Gay and Lesbian Weddings: Planning the Perfect Same-Sex Ceremony

by David Toussaint

Comprehensive, fresh, and funny, Gay and Lesbian Weddings covers everything you need to know to plan the wedding of your dreams. Unlike other wedding planners, this one tackles the issues your heterosexual friends never had to consider. For instance, do you come out to Aunt Gloria before she receives the invitation and the shock of her life? Which father of the bride pays for a lesbian wedding? Who walks down the aisle first? Is it possible for members of the wedding party to be happy with what you force them to wear? (Okay, this is a universal problem.) Step-by-step and down-to-earth, Gay and Lesbian Weddings includes invaluable advice on

• the changing laws regarding gay marriage in the United States and abroad; the differences among domestic partnerships, civil unions, and marriage
• budget choosing your ideal wedding size and style
• finding gay-friendly printers, photographers, gift registries, caterers, florists (actually, if you find a gay-hostile florist, we’d love to hear about it)
• ethnic, theme, and destination weddings
• keeping the honey in the honeymoon
• sex—including how to keep the heat after the wedding night, as well as the facts on fidelity (can the two be linked?)

a handy Wedding Countdown Calendar, website resources, and true stories from same-sex couples who’ve gotten hitched without a hitch

Gay and Lesbian Weddings gives you straight talk (so to speak) with equal parts information, flair, and fabulousness!

Genres: LGBT, Nonfiction, Reference

240 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2004

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

so informative and funny.

[pdxtravelers · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was quite useful, and had the added bonus of being very entertaining! There were many times that the author's sense of humor had me laughing out loud. I actually referred to this book several times, especially since we are addressing invitations at the moment. Definately worth the purchase price.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny and insighful, I got it on a lark, and rather enjoyed myself. Who knew there was so much to think about with a gay wedding...or any wedding for that matter. I have a new respect for those couples taking the plunge - that's a WHOLE LOTTA money and a lotta time going into that 'special day'.

[Bonnie Tesch · Rating 2 out of 5]

There's some useful information in this, and a lot that's dumb, offensive, or just out of date (recognizing that most things on the subject published before last month will be a little behind the times, but this is eleven years old, and the law, tech, and pop culture are all pretty dated).

[Drianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best of the same-sex wedding guides, IMO. Useful.