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Same-sex weddings present unique challenges (and joys) to those in the wedding industry. Let's face it - not all of us know how to plan a "gay wedding." But laws are beginning to change across the country and around the world and you must be prepared to reach this market. The Business of Gay Weddings is an intensive, practical guide designed to help you understand the LGBT wedding market, sharing best practices from hundreds of gay and lesbian weddings. The book covers topics such as laws and policies affecting same-sex couples, LGBT wedding data, trends, traditions and more.

Bernadette Smith is the nation's leading same-sex wedding expert. She is founder and president of 14 Stories, the first company in the U.S. specializing in planning legal gay and lesbian weddings. 14 Stories has offices in New York and Boston. In 2004, when gay marriage was first legalized in Massachusetts, Bernadette envisioned a wedding production company for engaged same-sex couples looking to navigate a traditional wedding industry. Since then, she and her team have produced hundreds of LGBT weddings, working with couples from 33 U.S. states and around the world. Through the 14 Stories Gay Wedding Institute, Bernadette regularly trains her wedding industry peers around the world about the nuances of working with LGBT couples on their wedding plans. Bernadette is author of the book Gay Wedding Confidential and The Lesbian Couple's Guide to Wedding Planning. Her expertise has been sought after by the Today Show, the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, Travel and Leisure and National Public Radio, among others. She is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and TheKnot.com. Bernadette is also co-founder of Fourteen, a clothing line of ready-to-wear suits, tuxes, and accessories specially tailored for the lesbian, queer, and trans community. This line of high-quality formalwear is for those whose identities lie outside the fit and style of traditional women and men's clothing.