Gay Weddings are Good for Business

We (and two of our clients/former clients) are in the New York Times about the wardrobe options for lesbian brides.

It's a great piece which offers insight into the unique challenges that our clients face.  Check it out!

A few weeks ago, the Huffington Post invited me to be a new blogger on their site, which now has a weddings section.  I eagerly jumped at the opportunity and my first post appeared today!  I wrote about "what's the difference between a straight and a gay wedding?" because I'm literally asked that question all the time.  

Check out my thoughts on their site (and please leave a comment at the bottom of the post).

Yesterday I was interviewed on the National Public Radio Station, WNYC, on the show "Soundcheck" to talk about music at gay weddings.  Last week they had a show about music at weddings and a listener wrote to complain that same-sex weddings were left out of the discussion.  They called me up and I filled them in about music at gay weddings.

You can listen to the entire clip here.

The bottom line is that there is a difference in what many same-sex couples request, as compared to opposite-sex couples.  The first example that comes to mind is that many same-sex couples request pop music during their ceremony processional and recessional, as opposed to the traditional classical pieces.  I give some examples during the show.

Enjoy!

I've just added a new page to the Gay Wedding Institute site:  Gay Weddings in the Media.  

We track occurrences of real gay weddings showing up in mainstream (i.e. non-LGBT focused) wedding magazines and blogs.  You can see the current listing of where real gay weddings have been featured.  

Did I miss any major publications or blogs?
 

John F. Kennedy Jr. once said, "There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction."  

I was so pleased yesterday to see the Washington Post's article about how wedding industry vendors are preparing to reach the gay and lesbian wedding market.  I was interviewed by the Post last week for this story.  You can read the article here.