The national gay & lesbian wedding resource, RainbowWeddingNetwork.com, has announced that the company will bring its tour of Gay & Lesbian Wedding Expos to Las Vegas this Fall, in celebration of the state’s recent enactment of domestic partnership legislation. Following this year’s calendar of events throughout the country in cities including Chicago, Hartford and Seattle, The Same Love, Same Rights® Wedding Expo in Las Vegas will be the thirty-third such event produced by RainbowWeddingNetwork.com since the company began connecting same-sex couples with screened, gay-friendly businesses in 2000. The much-anticipated Expo is scheduled for Sunday, November 15, 2009 from 12:30-3:30 pm at the distinctive JW Marriott in Summerlin, and is free for the public to attend.
Asheville, NC – The founders of RainbowWeddingNetwork.com proudly announce plans to produce their latest Gay & Lesbian Wedding Expo in Las Vegas, in celebration of the recent veto-override in Nevada regarding domestic partnership legislation. “Domestic partnership status may seem like a small step in terms of full marriage equality,” states RainbowWeddingNetwork founder, Cindy Sproul, “but for the LGBT citizens of Nevada it remains a milestone.”
Rainbow Wedding Network's LGBT Wedding Expo is a timely resource for same-sex couples planning their commitment ceremonies, as well as singles, advocates and allies who support equal rights in marriage.
The Same Love, Same Rights® LGBT Wedding Expo will be hosted by the elegant JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa in Summerlin, from 12:30 pm-3:30 pm on Sunday, November 15, 2009. Over 50 gay-friendly businesses will be spotlighted, including those in wedding planning industries such as event coordinators, officiants, ceremony and reception venues, cake decorators, musical entertainment and floral designers. Also in attendance will be travel planners, legal professionals, gift companies and parenting resources. Each exhibitor will be specifically selected for their support and encouragement of marriage equality.
“This is an important time for the LGBT minority in America,” continues Sproul. “Despite the heartbreak of Proposition 8 in California last November, the momentum toward equal marriage and family rights for gays and lesbians remains intact throughout our country. We believe the conversation about domestic partnerships in Nevada, and the strong stance taken by the state legislature to overturn the governor’s prior decision, marks one more historic step toward true respect and tolerance for all American families.”
The 2009 Las Vegas Same Love, Same Rights® Gay & Lesbian Wedding Expo will feature music, samples, planning tips & trends as well as interactive presentations. Guests of the Expo will receive a complimentary Walkaway Bag brimming with valuable contacts for planning their own Special Day; attendees will also be invited to add a photograph to the Commitment Photo Album™, an ongoing project to document LGBT couples and their families throughout the nation. All LGBT couples throughout the Las Vegas area are encouraged to attend, as well as advocates and allies interested in the issues of equal marriage & family rights. The event is free to the public.
Launched in 2000, RainbowWeddingNetwork.com (RWN) has grown to become the most extensive wedding resource for the gay and lesbian community in the United States. Following the success of its first LGBT Wedding Expo in Minneapolis in 2003, RWN has produced over thirty such events in fourteen states throughout the nation. In 2006, the company began publication of the first wedding magazine specifically dedicated to gay & lesbian weddings. An updated version of the main website, offering a high degree of social networking and other interactive features, was launched in 2009.
For more information about nationwide events visit http://www.SameLoveSameRights.com and for more same-sex wedding resources, visit http://www.RainbowWeddingNetwork.com.
