Gay Weddings are Good for Business

Research, data, advice and tips on the business of same-sex weddings from Bernadette Coveney Smith, the nation's leading gay wedding expert. In 2004, Bernadette opened 14 Stories, the first company in the U.S. to specialize in planning same-sex weddings.

The First Gay Marriages in the United States

Bernadette Coveney Smith - Monday, May 17, 2010
Six years ago today, the first gay marriages in the United States took place in cities and towns around the state of Massachusetts.  Six months earlier, gay marriage was legalized by a ruling of the Supreme Judicial Court, in a case argued by GLAD.  As of May 17, 2004, my company's doors had been open for three months.  Our first real wedding was May 22, 2004.

  • Six years and well over $120 million pumped into the Massachusetts economy because of same-sex weddings.
  • Six years and over 13,000 married same-sex couples
  • Six years and the fourth lowest divorce rate in the country (straight or gay)
Gay weddings are good for business.


Photo of couples obtaining marriage licenses outside of Cambridge City Hall by Marilyn Humphries



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