A New Home...soon

Today I had a brilliant meeting with equally brilliant Marie Dunne of Dunne & Dusted Design. She, all too easily, convinced me that to make this project look legitimate, I should let her build me a new site for this blog. Once that is set up, I'll have a lovely wedding gallery for you all to view, and will look a lot less...well...blogspotish.

If you need a website built, I can't reccommend Marie enough. She's easy to talk to, explains things simply enough for a novice like moi to understand, and really knows her stuff. She also writes a considerably cute design blog called Lust Covet Envy. Check her out!

Hey Film Makers!

Does your name start with "Werner" and end with "Herzog?" Ok maybe I'm setting my hopes a little high, but if you're a documentarian and interested in getting involved, please contact me. I want to hear pitches from folks who are as passionate about the project as I am. Please include contact details and examples of previous work. Cheers!

Hey College Students!

Wanna put that Communications degree to good use? Join the Big Gay Wedding team! It pays absolutely nothing, but it's for a good cause. Areas I need assistance in (aka areas of my own ineptitude) include:

-Getting Sponsorships
-Raising Funds
-Organizing a grand event
-Arranging advertising and interviews

I know you're probably thinking "Jesus, this thing is never going to get off ground." And to be honest, I've had my doubts too, but I believe (and please excuse the OTT cheesiness of this next statement) in the power of people helping people. So please, for the sake of the project, let me exploit your college education!

What it's all about

The Big Gay Wedding Project is my way to do my bit for the gay rights movement. Unfortunately, I have no previous experience doing anything remotely non-profit, so not only is this going to be a project but a bit of an experiment as well.

The idea is that I spend the next year providing free photography services to gay and lesbian couples across Ireland on their wedding days. I use the word "wedding," of course, because despite the fact that gay marriage legislation still has yet to go through here in Ireland, that is, to me at least, what the ceremony is. A wedding. Also, the phrase "commitment ceremony" has too many syllables in it. At the end of 2011/ beginning of 2012, I'd like to hold an exhibition, with all proceeds going towards the Irish Marriage Equality Campaign and BeLonG To.

I intend to use this blog to document my progress and hopefully gain a few much needed contacts along the way. I'm currently in need of sponsers, funding, and LOTS of gay couples from across the country. Since I'm at the very beginning of all this, any input on how to make the Big Gay Wedding Project as big and gay as possible would be greatly appreciated. Or even if you just want to show your support, you can contact me at ShawnaScottPhotos@gmail.com.