Civil partnership page

[Spirits High]

Hi All,

Just doing a bit of a straw poll to see who has a seperate weddings and Civil partnerships pages on their sites.


If you do has it been commented on by clients?

[Shaun]

Hi All,

Just doing a bit of a straw poll to see who has a seperate weddings and Civil partnerships pages on their sites.


If you do has it been commented on by clients?

I don't currently have a separate page, but it's definitely on my "to do " list.

[Vectis]

No, because I think it implies that there is a difference. In my experience, CP couples won't like that and would like to be treated in the same way as any other couple. If anything you should be differentiating between church weddings and civil weddings, which is nonsensical because you're only providing a disco.

The only exception to the above might be particularly flambouyant gay couples wanting something wild, wacky or positively pink - but that's no different to traditional heterosexual couples wanting to do something different or special for their big day...

If it was me, I'd be looking to have "Traditional" and "Contemporary" wedding pages advertising your specific slants - this would be a much more appropriate action.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

I have a separate page for them.

Why not?

I'm not making out that anything is different, just giving it a defined area. Why would gay people want to read about heterosexual weddings?

[Vectis]

Well maybe I've had an unrepresentative bunch, but the CP couples I've dealt with personally have all at some point expressed disdain at suppliers who assume that because what they're doing isn't "conventional" that they suddenly get different treatment - from the extremes of personal prejudice clearly showing through in the relationship to having all things 'pink' foisted upon them as if that's what they must be looking for.

I've had people thank me for not making the same assumptions. And yes, I've serviced both types of gigs - the traditional and the flambouyant.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Yep, I've done both types too, but I don't see that having a separate page on a website makes any difference.

If it did, then why would gay bars, gay magazines and gay internet sites exist?

All of the couples who's pictures I put on the civil partnership page loved it.

[Marc J]

I don't currently have a separate page, but it's definitely on my "to do " list.

Don't you mean my "to do" list, then?

I think the only reason for having a separate page, or mention, on (any of) your website(s) is to pick up on the term "civil partnership" for SEO purposes.

True, you might offend any easily offended same-sex couples by differentiating this from the "normal" wedding gig, but at the same time you probably want to be found for "civil partnership disco" in searches - but is that term actually used in searches? Wouldn't a same-sex couple just search for "wedding disco" anyway? I don't know....

[Shaun]

Don't you mean my "to do" list, then?

That's what I meant.

True, you might offend any easily offended same-sex couples by differentiating this from the "normal" wedding gig, but at the same time you probably want to be found for "civil partnership disco" in searches - but is that term actually used in searches? Wouldn't a same-sex couple just search for "wedding disco" anyway? I don't know....

I've never had a same sex couple book me for a "same sex wedding reception". The terminology used (by the client) in every enquiry and booking has always been 'Civil Ceremony' or Civil Partnership'.

[rob1963]

I don't have a civil partnership page on my website, and have no plans to, but then again I don't have a weddings page either!

I don't see the point of having different pages for all the different types of functions you do...when you are still providing the same basic service...a mobile disco which meets with the client's requirements.

To be honest, wedding pages on disco websites bore me, as they are all the same sort of thing, with the usual crap about how "Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life" and "We will work with you to ensure that everything is perfect and you have a night to remember" etc etc.

Yawn!

[Steve the DJ]

I don't have a seperate page and have no intention to add one in the forseeable future, I just have a "Your Reception" section.