Marc surprised Keith with a Christmas-themed proposal in New York City, with a live guitar player playing their favorite song. He originally wanted to propose right in front of the tree in Lotte Hotel Courtyard but it was raining heavily so he proposed in front of a free inside the hotel instead. Once they entered the hotel and the music started, Keith was breathless. He wasn’t sure what was going on. Marc got down on his knee and asked.
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Photographer: Soulmates Studio LLC
Venue: Lotte New York Palace Hotel
Musicians: Aaron Short
Fin Leary
Fin Leary is an award-winning editor and journalist. He is currently the Communications Manager of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books and on the faculty of Emerson College. Leary was the senior editor for Equally Wed Magazine from August 2018 to March 2020. His work has been published in New York Times, Washington Post, Refinery29, Healthline, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Boston Globe Magazine, and more. In 2017, he was awarded a Bookbuilders of Boston scholarship for his dedication to amplifying marginalized voices and advocating for an equitable publishing and media industry. You can find Fin on Instagram @finleary.
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