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 legal same-sex weddings.

Weekly Gay Marriage Roundup Vol 7

Bernadette Coveney Smith - Friday, March 12, 2010
This is the week that gay marriage began in the nation's capital.  Truly a historic day.  Let's start with that and explore the other gay marriage and wedding news of the week!

Across the U.S.:
And across the world:

What's going on in your neck of the woods?





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What Happened in NY

Bernadette Coveney Smith - Thursday, December 03, 2009
It's heartbreaking that gay marriage was defeated in New York yesterday.  There are about 50,000 same-sex couples in the state.

A quick recap of what happened over the past year and a half:
  • In March 2008, Governor Elliot Spitzer resigned amid a scandal and David Paterson takes over as Governor.
  • In May 2008, Gov. Paterson issued an order that NY was to recognize legal gay marriages performed in other states.
  • In April 2009, Gov. Paterson introduced a bill to legalize gay marriage in NY.
  • In May 2009, the NY Assembly passed the gay marriage bill.
  • Since then, on numerous occasions, the NY Senate has refused to vote on the bill, until yesterday, December 2, when they defeated the gay marriage bill 38-24.
  • Governor Patterson has said that he will not re-introduce the bill unless he feels that its passage is a sure-thing.
Since May 2008, I've worked with a number of gay couples from NY who have come here to Massachusetts to legally marry, bringing their guests and their wallets and giving a nice boost to the Massachusetts economy.

Connecticut has seen an even greater boon from gay couples in NY, since it's the quickest state to get to from New York City. 

I feel terrible for those New Yorkers whose relationship is meaningless in the eyes of 38 members of the NY Senate.  We welcome you to Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and soon, New Hampshire, where you can legally marry.

Do you know anyone who was affected by this defeat?  Are they now planning to marry somewhere else?





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