For their intimate state park wedding in Cedar Hill, Texas, Eli and Darryl got ready at the beautiful Adolphus Hotel in nearby Dallas. The tattooed grooms both wore shades of blue and gray, as did their wedding party. Then, while blindfolded, the pair took a limo bus to their ceremony spot at Cedar Hill State Park. Despite thunderstorms during the day, the skies cleared while they stood beneath an oak tree and committed to one another. It was a small and intimate ceremony filled with laughter and tears.

Afterward, they celebrated with dinner at their favorite restaurant.

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Intimate, tear-filled outdoor Texas wedding | Opal and Onyx Photography | Featured on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

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Getting Ready Venue: Adolphus Hotel

Ceremony Venue: Cedar Hill State Park

Photographer: Opal and Onyx Photography

Florals: Iris and Free Floral Co.

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