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 WED: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO PLANNING YOUR LGBTQ+ WEDDING (Seal Press). She’s the co-founder and editorial director of Equally Wed, the world’s 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.
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Equally Wed LGBTQ+ friendly wedding officiants
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He said yes at a Mariah Carey concert—VIDEO
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Equality-minded LGBTQ+ inclusive wedding websites worth knowing
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How to create inclusive wedding contracts
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Equally Wed founders’ wedding, reflection on nine years of marriage, PTSD, death, love and motherhood
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Ink with Intent celebrates LGBTQ+ weddings with inclusive custom wedding certificates and ketubahs
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Who is the LGBTQ+ community?
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Anti-gay baker wins Supreme Court gay wedding cake lawsuit
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