Blake and Ryan were married at a plantation, which was on trend for the time but was ultimately a decision that aged badly. Though it had been pointed out as a bad look as early as 2018, this was the first time Ryan addressed the issue in its entirety.
"It’s something we’ll always be deeply and unreservedly sorry for. It’s impossible to reconcile," he told Fast Company. "What we saw at the time was a wedding venue on Pinterest. What we saw after was a place built upon devastating tragedy."
"Years ago we got married again at home — but shame works in weird ways. A giant fucking mistake like that can either cause you to shut down or it can reframe things and move you into action. It doesn’t mean you won’t fuck up again. But repatterning and challenging lifelong social conditioning is a job that doesn’t end."