In addition to being the owner of Kelly Prizel Photography, I run So You’re EnGAYged (www.soyoureengayged.com), a wedding resource for same-sex couples and allies. From posing same-sex couples in silly gendered poses to making off hand homophobic comments to “lighten the mood”, I’ve found that many wedding vendors display inadvertent homophobia, heterosexism, and plain ol’ sexism that was off-putting to me as I was planning my own wedding. I’m proud to say that over 60% of my business is LGBT couples, so I been to my share of LGBT weddings(and had my own 
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So You’re EnGAYged is both a blog, online community, and vendor referral site that works to bring the LGBT and allied community together to discuss the challenges and excitement of planning an LGBT-friendly wedding or commitment ceremony. Much like socially responsible investing, So You’re EnGAYged seeks to help couples plan weddings that reflect their values. So You’re EnGAYged is committed to promoting LGBT rights, including but not limited to same-sex marriage, as civil rights. We hope to play a small but vital part in creating a world in which the diversity of family relationships is respected and valued.
On many same-sex wedding referral sites, any vendor who pays can be featured as gay-friendly, whether he or she is or not. So You’re EnGAYged is different because each of our vendors, including those who pay for advertising, must answer a questionnaire in order to ensure we are featuring vendors who are actively involved or catering to same-sex couples. For example, we require that all our vendors use gender neutral language in all their promotional material. We’re not interested in vendors who view the LGBT community as a “niche market”; rather, we seek out those who want a relationship with the LGBT community.
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