Chely Wright wedding

Country singer Chely Wright, who just came out last year, married girlfriend Lauren Blitzer on Saturday.
Wright and girlfriend Blitzer, a LGBT rights activist, were married in a ceremony in Connecticut.
"We like our hair too much!" joked Wright.

Chely Wright wedding

Wright and Blitzer exchanged vows in front of about 200 guests at the home of Blitzer's aunt. Although Wright is vegetarian, the couple served guests barbecue from New York's Blue Smoke.
“What a beautiful day for a wedding,” Wright tweeted on Saturday.
Country singer Chely Wright has married her girlfriend just a year after coming out, People reported. The 40-year-old star married Lauren Blitzer at Blitzer’s aunt’s Connecticut home with 200 guests and two white gowns.
The ceremony was presided over by both a reverend and a rabbi, reflecting Wright’s Christianity and Blitzer’s Judaism. Neither wore traditional veils because, according to Wright, they “like [their] hair too much.”

Chely Wright wedding

Access Hollywood reported that the marriage was a monumental event in country music, as Wright is one of the first openly gay singers in the genre.
Now, Wright is a happily married woman.
Country singer Chely Wright married her girlfriend, Lauren Blitzer, on Saturday, with both wearing Jose Dias-designed white wedding gowns. The interfaith ceremony -- Wright is Christian while Blitzer is Jewish -- was attended by 200-plus guests at the home of Blitzer's aunt in Connecticut. In January, Wright admitted fans may have reacted in a negative way to her news.