Random acts of violets
Posted on:: February 19th, 2004
Via BoingBoing comes this timely meme from a Twin Cities blog: Send a bouquet of flowers to one of the gay couples getting married in San Francisco. Flowers on the Bay will deliver your bouquet to a random couple. Anonymity seems to go both ways in this case, so it’s suggested that cards say, “With love, from Boston, Massachusetts.” “Call it The Big Gay Bouquet call it Flowers from the Heartland. Call it whatever you want, but help us get this off the ground. ”
I called Flowers on the Bay (1 888 217 9119) but the line was busy. They just called back and recommended Mariner & Co. flowers at 800-797-7744. It’ll cost you about $50.00. Mariner alone is doing 30-50 deliveries a day. “It’s just fantastic,” says the very nice woman at the store.
Or, paypal $50 to me, and I’ll be sure those flowers get to some random happy couple. Oh you better believe it I will. I’ll deliver you back a signed letter of authenticity too…. ;-)
[[hanging my head in shame.]]
Great story!
My partner of 10 years and i were married on Feb 17, after getting in line at 5:00 a.m. It was worth it! Now that there are protesters trying to pee on everyone’s parade (and wedding) I think this gesture will mean even more. Thanx for all your support!
I just wanted to let you know what it was like to be on the receiving end of this incredible gift. My partner and I arrived at City Hall at 7:00am, to discover that we were couple 213, way too far back in the line to be married in all likelihood that day. Still, we decided to stay on, showing how many of us hope to have our relationships legally recongized. It was raining, but spirits were high, despite a religious zealot with a microphone telling us what it would be like to burn in hell. Most folks treated his with humor, posing for photos like he was a character at Disneyland. Then this van pulled up and a guy jumped out asking, “are you getting married?” I must admit I was a little nervous, but we said yes. The guy popped the trunk and pulled out bouquet after bouquet – huge arrangements with so much color – every one unique. We were handed one that made us cry because it contained lisianthus, an uncommon flower that looks like an old fashioned rose. You see, Jenna and I got married five years ago. It wasn’t legal, but all our friends and family were there, and it was the most beautiful day of my life. My bouquet that day was made of lisianthus. I don’t know how it happened that we got a bouquet with this same flower, but it made it seem all the more magical. Those bouquets made such a difference to every one of us in line. I know I am speaking on the part of many other couples when we say it meant the world to us, reading the cards from dozens of different states, knowing that each represented someone else’s life, and their choice to support ours. We never did make it to the front of the line, but we’ll be back next week, and I’ll be carrying that bouquet.
Thanks so much for this story.
Wow, this was so awesome! My partner and I were so surprised to have a beautiful bouquet handed to us when we were ready for our ceremony (after waiting since 5 a.m. – 8 1/2 hours). We couldn’t believe it! Is there some place to post our thank you note and perhaps a picture for these people? To Karen O. and Chris S. from West Bloomfield Michigan, thanks for this random act which added to our incredible day!!
Excellent, that was really well explained and helpful
Jordan