Justin Mikita & Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, one of the stars of the television series Modern Family, is starting his very own modern family when he said “I do” to his long-time boyfriend Justin Mikita. The two got engaged in 2012 and got married after a year.
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However, just like their non-traditional wedding, the couple opted to receive gifts in a similarly unconventional way. They asked their wedding guests to instead donate to to the charity “Tie the Knot” -their chosen marriage equality charity. And since then, the couple have even had two kids, really adding to that modern family of theirs.
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Linda Wallem & Melissa Etheridge
Guitarist and singer Melissa Etheridge tied the knot with actress and producer Linda Wallem in 2014, a mere two days after the couple turned 53 years old. Prior to their wedding, the two have been best of friends. It was Wallem who Etheridge called when she became a single mother with four kids to care for.
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Eventually, the two developed a more intimate relationship that went beyond friendship. It began when the then would-be-couple were helping each other fulfill day to day motherly duties of feeding the kids. Etheridge decided to legalize their relationship and get the benefits of being legally married – and so they did. They have since been living happily together, highly likely ever after.