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Equally Wed LGBTQ+ friendly wedding officiants
When it comes to planning your wedding, finding LGBTQ+ friendly wedding officiants who’ll perform at a LGBTQ+ or gay wedding is at the top of the list of to-dos. We know that list is long (planning a wedding is practically a second job), but we also know that we can help you in this category by presenting you with our preferred LGBTQ+ friendly wedding officiants to consider for your wedding.
He said yes at a Mariah Carey concert—VIDEO
Watch how Mariah Carey helps a proposal come to life on her stage. Spoiler alert: he said yes!
Equality-minded LGBTQ+ inclusive wedding websites worth knowing
Get to know these equality-minded LGBTQ inclusive wedding blogs
How to create inclusive wedding contracts
All too often, wedding pros put a line for the bride’s name and a line for the groom’s name as the clients. But what if there are two brides and no groom? Two grooms and no bride? A person who identifies as a bride and another who doesn’t identify with either term? Two people who just want to get married but aren’t into those labels?
Equally Wed founders’ wedding, reflection on nine years of marriage, PTSD, death, love and motherhood
Equally Wed founders’ wedding, reflection on nine years of marriage, PTSD, death, love and motherhood
Ink with Intent celebrates LGBTQ+ weddings with inclusive custom wedding certificates and ketubahs
LGBTQ+ inclusive Burlington, Vermont–based artist Adriana Saipe of Ink with Intent wants you to know that ketubahs and wedding certificates can be both modern and classic.
Who is the LGBTQ+ community?
People are born LGBTQ+. Honestly, Lady Gaga was right. It is not a choice to be LGBTQ+. It is a choice, however, to live in our truth.
Anti-gay baker wins Supreme Court gay wedding cake lawsuit
The Supreme Court has ruled 7-2 in favor of the Colorado anti-gay baker who refused to bake a cake to celebrate the marriage of a same-sex couple.
On this day in marriage equality history—May 17, 2004
On May 17, 2004, Marcia Kadish and Tanya McCloskey made marriage equality history by becoming the first same-sex couple to legally marry in the United States when same-sex marriage became legally recognized in Massachusetts.
Two moms are better than one (we have Instagram proof)
Two moms are way better than one! In honor of Mothers Day, we are honoring some of our favorite two-mom families we’re digging on Instagram.
Popular names for LGBTQ+ moms and nonbinary parents
When my wife and I were expecting twins in 2011, one of the most popular questions we were asked by friends and family were, “What will they call you?” Would we be Mommy and Mama? What other terms are popular among LGBTQ+ moms and nonbinary parents?
Mothers Day gifts for moms and nonbinary parents
Mothers Day gifts aren’t just for your own mother. They’re for other mothers in our lives too. Maybe the one you’re married to or your nonbinary partner who feels disconnected from this gender-specific parent holiday but deserves to be celebrated too. To all the mothers and nonbinary parents, we salute you on Mothers Day and always. These cool Mothers Day gifts are sure to please.
An elegant holiday winter wedding
Megan and Bree’s elegant holiday ivory, gold and burgundy lesbian wedding
Celebrity lesbian wedding: Cat Cora and Nicole Ehrlich are Equally Wed!
Celebrity lesbian weddings: Cat Cora and Nicole Ehrlich are Equally Wed
Marriage equality: countries that allow gay marriage
Marriage equality is important when it comes to increased protection for our community as well as visibility and normalizing of LGBTQ+ weddings, commitment, marriage, families and basic humanity. Here’s the latest list of countries that allow gay marriage.
Ines Di Santo ‘Modern Romance’ Spring 2019 Bridal Collection
Ines Di Santo ‘Modern Romance’ Spring 2019 Bridal Collection | Photos: Mike Colon | Equally Wed, LGBTQ weddings
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