So You're EnGAYged

As noted in our comments, it worked! NBC changes rules to allow gay ‘Today’ wedding

“Gay and Lesbian People Need Not Apply: Call on NBC to Stop Today Show’s “Modern Day Wedding Contest” from Denying Gay and Lesbian Couples the Right to Participate” (GLAAD)

Kelly and I had the pleasure of attending the B-List Conference this year. While Kelly’s already blogged about our entire weekend (it was fabulous!) I wanted to blog additionally about our trip to Williams-Sonoma.

Williams-Sonoma invited all of the B-List bloggers to attend an overview of their registry as well as a cooking demonstration (quiche!). They also were enormously generous and sent each blogger a Le Creuset pan and an example set from their wine gift registry! (Pics below!)

What struck me most, however, about the event was that all of the speakers (the chef, the registry officials, the staff serving us food) spoke in completely gender-neutral language. They referred to “couples” almost exclusively (with some “registrants” and other inclusive terms thrown in). I was thrilled, and decided to interview Suki Mulberg, an Associate Manager for Williams-Sonoma’s Public Relations department, about their approach to registries.

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Thanks to fabulous feedback from you, our readers, and our blogger Ms. Sparrow, we’re launching a DIY Gallery! Visit it and sort by type (want decorations? favors? fun stuff??) or just browse through each and look at all of the DIY goodness!

First of all, I want to thank everyone who participated in the survey. It’s been an incredible weekend, going through each and every response and reading your fantastic ideas. A lot will be growing and changing on So You’re EnGAYged because of it – and we definitely couldn’t do this without your support and feedback!

Who responded?

We expected to have an overwhelming number of American respondents, and were pleasantly surprised by the number of Canadian and non-North American respondents as well!

Your relationships

We were surprised by the number of single and married folk who come to the site for inspiration! (more…)

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