LGBTQ+ consumers boast $3.9 trillion in purchasing power around the world. Do you want their business? We can help you.
Position your LGBTQ+ friendly, inclusive and affirming company in front of the largest concentration of engaged LGBTQ+ couples and marriers by advertising with Equally Wed, a queer-owned and queer-operated online LGBTQ+ wedding magazine.
Equally Wed launched to New York Times‘ acclaim in 2010, and is the industry leader in LGBTQ+ weddings with the most traffic of all LGBTQ+ wedding websites, making us the world’s most-read LGBTQ+ wedding resource. Our online LGBTQ+ wedding magazine; our LGBTQ+ wedding book: Equally Wed: The Ultimate Guide to Planning Your LGBTQ+ Wedding by Equally Wed cofounder Kirsten Palladino and published by Seal Press; our Equally Wed Pro LGBTQ+ inclusive certification course and LGBTQ+ inclusive wedding vendor directory are the golden standard around the world. Oh, and we’re LGBTQ+ owned, too.
Our community of LGBTQ+ couples and marriers are highly engaged and actively looking for LGBTQ+ friendly, inclusive and affirming businesses around the world. Is that you? Join us!
All of our vendors make a solemn pledge to treat their customers with respect and love, no matter their gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. Equally Wed offers business education, LGBTQ+ inclusive certification, one-on-one training and conferences for wedding industry pros to take even better care of their LGBTQ+ clientele. We invite you to become a preferred local vendor or venue today!
PLATINUM
Platinum is for businesses ready to invest big to see big results. Platinum listings see a 75% higher ROI year over year and receive at least five times as many visitors to their storefronts as the other levels.
Membership includes:
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- Priority placement at the top of vendor searches in your area and category
- Equally Wed platinum preferred vendor badge
- Access to Equally Wed Pro community of current advertisers to network and mingle
- Access to Equally Wed Pro learning library and educational presentations
- Choose between a 650-word sponsored post about your business or a 12-month 300×125 banner ad:
- 650-word sponsored editorial post about your business written by an Equally Wed writer/editor (or content provided by advertiser if desired) that is seamlessly integrated into EquallyWed.com (A $1,500 value)
- 300×125 banner ad for 12 consecutive months (ad designed by client) (A $1,440 value)
- Homepage spotlight on equallywed.com
- Promoted throughout the site
- Add up to 3 additional categories (the first one is complimentary with any listing)
- Custom business listing
- Dedicated customer success representative
- Company logo displayed, if desired
- Gallery of up to 50 images
- Mapped address, phone and email
- Hyperlinked web address
- Hyperlinked social media buttons
- Add video right to your listing (YouTube or Vimeo)
- Bandwidth to add a personalized description
- Ratings and reviews
- Contact form
- Editorial access for Real Wedding priority consideration
- A featured status for the entire year, making the listing stick to the top of the directory (receive five times the views of other listing levels)
- Exclusive editorial opportunities with our editors
- Opportunities to provide expert quotes in articles
- Real wedding and engagement submission priority status
- Exclusive offers for collaboration with Equally Wed’s editorial and marketing teams
- Discretionary inclusion in social media and marketing posts for only our platinum members
14KT GOLD
Membership includes:
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- Priority placement at the middle of vendor searches in your area and category (below Platinum listings and above Sterling Silver)
- Equally Wed preferred vendor badge
- Access to Equally Wed Pro community of current advertisers to network and mingle
- Access to Equally Wed Pro learning library and educational presentations
- Custom business listing
- Dedicated customer success representative
- Company logo displayed
- Gallery of up to 20 images
- Mapped address, phone and email
- Hyperlinked web address
- Hyperlinked social media buttons
- Add video right to your listing (YouTube or Vimeo)
- Bandwidth to add a personalized description
- Ratings and review
- Contact form
- Editorial access for Real Wedding priority consideration
STERLING SILVER
Membership includes:
- Equally Wed preferred vendor badge
- Access to Equally Wed Pro community of current advertisers to network and mingle
- Access to Equally Wed Pro learning library and educational presentations
- Custom business listing
- Dedicated customer success representative
- Company logo displayed, if desired
- Gallery of up to 10 images
- Mapped address, phone and email
- Hyperlinked web address
- Hyperlinked social media buttons
- Bandwidth to add a personalized description
- Ratings and reviews
- Contact form
FREE
We now offer a complimentary listing option, which includes your company name, logo, address and one category.
Technical difficulties? We’re here for you! Email advertising@equallywed.com.
INCLUSIVITY CONSULTATION
Equally Wed Pro now offers one-on-one consultation services to help your business showcase its LGBTQ+ inclusiveness and awareness. Powered by our 13+ years of experience and speaking as LGBTQ+ people ourselves, we translate the world of LGBTQ+ weddings and events for wedding and event professionals.
For a reasonable fee, our team offers:
* two 60-minute phone consultations (one before your assessment and one after)
* a comprehensive review of your website pages with detailed recommendations
* a thorough review of your brand’s social media accounts with detailed recommendations from bios to captions to hashtags
* a 10% discount on our LGBTQ+ inclusive certification program
* a downloadable guide on making your company more LGBTQ+ inclusive
* discounts on advertising on equallywed.com
Equally Wed readers find us through search terms such as gay wedding, gay wedding vendors, lesbian wedding, lesbian wedding vendors, queer-friendly wedding vendors, same-sex wedding planning, LGBT weddings, engayged, lesbian wedding rings, gay wedding rings, gay and lesbian weddings, two brides, two grooms, gay wedding ideas, lesbian wedding ideas, and our favorite: LGBTQ+ weddings and LGBTQ+ inclusive wedding vendors. So tell us, don’t you want your business in front of our large audience? Yeah, you do! Join our directory above or email us for information about banner ads, sponsored editorials, social media promotion and more: advertising@equallywed.com.