First Look

First Look

In celebration of Pride Month, writer and wedding photographer Hank Paul is launching First Look, a new podcast miniseries exploring how marriage equality is transforming the wedding industry. First Look features stories from LGBTQ+ wedding professionals from around the world and offers a unique perspective on the changing landscape of weddings.The new series, produced by Queer Entrepreneur Network, will focus on the first-hand experiences of LGBTQ+ people, covering the history of marriage equality and the highs and lows of being queer in the wedding industry. It will also attempt to answer the question: what does the future of the wedding industry look like?First Look is brought to you by Queer Wedding Ally Training: a framework to “inclusify” your wedding business in 7 days so that you can stay relevant in an evolving industry without being awkward or tokenistic.For more information, and to sign up, head www.queerweddingallies.com.

Episodes

July 25, 2022 63 mins
Marriage equality has fundamentally changed the way we view, celebrate and affirm the union of marriage. First Look explores how marriage equality is transforming the wedding industry.

Today's bonus episode is the full, unedited interview with Maria and Kirsten Palladino, the editors of LGBTQ+ wedding publication Equally Wed.

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Marriage equality has fundamentally changed the way we view, celebrate and affirm the union of marriage. First Look explores how marriage equality is transforming the wedding industry.

Today's bonus episode is the full, unedited interview with NYC wedding planner Jove Meyer.

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July 14, 2022 24 mins
Marriage equality has fundamentally changed the way we view, celebrate and affirm the union of marriage. First Look explores how marriage equality is transforming the wedding industry.

In this final part of the series, join Hank Paul as he takes a look at the impact of religion and spirituality on LGBTQ+ people and their weddings. And each of his guests answers the question: "what does the future of weddings look li...
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June 29, 2022 34 mins
Marriage equality has fundamentally changed the way we view, celebrate and affirm the union of marriage. First Look explores how marriage equality is transforming the wedding industry.

In Part Three of the series, we hear stories from the early days of marriage equality, and what it was like for LGBTQ+ wedding professionals trying to navigate a slow-moving industry. Representation, code-switching and discrimination ...
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June 21, 2022 25 mins
Marriage equality has fundamentally changed the way we view, celebrate and affirm the union of marriage. First Look explores how marriage equality is transforming the wedding industry.

For Part Two, we rewind to the early days of marriage equality and look at how it was achieved and celebrated in different places. We also begin ti unpack what it means for LGBTQ+ wedding vendors to be able to authentically represent ...
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June 14, 2022 25 mins
In celebration of Pride Month, writer and wedding photographer Hank Paul is launching First Look, a new podcast miniseries exploring how marriage equality is transforming the wedding industry. First Look features stories from LGBTQ+ wedding professionals from around the world and offers a unique perspective on the changing landscape of weddings.

In this first episode, Hank explores what marriage is, through the eyes...
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