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Brooklyn to Host First Annual LGBT Wedding Expo

We Do! Now, Let's Find a Wedding Planner!

LGBT couples listen closely: Do you hear them? They're wedding bells, and they're ringing from Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Now that the same-sex marriage law has passed in New York State, and you're thinking about tying the knot, the next hurdle is figuring out where to go to prepare?

Well, look no further. Thanks to the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, in conjunction with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, on Sunday, Jan. 15, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Brooklyn Borough Hall will hold the first annual Lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual (LGBT) Wedding Expo.

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The LGBT Wedding Expo offers the opportunity for New Yorkers to witness firsthand the evolution of the community’s newfound freedom and to showcase Brooklyn as the proud borough that welcomes, accommodates and commits to all couples.

The Expo also serves as a beacon and reaffirms the rights and needs of the LGBTQ community by vowing—as the Expo slogan exclaims—“We do!”

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As many as 75 vendors of “all things wedding” will offer products, fashions and services to anyone—gay or straight—interested in weddings, special occasions, giftware or just an opportunity to experience the grandeur of Borough Hall.

Vendors from all across Brooklyn, seminars on investments and legal issues will be offered to attendees and the Expo will also feature travel agents as well as wedding planners and a host of related goods and services.

For those interested in viewing a same-sex “Martha Stewart wedding” firsthand click here. For more information on the LGBT Wedding Expo, visit their website or Facebook page.


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