368:
933:
195:" or "butch" thank-you cards and fancy wedding proclamations. At the beginning of the business, vendors at stationery shows "would just look at her like she was crazy" but a few years later the vendors showed more interest in helping out. Near the end of 2006, Hamm headed the business Gretchen started to allow her mother to increase her lobbying efforts for equal rights for same-sex couples. Hamm began holding 'Gay Weddings 101' wedding-planning seminars in areas such as Chicago,
199:, and Washington D.C. During an interview at the end of 2006, the Virginia-based wedding consultant noted, "For the longest time, there was so much shame and privacy around it that people didn't really give themselves permission to have ceremonies like this. ... The market is growing as the headlines remain out there."
317:"And we're really lucky to have @KHammCPR join as the CPRwAW's COO — she's been a part of the CPR family already as Amy's wife and she's bringing her amazing organizational skills and marketing and promotional eye to our team. So congrats to her @Redistrict & @alflinn too!"
190:
In 1999, Hamm's mother
Gretchen began a business out of frustration at the lack of suitable wedding accessories available as Hamm planned a commitment ceremony with her female partner. The business, which eventually was called Gayweddings.com, included offering
697:
174:
where, as a freshman, she was the leading seasonal scorer for the university women's soccer team. She graduated from
Princeton with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in psychology and then received a
983:
759:
298:
acquired the business as co-owners. As the organization's chief operating officer, Hamm has spearheaded efforts to emphasize the organization's brand and expand its subscriber base.
963:
575:
978:
545:
973:
707:
290:
131:
817:
787:
893:
609:
339:
988:
958:
518:
271:
In May 2013, the book was picked up by
Amphoto Books (an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group) and revised and expanded for release as
167:
670:
585:
968:
435:
268:
called the book a "groundbreaking guide" to same-sex marriage, and Human Rights
Campaign said Hamm was a "wedding innovator".
638:
492:"Gay wedding industry is booming. Despite bans, same-sex couples are spending an estimated $ 1 billion a year on ceremonies."
76:
403:
549:
899:
491:
146:
industry. She was the publisher of GayWeddings until its acquisition by
WeddingWire in 2015. She also co-authored
868:
702:
245:
126:
404:"Wedding Songs, Written to Order Composer Helps Gay, Straight Couples Put Their Love to Personalized Music"
206:
to serve as a wedding officiate for GayWeddings.com and help same-sex couples design their own ceremonies.
953:
580:
229:
225:
175:
80:
948:
675:
320:
264:
240:
171:
67:
847:
374:
179:
795:
903:
217:
496:
463:
151:
730:
874:
273:
The New Art of
Capturing Love: The Essential Guide to Lesbian & Gay Wedding Photography
71:
469:
408:
192:
932:
316:
182:. She also served as an educator and school administrator in the Washington, D.C. area.
889:
942:
764:
524:
254:
643:
234:
203:
125:(born June 2, 1969) is an American author and businesswoman who has served as the
440:
413:
295:
210:
93:
340:"WeddingWire expands services to same-sex marriages with second acquisition"
202:
In 2010, Hamm formed a business partnership with
American singer-songwriter
698:"TRNS Interview: Gay Marriage Poses New Opportunities For Wedding Planners"
576:"Review: Capturing Love: The Art of Lesbian & Gay Wedding Photography"
324:
143:
196:
163:
51:
55:
735:
249:
853:
614:
222:
Capturing Love: The Art of
Lesbian and Gay Wedding Photography
209:
In 2013, she married her long-time partner, political analyst
671:"'Capturing love': Gay weddings don't fit the straight mold"
926:
278:
In June 2015, WeddingWire, Inc acquired GayWeddings.com.
610:"'Capturing Love': How To Photograph Same-Sex Weddings"
760:"New photography guide focuses on same-sex couples"
112:
87:
63:
30:
23:
849:Same-sex couples find their stride on wedding day
548:. Freedom to Marry. November 2013. Archived from
984:The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter people
520:Top Singer Songwriter to Officiate Gay Weddings
402:Sue Anne Pressley Montes (November 30, 2006),
8:
964:American relationships and sexuality writers
818:"WeddingWire, Inc. Acquires GayWeddings.com"
669:SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES (February 13, 2013).
931:
664:
662:
20:
546:"A Legal Wedding 2 Decades in the Making"
362:
360:
291:The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter
283:The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter
132:The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter
397:
395:
393:
391:
307:
569:
567:
142:, Hamm had a successful career in the
979:Catholic University of America alumni
758:L'Oreal Thompson (January 29, 2013).
434:Joshua Kurlantzick (April 11, 2008),
7:
895:Schultz: Every wedding should be gay
574:Maureen McCarty (January 24, 2013).
