(she/her)Emily is from a tiny town in southern Maine. She is a ceramic artist that often combines her two loves of clay and textiles into unique and beautiful pieces of art. She has also been a very active fiber artist since she was very young, knitting, quilting, and making costumes with her mother and grandmother. As for her career, she has generally worked with companies that support services that are helpful to others. Her current job is at Charm Sciences, as a QA Laboratory Technician. She calibrates the various testing equipment to be sure that the labs can achieve the most accurate results possible in the many stages of testing and composing their vital food and drink safety kits. 

(they/them)What can we say about Ryo more than "thank you"? Ryo inadvertently brought us together by spontaneously deciding to create a profile on Facebook dating, inspiring Emily to do the same. Ryo has been Emily's friend for over a decade and none have had a more direct role in bringing us together than they have.

(she/her)This woman is the brightest, most shining example of love, kindness, and compassion. There are no mistakes, only learning experiences. She has taught me that anything is possible. She is happily retired. 

(she/her) She is a very kind and creative person who does everything she can for friends and family. She is the mother of the flower girl, Sylvia, and the ring bearer, Emerson. She is a very successful small business owner of a home style restaurant called Sarah’s Table.

(she/her)Sylvia is a lovely young lady. She is silly, kind, creative, and compassionate. She loves arts and crafts, and dancing. 

(she/her)Rachael Pass is a queer, feminist, Boston-based community rabbi. She is the Senior Educator of Modern Jewish Couples and teaches for the Jewish Learning Collaborative, in addition to her freelance work. Rabbi Rachael was ordained from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2021, where she wrote her rabbinic dissertation on creative Jewish rituals for those who have had abortions. Rabbi Rachael teaches and writes extensively on Jewish views of abortion, creative Jewish rituals, and feminist Jewish thought and theology. She is passionate about Jewish education, mental health, creating caring communities, and reading as many books as she can get her hands on!You can learn more work about Rabbi Rachael's work at Modern Jewish Couples.

(she/her)Christine is an award-winning photojournalist and LGBTQ-inclusive wedding photographer in Massachusetts living on Cape Cod with her wife, Steph; lovable lab, Hunter; mischievous feline, LeRoi; adorable fluffy kitty princess, Raye; and wildly energetic rescue puppy, Toby. When she's not taking pictures, she's riding her road bike, brewing coffee, tending to her beloved house plants or cooking an overly complicated meal.

You can learn more about Christine's work at Salty Broad Studios.