Lorna Reeves: My Oh My & I do's! The Revolutionary Act of Love.

This is not the story of a wedding planner. This is the result of decades of individuals doing selfless activism to achieve something so very simple, the right to love. Lorna is one of those people and she has an Instagram full of beautiful photos to prove it.

I met Lorna in 2018 when volunteering with Diversity Role Models. I remember her telling us how how she had just started My Oh My Weddings. It was then the only LGBTQ+ dedicated wedding service in the UK, which is mad when you consider that the marriage equalities act was passed fiver years earlier in 2013.

Lorna has never been one to fit the mould, or 'cookie cutter' as she says. Deciding against university, she landed the job every cool kid dreams of, with the Met forensics team. Shortly after she met her lovely partner Sharon and came out to her parents. Lorna got tired of having to 'out' herself throughout her own wedding journey, constantly explaining to venues, photographers and suppliers, "my wife's name is Sharon, not Aaron." She wanted to make it easier and more pleasant for Queer people to plan their special day, so My Oh My Weddings was born. This beautifully organic process has not only brought real happiness to so many people, but this revolutionary act and dedication to love, meant that Lorna was awarded Wedding Planner of the Year at the National Wedding Awards 2019, just 11 months after starting.

Lorna has been volunteering with Diversity Role Models for a few years and like myself, she adores them and everything they do. Not only does she give up her time to tell her story in schools, but she donates a percentage of every wedding to help them provide diversity and inclusion education for the next gen.

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