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.
The Italian rustic moody destination gay wedding of your dreams
Luca and Gerrard's Italian rustic moody destination gay wedding
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...