846:Emanuella Grinberg (May 31, 2012),
490:Dionne Walker (December 26, 2006),
974:American women non-fiction writers
867:Jackie DiMarzo (August 26, 2012),
14:
367:Harless Wade (November 5, 1987),
338:Kangarloo, Kasra (June 9, 2015).
170:in Addison, Texas, Hamm attended
462:Ellen Warren (August 31, 2008),
315:@JessicaTaylor (July 30, 2021).
150:(2014), a photographic guide to
706:. April 9, 2013. Archived from
436:"A Red Carpet for Gay Weddings"
166:, Texas. After graduating from
102:
639:"How to throw a (gay) wedding"
77:Catholic University of America
1:
870:Options many for gay weddings
412:, p. T10, archived from
148:The New Art of Capturing Love
162:Hamm was born and raised in
989:21st-century American women
959:Princeton University alumni
637:Jim Lopata (May 17, 2013).
344:Washington Business Journal
216:In 2013, with photographer
1005:
900:Daily Chronicle (Illinois)
731:"Gay Wedding Photography"
288:Hamm joined the staff of
608:Amy Ta (June 10, 2013).
158:Early life and education
703:Talk Radio News Service
246:Talk Radio News Service
127:chief operating officer
969:LGBT people from Texas
224:which was reviewed by
123:Kathryn Elizabeth Hamm
35:Kathryn Elizabeth Hamm
581:Human Rights Campaign
294:in 2021 when she and
230:National Public Radio
226:Human Rights Campaign
176:Master of Social Work
892:(October 18, 2013),
676:Good Morning America
265:Good Morning America
241:Good Morning America
172:Princeton University
68:Princeton University
906:on October 29, 2013
798:on October 21, 2013
788:"Behind the Camera"
710:on October 22, 2013
588:on October 21, 2013
552:on December 9, 2013
416:on November 5, 2013
375:Dallas Morning News
180:Catholic University
527:, December 7, 2010
220:, she co-authored
497:Los Angeles Times
152:same-sex weddings
138:Prior to joining
120:
119:
996:
935:
930:
929:
927:Official website
914:
913:
911:
902:, archived from
885:
884:
882:
875:The Journal News
863:
862:
860:
833:
832:
830:
828:
814:
808:
807:
805:
803:
794:. Archived from
783:
777:
776:
774:
772:
755:
749:
748:
746:
744:
739:. March 21, 2013
727:
721:
719:
717:
715:
694:
688:
687:
685:
683:
666:
657:
655:
653:
651:
634:
628:
626:
624:
622:
605:
599:
597:
595:
593:
584:. Archived from
571:
562:
561:
559:
557:
542:
536:
535:
534:
532:
515:
509:
508:
507:
505:
487:
481:
480:
479:
477:
459:
453:
452:
451:
449:
431:
425:
424:
423:
421:
399:
386:
385:
384:
382:
364:
355:
354:
352:
350:
335:
329:
328:
312:
275:on May 6, 2014.
186:Wedding business
168:Greenhill School
106:
104:
48:
44:
42:
21:
1004:
1003:
999:
998:
997:
995:
994:
993:
939:
938:
925:
924:
921:
909:
907:
888:
880:
878:
866:
858:
856:
845:
842:
840:Further reading
837:
836:
826:
824:
816:
815:
811:
801:
799:
785:
784:
780:
770:
768:
757:
756:
752:
742:
740:
729:
728:
724:
713:
711:
696:
695:
691:
681:
679:
668:
667:
660:
649:
647:
636:
635:
631:
620:
618:
607:
606:
602:
591:
589:
573:
572:
565:
555:
553:
544:
543:
539:
530:
528:
517:
516:
512:
503:
501:
489:
488:
484:
475:
473:
470:Chicago Tribune
461:
460:
456:
447:
445:
433:
432:
428:
419:
417:
409:Washington Post
401:
400:
389:
380:
378:
366:
365:
358:
348:
346:
337:
336:
332:
314:
313:
309:
304:
286:
188:
160:
108:
105: 2013)
100:
96:
75:
59:
49:
46:
40:
38:
37:
36:
26:
17:
16:American author
12:
11:
5:
1002:
1000:
992:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
941:
940:
937:
936:
920:
919:External links
917:
916:
915:
890:Connie Schultz
886:
864:
841:
838:
835:
834:
809:
778:
750:
722:
689:
658:
629:
600:
563:
537:
510:
482:
454:
426:
387:
356:
330:
323:) – via
306:
305:
303:
300:
285:
280:
187:
184:
178:(M.S.W.) from
159:
156:
118:
117:
114:
110:
109:
98:
92:
91:
89:
85:
84:
65:
61:
60:
50:
34:
32:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1001:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
954:Living people
952:
950:
947:
946:
944:
934:
928:
923:
922:
918:
905:
901:
897:
896:
891:
887:
877:, p. W27
876:
872:
871:
865:
855:
851:
850:
844:
843:
839:
823:
819:
813:
810:
797:
793:
789:
782:
779:
767:
766:
765:Baltimore Sun
761:
754:
751:
738:
737:
732:
726:
723:
709:
705:
704:
699:
693:
690:
678:
677:
672:
665:
663:
659:
646:
645:
640:
633:
630:
617:
616:
611:
604:
601:
587:
583:
582:
577:
570:
568:
564:
551:
547:
541:
538:
526:
525:Business Wire
522:
521:
514:
511:
499:
498:
493:
486:
483:
471:
467:
466:
465:Seeing double
458:
455:
443:
442:
437:
430:
427:
415:
411:
410:
405:
398:
396:
394:
392:
388:
376:
372:
371:
363:
361:
357:
345:
341:
334:
331:
326:
322:
318:
311:
308:
301:
299:
297:
293:
292:
284:
281:
279:
276:
274:
269:
267:
266:
261:
257:
256:
255:Baltimore Sun
251:
247:
243:
242:
237:
236:
231:
227:
223:
219:
214:
212:
207:
205:
200:
198:
194:
185:
183:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
157:
155:
153:
149:
145:
141:
136:
134:
133:
128:
124:
115:
111:
95:
90:
86:
82:
78:
73:
69:
66:
62:
57:
53:
47:(age 55)
33:
29:
22:
19:
908:, retrieved
904:the original
894:
879:, retrieved
869:
857:, retrieved
848:
827:February 13,
825:. Retrieved
821:
812:
800:. Retrieved
796:the original
791:
786:Liz Massey.
781:
769:. Retrieved
763:
753:
741:. Retrieved
734:
725:
720:Book review.
712:. Retrieved
708:the original
701:
692:
680:. Retrieved
674:
656:Book review.
648:. Retrieved
644:Boston Globe
642:
632:
627:Book review.
619:. Retrieved
613:
603:
598:Book review.
590:. Retrieved
586:the original
579:
556:December 15,
554:. Retrieved
550:the original
540:
529:, retrieved
519:
513:
502:, retrieved
495:
485:
474:, retrieved
464:
457:
446:, retrieved
439:
429:
418:, retrieved
414:the original
407:
379:, retrieved
377:, p. 2B
370:Sports Today
369:
347:. Retrieved
343:
333:
310:
289:
287:
282:
277:
272:
270:
263:
259:
253:
239:
235:Boston Globe
233:
221:
215:
208:
204:Catie Curtis
201:
189:
161:
147:
139:
137:
135:since 2021.
130:
122:
121:
45:June 2, 1969
25:Kathryn Hamm
18:
949:1969 births
910:October 27,
881:October 27,
859:October 27,
822:WeddingWire
802:October 21,
792:Echomag.com
771:October 21,
743:October 21,
714:October 21,
682:October 21,
650:October 21,
621:October 21,
592:October 21,
531:October 27,
504:October 27,
500:, p. 4
476:October 27,
472:, p. 7
448:October 27,
444:, p. 1
441:Nytimes.com
420:October 27,
381:October 27,
260:Echomag.com
943:Categories
302:References
296:Amy Walter
218:Thea Dodds
211:Amy Walter
94:Amy Walter
41:1969-06-02
64:Education
349:July 11,
113:Children
325:Twitter
144:wedding
107:
99:
197:Boston
164:Dallas
88:Spouse
58:, U.S.
52:Dallas
321:Tweet
193:femme
101:(
97:
56:Texas
912:2013
883:2013
861:2013
829:2016
804:2013
773:2013
745:2013
736:KNPR
716:2013
684:2013
652:2013
623:2013
594:2013
558:2016
533:2013
506:2013
478:2013
450:2013
422:2013
383:2013
351:2022
250:KNPR
140:Cook
31:Born
854:CNN
615:NPR
129:of
81:MSW
945::
898:,
873:,
852:,
820:.
790:.
762:.
733:.
700:.
673:.
661:^
641:.
612:.
578:.
566:^
523:,
494:,
468:,
438:,
406:,
390:^
373:,
359:^
342:.
262:.
258:,
252:,
248:,
244:,
238:,
232:,
228:,
213:.
154:.
103:m.
72:BA
54:,
43:)
831:.
806:.
775:.
747:.
718:.
686:.
654:.
625:.
596:.
560:.
353:.
327:.
319:(
191:"
116:1
83:)
79:(
74:)
70:(
39:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.