Fin Leary Lavoie

Fin Leary Lavoie is an award-winning editor and journalist. He is currently the Communications Manager of the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books and on the faculty of Emerson College. Leary Lavoie was the senior editor for Equally Wed Magazine from August 2018 to March 2020. His work has been published in New York Times, Washington Post, Refinery29, Healthline, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Boston Globe Magazine, and more. In 2017, he was awarded a Bookbuilders of Boston scholarship for his dedication to amplifying marginalized voices and advocating for an equitable publishing and media industry. Fin lives in Boston with his wife and their two cats. You can find Fin on Instagram @finleary.

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Purple greenhouse wedding with goats

Fin Leary Lavoie 1 1 min read

Tracy and Laurie's wedding at Black Diamond Gardens in Black Diamond, Washington, provided the perfect greenhouse space for their celebration, complete with livestock such as goats....

Engagement

Times Square engagement

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Alexis and Maria's favorite winter holiday tradition every year is to go and see the Rockefeller Christmas tree and Macy’s decorated store windows. It was...

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Intimate fall backyard wedding in Brandon, Vermont

Fin Leary Lavoie 1 1 min read

Annie and Maggie celebrated with a private and intimate ceremony in the backyard on a sunny September afternoon in Brandon, Vermont. They held a ring...

Destination Weddings, Getting Started, Wedding Planning Tools & Tips

6 reasons you should have a winter wedding

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Winter weddings aren’t as common as weddings during the other seasons, especially in locations where the winter gets bitterly cold. Just thinking about the potential...

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Black and white beach wedding in Newport, Rhode Island

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Jamie and Michelle had a gorgeous and chic wedding at Newport Beach House in Newport, Rhode Island. The couple chose timeless colors of black and...

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Rustic castle wedding at Guernsey State Park in Wyoming

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Crystal and Kassidy had a rustic, intimate castle wedding at Guernsey State Park in Guernsey, Wyoming. Their first dance was to "Pushing Up Daisies" by...

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Red midnight romance wedding

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Falyn and Bianca's wedding in Saint Louis, Missouri, had a midnight romance theme and was centered on the color red with rose bouquets and dramatic sunset...

News

All the LGBTQ+ news from the 2018 midterm elections

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The 2018 midterm elections were filled with LGBTQ+ candidates and ballot questions surrounding LGBTQ+ rights. And like anything very queer, we're all on the edge...

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Spiritual geometry-themed wedding

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Day and Jasmin moved their wedding date by an entire year, giving them only about six months to plan. They still hosted a romantic, spiritual...

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Flower farm wedding with s’mores bar

Fin Leary Lavoie 1 2 min read

Alex and Paul's wedding at Wollam Garden flower farm was one giant outdoor party complete with food trucks, yard games and a s'mores bar.

Engagement, News

We spoke to the couple behind that epic Harry Potter proposal

Fin Leary Lavoie 1 8 min read

When Heather Pearson proposed to Kelsey Stacy, she had no idea that the Harry Potter inspired scavenger hunt proposal she'd spent years planning would go...

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Engagement, Getting Started, Planning, Relationships

Here’s what it’s actually like to plan a wedding when you have a disability

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I never imagined walking down the aisle with my cane. Even though I’ve had disabilities since I was a kid, primarily Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and autism,...

News

A gay couple went viral for their incredible first wedding dance

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Noah and PJ, who got married in upstate New York in October, stunned their wedding guests when they took to the floor for the traditional...

Engagement

J.K. Rowling loved this lesbian couple’s Harry Potter proposal

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Heather Pearson, a Slytherin from Portland, Oregon, spent over a year planning an elaborate Harry Potter-themed wizard scavenger hunt to propose to her girlfriend of three...

Inspiration

Floral wedding inspiration in New Orleans, Louisiana

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For this fun and romantic end of summer wedding styled shoot, event designer Brooke brought a bright, summer freshness to the dreamlike property of Il...