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Tourmaline Marries Cameron Bills in Virginia Wedding Wearing Miss Claire Sullivan

other · 2026-07-26

Artist Tourmaline married Cameron Bills on June 20, 2026, at Bills' parents' home in Virginia overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. The wedding was held on the eve of the summer solstice. Tourmaline wore a gown by CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalist Miss Claire Sullivan, featuring a long train, tulle veil, and a flower crown of baby's breath with satin roses—a nod to Marsha P. Johnson. Bills wore a navy suit with a corset by Suited Atelier. The couple met on Tinder in September 2022 and had their first date on the Christopher Street Pier in Manhattan, a site sacred to Tourmaline due to her work on her book about Marsha P. Johnson. They moved to Florida together for Bills' environmental law fellowship. The wedding was officiated by Dori Midnight, a spiritual leader Tourmaline has known for 20 years. Guests donated to the Trans Justice Funding Project in lieu of gifts. The ceremony included a ring warming, love letters, and a blessing with bread, salt, and honey from the family's beehive. The reception featured a vegetarian Southern dinner by A Pimento Catering and a praline pecan cake made by Bills' sister Kendall using pecans from trees planted by their father. The couple's first dance was to Hayden Dunham's 'Make Me Believe.'

Key facts

  • Tourmaline and Cameron Bills married on June 20, 2026, in Virginia.
  • Tourmaline wore a gown by Miss Claire Sullivan.
  • The wedding was on the eve of the summer solstice.
  • The couple met on Tinder and had their first date on Christopher Street Pier.
  • Tourmaline's flower crown included baby's breath as a nod to Marsha P. Johnson.
  • Guests donated to the Trans Justice Funding Project.
  • The reception included a pecan cake made with pecans from trees planted by Bills' father.
  • Dori Midnight officiated the ceremony.

Entities

Artists

  • Tourmaline
  • Cameron Bills
  • Marsha P. Johnson
  • Sylvia Rivera
  • Reverend Pat Bumgardner
  • Marjory Stoneman Douglas
  • Sasha Wortzel
  • Claire Sullivan
  • Christina Kim
  • Diana Van Haeften
  • Dori Midnight
  • Maureen Ridge
  • Gabriel Foster
  • Kendall Bills
  • Angelica Laws
  • Hayden Dunham
  • Hyd
  • Maya Margarita
  • Lensy Michelle
  • Tina Zavistanos
  • Geelia Ronkina
  • Muna Mire
  • Lo Burnett
  • Smita Sen
  • Katie Carter
  • Danielle Venne
  • Mx Omega
  • Adarni Karina
  • Phillip Picardi
  • Chani Nicholas
  • J Wortham
  • Bobbi Salvör Menuez
  • Cyrus Dunham
  • T Lax
  • Julia Shiplett
  • Elliot Page
  • Dave Justice
  • Sophia Giovannitti
  • Lauren Foster
  • Michaela Ross
  • Lauren Kope
  • Meredith Brown
  • Christina Thomas
  • Yakira Teitel
  • Dean Bien
  • Bela Zecker
  • Caitlin Gossett
  • Che Gossett
  • Bex McCharen
  • Cassie McCharen
  • Kyle Rapiñan
  • Stefanie Rivera
  • Joan Ridge
  • Claire Thompson
  • Sarah Burke
  • Alyza Enriquez
  • Raquel Willis
  • Eliel Cruz
  • Hana van der Kolk
  • Sterling Bennett
  • Sonjia Smith
  • Michael Bills

Institutions

  • CFDA
  • Vogue Fashion Fund
  • Miss Claire Sullivan
  • Suited Atelier
  • Metropolitan Community Church
  • Trans Justice Funding Project
  • MoMA
  • Whitney Biennial
  • A Pimento Catering
  • Chromat

Locations

  • Manhattan
  • Christopher Street Pier
  • Christopher Street
  • Hudson Street
  • New York City
  • Florida
  • Florida Everglades
  • West Palm Beach
  • South Beach
  • Miami
  • Virginia
  • Blue Ridge Mountains

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