[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/4-diy-decor-ideas-with-lgbt-touches\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/4-diy-decor-ideas-with-lgbt-touches\/","headline":"4 DIY Decor Ideas with LGBT Touches","name":"4 DIY Decor Ideas with LGBT Touches","description":"Incorporate marriage equality pride into your DIY wedding decor. By Lucy Hough Many same-sex couples have experienced difficulties in planning their wedding, either logistically or...","datePublished":"2012-06-08","dateModified":"2021-07-08","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/circle_1.gif","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/circle_1.gif","height":49,"width":49},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/4-diy-decor-ideas-with-lgbt-touches\/","about":["Planning"],"wordCount":306,"articleBody":" Incorporate marriage equality pride into your DIY wedding decor.By Lucy HoughMany 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 d\u00e9cor. Here are four ideas for how to do that: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\u2019s The Well of Loneliness or Giovonni\u2019s Room, there are many books that illustrate the struggles of gay and lesbian people.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.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.The old stand-by: incorporate rainbow into the d\u00e9cor somehow. Whether  it\u2019s 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\u2019s 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"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"4 DIY Decor Ideas with LGBT Touches","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/4-diy-decor-ideas-with-lgbt-touches\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]