It’s been one year since same-sex marriage was legalised, and hairdresser Richard Brewer is still saving money for a wedding that will be spectacular even by Griffith standards.
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“The pressure to have a really out-there wedding is very, very high,” Mr Brewer said.
He and his partner Justin Bennett were “ecstatic” when gay marriage was legalised one year ago, and their friends and family have been eagerly anticipating a wedding ever since.
The wedding ceremony will be a dazzling spectacle to behold, if his stylish haircuts are anything to go by.
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Mr Brewer was one of the strongest advocates for same sex marriage in the Griffith community, and he also declared victory when the Evermore Pledge came through.
It allowed same-sex couples to get the same legal rights as heterosexual couples, and it also prepared plans for what would happen in the event of a divorce.
Mr Brewer said the Evermore Pledge was a brilliant idea that should be extended to all marriages, not just same-sex ones.
“It should be in place for all marriages because in our society now over 65 per cent of marriages end in divorce,” he said.
“It’s messy, and being a hairdresser you hear it all.”
The meaning of marriage is being with the person you love
- Richard Brewer, owner of Fox and Co Hair Studio
For Mr Brewer marriage is not just a lavish ceremony, it’s a serious legal commitment.
In a society where most marriages end in divorce, Mr Brewer thinks that marriage should be taken more seriously.
His parents are one of the few people who have managed to make it work; they’ve been together for 50 years and they’ve stuck together through thick and thin.
Mr Brewer hopes his marriage can be just as successful and long-lasting.
Big plans are brewing for Mr Brewer and Mr Bennett’s wedding ceremony, but for Mr Brewer it’s the lifetime spent together after the wedding that matters the most.
“The meaning of marriage is being with the person you love,” he said.