How to Find Wedding Vendors That Celebrate Inclusion
Jove Meyer didn’t think he would become an activist when he started his career as a wedding planner 15 years ago. But in 2012, while he was at a church in New York for a wedding he had planned, the pastor approached him a few minutes before the ceremony and told him, “You’re not welcome here.” So he left and cried on the stoop outside the church. “I was like, ‘What is going on?’” said Mr.
Meyer, who is based in Brooklyn. “It hit me like a rock. I was planning weddings — something that I myself couldn’t participate in.” Mr.
Meyer, who is gay, was unable to marry at the time because same-sex unions were not yet legal nationwide. Since then, he has been advocating inclusivity in the wedding industry at events and on broadcast shows, pushing for wedding vendors to be more welcoming to all couples.
He also created an ally pledge that he asks every vendor to sign before they start working together. In light of recent incidents involving L.G.B.T.Q.
