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CA, USA: Soldier’s Partner Proposes to Him on Base

Friday, April 27th, 2012

That remarkable British ad for marriage equality in which a returning soldier arrives to a boyfriend who proposes marriage on the runway just happened for real in San Diego:

Luggage in tow, Guerrero emerged with a smile on his face. Upon seeing Huston, Guerrero dropped his bags; aimed a kiss toward Huston’s lips; and opened his arms to his boyfriend’s waiting embrace. The time and distance of 10 months’ separation evaporated in a public show of affection that less than a year ago would have been cause for court martial.

After a few minutes of emotional holding and kissing, Huston went anxiously down on one knee; looked up at Guerrero, who was dressed from head to toe in military fatigues; and produced an engagement ring and the time-honored phrase, “Will you marry me?”

Full Story from The Dish

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Inn at the Park, San Diego

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Periodically we’ll feature one of our vendors here to let our readers know about some great people who can help you plan the perfect wedding.

Welcome to Inn at the Park, formerly known as Park Manor Suites, a historic all-suite boutique hotel centrally located to many San Diego sights. Our convenient location on the edge of Balboa Park West is within walking distance to our neighbors the San Diego Zoo, the Old Globe Theatre, many fine museums, beautiful gardens and acclaimed performing arts venues.

Also nearby are many San Diego attractions including Hillcrest, SeaWorld, The Gaslamp District, Little Italy, Cruise Ship Terminal, and the USS Midway and Maritime Museum. Old Town, Coronado Island and the beaches are just minutes away.

Enjoy fine dining onsite at our popular local restaurants, Inn at the Park Restaurant & Piano Bar and Top of the Park Penthouse Restaurant. The street-level Inn at the Park restaurant, with its European ambiance, celebrated regional American cuisine and lively piano bar, is open seven nights a week with live entertainment.

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Gay Friendly Wedding Vendors in San Diego

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Behind the Bash Parties & Events, San Diego

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Periodically we’ll feature one of our vendors here to let our readers know about some great people who can help you plan the perfect wedding.

Behind the Bash! Parties and Events can help you create the perfect event – let us orchestrate your dream wedding and reception – we know how to put together a premier event that you’ll remember for the rest of your lives together.

Behind the Bash! Parties and Events has the know-how, experience, and connections to execute your entire event from behind the scenes. We’ve also done many business retreats, concerts and charity events – no event is too large or small.

Let us bring our creativity and attention to detail to bear for your wedding – we’re enthusiastic about every event, and we can make the day everything you dreamed about! Our rates are very competitive, and we guarantee that our partner vendors will also give you excellent customer service.

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Gay Friendly San Diego Wedding Vendors

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CA: Marriage Equality Foe Buys San Diego Newspaper

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Beyond the court ruling on Prop 8, supporters of same-sex marriage got some more bad news this week. Less noticed than the court’s decision, but potentially worse for the cause of marriage equality was a business sale in San Diego.

That news? Doug Manchester bought the Union-Tribune newspaper. Manchester is best known as a hotelier and businessman in the San Diego area.

But he’s also one of the most aggressive and richest opponents of same-sex marriage.

Full Story from NBC LA

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: A Little to the Left Wedding Invitations, San Diego

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Periodically we’ll feature one of our vendors here to let our readers know about some great people who can help you plan the perfect wedding.

Gay Friendly Wedding Vendors

Tasteful, subtle and elegant greeting cards for same-sex weddings, anniversaries and holidays.
I am the proud mother of a gay son who has been in a committed relationship for over 15 years. And for all those years I have been frustrated when looking for a greeting card for my son and son-in-law. Guess what? They didn’t exist.

Oh sure, I could find cards that were blank inside and had 2 turtles looking at each other on the front, or 2 giraffes, or whatever. And then there are always the ones with the cartoon images on the front, but I am not a “cutesy” kind of mom.

There are also the cards you can find on the web with more – um – suggestive images on the front as well. But then, I am not so much a “gutsy” kind of mom either.

So, I decided to start my own greeting card business called A Little To The Left. I call it that because my intent is that everything I do will be considered to be a “little to the left” of that which is considered to be “normal”.

My first line of cards is my Gay Friendly cards wherein I offer Wedding/Commitment Ceremony cards and Anniversary cards. As the year progressed, I offered Christmas cards, then Valentine’s Day cards and now I have Mother’s Day cards available to for the LGBT community as well as their friends and family. I will also offer Wedding Invitations and Thank You cards as customized orders.

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Caprice Strings, San Diego

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Periodically we’ll feature one of our vendors here to let our readers know about some great people who can help you plan the perfect wedding.

Gay Friendly San Diego Wedding Vendors

Caprice Strings provides elegant wedding entertainment, including beautiful strings (violin, viola, and cello) blended into a trio ensemble. Caprice Strings has more than twenty years of experience, and we have an extensive repertoire including baroque, classical and contemporary works – from Bach to Mozart to Gershwin and The Beatles.

