A Glitter-Fueled, High-Energy Wedding at Mill 1 at Open Square

What do we talk about when we talk about weddings?

Love, beauty, magic, joy.

But can there be love, beauty, magic and joy as a form of rebellion?

What about a riot?

What about a celebration so wild, so unapologetic, that it becomes its own kind of protest?

Becca and Carter’s wedding at Mill 1 at Open Square in Holyoke was just this.

A full-throttle, sweat-dripping rebellion.

A glitter-coated act of joy-as-dissent.

A night of punk energy, deep romance, glam rock decadence, vintage velvet, organza dusters, and colorful sequins.

A guest wearing a red organza duster at a LGBTQ Wedding at Mill 1 at Open Square in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
A guest wears a wig on the dance floor during a wedding reception at Mill 1 at Open Square in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

This wasn’t just a wedding, it was a declaration. Of love, joy, rage, resilience, and the absolute right to take up space and celebrate without apology.

To all the queer couples planning their own wild, beautiful, rule-breaking weddings: please take up all the space you’d like. Take up all of it.

Love like this has always been radical.

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A spread of kale salads made by Wheelhouse Catering at a wedding at Mill 1 Open Square in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
A wedding guest spreads glitter on a bride's face during the reception of her wedding at Mill 1 Open Square in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Guests dance during at a wedding at Mill 1 Open Square in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
A married couple cuts their wedding cake during their wedding at Mill 1 at Open Square in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Two fortune cookie fortunes predicting good things happening in November are left on a table during a wedding at Mill 1 Open Square in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
A bride dances during her wedding at Mill 1 Open Square in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
A bride and groom cut wedding cake during their wedding at Mill 1 Open Square in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Other vendors who made this day a success

Dress: Still White 

Suit: Jackson and Connor

Hair: Serene Salon Spa

Caterer: Wheelhouse Catering

DJ: Nicki Nell

Venue: Mill 1 at Open Square

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