Save The Date for Gay Weddings

On 29^th March the first same-sex marriages will take place in England and Wales.  Any couple wishing to marry on that date will need to have given formal notice of their intention to marry by 13^th March.

Same-sex couples in Scotland will be able to marry in October 2014.

To mark the occasion, greeting card company TheDogsDoodahs.com has today issued a 'Save the Date' card for 29^th March, along with a world map highlighting global differences in attitudes to homosexual relationships and marriage.

The United Kingdom becomes the 16^th country to allow same-sex marriages, while some other countries recognise same-sex relationships in law although they do not have the status of marriage.  

By contrast, there are still many countries (highlighted in green and black) where homosexuality is punished by imprisonment and even death.

TheDogsDoodahs.com (challenger brand to Moonpig in the personalised cards sector) has extended their range of Civil Partnership cards with Gay Wedding designs.  Many of the existing wedding cards are also suitable for either heterosexual or same-sex couples.  Jennie Rutterworth, Creative Director at TheDogsDoodahs.com, who celebrated her union with partner Emma in 2012, said:

"We've been helping to celebrate marriage for a long time. A lot of our wedding cards are already suitable for both heterosexual and homosexual couples and to be honest we've always had Wedding cards in the Civil Partnership section online (we're a little before our time here!).  We try to use gender neutral names in the examples on the website too - the designs are for everyone."

To download our logo please visit this link: https://we.tl/IbGXEho10q

To download our map in high resolution or for web use, use: http://we.tl/oxvhr4xVXm
Download links are also available on:

http://www.march29th.com 

http://www.thedogsdoodahs.com

Notes for editors

TheDogsDoodahs.com focuses primarily on humour, with the site owning and producing their own greeting cards. The company has a loyal fan-base who appreciate the 'funnier and easier' approach to cards that the site promises. Cards and gifts ordered before 2pm are sent the same day (Monday-Friday) from the UK mainland.