About Us
Our History
Gay marriage has arrived and we are the experts.
When same-sex marriage was legalized in Massachusetts in November 2003,
Bernadette Coveney Smith had a vision to help gay and lesbian
couples create beautiful and meaningful weddings. She launched It's About Time in early 2004 as the
first and only firm in the nation specializing in
planning legal same-sex weddings. Bernadette changed the name of the
company to 14 Stories in September 2009. 14 Stories continues to be a national thought leader on gay and lesbian weddings.
Our Experts
Bernadette Coveney Smith is founder and president of
14 Stories and the nation’s leading same-sex wedding expert. An experienced facilitator known for her candid, practical approach, Bernadette envisioned six years ago starting a wedding planning company for engaged same-sex couples looking to navigate the traditional and heterosexist wedding industry. Since then, she has planned events for LGBT clients in all of Boston’s top hotels and has a unique insider perspective on reaching this market. Bernadette is the author of “Weddings Redefined,” a internationally read blog featuring stories from five years of wedding planning. She and her team have produced over 120 gay and lesbian weddings since 2004, working with couples from 27 U.S. states. She was recently married to Jen on July 3, 2009. Bernadette is author of the upcoming book
Gay Wedding Confidential: Adventures and Advice from America's #1 Gay Wedding Planner. Bernadette holds a BS from Boston University and an MBA from New York Institute of Technology. Her expertise has been sought after by the
New York Times, the
Washington Post,
Boston Weddings magazine,
CNN,
Travel and Leisure, among others.
Jennifer Coveney-Smith is our Creative Director and lead floral designer. Jen is chief architect of gay wedding traditions and expertly helps same-sex couples put their personal stamp on their wedding. Her background is in higher education and in her work with students, she developed outstanding public speaking and leadership skills. She co-facilitates some of our workshops with Bernadette.
