Kirsten Palladino is a multi-award-winning entrepreneurial educator, writer, editor, sought-after speaker and published author. She is the cofounder and editorial director of Equally Wed, the world’s leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine, as well as the creator of Equally Wed Pro, the digital LGBTQ+ inclusive certification course and educational training platform for wedding and event professionals to learn how to be more LGBTQ+ inclusive in their business.

As one of the foremost experts in LGBTQ+ weddings and LGBTQ+ inclusivity since 2010, Kirsten has written for, been interviewed by and featured in myriad luminary publications including Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, New York magazine, Time magazine, Huffington Post, Go magazine, Glamour magazine, The Knot magazine, Martha Stewart Weddings, Brides, Them, AARP, A Practical Wedding and Forbes magazine.

She is a recurring in-studio guest on major news networks, such as CNN, NPR, iHeart Radio and CBS, and multiple podcasts, webinars and stages of wedding conferences around the globe, including Engage! Luxury Wedding Summits, WIPA, The Rising Tide Society’s Tuesdays Together, WeddingPro events by The Knot and WeddingWire, White Dress Society Retreat, Wedding MBA, the Bridal Masterclass Experience and more.

Kirsten Palladino is the author of Equally Wed: The Ultimate Guide to Planning Your LGBTQ+ Wedding, the first and only gender-neutral wedding planning book for LGBTQ+ couples, which is published by Seal Press, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, one of the top five publishing houses in the United States.