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Chely Wright Weds Girlfriend

Chely Wright Weds Girlfriend

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Country singer Chely Wright, who came out as lesbian last year, married Lauren Blitzer in an interfaith ceremony Saturday at Blitzer's aunt's home in Connecticut.

Wright met Blitzer, an LGBT rights activist, just two weeks after she came out. Saturday's ceremony was officiated by both a minister and a rabbi because Wright is Christian and Blitzer is Jewish, People reports.

Wright, 40, and Blitzer, 30, both wore white wedding gowns but decided to forgo veils because, Wright told People, "We like our hair too much!"

More than 200 guests attended the wedding and a reception featuring barbecue from New York restaurant Blue Smoke and music by a DJ. "Bands at weddings make me nervous," joked musician Wright, who also said the food was "Lauren's idea" -- Wright does not eat meat.

Wright also stressed to People the advantages of coming out: "The freedom of being out and open about who I am allowed me to find and fall in love with Lauren -- the most amazing woman I've ever known."

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Trudy Ring, The Advocate's copy chief, has spent much of her journalistic career covering the LGBT movement. When she's not fielding questions about grammar, spelling, and LGBT history, she's sharing movie trivia or classic rock lyrics.
Trudy Ring, The Advocate's copy chief, has spent much of her journalistic career covering the LGBT movement. When she's not fielding questions about grammar, spelling, and LGBT history, she's sharing movie trivia or classic rock lyrics.