An online wedding guide for gay and lesbian couples...

I've been looking for an excuse to post this picture of my friend Jim Key taken last month at a celebration rally held in West Hollywood on the day the California Supreme Court overturned the same-sex marriage ban. So Jim, the public affairs officer for the LA Gay and Lesbian Center, asked me to let people know about the center's Online wedding Resource Guide for Gay and Lesbian Couples.

In response to an overwhelming number of calls from couples looking for gay-friendly businesses, and from business owners who want to provide wedding services for gay and lesbian couples, the center has developed LAGayWeddingGuide.com. It includes everything from bakeries to DJs to wedding planners, Best part is this: it features businesses that not only want to work with gay and lesbian couples, but support the LGBT community.

The online guide also serves as a valuable resource for out-of-state or out-of-area couples who are planning to come to Southern California to get hitched and need to locate local businesses to help them plan their ceremonies.

Here's what Jim has to say about it: "A wedding is often one of the most significant events of a person's life. Planning one is often one of the most overwhelming. Many gay and lesbian couples who are planning to wed now are faced with the double obstacles of locating local wedding-related service providers who support same-sex marriage, as well as planning a wedding on a shorter-than-normal timeframe."

So check ou the online guide and start your planning you lovebirds!