Jason Mitchell talks about his new
organizer “Getting Groomed: The Ultimate Wedding Planner for Gay Grooms”
that offers a refreshing approach for LGBT readers planning a wedding
or commitment ceremony with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. Gay couples will learn how to set a budget,
organize the guest list, design invitations, dress and style the big day
and much more. With plenty of wit and charm “Getting Groomed” provides
pockets for stashing important forms and contracts and your master
timeline will keep you on track for your event. In keeping you organized
“Getting Groomed” helps prevent couples from doubting their
decision-making skills. The checklists, folder and timeline included in
this book will keep the planning process simple, foolproof and fabulous.
This elegant planner is the perfect resource and XMAS gift for stylish
grooms-to-be. We talked to Jason about his inspiration for creating
“Getting Groomed” and his spin on our LGBT issues.
When asked what he would like to see happen for LGBT equality in the
next few years Mitchell stated, “I would like to see marriage equality
happen and I think that is really something at the forefront but there’s
a lot more to come. Once we reach a point where everyone can be married
we need equal rights as far as our family planning. It’s so challenging
for gay couples to have families. It’s incredibly expensive and I think
we need to fight to make it more available. There are some wonderful
families out there that are eager to be parents and just because of
legal issues or finances they’re not able. And yet there’s so many kids
that could use loving homes from parents who really, really want to be
parents and what I think is so specific to gay couples is there are no
accidents. They’re parents because they want to be parents and those are
the kind of people who should be having kids and raising them in the
world filled with love and support and allowing them to be our next
generation. So I think there’s a lot of work still to be done in that
arena.”
Currently Jason Mitchell serves as the Wedding Planner for Shiraz Events
in NYC. In addition to his work in events Jason is an accomplished
playwright. His most recent work “The Boys Upstairs” which premiered in
the 2009 New York International Fringe Festival is headed to London in
January 2015. On a personal note Jason and his husband live in
Manhattan’s Upper West Side and were among many people who fought for
marriage equality in New York. They actually got engaged and booked
their wedding venue a few hours before the bill officially passed.
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