Just two weeks after coming out last year, country singer Chely Wright met her partner, Lauren Blitzer. And on Saturday, they were married.

Wright, 40, wed Blitzer, 30, a GLBT Civil Rights activist, at Blitzer’s aunt’s home in Connecticut. Both brides wore white wedding gowns, but opted out of wearing veils because, Wright told PEOPLE, "We like our hair too much!"
The couple also axed the traditional wedding band and had a deejay spin instead. "Bands at weddings make me nervous," Wright joked.

While agreeing on gowns and music may have been a piece of cake, the big day did come with some compromises. Wright, who doesn't eat meat, said it was "Lauren's idea not my influence!" to serve barbecue from New York's Blue Smoke to their 200-plus guests.