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Modern Luxury: A Same-Sex Wedding Video at the Hotel Shattuck

Equally Wed 0 1 min read

Modern Luxury: A Same-Sex Wedding Video at the Hotel Shattuck

Planning, Sponsored, Wedding Planning Tools & Tips

A Monique Affair’s Chanda Eddens – Daniels is a Same-Sex Wedding Planner Pioneer

Kirsten Palladino 0 5 min read

Chanda Eddens – Daniels is one of the pioneers in the wedding industry as an out wedding planner. The openly lesbian wedding planner has been...

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Scott and Alex: A Palm Springs, California Wedding With Fireworks, Succulents and Black Magic Roses

Kirsten Palladino 3 min read

THE COUPLE // Scott & Alex WHERE // The Parker Hotel, Palm Springs, California WHEN // March 22, 2014 ATTIRE // Scott: suit, Prada; shirt,...

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Amy + Melissa: A Rustic California Fall Wedding

Emily Gable 0 2 min read

Amy and Melissa were married on a warm autumn day in Santa Ynez, California.

Inspiration

Star Trek-Inspired Gay Wedding Photo Shoot

Equally Wed Editors 0 2 min read

This Star Trek gay wedding photo shoot is definitely not science fiction, though the two grooms are definite fans!

Celebrity News

Melissa Etheridge and Linda Wallem Marry

Kirsten Ott Palladino 0 1 min read

Melissa Etheridge married Linda Wallem over the weekend at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California. The “Come to my Window” singer tweeted out: True love…so...

Engagement

Heather + Natalie: A Quirky Bay Area Engagement

Emily Gable 0 2 min read

Heather and Natalie hung out in Half Moon Bay for their engagement session!

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Catalina + Jennifer: A Courthouse Wedding in Santa Barbara

Emily Gable 0 4 min read

Jennifer and Catalina were married at the courthouse in Santa Barbara, California!

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Jordan + Bryan: A Santa Ynez Villa Wedding

Emily Gable 0 2 min read

Jordan and Bryan celebrated their Santa Ynez, California wedding in style, complete with a Hawaiian-themed meal and a helicopter.

Planning

Spotlight on Sara and Ryan: Gay-Friendly Wedding Photographers

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As our longtime readers already know, Equally Wed Magazine was launched more than three years ago because it was incredibly difficult to find equality-minded wedding...

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Summer wedding in Escondido, California

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Rather than having an officiant, Ana and Gina opted to have their entire wedding party marry them by taking various roles in the ceremony.

How to...

How to get legally married in California

Kirsten Ott Palladino 0 4 min read

How to get legally married in California

Real LGBTQ+ Weddings

Real Gay Weddings: Shavonda and Naomi

Equally Wed 0 1 min read

Working solely with businesses which actively support the LGBTQ community, this couple infused romance with eclectic at a chic industrial art space in California.