[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/lgbtq-wedding-titles-bride-groom-marrier-and-more\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/lgbtq-wedding-titles-bride-groom-marrier-and-more\/","headline":"LGBTQ+ wedding titles: bride, groom, marrier and more!","name":"LGBTQ+ wedding titles: bride, groom, marrier and more!","description":"LGBTQ+ wedding titles to choose from","datePublished":"2023-07-04","dateModified":"2023-07-03","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/kpalladino\/#Person","name":"Kirsten Palladino","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/kpalladino\/","identifier":2,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/76421eab241dc39d43a493849d7bc676e4b1c60c6b1167f727466599b6882eca?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/76421eab241dc39d43a493849d7bc676e4b1c60c6b1167f727466599b6882eca?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/black-and-gold-hollywood-gay-wedding-at-the-ebell-of-los-angeles-38-scaled.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/black-and-gold-hollywood-gay-wedding-at-the-ebell-of-los-angeles-38-scaled.jpg","height":1707,"width":2560},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/lgbtq-wedding-titles-bride-groom-marrier-and-more\/","about":["Inspiration","Planning"],"wordCount":236,"keywords":["bride","gay wedding","groom","LGBTQ wedding","Marrier","same-sex wedding","wedding titles"],"articleBody":"Updated July 4, 2023Historically, people who are getting married have had to choose between two wedding titles: bride or groom. However, not everyone feels comfortable with those options. Well, guess what? You don&#8217;t have to call yourself a bride or a groom if neither feels authentic to you.Below is a nonexhaustive list of wedding title choices for anyone getting married, whether you&#8217;re queer, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, heterosexual, asexual, intersex, agender, male, female, nonbinary, straight or any other identity.All gender identities, all sexual orientations and all wedding titles are valid. You are valid.Bridea person getting married, tends to be used more by feminine-leaning peopleBrooma combination of bride and groom or a shortened version of bridegroomBridegroomdefined as a man to be married, but can be redefined for masculine-leaning women, genderqueer and nonbinary individualsGridea combination of groom and brideGrooma person getting married, tends to be used more by masculine-leaning peopleMarriera gender-neutral term for a person\u00a0getting married (*this isn&#8217;t the original meaning of the word but I&#8217;ve been using it this way since starting Equally Wed in 2010, and it&#8217;s really caught on!)PartnerThis title\u00a0demonstrates equality in every way.Your nameSimple, right? No one belongs in a box. Photographer:\u00a0Peterson Design &amp; Photography (selected from our feature Black and gold Hollywood wedding at The Ebell of Los Angeles)"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"LGBTQ+ wedding titles: bride, groom, marrier and more!","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/lgbtq-wedding-titles-bride-groom-marrier-and-more\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]