You've lost countless hours scouring the internet trying to figure out how this whole wedding planning thing works. You've tried to narrow a vision down on Pinterest, but there were eleventy-million good ideas so now you have 7 different perfect weddings planned - but you're not sure any of them are actually what you and your partner want. You've turned to the blogs for inspiration, only to find a sea of cookie-cutter weddings, a bride-centric narrative, and not a single couple who looks like the two of you.
Unsolicited opinions are flying at you from all directions, and people keep saying things like "You have to _______" and "But that's the way weddings are done!". In short, you've discovered the complete fuckery that is wedding planning and eloping is starting to look really damn good. Someone who won't shove you into a wedding-industry-shaped box.
Someone who thinks your quirky couple things are rad and who celebrates your love equally and who will question the patriarchy along the way with you.
Unsolicited opinions are flying at you from all directions, and people keep saying things like "You have to _______" and "But that's the way weddings are done!". In short, you've discovered the complete fuckery that is wedding planning and eloping is starting to look really damn good. Someone who won't shove you into a wedding-industry-shaped box.
Someone who thinks your quirky couple things are rad and who celebrates your love equally and who will question the patriarchy along the way with you.
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I know you're busy and you're hanging out here when you could be halfway through another Buffy rewatch, so let me make this wedding decision easier for you.
You think everyone deserves love and the opportunity to marry the person they've found it with, no matter what their sexual orientation, race, gender identity, religion, ability, or body size is.
You are refusing to let the wedding industry and cultural expectations dictate how you celebrate your love.
You are examining patriarchal marriage traditions through a feminist lens, carefully considering what to include and how to make it work for you.
You think everyone deserves love and the opportunity to marry the person they've found it with, no matter what their sexual orientation, race, gender identity, religion, ability, or body size is.
You are refusing to let the wedding industry and cultural expectations dictate how you celebrate your love.
You are examining patriarchal marriage traditions through a feminist lens, carefully considering what to include and how to make it work for you.
At Aisle Less Traveled, a core value of our company has always been to specifically include and serve the communities that the wedding industry routinely ignores (and sometimes actively despises): LGBTQ+ and BIPOC folks, atheists and members of religions that aren't Christianity, fat and plus-sized people, immigrants, and people with disabilities.
We accept as fact - not opinion up for debate - that everyone has the right to a life and a wedding free from discrimination, hatred, bigotry, exclusion, and oppression.
We accept as fact - not opinion up for debate - that everyone has the right to a life and a wedding free from discrimination, hatred, bigotry, exclusion, and oppression.
So, you are an enthusiastic supporter of marriage equality and you want to make sure you've educated yourself before you work with LGBTQ+ clients?
Fabulous!
You're in the right place.
First, if you haven't already gotten some overall inclusivity training to learn what all the LGBTQ+ letters stand for, gender neutral alternatives to gendered wedding terms, and how to ask for and use pronouns correctly, then you need to take a general course on this before I can help you.
I highly recommend the Certified Inclusive Professional training offered by Equally Wed, which you can access through my affiliate link here.
Fabulous!
You're in the right place.
First, if you haven't already gotten some overall inclusivity training to learn what all the LGBTQ+ letters stand for, gender neutral alternatives to gendered wedding terms, and how to ask for and use pronouns correctly, then you need to take a general course on this before I can help you.
I highly recommend the Certified Inclusive Professional training offered by Equally Wed, which you can access through my affiliate link here.
Planning a wedding can feel trivial in a world where there is so much hatred, violence, and injustice.
Giving back to progressive organizations is a small way we can help fight that together.
I know I struggle with the question of whether I'm doing enough to make things better for my fellow humans.
Every time I book a wedding, I donate $50 to an organization working towards social justice, full equality for all people, protecting this one planet we have, and generally making the world a better place.
Giving back to progressive organizations is a small way we can help fight that together.
I know I struggle with the question of whether I'm doing enough to make things better for my fellow humans.
Every time I book a wedding, I donate $50 to an organization working towards social justice, full equality for all people, protecting this one planet we have, and generally making the world a better place.
I've been planning and attending weddings for almost a decade.
I have watched and listened to many, many wedding ceremonies and, over the years, I have learned what makes a good one.
The answer?
An officiant who takes the time to get to know you and creates a ceremony that showcases your personalities and celebrates your relationship - exactly as you are.
I have also heard my clients asking over and over: "Where can we find a secular wedding officiant who gets us?" because the truth is that it can be really difficult to find someone who does.
I have watched and listened to many, many wedding ceremonies and, over the years, I have learned what makes a good one.
The answer?
An officiant who takes the time to get to know you and creates a ceremony that showcases your personalities and celebrates your relationship - exactly as you are.
I have also heard my clients asking over and over: "Where can we find a secular wedding officiant who gets us?" because the truth is that it can be really difficult to find someone who does.
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