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Food, Drink, and Photos for Sunday’s Same-Sex Marriages

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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See, it’s totally normal to have your wedding pictures at Marination. Photo via Marination’s Facebook page.

 It’s nigh impossible to read the coverage (or Facebook posts, or emails) of same-sex couples lining up for their marriage licenses without getting misty-eyed. Sunday marks the first day these men and women can marry men and women, after the three-day waiting period that happens after you obtain a marriage license. 

And, of course, the food and drink community is in on the celebration. Downtown, Tulio is offering a free round of French 74s (get it?) to couples with proof of marriage license and a food purchase. City Hall has a big marriage ceremony planned for Sunday. Cupcake Royale is donating 500 celebratory sweets (rainbow gay-bies, of course) and Rachel Marshall will be pouring toasts of her excellent ginger beer. Our Shop Talk blog has a rundown of other events and specials (including hotel specials…rawr). 

Meanwhile, the ladies of Marination also have quite a shindig planned over at Marination Ma Kai. From noon to 3 on Sunday, the restaurant is donating one of its biggest assets—the killer view of the Seattle skyline—for a big old photo session for any and all newlyweds. Photographer Erinn J. Hale has signed on for free newlywed or newly engaged portraits. People, that is a deal.

Well, there is technically a cost; Marination asks that couples drop an item, any item, from the West Seattle Food Drive wish list. Ma Kai’s kitchen will be open and bar will have celebratory bubbles on offer, along with beer and wine specials. Heterosexual couples are welcome, too…no discrimination here, folks. What other specials are under way for Sunday?




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.