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Maryland, Maine Same Sex Weddings Begin This Week

Thursday, December 27th, 2012

USA: Think Tank Says Marriage Equality Laws Will Generate SpendingGay marriage laws in Maine and Maryland begin in less than a week. In both states, voters decided the issue.

Maryland lawmakers approved a marriage equality bill and Democratic Governor Martin O’Malley signed it into law earlier this year. However, opponents mounted a ballot initiative to repeal it. Voters on November 6 decided to let the law take effect on January 1.

Some Maryland clerks began issuing marriage licenses to gay couples on December 6, the day election results were certified.

Authored By Carlos Santoscoy – See the Full Story at On Top Magazine

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Maine, USA: Businesses Hoping for Boost From Marriage Equality

Wednesday, December 26th, 2012

Maine Businesses Hoping for Boost From Marriage EqualityThe dark purple, almost black lilies will come from Sawyer & Co. in Portland, and the cupcake wedding cake will hail from Two Fat Cats Bakery. The black diamond and black gold rings were handmade by Garo Celik in New York City.

The couple will celebrate with friends at a Portland restaurant, and have hired a local limousine service to bring the group to their wedding ceremony.

Business owners are hoping to see a rise in demand for such goods and services as legalized gay marriage arrives in Maine later this week, but the impact may take time to build as people plan their events.

Authored By Jessica Hall – See the Full Story at Portland Press Herald

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Bourne B&B, Ogunquit, Maine

Sunday, December 16th, 2012

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Bourne B&B, Ogunquit, MaineCome stay with us for your honeymoon at Bourne Bed & Breakfast, a gracious Victorian Ogunquit B&B. Our Ogunquit Inn offers accommodations all year on Maine’s southern coast.

We have a great location in the charming village of Ogunquit, within an easy walk of sandy beaches, Perkins Cove, the Marginal Way, the town’s great restaurants, and the Ogunquit Playhouse. When you plan your Ogunquit wedding and honeymoon, check out the Bourne B&B for your honeymoon stay – the ideal place to celebrate one of the best days of your lives together as a couple.

Our Ogunquit B&B is quintessential New England, a Victorian farmhouse that was originally built in the 1860′s, and was owned by one of Ogunquit’s foremost families, the Littlefield’s. The property has been restored and carefully maintained over the years, and offers guests bright, airy guest rooms in a quiet setting – perfect for either socializing with other guests or quiet relaxation by yourself.

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Maine, USA: Notaries Will Not Be Allowed to Discriminate Against Same Sex Couples

Thursday, December 13th, 2012

Maine, USA: Notaries Will Not Be Allowed to Discriminate Against Same Sex CouplesNotaries public in Maine have the option to officiate weddings, but they’ve been warned if they do not to discriminate against same-sex couples.

The Maine Secretary of State distributed an email explaining that the new marriage equality law that takes effect at the end of the month does not contain an exemption for the state’s 25,000 notaries like it does religious clergy.

Authored By Zack Ford – See the Full Story at Think Progress

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Etienne Perret, Portland, Maine

Sunday, December 9th, 2012

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Featured Gay Friendly Accommodations: Etienne Perret, Portland, MaineEtienne Perret is a jewelry designer in Camden, Maine, but his designed are sold fine retailers around the world. He specializes in gold and platinum jewelry.

His first visit to Maine, in 1973 when he took a summer retreat from the University of Vermont, acquainted him with the picturesque Midcoast town of Camden. At 19 he left college and The magnetic charm of this town pulled at him after he returned loaded all of his belongings into his little truck and followed his dream.

In Camden, he rented a small shop and pursued his hobby of silversmithing, selling his jewelry to the general public and making custom pieces clients who liked his unique melding of art, fashion and design. Etienne worked from this store for twenty five years, watching it grow from a one-person operation to a twelve person business.

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Maine, USA: Portland to Open at 12:01 AM on 12/29 for Same Sex Marriage Licenses

Friday, December 7th, 2012

Maine, USA: Portland to Open at 12:01 AM on 12/29 for Same Sex Marriage LicensesPortland, Maine is set to allow same-sex couples in the state to marry at the earliest possible moment, opening at midnight on December 29 for three hours, the Press Herald reports:

The city announced Thursday that it will open its municipal offices from 12:01 to 3:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 29 – the day the state law allowing same-sex marriage takes effect – to issue marriage licenses and perform weddings.

The announcement came a day after Augusta said it would open its offices for the same purpose on that Saturday, during more traditional morning hours.

Authored By Andy Towle – See the Full Story at Towleroad.com

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Maine, USA: Same Sex Weddings to Begin December 29th

Monday, December 3rd, 2012

Same Sex Weddings to Begin December 29th in MaineGay marriage advocacy groups say Maine’s new same-sex marriage law is going into effect Dec. 29.

EqualityMaine says Gov. Paul LePage signed off on the certified election results on Nov. 29. The new law goes into effect 30 days from that date.

Voters in Maine, Maryland and Washington approved laws Nov. 6 legalizing same-sex marriage. Gay marriage is already legal in New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and the District of Columbia.

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Inn at Long Lake, Naples, Maine

Friday, November 30th, 2012

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Inn at Long Lake Looking for the perfect place to marry your partner in Maine? Come visit us at the Inn at Long Lake, in Maine’s Sebago Lake region in the charming village of Naples. Our B&B is one of the top-rated properties in Sebago Lake – we offer top-notch accommodations in Western Maine.

Our romantic inn is the perfect setting for your wedding or reception – built in the early 1900s, our Victorian-style inn has lovely stained glass windows and a wide patio with comfortable wicker chairs and great Long Lake views.

Inside the Inn at Long Lake, you’ll discover gorgeous antique furnishings, fresh flowers, and our private collection of old clocks.

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Maine, USA: NOM Fined For Missing Disclosure Deadline

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012

Maine, USA: NOM Fined For Missing Disclosure DeadlineThe Maine ethics commission voted unanimously today to fine the National Organization for Marriage $2,000 for missing a campaign finance reporting deadline in the final weeks leading up to the vote on gay marriage.

By law, NOM was required to file its 11-day pre-general election report by midnight Oct. 26. The group filed the following day, missing the deadline by 14 hours. Ethics commission Executive Director Jonathan Wayne said today that the commission could impose an $8,000 fine because of a formula allowed by state law, but recommended reducing it by 75 percent.

“The report was only 14 hours late and half of those happened in the night when members of the public weren’t on our website (looking for information),” Wayne said.

Authored By Susan M. Cover – See the Full Story at the Kennebec Journal

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Maine, USA: Bethel Businesses Hope For Wedding Boost From Marriage Equality

Saturday, November 24th, 2012

Bethel, Maine Businesses Hope For Wedding Boost From Marriage EqualityIt didn’t take long after Maine voters approved same-sex marriage Nov. 6 for the economic effect to be felt in the Bethel area.

“I am already working with a couple of guys that have been partners for 40 years and are planning a wedding next summer at their camp on the lake in Waterford,” said Steve Etheridge, owner of Rooster’s Roadhouse in Bethel.

“They are looking for locations for a small wedding reception, and have asked Rooster’s to put a proposal together for them. There is no question in my mind that this opens an entirely new market for the restaurant and hospitality-related businesses, and we welcome the opportunities.”

Authored By Alison Aloisio – See the Full Story at the Sun Journal

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