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lesbian weddings

YAY, LESBIAN WEDDINGS! We celebrate all identities within the LGBT umbrella, including transgender weddings, gay weddings, and bisexuality, as well nonbinary and non-binary gender identity issues. If you want to talk fashion, darlings, be sure to check out our two brides, two dresses posts (for lesbian weddings where both partners wore gowns), and our bride in pants archive, which features lots of straight brides too, and SO MUCH non-dress wedding attire inspiration.

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Chanelle & Julie’s two-bride backyard BBQ wedding

In honor of Human Rights Day and I wanted to feature a wedding that illustrated just how absurd it is that two people this in love can’t get married everywhere in the world. – Becca

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Kelly & Amie’s woodland picnic meets Rocky Horror Picture Show wedding

Kelly & Amie had a relaxed, picnic wedding with handmade dresses and cakes, a rose ceremony celebrating both their families and their love, and a kick ass first dance to Rock Horror Picture Show.

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Getting gay in Fiji

I chatted with a bunch of folks born and raised in Fiji, and I wanted to share what they told me about the attitudes toward gay travel in Fiji today…

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Kristin & Tracy’s crafty, fun, Eggstra special wedding

By having their wedding at a cool breakfast restaurant, Kristen and Tracy not only found a beautiful, affordable venue but also a theme: Eggs! Here is their “Eggciting, Eggstra special, Eggstravaganza” complete with dashing butch-bride tux, Egg bouquets, tear-jerking equality speech from Mom, Bride Bingo for the kids and the most awesomest wedding party t-shirts evar.

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Does the Wedding Industrial Complex hold the key for the USA’s gay marriage issues?

Marika has an really great point — if the wedding industry can convince someone to spend thousands of dollars for a one-time-use dress, why can’t they also use their influential powers when it comes to legalizing same-sex marriage?

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Lindsay & Val’s Broadway-themed, musical wedding

Lindsay & Val share a passion for attending musicals and shows. They incorporated hints of that throughout their Broadway-themed wedding in Chicago. Even though gay marriage isn’t legal in Illinois, Lindsay & Val wanted to have a wedding ceremony in which they could unite in front of their friends and family!