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.
They is 2019’s word of the year
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Pantone reveals classic blue as its 2020 Color of the Year
Pantone, the company known throughout the world as an influential color expert, has announced its official color of the year as classic blue.ย
2019 holiday gift guide
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Win an incredible wedding at the iconic Carnegie Hall
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Lesbian couple denied by California winery wedding venue receives apology after performer Nikki Levy intervenes
Lesbian couple denied by California winery wedding venue receives apology after performer Nikki Levy intervenes
Planning your wedding music (for your fabulous gay wedding)
Music is such an important aspect of your wedding. It adds a vibration, a hum, a rhythm to every moment of the day, whether itโs...
Presqu’ile Winery, an LGBTQ+ inclusive Southern California wedding venue
Say โI doโ with the Pacific Ocean as your backdrop and delicious wines at the ready. Presqu'ile Winery is an LGBTQ+ inclusive Southern California wedding...
Pridelux, a luxury LGBTQ+ wedding show, opens in London
Luxury LGBTQ+ weddings are a culmination of good taste and curated talentโand a distinctive celebratory edge of equality. Equally Wed is proud to be the...
These Disney LGBTQ+ weddings are pure magic
Disney is home to magic, joy and fairy tales. So is it any wonder itโs also popular for LGBTQ+ weddings as well? Weโve long admired...
Summer luxe wedding inspiration at Summerour Studio in Atlanta
We styled this summer luxe wedding inspiration at Summerour Studio in Atlanta in conjunction with several talented LGBTQ+ inclusive partners.
Nominate a love champion
In honor of Pride month, the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Courtโs decision that same-sex marriages are a nationwide right, and the 50th anniversary of...
Celebrity wedding planner Colin Cowie’s extravagant South African safari proposal to Danny Peuscovich
Wedding planner to the stars Colin Cowie recounts to Equally Wed exactly how he pulled off his luxury proposal to boyfriend Danny Peuscovich on a...
Marc Jacobs and Char Defrancesco are equally wed!
Fashion designer Marc Jacobs married Char Defrancescoย on Saturday in a lavish celebration at The Pool, an upscale restaurant, in New York City.
The Knot cuts ties with anti-LGBTQ videographer after he refused to film an LGBTQ+ wedding
Earlier this week, Equally Wed reported that MediaMansion, a Colorado videography company, turned down a coupleโs request for filming their wedding when it learned that...
Wedding equality news: LGBTQ+ wedding discrimination in Colorado (again)
Wedding equality news: LGBTQ+ wedding discrimination in Colorado (again)
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