They Do: Wedding Web Giant Goes Gay

Online marketplace WeddingWire boasts over two million reviews of  200,000+ wedding vendors in more than a dozen countries. Today the company announced the acquisition of GayWeddings.com. Via press release:

“From the day each site was launched, WeddingWire and GayWeddings.com have shared a commitment to providing needed resources to all couples,” said Timothy Chi, co-founder and CEO, WeddingWire. “Same-sex weddings have been transforming the way wedding professionals think about their businesses and how engaged couples think about executing their wedding vision. We look forward to continued growth in creating a positive and helpful wedding planning experience for all couples and their wedding professionals as they plan the biggest day of their lives.” “Partnering with and now being acquired by WeddingWire has been a seamless extension of our mission,” said Kathryn Hamm, the former President of GayWeddings.com, who will continue as Publisher of GayWeddings.com.

WeddingWire calls itself “the Yelp of wedding providers.”