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Aiming for Safer and More Inclusive

February 11, 2022
safer, more inclusive, wedding industry

I find it really dangerous when wedding industry leaders label themselves as inclusive or safe, whether as individuals, brands, or spaces. As much as I’m constantly trying to learn and…

posted in: Education
tagged with: allyship, inclusive, safe, wedding industry

10 Ways to Support Children around LGBTQIA+ Issues

February 1, 2022
support children, LGBTQIA+

I’m often told that children are too young to be taught about LGBTQIA+ issues–that they’ll start identifying as “dinosaurs” if I keep “brainwashing them to be transgender.” When we assume…

posted in: Education
tagged with: LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, support, trans kids

On Giving Back

January 26, 2022
give back, policy

Every month since March 2021, 10-40% of my gross income has been reallocated toward community care. I’m finally including the details on my Give Back page–not to boast, but because…

posted in: Education
tagged with: donating, give back, mutual aid, photographer, volunteering

The Why Behind Marriage

January 24, 2022
normalize, nuance, marriage

Let’s normalize getting married for legal benefits, such as health insurance, tax deductions, etc. Let’s normalize marriage not strictly being for romantic “couples.” Let’s normalize not needing to be in…

posted in: Education
tagged with: legal benefits, marriage, marriage equality, mononormative, polyamory

On Disability Showing Up

January 20, 2022
self-portrait, disabled

Disability shows up differently for everyone and doesn’t look a certain way. For me, being disabled looks like: Genuinely not knowing how to respond to “How are you?” A camera…

posted in: Education
tagged with: disability, neurodivergent, neurodiversity

Self-Identifying as Autistic

January 13, 2022
flowers, Philadelphia, arbor

A lot of folks reached out about how my post on self-identifying as Autistic resonated with them. I support self-identification fully, and after weighing the pros and cons, I decided…

posted in: Education
tagged with: adult, Autistic, self-diagnosis, self-identifying

Let’s talk about identities

January 3, 2022
identities, queer, disabled

[Image description: “Let’s talk about narrow-mindedness around how different identities can be perceived,” on a yellow and grey background.] There are 61 million disabled adults in the US, with a…

posted in: Education
tagged with: disability justice, identity, queer invisibility, representation

POTP Podcast Interview

December 23, 2021
Pause on the Play, podcast, interview, wedding industrial complex

Toward the end of this year, I put it out into the universe that I was going to be a guest on some of my favorite podcasts. I’ve been lucky…

posted in: Education
tagged with: interview, Pause on the Play, podcast, wedding industrial complex

Rethinking Unplugged Ceremonies

December 7, 2021
unplugged ceremonies

Let’s talk about how “unplugged” and phone-free wedding ceremonies can be ableist and need to be reconsidered. It’s not rare for officiants to remind guests to put away their cell…

posted in: Education
tagged with: ableist, access needs, accessibility aids, unplugged ceremonies

On First Look Pranks

December 6, 2021
first look trends, harmful

Recently, there was a post in a wedding photography Facebook group with a photo of a groomsman in a wedding dress as a first look “prank.” I’ve posted in the…

posted in: Education
tagged with: first look, harmful, prank, trans, transantagonistic, trends

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