Smithsonian holds its first wedding in DC museum, post-policy change

Breaking trition, Smithsonian museum's  D.C premises held its first wedding this week, as per international reports. Set in Renwick Gallery’s Grand Salon on last Saturday, famous museum reportedly hosted wedding of city's rewned art collectors - Steven Mazzola and Jeffrey Akman. ceremony was attended by 150 guests in artistic venue, as per reports.

Smithsonian holds its first wedding

Reports state that ceremony was set in museum's wooden temple by David Best which was erected last year as a place for reflection on loss. While somber temple usually attracts grief, reports state that venue was decorated with soft light and electric candles, giving it a serene, happy look. wedding also reportedly included a performance by a drag performer impersonating Tina Turner and Diana Ross.

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grooms were - Mazzola who works at D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities and Akman, a psychiatrist at George Washington University. y reportedly collaborated with event planner Mark Chaikowski to hold ir wedding at opulent art venue. Talking to a le news ncy, Akman said, "To bring our friends into a with art felt right to us.”

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Ceremony details

ceremony reportedly included a 30-minute ceremony which included a poetry recited by D.C. ater luminary Michael Kahn, a reing from Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marri. It also included songs of artists who have worked with Mazzola. ceremony was held after hours at 7:00 PM after museum closed at 5:30 PM and lasted till 11:30 PM, as per reports.

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Smithsonian's policy change

According to reports, quasi-federal institution h changed its policies regarding events allowing 19 Smithsonian museum and zoo to host personal and nprofit events in dition to corporate parties. policy was reportedly launched on March 1, in a bid to boost revenue for world’s largest cultural organization. Reports state that Smithsonian must raise about $500 million in earned revenue and donations each year to supplement its $1 billion annual federal subsidy.

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