Caprice Strings has alo performed at a wide variety of events. We’ve been featured at the daily luncheon in the Garden Room of the U.S. Grant Hotel, appeared at the historic Villa Montezuma, performed at exclusive Nordstrom events, and have even played for special occasions like the Challenger reception for Sail America, and the inaugural cruise of the Royal Viking Sun.

Caprice Strings has performed for weddings and receptions in a broad range of styles and settings, from formal catholic masses to outdoor ceremonies at Balboa Park. We’ve performed at almost every major hotel in the San Diego area.

We can provide music for preludes, ceremonies, rehearsal dinners, cocktails, receptions, or celebration breakfasts. We tailor our performances completely to our client’s wishes.

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Lois Huncovsky, San Diego

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

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Are you looking for someone to officiate at your San Diego gay wedding? I’ll be there for you as you bring your expression of promise and commitment to one other and to society. Your wedding vows are the essence, the heart and soul of your ceremony.

I have been officiating at weddings since 1987, and have been affiliated with many faiths and traditions. The one thing I’ve learned is that the foundation of all spiritual and religious teachings is love. It’s my goal to bring my experience, love, warmth and caring to every event.

I cherish the love between two souls, and believe that if your love is strong and enduring, then it will make the high ideals of all teachings easier to express.

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Gay Marriage Events Today & Tomorrow: Boston, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Here’s our list of events today and tomorrow around the world relating to marriage equality, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and other LGBT equality issues. If you know of any other events – rallies, meetings, phonebanking, etc – please use the link below to add your event to our list!

–USA, CA, Laguna Beach: 12/04, Sunset Reception w/True Blood Stars – EQCA Benefit, Private Home, 3:30-5:30 PM.
–USA, CA, Long Beach: 12/04, Unite to Make It Right Rally, South Bay LGBT Center, TBD.
–USA, CA, Los Angeles: 12/04, Unite to Make It Right Rally, TBD, TBD.
–USA, CA, Palm Springs: 12/04, Equality Happy Hour, Hamburger Mary’s, 4-7 PM.
–USA, CA, San Diego: 12/04, Unite to Make It Right Rally, TBD, TBD.
–USA, CA, San Francisco: 12/04, Unite to Make It Right Rally, TBD, TBD.
–USA, CA, Wichita: 12/04, Unite to Make It Right Rally, Old Sedgwick Co Courthouse, 3 PM.
–USA, MA, Boston: 12/04, Unite to Make It Right Rally, TBD, TBD.
–USA, MA, Northampton: 12/04, Unite to Make It Right Rally, City Hall, 1 PM.
–USA, RI, Providence: 12/04, MERI Holiday Party, 234 Blackstone Blvd, 7-10 PM.
–USA, WV, Arlington: 12/04, Holiday Hugs & Kisses Kiss-In, Artisphere, 11 AM-1 PM.

Full Events List/Add Your Own Event: http://www.purpleunions.com/mn/gay-marriage-events-list.html

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CA: Prop 8 Protest in San Diego Leads to Arrests

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Nine people were arrested Thursday during a demonstration outside the county clerk’s office by a group demanding that same-sex marriages be allowed in the San Diego area, despite court and ballot-box setbacks that have put the issue in legal limbo.

Weddings between gay and lesbian couples in the state had been scheduled to become recognized by law again Wednesday evening. Two days earlier, however, an appeals-court decision put that prospect on hold for at least four months.

Nonetheless, several same-sex couples arrived at the bayfront San Diego County Administration Center first thing Thursday morning to demand marriage licenses as a constitutional right, and dozens of others gathered to rally in support.

Full Story from 10News

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Gay Marriage Events Today/Tomorrow

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

(Full Events List & Details: http://www.purpleunions.com/mn/gay-marriage-events-list.html):

–USA, CA, Culver City: 08/07-08/28, Love Conquers All: Art for Equality, Thinkspace.
–USA, CA, Los Angeles: 08/19, Voter Canvass Training, The Village, 6:30-9:30 PM.
–USA, CA, San Diego: 08/19, Rally for Marriage Equality, Clerk’s Office, 12-6:30 PM.
–USA, CA, San Francisco: 08/19, One Struggle One Fight Meeting, 209 Golden Gate Ave, 7 PM.
–USA, CA, San Francisco: 08/19, Women, Wine & Chocolate Mixer – EQCA, Catherine Clark Gallery, 6-7:30 PM.
–USA, CA, San Francisco: 08/20, Guerrilla screening of 8: The Mormon Proposition, Above B of A, 18th/Castro, 7-9 PM.
–USA, IA, Cedar Rapids: 08/19, Phonebanking for Volunteers, One Iowa Office, 6-9 PM.
–USA, IA, Des Moines: 08/19, Phonebanking w/One Iowa, One Iowa Office, 6-9 PM.
–USA, IA, Des Moines: 08/20, One Iowa Fundraiser, Blazing Saddles, 8 PM.
–USA, MA, Boston: 08/19, Phone Bank for Equality, 262 Washington St, 5-9 PM.
–USA, WI, Madison: 08/19, Mass Commitment Ceremony, State Capitol Rotunda, 5 PM.

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