(Photos by Dream Day Digital, courtesy of Barry and Georgie Miller)
When they met, Barry and Georgie Miller had both been taking a break from the dating scene, deleting their dating apps and feeling content with being single.
“[I] didn’t know it was possible to love someone as much as I love Barry now,” Georgie says. “He opened my heart to love.”
The two met in 2018 at Savoy after an event at the LGBT+ Center in Orlando. Neither had planned on attending, but they were both convinced to go. As Barry was leaving, he stopped to talk to a mutual friend, who introduced him to Georgie.
“The moment I shook his hand and gazed at his eyes, I felt an immediate connection,” Georgie says. “It felt like I knew him from another life. I had never felt such a thing, but in that moment, I knew he was special. He was the one.”
Feeling an undeniable connection, Georgie got Barry’s phone number and texted him the next day, asking him to dinner and a movie.
A year later, Barry decided to propose to Georgie on New Year’s Eve. He prepared a dinner for the two of them and they ate while waiting for the ball to drop in Times Square.
At 11:59 p.m., Barry asked Georgie if he could do him a favor. Georgie thought he was going to ask him to get something from the kitchen. Georgie asked if it could wait until after midnight because he didn’t want to miss the countdown.
Barry responded, “It’s not that! If you say yes to what I am going to ask you, you will make me the happiest man in the world.” Then he pulled out the ring.
“I was so in shock, totally unexpected,” Georgie says. “I covered my face and sobbed like a baby for a whole minute. He was like, ‘is that a yes or…’ and of course I said yes. We sealed the night with a kiss and New Year’s fireworks!”
The couple married in February at Casa Feliz in Winter Park.
“Every moment is recorded in my memory,” Georgie says. “I made a conscious decision to observe and be in the moment every second. I wanted to absorb all the smiling faces, the happiness and the gratitude I felt for having my loved ones on our special day, despite the current pandemic we all were facing.”
One of their favorite moments from the day was when Barry distributed bracelets to his family. Barry had taken his mother’s vintage wedding ring and created bracelets out of them, each with his mother’s name, Tova, engraved on it.
“He gave one bracelet to all his nieces, nephews, brother and sister, so each one of them carries a piece of her everlasting love,” Georgie says.
Georgie and Barry also enjoyed toasts and dancing the hora together. But most of all, they were thrilled to be able to spend their special day with their family and friends.
“It’s hard to choose a specific moment for me because every second was filled with magic,” Georgie says. “It was the perfect day with friends and family to share and to have everyone there to start our life journey together.”
Engagement Date: Dec. 31, 2019, proposed at the stroke of midnight
Wedding Date: Feb. 27, 2021
Officiant: Orange County Circuit Court Judge Bob LeBlanc
Venue: Casa Feliz in Winter Park
Colors: Pale blue, gray and white
Wedding Song/Artist: “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day
Florist: Jeane Cognac Designs
Caterer: Arthur’s
Cake Flavors: Amaretto and beurre noisette
Bakery: Michael Anthony Cakes
Photographer/Videographer: Dream Day Digital
DJ/Entertainment: Junction 88
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