A letter to our vendor community about the future of Offbeat Wed 💌
Hey, vendor friends! It’s me, Ariel, the publisher of Offbeat Wed. I wanted to reach out today and let you know how I’m seeing Offbeat Wed evolving in 2024 — because it has big impacts on you.
Offbeat Wed in the New York Times: How to Find Wedding Vendors That Celebrate Inclusion
I was interviewed recently for a story in the New York Times about how to find inclusive wedding vendors who align with your values. I hate that the 2023 Supreme Court ruling made this issue something that we need to talk about, but I’m honored to get to speak up on behalf of those of us in the wedding industry willing to take a strong stance around inclusivity.
Inclusive wedding marketing examples for wedding industry vendors who want to do better
It’s the 2020s, and we like to think that wedding vendors know better than to assume that all folks getting married are straight, right? But when it comes to inclusive marketing for wedding vendors, remembering that some folks are LGBTQ is just the beginning…
How to become a wedding planner, by an offbeat wedding planner
After planning a commitment ceremony for myself and seeing how difficult it was for gay weddings in 2010, I’ve been wanting to get involved and be a gay planner for several years. I can’t quit my day job while getting there though. But with all of this quarantine free time, I thought it would be good to start looking into it…