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2020 Awards Winners

BAND / MUSICIAN

WINNER

Vybe Society
Oakland, CA

FINALISTS

Benjamin T Warner
Asheville, NC

Bluewater Kings Band
Grand Rapids, MI

Shaded Soul Band
New England

CATERER

WINNER

Fogcutter


San Francisco, CA

FINALISTS

CAKE MAKER

WINNER

Who Made the Cake

Houston, TX

FINALISTS

Bunnie Cakes
Miami, FL

O’ Heavenly Cake
Wappingers Falls, NY

Simple Treats of South Florida
West Palm Beach, FL

CITY/STATE OR COUNTRY FOR DESTINATION WEDDINGS

WINNER

Hawaii



FINALISTS

DJ

WINNER

Jess the Ripper


Portland, OR

FINALISTS

DJ Keelez

Los Angeles, CA

DJ Snick at Nite

San Francisco, CA

HAY DJ

Louisville, KY

Our DJ Rocks
Orlando, FL

ENTERTAINMENT (NON-MUSIC)

WINNER

The Off Centered Project 


Atlanta, GA

FINALISTS

Élan Artists
New York, NY

Event Painting by Agnes
Los Angeles, CA

Stage Factor
Chicago, IL

EVENT RENTALS

WINNER

FINALISTS

Chase Canopy
Mattapoisett, MA

Circa Rentals
Duarte, CA

Signature Party Rentals
Los Angeles, CA

FLORIST

WINNER

Folie a Deux Events
Chapel Hill, NC


FINALISTS

Fionna Floral
Pacific Grove, CA

Painted Primrose

Longmont, CO

Winston & Main

Los Angeles, CA

LIGHTING/DÈCOR

WINNER

Signs of Our Lives




Los Angeles, CA

FINALISTS

Crowd Control

Riverside, CA

EBE Talent

Philadelphia, PA

Luma Designs
Chattanooga, TN

XL Entertainment
Los Angeles, CA

GOWN STORE/BRAND
(We had a tie!)

WINNER

Kelly Faetanini




New York, NY

FINALISTS

Gilded Bridal

Raleigh, NC

Pantora Bridal

Brooklyn, NY

HAIRSTYLIST

WINNER

Latia Curtis

Greenville, SC

FINALISTS

AnaRie

Brevard, NC

Sixteen Thirty Six

Los Angeles, CA

White Salon & Spa

Atlanta, GA

Willow House Beauty

Brooklyn, NY

HOTEL FOR WEDDINGS

WINNER

The Monaco Hotel


Seattle, WA

FINALISTS

Four Seasons—Whistler

Whistler, British Columbia

NOPSI Hotel
New Orleans, LA

The Greystone Inn

Lake Toxaway, NC

JEWELER

WINNER

Emily Chelsea Jewelry

Philadelphia, PA

FINALISTS

Esqueleto

California and New York

With These Rings

Port Townsend, WA

OFFICIANT

WINNER

Anita Weds



Chicago, IL

FINALISTS

STATIONER/INVITATION DESIGNER

WINNER

Revelry + Heart

Raleigh, NC

FINALISTS

MAKEUP ARTIST

WINNER

Latia Curtis


Greenville, SC


FINALISTS

AnaRie

Brevard, NC

Krista Ann
Denton, TX

Makeup the Bride

Los Angeles, CA

Willow House Beauty

Brooklyn, NY

PLANNER/COORDINATOR

WINNER

Fuse Weddings

Salt Lake City, UT

FINALISTS

A Monique Affair
Oakland, CA

Calluna Events

Boulder, CO

Folie à Deux Events

Chapel Hill, NC

PHOTOGRAPHER

WINNER

Kelly Balch


Los Angeles, CA

FINALISTS

RESORT FOR HONEYMOONS

WINNER

Banyan Tree Mayakoba


Riviera Maya, Mexico

FINALISTS

The Twelve Apostles

Cape Town, South Africa

La Samanna

St. Martin

Paws Up Resort

Greenough, Montana

RESORT FOR DESTINATION WEDDINGS

WINNER

FINALISTS

Blue Desert Cabo
Los Cabos, Mexico

Le Méridien Bora Bora

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Harvest Inn
St. Helena, CA

SUIT/STORE BRAND

WINNER

Sharpe Suiting



Los Angeles, CA


FINALISTS

Bindle & Keep

Brooklyn, NY

Kirrin Finch

New York, NY

Shane Ave

Sydney, Australia

Tux-Couture

New York, NY

TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

WINNER

Five Emerald Limousine




San Francisco, CA


FINALISTS

Action Limousines

Atlanta, GA

Anytime Limousines
Fredericksburg, VA

Fun Tyme Limo
St. Louis, MO

UNIQUE SERVICE

WINNER

Photobooth Rocks


Apopka, FL


FINALISTS

Balloonzilla
Irvine, CA

Ink with Intent

Burlington, VT

Mia’s Martini

Upland, CA

VENUE

WINNER

The Riviera

Palm Springs, CA

FINALISTS

MyMoon
Brooklyn, NY

Paradise Cove

Orlando, FL

The MV Skansonia
Seattle, WA

VIDEOGRAPHER

WINNER

NightOwls Media


Chicago, IL


FINALISTS

Abidoodle Productions
Annapolis, MD

Chevy Chey

Denton, TX

Emotion Film

Atlanta, GA

Evergreen Era Films
Asheville, NC

Kelly Balch
Los Angeles, CA

OUR PROCESS EXPLAINED

Nominations for Equally Wed Awards were opened in January 2020. For several weeks, nominations were open for the public to nominate the best LGBTQ+ inclusive vendors and venues in the wedding industry. On Feb. 15, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern, we closed nominations. The vendors and venues who get the most nominations in their category advanced to the voting round. Polls opened on March 13, 2020 and the public voted for their favorite LGBTQ+ inclusive vendors and venues. Voting ended on March 31, 2020. The finalists with the most votes won in their respective categories. We had one tie with the exact amount of votes.

All winners were notified by email and sent a badge. If you are a winner and did not receive your badge, please contact us.

Congratulations to all our winners and finalists, and thank you to the community for voting.

Questions? Email us at awards@equallywed.com.