Meet Gretchen:
The Mom Behind The Gay Wedding Boutiques
How times have changed! When I started TwoBrides.com and TwoGrooms.com in 2000, I was surprised to discover that the majority of my same-sex market was not clamoring to walk down the aisle yet! The idea to stand before friends and family to make their love and commitment public was new to many GLBT couples. I am happy to report that now many couples are making a trip down the aisle, whether it is legal or not. Professing love and commitment to one another alters one’s relationship. It certainly is no longer in the closet! It also takes it out of the living room. When others listen to a couple profess their commitment to one another, they listen to it in a public domain and that commitment is now held in their hearts, too. I know when I go to a wedding, I feel a responsibility to support the couple in their future lives.
The more same sex couples are front and center with their loves and lives, the faster change will happen. This is how the cultural landscape will eventually change for same sex couples, enabling them to have legal rights along with their commitment to one another. So down the aisle you go……bringing your parents, grandparents, friends and family right behind you! I am right there with you, throwing lots of rice your way, but only after you have thrown your bouquets or your armbands to the friends who await the sign that they’ll be next in line.
With love,
Gretchen
Posted by kathryn on April 21, 2006 08:53 AM
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Ah Gretchen... you are a true goddess on Earth. You were when I was a kid and you still are today. It was never surprising to me how supportive you are and always have been of Kathryn. ...and she's hard to support, because she's wiggly! I'm glad to see you two working together on this. Keeps her out of trouble... you do know she's just this close to being officially classified as riffraff! Love!kt
-- Posted by: Katy Cassidy at September 16, 2005 03:22 AM