spend our days in a whirlwind of love stories, beautiful images, gorgeous dresses, and the occasional cute animal. When we write about your wedding, in some respects, we become a small part of your story, your journey, your relationship. We feel your emotions, frustrations, and every so often, it leaves us a little speechless. Alice & Mel are the perfect example of this. Marching their way to the forefront of new beginnings, they embarked upon planning a same-sex, British-Chinese wedding, leaving them with two options; elope, avoid drama, and (in Alice & Mel’s words), change nothing for future LGBT+ family members. Or, throw a big gay wedding, complete with a drag Queen and traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony. Well, you’re damn right they decided upon the latter. And we’re damn happy they did. In all honesty, why are we still talking? Let’s hand this one over to Alice & Mel, whose beautiful storytelling will explain things far better than we ever possibly could. 

"Months later, a friend whose family disowned her after she came out, said: “It gave me hope.”"

"Your wedding is a political act that takes brave couples and great allies. So, more gay bridezillas/groomzillas please! Throw out those elbows, take up more space, invent new traditions. Stomp, stomp, stomp."

We cannot thank Alice & Mel enough for sharing their incredible story with us. We know (as always), there is so much more work to be done. We will continue to work alongside our incredible community to ensure we remain accountable, whilst working toward a more inclusive future. Please do head on over to Pride At Rock My Wedding for more.