[2] The show opened on June 29, 2002, at the Oxwood Inn in Van Nuys, California, and subsequent productions have had successful runs at venues such as the Palms, the Hollywood Improv, the legendary El Cid and Oil Can Harry's.
Celebrities such as Hannah Waddingham, Alison Arngrim from Little House on the Prairie and comedian/activist Robin Tyler have appeared in productions.
A portion of the proceeds were donated to the Equality Campaign, which helped to fight against U.S. constitutional amendments that discriminate against same-sex marriage.
The party begins as wedding guests arrive and mingle at the bar area where appetizers and cocktails are served.
Family members also mingle and greet patrons who are soon escorted into the "church" for the "almost holy" union of the two young lovers: Joni Gottlieb, a Jewish sports enthusiast, and Gina Spaulding, the independent daughter of a rigid military family.