Bringing Accessibility to the Forefront: WIPA NYC’s First Experience with Live Captioning and Translation

Bringing Accessibility to the Forefront: WIPA NYC’s First Experience with Live Captioning and TranslationBy Jess ChuangWIPA New York Chapter At WIPA NYC, we’re always looking for ways to make our events more meaningful and inclusive. This year, with support from the National WIPA Reserves Grant, we had the opportunity to explore a new layer of accessibility by incorporating live captioning ...

DEIB Summer Reading Initiative

DEIB Summer Reading InitiativeMelissa Parker, WIPA Philadelphia DEIB Director WIPA Philadelphia Launches Summer Reading: The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker One Book. One Summer. One Powerful Step Toward Belonging. This summer, WIPA Philadelphia is proud to launch our very first Summer Reading initiative, and we’re thrilled to announce that our official selection is The Art of Gathering: How We ...

Harmonies Across Cultures: DJing Interracial/Multicultural Weddings

Harmonies Across Cultures: DJing Interracial/Multicultural Weddings By Brandon Shabazz WIPA Austin Back in 1967, only 3% of marriages in the United States were interracial. It wasn't until the historic Supreme Court decision in Loving v. Virginia on June 12th of the same year that interracial marriages became legal. Fast forward to today, and that percentage has surged to 20%, as ...

WIPA Celebrates Love + Pride 🏳️‍🌈

WIPA Celebrates Love + Pride 🏳️‍🌈 On June 11, 2023, WIPA Southern California celebrated the Los Angeles Pride Parade. WIPA Southern California was honored with the opportunity to walk in @lapride this year to celebrate and support our LGBTQIA+ community. Marriage for all, weddings for all, LOVE for all! Special thanks to @elevatefilmsllc for capturing all the magic. 🤩 Vendor Sponsors: ...

How to be authentically LGBTQ+ inclusive and affirming in your wedding business

How to be authentically LGBTQ+ inclusive and affirming in your wedding business By Kirsten Palladino More wedding and event pros are opening their hearts and business doors to the LGBTQ+ community. As this welcoming happens, it’s important to take note of the level at which businesses are saying yes to equality. While running our LGBTQ+ wedding magazine, Equally Wed, since ...

WIPA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (D&I) Committee is making progress in organization-wide diversity initiatives

WIPA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (D&I) Committee is making progress in organization-wide diversity initiatives The (D&I) Committee was formed to create a culture of equity, embrace differences, and promote diverse backgrounds and cultures amongst our membership and in the wedding industry. Even though our initiative is still in its infancy stage, compared to the length of time silence and oppression ...

WIPA’s Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Dear Members and Colleagues,Over the last year, we’ve continually shared our Diversity + Inclusion efforts with you and feel it's time to talk more openly about our journey. We recognize that WIPA has not historically been as inclusive as it should be. We have not represented all types of weddings and wedding professionals in our marketing and social media, and ...

Leading Event Associations Partner with Aim to Increase Representation in Industry

Leading Event Associations Partner with Aim to Increase Representation in Industry FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact:Corinne Dudine, WIPAinfo@wipa.org Leading Event Associations Partner with Aim to Increase Representation in Industry (Scottsdale, AZ) —The National Society of Black Wedding & Event Professionals (NSBWEP) and The Wedding International Professionals Association (WIPA) are pleased to announce a collaboration to advance diversity and inclusion initiatives in the events ...

WIPA Partners with Timothy S.Y. Lam Foundation for Diversity + Inclusion Initiative

WIPA Partners with Timothy S.Y. Lam Foundationfor Diversity + Inclusion Initiative FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Media Contact:Corinne Dudine, WIPAinfo@wipa.org WIPA Partners with Timothy S.Y. Lam Foundation for Diversity + Inclusion Initiative (Scottsdale, AZ) — The Wedding International Professionals Association (WIPA) and the Timothy S.Y. Lam Foundationare pleased to announce a partnership to advance diversity and inclusion initiatives in the events industry. The Foundation has ...