By: E&P Staff In the wake of the state court decision that paves the way for same-sex weddings in California, The East Bay Express of Emeryville has announced what it calls "Wedding Wednesdays."
"In celebration of the long overdue right for homosexual partners to legally marry in the state of California," as a press release puts it, the 65,000-circulation weekly will conduct free group weddings for 12 couples, performing ceremonies on June 25 and July 2 at the newspaper's offices.
Terry Furey, the East Bay Express marketing director, will conduct the ceremony, with support from wedding planning company Don Gibble & Associates.
"Courtesy of the East Bay Express, the 12 couples selected will receive a wedding ceremony, catered reception, honeymoon prize packages, professional photos, a published wedding announcement, and local media publicity," the release explains. "This is a fun, unique marriage alternative to City Hall, and is our newspaper's way of sharing in this historic celebration."
The paper is also promoting discounted advertising for wedding announcements in its classified print and online section(gay or straight).
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