Jonathan Bennett and his long-term boyfriend Jaymes Vaughan just got married in what the latter called their “dream wedding. The “Mean Girls” cast met Vaughan during a Los Angeles interview with the TV host for Celebrity Page.
Via The Knot, Bennett revealed that while that was his first time meeting him and hearing about him, it was definitely love at first sight. He said that his first impression of the TV host was as the “most beautiful man” he’d ever seen, and their first date consisted of them talking for over six hours.
The couple’s much-anticipated wedding had a white floral arrangement and was themed an inclusive celebration. They made some “new traditions” like meeting each other at the altar instead of walking down the aisle and shunning plain gold bands in favor of diamond-encrusted rings.
Vaughan And Bennett Just Got Married
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After two years of dating, TV host Vaughn finally said “I do” to his fiancé Bennett on Saturday. The inclusive wedding celebration was Mexican and had all the couple’s family and friends at the Unico Riviera Maya Hotel venue in Mexico.
Via People, the wedding was a beachside ceremony that had around 104 people in attendance. They shunned the normal walking down the aisle wedding practice. Instead, the couple met each other at the alter in their Express and Robert Stanley Bespoke purchased tuxedos to the song the “Mean Girls” actor wrote for his fiancé during their engagement.
Their friend, a YouTuber called Brian Tyler Cohen, was officiated the wedding ceremony. They said their written vows to each other and placed diamond-encrusted wedding rings on each other’s fingers instead of the plain gold band. Bennett mentioned that the wedding rings were currently on sale at Kay Jewelers, and the act was a “new tradition” created.
Vaughan And Bennett Had An Inclusive Wedding
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While talking about their wedding to People, the couple revealed that they went about the preparations with the thought that it was “more than just about [them].” They had the entire LGBTQ+ community in mind.
Vaughan said, “When you’re part of the LGBTQ+ fam, not everything in the wedding space is for you yet. The whole purpose of our wedding is to come together and join the two of us together, join our families together and start a new family.”
Bennett chipped in, “And all that, as we were going through this process, we realized that our wedding is also more than just about us. It’s about the entire community.
Guests Wore White To Honor Bennett’s Mother
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The wedding party had a black and white tux color theme, which Bennett said was “gender-neutral” and helped everyone be represented. He said, “It’s gender-neutral, but everyone looks represented and feels sexy in their own way. So it’s like a new tradition for the community. You don’t have to do dresses and tuxes. Anyone who wants to wear a tux, wear a tux, go for it.”
On the other hand, the floral arrangements were decided to be white to pay respects to Bennett’s mother. The wedding guests also took it a step further by donning different shades of white attires so the actor could feel her presence. Vaughan revealed that his husband’s mother especially loved white flowers when explaining the move.
The wedding ceremony was followed by a cocktail hour with the likes of Danica McKellar from “The Wonder Years” and Sharon Lawrence. Jackie Cox from “RuPaul Drag Race” also took up as the MC for the night. In addition to a Mexican feast, the guests were treated to a fireworks display set to “The Greatest Showman” soundtrack.
Vaughan And Bennett Got Engaged In November
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The couple got engaged back in November 2020. Vaughan’s proposal was heralded by an original song about them called “Our Song.” When discussing the engagement to ET, Bennett talked about how the entire situation had him “hysterically screaming and ugly crying.”
“When I saw Jaymes take a knee, I was so excited I just started hysterically screaming and ugly crying because I didn’t know how to express myself properly,” he said. “Then there is the moment when you realize, ‘Oh, this is it. This is what forever feels like.'”
Bennett added that he screamed “yes” immediately, closely followed by “more screaming and ugly crying.” Vaughan, on his part, said that the couple knew “this was going to be forever” from the first time they met on the TV host’s show. He added, “I can’t wait to marry my person.”
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