Gay Tinder Couple Wins Dream Wedding Officiated By Michelle Visage
In honor of Pride month, Tinder committed to giving one lucky LGBT couple $100,000 toward their dream wedding. Logan Peters and Ryan Holly were recently announced as the #TinderSuccessStory contest winners.
As we previously reported, LGBT couples who found love on the popular dating app could enter the contest by posting a #couplespic to Instagram, tagging Tinder and using the hashtag #TinderSuccessStory, along with a description of their successful meet-cute.
Logan and Ryan matched on Tinder and had their first date at a Denver brewery. According to the couple, meeting Ryan gave Logan the courage to finally come out to his parents, and after two and a half years together, Logan proposed to Ryan.
When Michelle Visage first heard about the #TinderSuccessStory initiative, the Rupaul’s Drag Race judge signed on to help choose the winning couple—and officiate their wedding ceremony. But instead of charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent, she judged the posts on originality, presentation, emotional impact, and relevance to the Pride theme.
"Marriage equality is fundamental,” Visage adds. “We swiped right on Logan and Ryan because their inspiring story of coming out, becoming confident with themselves, and then finding love. Because, if you can’t love yourself, how the hell are you going to love somebody else? Shantay you both stay... See you at the altar!"
"We believe everyone has the right to marry their perfect match," says Tinder exec Rosette Pambakian in a statement. "Sometimes LGBTQ couples don’t have the family support for a dream wedding, so that is why we are here to swipe right on their dream."
“We’re so happy that Tinder created a space for us to meet, and continues to support the LGBTQ community by taking a stand for equality," says the winning couple in a statement. "We can’t wait to start planning for our wedding, and for our married life together.”