Kirsten Palladino
Kirsten Ott Palladino (she/her) is an award-winning editor, writer, speaker and educator, as well as the author of the first gender-neutral wedding planning book for LGBTQ+ couples, EQUALLY WEDโ: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PLANNING YOUR LGBTQ+ WEDDING โ(Seal Press). Sheโs the co-founder and editorial director of Equally Wed, the worldโs leading digital LGBTQ+ wedding magazine, as well as Equally Wed Pro, the LGBTQ+ inclusive certification course and educational platform. Palladino has been profiled on CNN, NPR and Forbes and in The New York Times. Her work has appeared in Washington Post, Entrepreneur magazine, ARTNews magazine, Art & Antiques magazine, The Knot, Executive Traveler magazine, the Huffington Post, and more. She was recognized as one of Glamour magazine's Hometown Heroes for 2015.
Jake and Jori’s Montenegro Wedding: Two Grooms, Two Barongs and the Bay of Kotor
Ryan Jake Pisuรฑa and Jori Blas Lazalita married in Perast, Montenegro, wearing traditional Filipino Barong Tagalog coats by Flavo Rosa and exchanging vows beside the...
Backyard karaoke proposal and rooftop engagement photos in Goldsboro, North Carolina
Jon and Jeff got engaged on Aug. 30, 2025, when Jeff turned their backyard housewarming party into a surprise proposal, dropping to one knee at...
A brewery engagement session at Gravely Brewing Co in Denver, Colorado
Emily and Lyndsey got engaged at Gravely Brewing Co in Louisville, Kentucky, where photographer Madison of MDVZ Photography helped engineer a surprise proposal hidden inside...
Summer editor-approved wedding guest dresses to rent from Rent the Runway
Editor-loved wedding guest dress ideas from Rent the Runway
This garden wedding at Botanica in Oceanside, California, featured stunning sunset colors of orange, pink and purple
Erika Beursken and Melissa Brodsky married at Botanica in Oceanside, California, in a summer garden wedding filled with sunset-hued florals, a Supreme Court acknowledgment and...
Erika and Irish’s Snowy New Zealand Elopement at the Remarkables
Erika Enerlan and Irish Jacob married on top of The Remarkables in Queenstown, New Zealand, after fourteen years together and a journey that crossed continents...
Mimi and Courtney’s Madonna Inn Wedding Featured Florals Modeled After Midcentury Flower Hats
Mimi and Courtney married at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, California, this past October, with florals designed to echo midcentury flower hats and...
Lauren and Jasmineโs Intimate Destination Wedding at Casa Cornacchi in Tuscany
Lauren Thomas and Jasmine Shimerda, a Kansas City couple, married at Casa Cornacchi outside Arezzo in the Tuscan hills this past October, with pink roses,...
Ashton and Stephanie’s Hampshire House Library Wedding Featured a Guest Book Quilt Everyone Helped Make
Ashton Hattori and Stephanie Tillman married at Hampshire House on Beacon Hill in Boston on Sept. 27, 2025, surrounded by fall roses and dahlias and...
Hawaiian Wedding Ideas from the Engage!26 Maui Aloha Welcome Party at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua
Ahi tuna served off a pink Victrola turntable. Fresh coconuts chopped to order. A flower-in-hair station with a sign explaining Hawaiian relationship customs. Here are...
Toronto’s Big Queer Wedding Show Aims to Connect Queer Couples With Queer Vendors
Finding wedding vendors who are not just inclusive but openly, proudly queer remains a challenge for many couples. The Big Queer Wedding Show, launching April...
A Love Story for the Ages: Bridgertonโs First Queer Romance Takes Center Stage
Bridgerton Season 5 makes history with its first queer lead romance. Francesca Bridgerton and Michaela Stirling take center stage in a story of second-chance love,...
Two Proposals, Two Continents: This Gay NYC Couple Got Engaged Twice
What happens when two grooms each want to propose? A surprise NYC rooftop proposal, secretly assembled families, a summer trip to Portofino and a Harry...
Khasan and Jason’s Four Seasons Tamarindo Wedding Featured P!nk as the Officiant and Ralph Lauren Tuxedos
Khasan Brailsford and Jason Silverman celebrated their 10-year love story at Four Seasons Tamarindo in Mexico. Their friend P!nk officiated the sunset beach ceremony, while...
Tanaine and Daniella’s Classic Black and White Atlanta Wedding
Tanaine and Daniella's love story began with a Facebook message and led to a stunning Old Hollywood-themed wedding at The Starling in Atlanta. Their classic...
Frankie and Ryanโs Romantic San Francisco City Hall Wedding
From a cinematic 'Notting Hill' inspired proposal in London to a timeless ceremony under the dome, explore Frankie and Ryanโs elegant San Francisco City Hall...
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