Weddings Redefined

We are so pleased that the extraordinary editor of Eco-Beautiful Weddings Magazine, Katie Martin, chose one of our clients' weddings to be featured in the Summer issue.  

Taylor and Lauren were married last September and their wedding photos are on pages 88-91 of the magazine - check it out!

I believe I've neglected to tell my faithful readers of this blog that TheKnot.com invited me to be the blogger for their gay wedding website, Gay.Weddings.com.  For the past few weeks I've been blogging over there in addition to here and I'll be keeping up this blog.  This is a big honor for 14 Stories.  As the first company in the country to specialize in gay wedding planning, it's great to be acknowledged as gay wedding experts by the #1 wedding website in the world, TheKnot.com!

Thanks for all your support and please follow me over on Gay.Weddings.com
and comments on those posts as well! 

and the BBC has a great Q&A to help you understand the law.

Give us a minute to brush up on our Spanish, but yes, we'll travel!  :-)

The little guy serving as the ring bearer usually isn’t asked to do too much. He will often walk next to the flower girl during the processional while holding the pillow with the wedding rings.

If you do have a ring bearer, there’s a product that’s a great alternative to the traditional ring pillow. Our clients love it!

Paloma’s Nest is a company that created the Original Ring Bearer Bowl, a ceramic bowl that can have your choice of wording. It’s adorable and truly an heirloom wedding item. The bowls can be purchased at www.PalomasNest.com.



Note that we do not accept paid endorsements so our love of this product comes from the kindness of our heart!

I just returned from Miami where I coordinated a gay wedding celebration on July 3 for a couple who were first legally married in Massachusetts.  What an awesome wedding that was!  It's HOT in South Florida right now but it was a great day.

So that brings me to a question:  what are some pros and cons of having a wedding on a holiday or holiday weekend?

Pros:

• You have two evenings (typically the Saturday and the Sunday) for a great party.
• More time to recover before work, typically on Tuesday.
• More time to spend with your guests over an entire weekend/more events where everyone can be together.

Cons:

• Often more expensive for your guests to travel, if applicable.
• Hotel rooms may be more expensive.
• Some vendors may charge more than usual (though typically only for winter holidays).

Towards the end of wedding planning with my same-sex couples, I create a very detailed schedule for my client which includes a list of final payments, tip amounts and a packing list.  The packing list is very important...here are some things you don't want to forget when you are gathering everything together for your wedding day.  I ask my clients to have these for me all together at the rehearsal:

• guestbook
• nice pen
• other ceremonial items such as:  unity candle; glass for breaking if you have a Jewish wedding; Ketubah, Foundation Covenant or other sacred text, if applicable
• wedding favors
• escort cards or seating chart and/or place cards
• marriage license
• dress shoes
• champagne flutes if you are providing your own
• cake knife and server if you are providing your own
• ring bearer bowl or pillow if you have a ring bearer
• table name or table number signs (if related to your theme and not provided by the venue)
• diagram/floor plan of the venue telling me which table = which table name or number so I know which gets which sign
• master list with names of each table and names of guests at each
• photos of your family or yourselves through the years for display throughout the venue or on a special table, if applicable (nice touch!)
• checks and tips
• ceremony programs
• if you don't have a planner:  a detailed schedule for the day; copies of all vendor contracts; list of groups for formal wedding photographs;