Gay Weddings are Good for Business

The next Gay Wedding Institute webinar series is underway but I wanted to give a shout-out to the most recent crop of wedding professionals who completed the GWI webinar course. They worked really hard and did a great job. Special shout out to the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square/Cambridge, MA and also the Ritz-Carlton Battery Park who have had the majority of their catering staff participate. Congratulations to the following graduates:

• Wendy Kidd, New York
• Gina Brown, Massachusetts
• Sarah Chatingny, Massachusetts
• Jennifer Halpin, Massachusetts
• Carolyn Croisier, Massachusetts
• Malia Stevens, New York
• Michele Rose, Illinois
• Laura Dlugatch, New York
• Regina Cialone Aliamo, New York
• Rena LeMessurier-Joubert, Alberta, Canada
• Christian Heydt, Massachusetts
• Ivan Jonathan Tavera, Quintana Roo, Mexico
• Jocelyn McCarthy, New York
• Jackie Ross, Florida

They worked hard, took all the webinars, did all the homework correctly and I'm thrilled to have this group as great advocates for LGBT couples!

Gay Wedding Glossary

Judge Margaret Marshall:  Former Chief Justice from the Massachusetts State Supreme Judicial Court who wrote the Goodridge ruling now famous for legalizing gay marriage in Massachusetts.  Excerpts from that ruling are frequently used as readings during gay marriage ceremonies.  

Gay Wedding Glossary

Goodridge Decision:  The case which first legalized same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, the first state where gay marriage became legal.  Excerpts from the ruling, written by Judge Margaret Marshall are frequently read as readings during gay marriage ceremonies.