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Tag: LGBTQIA

Queer Philadelphia Elopement at The Woodlands| Nic + Whitney

September 14, 2023
Wedding portraits of a multiracial queer, couple in Philadelphia.

Nic and Whitney had a queer Philadelphia elopement under the shade of the trees at The Woodlands–joined by their two best friends; their 7-year-old; and goldendoodle, Honey. When I asked…

posted in: Wedding
tagged with: blended family, elopement, genderfluid, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, microwedding, multiracial, non-binary, philadelphia, queer, The Woodlands, Wedding

Threads Is Inaccessible

July 19, 2023
Threads is Inaccessible

[Author’s note: At the time of writing this, these accessibility needs have not been addressed. It is my hope that this will soon be outdated and will give us a…

posted in: Education
tagged with: access, accessibility, disability, Disability Pride Month, disabled wedding, LGBTQIA, marriage equality, Threads, universal design, Wedding

Merchant Exchange Building Elopement in Philadelphia | Erwin + Danny

May 3, 2023
Eloped marriers at Philadelphia garden

I’m always thrilled whenever I have an opportunity to document a Merchant Exchange Building elopement. Erwin and Danny met in high school orchestra. Danny was a violinist and Erwin was…

posted in: Wedding
tagged with: 18th Century Garden, Benjamin Rush Garden, Dock Creek, elopement, LGBTQIA, Merchant Exchange Building, philadelphia, photography permit, queer, Wedding, wedding photographer, wedding photography

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 Gender Reveal Parties

February 23, 2021
gender reveal parties, harmful, binary

[CW: Violence] Last year, a California fire sparked by a pyrotechnic device used at a gender reveal party grew over 10,000 acres. In 2017, an Arizona fire spread nearly 47,000…

posted in: Education
tagged with: gender reveal, harmful, LGBTQIA, nonbinary, trans

Elopement at Shofuso Japanese House and Garden | Kathy + Keiko

January 28, 2021
Kathy, a queer Chinese woman, snuggling with Keiko, a queer, disabled, mixed race Japanese person.

Pennsylvania is one of a handful of states that allows self-uniting marriage licenses. There is something undeniably intimate and beautiful about folks who want to celebrate their love in this…

posted in: Wedding
tagged with: elopement, Fairmount Park, Flower Shop Philadelphia, intimate wedding, LGBTQIA, microwedding, Pavilion in the Trees, philadelphia, self-uniting wedding, Shofuso Japanese House and Garden

LGBTQIA+ Affirming Language Guide for Wedding Vendors

November 12, 2020
they, them, nonbinary, wedding, gender, LGBTQIA+

Language is incredibly powerful. It literally binds marriages. It’s the thing that holds together heartfelt vows, hilarious toasts, and welcomes guests to make them feel included. As a wedding photographer…

posted in: Education
tagged with: Affirming, gender, gender binary, Gender Identity, language, LGBT, LGBTQIA, terminology, wedding photography

Coming Into Myself as LGBTQIA+: A Personal Essay on Queer Invisibility

October 12, 2020
coming out, self-portrait, queer

I’m in my mid-30s and coming out as queer. This is something I struggle to type, as I’ve only ever had relationships with two people. Both of whom I ended…

posted in: Education
tagged with: coming out, LGBTQIA, nonbinary, pansexual, queer, queer invisibility, sexuality, transness

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