When stylist Anthony was referred to realtor Richard—the latter provided a vacant property for a video shoot when the original site backed out at the last minute—he couldn’t have known that his rescuer would also end up being his lifelong mate. But the shoot led to a date, where “we seriously hit it off and agreed to meet again. And again. And again. And finally, he just never left,” Richard recounts. “Ah, true love!” Two years into their courtship, Richard proposed in Manhattan at Rockefeller Plaza’s famed Christmas-tree-lighting ceremony. The following autumn, the pair had a commitment ceremony—and partied the night away—at the Sam Houston Hotel, where, Richard says, the evening’s most joyful highlight was “bringing 165 family members and friends together in one place to help us celebrate our special day.”

Couple: Anthony Dowd & Richard Ray
Wedding Date: 09/14/2013
Venue: Sam Houston Hotel
Consultant: Kat Creech Events
Ceremony Backdrop: Darryl & Co.
Linens & Chairs: Flora & Eventi
Cake: Susie’s Cakes & Confections
Lighting: Bright Star Productions
Photography and Videography: 1 Cinema Productions
Honeymoon: Hawaii

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