![]() When they exited the building, there were hundreds of people across the street behind barriers. Then they exchanged vows, and the judge declared them married. Next they exchanged rings - Rodriguez-Duarte wears the ring his grandfather was married with, and Torres has the ring that he has worn since the beginning of their relationship. That, and the fact that she was wearing the same shoes in black - but with an embroidered scales design - we knew we got the right judge,” said Rodriguez-Duarte. ‘My name is Marcy Friedman, and I’m an out lesbian,’ she said. “The minute we walked into the room, the judge introduced herself. They went to the corresponding window, filled out all the paperwork, paid the $35 license fee (the $25 justice of the peace’s fee was waived), and after a brief interlude, they were directed to the justice’s chambers. “It was an out-of-body experience.”Īfter a half-hour or so wait, the couple’s number, 832, came up on the big board. “Alexis kissed my hand, and I was crying,” Torres acknowledged. Tears welled up in Torres’s eyes as he said yes. While the couple was posing for photos in front of the large mural of City Hall in the cavernous, well-lit waiting room, Rodriguez-Duarte got down on his knees, took Torres’s hand and made it formal. Torres joked that his partner hadn’t proposed yet. They have lived in the West Village for 18 years. They chose matching, white, Irish linen guayaberas, which were tailor made for them in 1997 by “The King of the Guayaberas” in Miami, where they maintained a second residence until recently. “Talbot’s has domestic partnership health insurance, which has been very helpful,” said Torres. Torres is employed as an in-house fashion consultant for Talbot’s on Broadway and 82nd Street, so that they have one steady source of income. “We try to work together whenever we can,” said Duarte-Rodriquez. ![]() His work has appeared in numerous top magazines, as well as The New York Times. He also helped create “The Life and Music of Celia Cruz,” a current Smithsonian traveling exhibition. ![]() His book “Presenting Celia Cruz” is a remarkable testament to the couple’s friendship with the iconic singer. Rodriguez-Duarte is a fashion and fine art photographer, who is well known for his photographs of Cuban-American celebrities and distinguished figures. ![]()
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