LGBTQ+ Wedding Planning Advice and Guides
LGBTQ+ wedding planning that meets you where you are, not where tradition told you to be. Checklists, timelines, vendor advice, family dynamics navigation, and the unfiltered tips queer couples actually need. The planning content the heteronormative bridal mainstream still doesn’t write.
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This Subscription Service Is the Rent the Runway of Wedding Planning
Read Article: This Subscription Service Is the Rent the Runway of Wedding PlanningJacquelyn Aleece’s The Power Couple offers an innovative subscription service for self-planning couples.
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PODCAST: Legal Lingo & Deciphering Wedding Contracts
Read Article: PODCAST: Legal Lingo & Deciphering Wedding ContractsToday we’re chatting about a not-so-sexy, but deeply necessary, side of wedding planning: CONTRACTS. Our guest for today’s episode is Kunbi Odubogun, a lawyer and wedding industry publisher (so literally the perfect person to ask!) and she’s guiding us on what to look for in a vendor contract so that you know what you’re doing before signing on the dotted line. For our friends who have a hearing disablement, you can find the entire episode transcript here. To enjoy all of this season’s episodes, be sure to subscribe to Inclusively Yours on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you love to listen.
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Revolutionizing the Wedding Industry, Minne Weddings Lets You Book Your Entire Wedding with One Click
Read Article: Revolutionizing the Wedding Industry, Minne Weddings Lets You Book Your Entire Wedding with One ClickThis week’s Inclusively Yours podcast featured Gretchen Culver’s pandemic-inspired business, Minne Weddings, which offers a chic, intimate wedding experience for up to 30 guests with all-inclusive packages, enabling affordable, effortless planning.
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Have Your Wedding Designed by an Influencer at this St. Pete Beach Resort
Read Article: Have Your Wedding Designed by an Influencer at this St. Pete Beach ResortBellwether Beach Resort in Florida, opening in August, introduces “Styled With Love” wedding packages crafted by four influencers.
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PODCAST: Tips for Livestreaming Your Wedding
Read Article: PODCAST: Tips for Livestreaming Your WeddingOne of the many trends that were born out of necessity during COVID is livestreaming for weddings.
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We Love This Wedding Shop Dedicated to All Things LGBTQ+
Read Article: We Love This Wedding Shop Dedicated to All Things LGBTQ+As we know, the wedding industry is extremely heteronormative, and that extends to all of those cute details that surround it: cake toppers, chair signs, bach party decor … the list goes on.
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Cocktails in a Can for Your COVID Wedding
Read Article: Cocktails in a Can for Your COVID WeddingWedding season around much of the country has been given the green light (hooray!) but COVID safety precautions still need to be taken into account and one area that is particularly difficult to stand six-feet apart: the bar. Not only is it an area that people naturally gravitate toward to socialize, but for those who want cocktails, even the fastest bartenders can’t compete with a grab-n-go option. According to a recent Nielsen CGA survey, canned cocktail sales saw a 131% rise during the pandemic, and with the new appreciation of convenience, portability and safety, we expect this trend to continue into 2021.
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Why You Need a Lounge Area (and It Has Nothing to do With Design!)
Read Article: Why You Need a Lounge Area (and It Has Nothing to do With Design!)More than just a fun design opportunity, lounge areas provide a room away from the main event for guests to escape when the sounds, lights or crowds of a wedding become overstimulating.
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Gender-Neutral Wedding Flower Checklist
Read Article: Gender-Neutral Wedding Flower ChecklistPicking flowers for your event takes time and planning.
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Amazing Photos Showcasing Black Greek Life Wedding Traditions
Read Article: Amazing Photos Showcasing Black Greek Life Wedding TraditionsBlack soonlyweds who are members of the Divine Nine often bring unique traditions from their sororities and fraternities to their wedding celebrations.
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10 Ideas for an Eco-Friendly Cocktail Hour
Read Article: 10 Ideas for an Eco-Friendly Cocktail HourReduce your carbon footprint with these 10 ideas for an eco-friendly cocktail hour.
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8 Minority-Owned Wines for Your Holiday Pours
Read Article: 8 Minority-Owned Wines for Your Holiday PoursWhether you have an oenophile on your list to shop for, hosting loved ones for a meal or just want a great wine to cozy up by the fire with, I encourage to seek out and support labels that are minority-owned. The wine industry is still sadly one without much diversity, but these eight BIPOC- and LGBTQ-owned brands are receiving serious recognition.
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10 Snarky Wedding Ideas for the Soonlywed Who DGAF
Read Article: 10 Snarky Wedding Ideas for the Soonlywed Who DGAFYour wedding should be a reflection of you, and hey, there are a few of us out there who appreciate snarky humor.
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5 Spooky Sips for Halloween
Read Article: 5 Spooky Sips for HalloweenIt’s pretty unfair that Halloween falls on a Saturday when we’re in the middle of a pandemic, but that isn’t going to stop us from doing a little spooky celebrating, even if it’s on a small scale.
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10 LGBTQ+ Advocate Wedding Pros You Should Be Following
Read Article: 10 LGBTQ+ Advocate Wedding Pros You Should Be FollowingIt’s no secret we love love here at Love Inc.
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Tips for Planning a Bilingual or Multilingual Wedding
Read Article: Tips for Planning a Bilingual or Multilingual WeddingYour wedding day is a once-in-a-lifetime event.
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Forget Tradition: 12 Wedding Rules That Were Made to Be Broken
Read Article: Forget Tradition: 12 Wedding Rules That Were Made to Be BrokenWhile every single wedding in the world is different in its own way, there are often similarities based on traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation.
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10 Stylish Signs for Your Socially Distanced Wedding
Read Article: 10 Stylish Signs for Your Socially Distanced WeddingIf you’re planning a late 2020 or even 2021 wedding, you are going to want to keep socially distancing in mind for your guests, and luckily, you can do so in style!
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The Latest Wedding Cake Trend: Single-Serve Cakes
Read Article: The Latest Wedding Cake Trend: Single-Serve CakesIn the wake of COVID-19, micro weddings are on the rise.
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How to Plan for Rain On Your Wedding Day
Read Article: How to Plan for Rain On Your Wedding DayWritten by Marissa Solini Photography I’ve called Oregon home for the last 13 years and let me tell you: Pacific Northwest weather can change on a dime.
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How COVID-19 Is Affecting the Floral Industry
Read Article: How COVID-19 Is Affecting the Floral IndustryWith spring in full swing, flowers are blooming by the day but, due to COVID-19, florists and floral designers are taking a massive hit, causing them to rethink their business offerings and what the current circumstances mean for couples rescheduling their weddings.
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Wedding DJs Are Now Spinning on Social Media (and Why You Should Be Watching!)
Read Article: Wedding DJs Are Now Spinning on Social Media (and Why You Should Be Watching!)Weddings and parties may be on hold right now, but that won’t stop the music.
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Why You Should Consider a Nontraditional Wedding Venue
Read Article: Why You Should Consider a Nontraditional Wedding VenueChoosing a wedding venue is at the top of every newly engaged couple’s wedding planning to-do list and too often, the default idea is to choose an event hall or private party room depending on the size of your wedding.
