Editing Jim Verraros (section)

====Marriage====
{{quote box|width=33%|People say, 'Why are you even doing it if it's not even legal?'  We don't have to wait for the government to tell us it's okay, we're doing it anyway. It's more about our family and friends and people we care about witnessing something that is true and beautiful.|source= —Verraros on his marriage to Bill Brennan.<ref name="Greg"/>}}

On September 6, 2009, Verraros married Bill Brennan in their shared home state of Illinois.<ref name="Dream Wedding"/><ref name="Greg">{{cite web|url=http://greginhollywood.com/american-idol-alum-jim-verraros-is-getting-married-on-saturday-in-a-splashy-chicago-wedding-11497|author=Greg Hernandez|title=American Idol alum Jim Verraros is getting married on Sunday in a splashy Chicago wedding|work=Greg in Hollywood|date=September 4, 2009|access-date=May 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Ties Knot">{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/143173/idol-alum-jim-verraros-ties-knot-with-boyfriend|author=Gina Serpe|title=Idol Alum Jim Verraros Ties Knot With Boyfriend|publisher=E!|date=September 9, 2009|access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref><ref name="My Wedding">{{cite web|url=http://www.mywedding.com/billandjim/stories.html|author1=Bill Brennan|author2=Jim Verraros|title=Jim Verraros & Bill Brennan – Our Story|work=[[Meredith Corporation|mywedding.com]]|access-date=May 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 4, 2009 |title='Idol' finalist to wed partner in Oak Brook |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-12AA4A1C4BE87E10.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509075514/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-12AA4A1C4BE87E10.html |archive-date=May 9, 2018 |access-date=March 8, 2018 |work=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref><ref name="and boyfriend">{{cite web|url=http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/8235316|author=Brett Anthony|title=Jim Verraros and boyfriend wed on Sunday|work=ChicagoPride.com|date=September 7, 2009|access-date=May 8, 2018|archive-date=May 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509075806/http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/8235316|url-status=dead}}</ref> The couple first met through MySpace in 2005, at which point they decided to meet in person, after realizing that they only lived about twenty minutes away from each other.<ref name="Dream Wedding"/><ref name="Greg"/><ref name="My Wedding"/><ref name="and boyfriend"/> A few months later, they moved in together. Brennan proposed to Verraros two-and-a-half years after they began dating.<ref name="Greg"/> Although Illinois did not legally recognize gay marriage in 2009, Verraros said that he and Brennan "wanted the day to be a reflection of [their] love and commitment to each other as well as a statement to other gay couples in Illinois".<ref name="Dream Wedding"/><ref name="and boyfriend"/> Each of the [[groom]]'s fathers served as their [[Best man|best men]] in the wedding.<ref name="Dream Wedding"/><ref name="Greg"/><ref name="Ties Knot"/><ref name="and boyfriend"/> The song "You Make It Better" from the film ''Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds'' was written by Verraros about Brennan and was included in the music set list for their wedding.<ref name="San Francisco"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mywedding.com/billandjim/music.html|title=Jim Verraros & Bill Brennan – Music|work=mywedding.com|access-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref> The marriage was later legalized in [[Iowa]].<ref name="San Francisco"/>

Brennan is the president of Bridal Expo Chicago and Bridal Expo Milwaukee.<ref name="Greg"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mywedding.com/billandjim/blog_post_37371.html|author=Bill Brennan|title=Jim Verraros & Bill Brennan – So Many Details-Oh My|work=mywedding.com|date=August 8, 2009|access-date=May 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://solutionsbridal.com/from-the-bridal-connoisseur-himself/|author=Ken|title=From the Bridal Connoisseur himself!|work=solutionsbridal.com|date=September 12, 2015|access-date=May 8, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509080408/https://www.solutionsbridal.com/from-the-bridal-connoisseur-himself/|archivedate=May 9, 2018}}</ref> In 2006, Verraros signed an [[endorsement deal]] to serve as spokesman for the business;<ref name="Impact"/><ref name="Official Website News"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/02/14/brides-gone-wild/|author=Emily Nunn|title=Brides gone wild!|work=Chicago Tribune|date=February 14, 2006|access-date=May 8, 2018}}</ref> he eventually became executive vice president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://durpettievents.com/2011/08/6thingsjimverrari/|author=Jim Verraros|title=6 Things You Don't Know About: Jim Verraros|work=Michelle Durpetti Events|date=August 29, 2011|access-date=May 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Planit">{{cite web|url=http://www.planitnorthwest.com/2014/01/08/local-american-idol-contestants-move-on-after-show-appearances/a5jb3am/?photo=3|author=Jami Kunzer|title=Local 'American Idol' Contestants Move On After Show Appearances|work=[[Northwest Herald|planitnorthwest.com]]|date=January 8, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2018}}</ref> Kelly Clarkson and Verraros maintained a friendship after competing on ''American Idol'' together, and Verraros helped design the [[headpiece]] that Clarkson wore for her 2013 wedding.<ref name="Planit"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2013/10/22/another-american-idol-alum-helped-design-kelly-clarksons-wed.html|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Another 'American Idol' Alum Helped Design Kelly Clarkson's Wedding Headpiece|work=[[ABC News Radio]]|date=October 22, 2013|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brides.com/story/kelly-clarkson-wedding-photos-temperly-wedding-dress|author=Caitlin Van Horn|title=Kelly Clarkson Weds Brandon Blackstock in a Gorgeous Temperley London Dress|work=[[Brides (magazine)|Brides]]|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/style/kelly-clarksons-wedding-dress-all-the-details/|author=Alex Apatoff|title=Kelly Clarkson's Wedding Dress: All the Details!|work=People|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref>

By 2019, Verraros and Brennan had separated. Verraros is currently engaged.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JimVerraros/status/1129986111898640384|author=Jim Verraros|title=@JimVerraros|date=May 18, 2019|access-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=July 2024}} On November 20, 2021, Verraros married Sean Michael Buck.<ref>{{cite web | title='American Idol's' first gay finalist is now a total hunk, married, and living his best life | website=Queerty | date=January 3, 2023 | url=https://www.queerty.com/american-idols-first-gay-finalist-now-total-hunk-married-living-best-life-20230103 | ref={{sfnref | Queerty | 2023}} | access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>