Welcome to the wedding site of Joseph Edward Heally and Gordon Patrick Bellamy. Sixteen years, well really two lifetimes, in the making, we are gathering the families and friends who have nurtured, shaped, encouraged and guided us to this day.
We are also super excited that you get to meet each other. We have often said that you are only as good as the people with whom you spend your time, well May 3rd is our life’s work in that regard. Parents, siblings, best friends, confidantes. . .family in the most authentic sense of the word all in one place for one time.
We are fortunate to have a life surrounded by people who love us both together and individually. We love you too and May 3rd is also a celebration of your commitment to us.
We met on Sunday, February 8th, 1998 at The Café. We will certainly retell the tale in great detail at the wedding. But long story medium, Joe was out with his friend Jeff Fish, Gordon was with Ted Huffmire , we met, we talked, we kissed, we danced , we went home and so our life together began.
Our first song, technically is Aqua’s Barbie Girl, that’s what was playing when Gordon asked Joe if he was a dancer. . .but that is not our song … after our first kiss in the nook at Subway, we returned to the club. We danced to Janet Jackson’s Together Again, all we could see was each other, that is our first song.
Gordon played soccer for the gay team, the San Francisco Spikes, in 1998. Joe would trek to Marin County to watch his glorious substitute performances or just be with Gordon on the bench. Our first trip was to Atlanta for a gay soccer tournament and then they went to Orlando, to Disneyland and Universal Studios Orlando.
When we met Gordon moved into Joe’s home in Southern Hills, Daly City. After two years, we moved down to LA in search of loft living, and found our way to the San Fernando Valley. After one year in Valley Village, we searched for our home. One day after much searching Joe found it and called Gordon. We won the bidding war and bought 16101 Calahan Street, North Hills, CA, 91343. Here we have lived for over a decade and raised our two amazing doggies, Cyber Jasper and Cooper Jacob Heally-Bellamy.
Our first puppy joined us from Pooch Heaven. We named him Cyber because we found him on the internet. The name Jasper came from our friend Andrew Klayman. Jasper is a gem of many colors.
Cooper Jacob joined us from Pet Orphans. Gordon always knew that his dog would be crying for freedom. At the rescue, Cooper was quick to explain that through a clerical error, he was in a cage and not home with us. We quickly fixed the error and he came home.
Romantic notion as it was, we always figured we would just know, when the “right time” to propose was. And if it didn’t happen it didn’t happen. Year 1, year 2, year 3…. And so it went, and then Gordon was driving in his car. . . in 2008! Ten years in love and he heard a radio promotion for the Janet Jackson tour coming to Staples Center. Never has anything been clearer to him than he was meant to propose to Joseph Heally, during “their song” live at the Staples Center. Thanks to Cody Alexander, Mike Clune and all of our inner circle, September 17th, 2008 we became engaged to be married.
We celebrate with our friends and family in San Ramon, California.
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The ceremony will begin at 6pm on Saturday, May 3rd, 2014. Reception and Dinner will follow.
Picking a location was natural for us. The San Ramon Golf Club was the site of Bernie and Carol Heally’s 50th Wedding anniversary, which was the first major event with Gordon’s and Joe’s parents celebrating together (following 2 Christmas’ together) . This is where Heally-Bellamy happens.
Our celebrant performing the ceremony will be Steve Vaught, who we met July 3rd, 1998, also at the Café and has been a cherished part of our lives ever since.
We have a wedding party of 8 amazing people from all facets of our lives.
San Ramon is in Northern California. Located a mere 17 miles from Oakland International Airport (OAK), 28 miles from San Jose Municipal Airport (SJC) and 38 miles from San Francisco International Airport (SFO), the Sheraton Pleasanton Hotel puts you within reach of all that the Bay area has to offer.
Transportation from the airport
There’s a train station right there! We are conveniently located within walking distance of the new West Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station, and with trains running every 15 minutes, getting around the Bay Area via BART is now simple. Hoping to visit San Francisco’s most famous attractions. Get on the BART! We will also have hotel shuttles to the wedding if you are coming from the city.
The deadline to RSVP for this wedding has passed, please contact the bride and groom to see if there is still a seat for you.
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