Incorporate marriage equality pride into your DIY wedding decor.
Many same-sex couples have experienced difficulties in planning their wedding, either logistically or socially. One way to recognize those struggles and the regular struggles of LGBT people during your wedding is to incorporate LGBT-imagery into the wedding décor. Here are four ideas for how to do that:
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This heart-shaped confetti could easily be made by hand, but a subtle way to make it LGBT-positive is by making the confetti from gay and lesbian literature. Whether it’s The Well of Loneliness or Giovonni’s Room, there are many books that illustrate the struggles of gay and lesbian people. |
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Include facts about marriage equality as your table numbers. This is a great opportunity to educate people about the realities of marriage equality in the country, and you can tailor this to issues that are important to you (and who says they have to be in numerical order?). Possible numbers could be: Table 25 … percent of same-gender couples raising children, Table 1,138 … is the number of federal benefits and responsibilities that same-sex couples lose out on as a result of DOMA, or Table 99 … percent of counties with same-sex couples. |
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Decorate with LGBT-images to educate about LGBT issues. An example is our Real Wedding couple Kevin and Pete who applied Human Rights Campaign stickers onto mason jars. |
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The old stand-by: incorporate rainbow into the décor somehow. Whether it’s with tablecloths, in the flowers or the colors of the flags hung throughout the reception halls, rainbows are a great way to keep pride in your wedding. In Anna and Hanna’s Real Wedding in Oahu, Hawaii, they had people holding a rainbow canopy over their heads. |
Photo: Kevin and Pete Real Wedding, photography by Kristin Korpos Photography; Anna and Hannah Real Wedding, photography by Torie McMillan Photography
