WHEN YOU'RE ADDICTED TO LOVE...
Falling in love is one of the most beautiful feelings in the world. You see life through rose colored glasses and everything begins to make perfect sense. In the early stages of love, there’s butterflies in your stomach, you can’t exist exist without your person and you desperately hope they feel the same way. That intense feeling has a name - limerence, and for many people, that stage of the relationship never ends. Is it dangerous? Well, kind of. It can lead to love addiction.
While our culture glorifies star crossed lovers and intense passion, many therapists recognize love addiction as a painful and devastating threat to true happiness. Often, because of childhood trauma like abuse or neglect, a person can still hold on to that child inside of them that wants to be loved. Instead of choosing booze or drugs, a person can turn to love to cope with their childhood pains. And, while the road to recovery isn’t easy - it’s entirely possible.
In this Huffington Post feature from Psychotherapist Dan Lacovara, he explains how a person’s best chance at real, healthy love is by first loving himself. Our inner child cannot heal unless we create space to heal our old wounds, face our old patterns and learn to embrace and accept the powerful human that we are. Love can be healed by love, the kind of love you must give yourself. How Men's Vows sees it - loving yourself always wins!
“Key West is just a beautiful little community that is so accommodating and full of unexpected character. You walk down the street with roosters running alongside, people lounging in a hammock with a Cuban coffee or mojito, making it a really special place in the US.” Read all about why Nick and Andrew chose Key West for their perfect destination gay wedding.
Riley & Grey is a design-minded wedding website service that meets the design and functionality expectations of everyday life. Riley & Grey makes it easy to design a site that is entirely about the aesthetic of the grooms’ using the site. As the company says about itself, they are here to make it easy for you to “do you!”
Ode à la Rose is a French florist/flower delivery company founded in NYC over ten years ago. Bastille Flowers & Events, a boutique floral and event design firm. Their two main offerings: 1. Bastille's fully custom, white-glove floral & event design – the best-in-class choice for upscale weddings; and 2. Ode's online a la carte ordering of centerpieces, bouquets, boutonnieres, and more – the hassle-free option for tighter budgets that doesn't compromise on quality.
Nothing says romance more than a destination wedding that is steeped in history and nature. And for those for whom American history and nature is the clarion call, then Magnolia Plantation & Gardens near Charleston, South Carolina is your only choice for tying the knot.
Gay cruise: check. Ski Week: check. Mykonos: check. Black, White, Winter and Pride Parties: check. Having filled up the calendar with all the hot gay events and descended on the gay hotspots, what is a gay gent to do for something new? The answer is simple: Gay Surf Week: a week of surfing, yoga and wellness, and brand-new friendships hosted by Surf Synergy.
The Family Research Center at the University of Denver is conducting a first-of-its-kind study on married gay couples and is seeking US-based couples who are engaged or in the first year of their marriage to participate in this research. If you’re interested in participating in this paid research, please fill out this interest form.
To say: “I do!” in Key West is to get married in a decidedly casual manner. It is also likely one of the only places where qualifying that one’s planning, floral, catering or photography services are ‘gay wedding friendly,’ is not a requisite. Key West is where weddings are neither hetero nor homo. They are just… weddings! And whether your wedding is in front of hundreds of your nearest and dearest for a long, destination wedding weekend, or a handful of friends and family for a quick day-trip, Key West has it all for the gay wedding of your dreams.
What is it about the country’s most remote corners that attracts the curious, creative, and independent? Key West is the best destination to understand the alchemy of these magical escapes and why they, and especially Key West, have become havens for the gay community when they are looking for where to meet, wed, honeymoon, and vacation.
Rich in history, a wealth of biodiversity and most importantly, a warm, friendly, and hospitable population, Colombia is in many ways the embodiment of everything we hope to find in a gay destination in Latin America. And Out in Colombia is the best partner to help plan a memorable gay vacation or gay honeymoon there.
Read 6 tips for Kumo Productions selecting great photographers and videographers, and some things to consider to make you and your partner feel comfortable with your media team on the big day!