Jonathan Bennett and Jaymes Vaughan (Photo: Instagram)
Jonathan Bennett and Jaymes Vaughan are one of the sweetest gay couples out there. They’re always sharing snaps of their travels together, occasional thirst traps, red-carpet appearances, or just goofing around.
They also both love the Holidays… not surprising given that Bennett has starred in more than one Christmas movie. However, even Vaughan has his limits when it comes to holiday decorating, as demonstrated in a recent video he posted of Bennett eyeing up some giant inflatables.
Bennett clearly believes the bigger the better, as he tries to persuade Vaughan they should invest for the season. Vaughan is not so sure.
In a new video, Bennett reveals that the store featured in the first video decided to gift him all the inflatables (full marks to the marketing team for that idea). He duly erected them all in their back garden and surprised Vaughan.
In another recent video, Vaughan revealed he and Bennett already had their Christmas tree up. He posted a subsequent video addressing the divided opinion this fact elicited online.
Vaughan suggested that people giving him and his husband a hard time, “apparently don’t like joy, don’t like the season, don’t like to feel good, don’t like a bit of extra happiness in their house.
“If you’re one of those people that felt the need to DM me, to be upset about our Christmas tree being up, I’d like to know why, publicly here. Why is that so bad?”
Many people agreed with Vaughan. Some even posted their own, touching reasons.
“Why not indeed? I lost my husband of 38 years last November, and did not celebrate the holidays last year. This year, as I heal, I am embracing all that brings me joy, or ‘glimmers’ as it is called. My trees and decorations have been up since Nov. 1st. It makes me happy, surrounded by memories and brightness ❤️”
Another said, “Research shows that people who put their decorations up earlier are on average happier through the holiday season. It promotes happiness. So if you want your tree up, put it up and enjoy it!”
Another made the salient point: “Xmas decorations take so long to put up and take down that we need to enjoy it as long as we can!”
He also had some words of advice for the young cast.
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Perfect example of all the things in life that there is no reason to get bent out of shape about. Like so many little things in life, if this offends/upsets you, please ask yourself WHY? It’s no big deal.
My sentiments exactly. I can’t enjoy putting deco up because I only think of how it has to come down later, so I just quit. I do enjoy other people’s decorations a ton, so I will continue on being lazy and stealing my joy from other people’s hard work. (Kinda sounds like a gov’t entitlement program doesn’t it. : ) )
I don’t understand why some people feel the need to voice out their negative comments about a married couple who love Christmas, and if they want to decorate their home with a Christmas tree and ornaments, that is their choice, and in my humble opinion, I begin to decorate for the holidays on November 1st, giving me enough time to put it all together before Thanksgiving, and then I turn on the Christmas tree on Thanksgiving evening, to make it even more festive. So as long as they’re not decorating your home, then you should not be worried about what they’re doing in their home, keep those negative thoughts to yourself…
Um…..the world is on the verge of World War 3! There’s a pretty good chance Trump will retake the White House! The Supreme Court could give LGBT+ rights AND marriage equality the same treatment they gave Roe V. Wade, and these two “red carpet, thirst-traps” are worried about the size and placement of their inflatable decorations! Ugh!!!!!
Gavin, I suggest wine or therapy, or maybe both. 1. I believe the world leaders are too smart to start WW3 over a strip of land 5 mi. wide by 25 mi. long. They’ve all invested way too much money in that land over the years to see it destroyed now. 2. America survived Trump once, we can do it again, although even my GOP Ass hates the thought of the possibility. It’s a shame we don’t have a better choice to vote for on both sides IMHO. 3. “Could” is a word used by the hopeless. Anything “Could” happen, good or bad. The pendulum constantly swings back and forth. Of late it has swung against us, but it could reverse at anytime. I’d suggest enjoying everyday now just in case the worst did come to be. 4. Why waste your worries on a silly little Queerty article about something that hurts nobody, when they’re much bigger problems to be handled. (See 1-3 above). For your own good, chill out and do something fun today.
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lou lou de la falaise
I put my tree up when Hallmark starts playing Christmas movies.
lather
Perfect example of all the things in life that there is no reason to get bent out of shape about. Like so many little things in life, if this offends/upsets you, please ask yourself WHY? It’s no big deal.
dbmcvey
Friends of mine who live in Palm Springs put up their tree right after Halloween. I get it.
theaterbloke
I live alone so I never put up Christmas decorations. More power to the people who do though.
Openminded
My sentiments exactly. I can’t enjoy putting deco up because I only think of how it has to come down later, so I just quit. I do enjoy other people’s decorations a ton, so I will continue on being lazy and stealing my joy from other people’s hard work. (Kinda sounds like a gov’t entitlement program doesn’t it. : ) )
sicil1
Who gives a rat’s a** about them at all, much less what they put in their yard.
Dyana B
I don’t understand why some people feel the need to voice out their negative comments about a married couple who love Christmas, and if they want to decorate their home with a Christmas tree and ornaments, that is their choice, and in my humble opinion, I begin to decorate for the holidays on November 1st, giving me enough time to put it all together before Thanksgiving, and then I turn on the Christmas tree on Thanksgiving evening, to make it even more festive. So as long as they’re not decorating your home, then you should not be worried about what they’re doing in their home, keep those negative thoughts to yourself…
Mr.Gavin Elster
Um…..the world is on the verge of World War 3! There’s a pretty good chance Trump will retake the White House! The Supreme Court could give LGBT+ rights AND marriage equality the same treatment they gave Roe V. Wade, and these two “red carpet, thirst-traps” are worried about the size and placement of their inflatable decorations! Ugh!!!!!
Openminded
Gavin, I suggest wine or therapy, or maybe both. 1. I believe the world leaders are too smart to start WW3 over a strip of land 5 mi. wide by 25 mi. long. They’ve all invested way too much money in that land over the years to see it destroyed now. 2. America survived Trump once, we can do it again, although even my GOP Ass hates the thought of the possibility. It’s a shame we don’t have a better choice to vote for on both sides IMHO. 3. “Could” is a word used by the hopeless. Anything “Could” happen, good or bad. The pendulum constantly swings back and forth. Of late it has swung against us, but it could reverse at anytime. I’d suggest enjoying everyday now just in case the worst did come to be. 4. Why waste your worries on a silly little Queerty article about something that hurts nobody, when they’re much bigger problems to be handled. (See 1-3 above). For your own good, chill out and do something fun today.