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Lauren Snead ✨ Love Celebrant
laurensnead.love | @laurensneadlove | celebrate@laurensnead.love
1. The Hook
Joyful Love Celebrations For Sentimental, Fun-Loving & Beautifully Non-Traditional Folks.
Podcast intro bio (ready to read aloud):
Lauren Snead (they/them) is an award-winning Love Celebrant and #1 Amazon bestselling author with nearly 20 years of experience creating and officiating joyful love celebrations for sentimental, fun-loving, and beautifully non-traditional folks. Rooted in Northern California (happy to travel), Lauren has helped hundreds of couples move from performing, proving, and people-pleasing into feeling deeply connected, seen, and celebrated for exactly who they are… on their wedding day and beyond. For a lot of people, especially queer, trans and beautifully non-traditional folks, a wedding ceremony is the first time the world has been asked to gather, witness, and celebrate the full truth of who they are. Lauren guides that moment with warmth, tenderness, and a spark of playful mischief. Their book, Joyful Love Celebrations, is a warm invitation into creating a ceremony that feels wildly, truly and cosmically yours.
2. Fast Facts
Industry Experience: Nearly 20 years holding space for love celebrations, identity milestones, and rites of passage. 300+ Ceremonies (and counting!)
Accolades: 11x Award Winner across The Knot and WeddingWire, including the elite Best of Weddings Hall of Fame.
Publications: Author of the #1 Amazon Bestseller JOYFUL LOVE CELEBRATIONS: An Interactive Guide for Creating A Ceremony That Feels Like You! (written for the queer, trans, beautifully non-traditional community)
Business Structure: Proudly LGBTQ+-owned business serving CA and beyond.
3. As Featured On…
Podcasts
Queer & Thriving hosted by Sebastian Dziuk - Upcoming Fall 2026
Speak Boldly hosted by Lorraine Connell - Upcoming Fall 2026
Vendor Spotlight
Holly Farm Wedding in Carmel, CA by Jay & Mack Films - December 2024
Pauline & Kirsten’s Nestledown Wedding by Matter Video - October 2021
With Joy - June 5, 2019
Love Stories TV - December 2017 & 2018
4. Award & Accolades
Awards & Recognition
The Knot Best of Weddings, Hall of Fame status (11x award winner)
WeddingWire couples' choice recognition
Bestselling Author
Joyful Love Celebrations, #1 Amazon Bestseller
A warm, gentle guide for queer, trans, and beautifully non-traditional couples into growing love, self-belonging, and emotional connection, from the inside out
Social Proof
"Lauren's process takes you out of the logistics of planning a wedding and back into feeling the love, the whole reason you're even getting married. Lauren made us feel seen, loved, and cared for as if we had been friends for years." — Allison
"Before working with Lauren, we felt excited to celebrate our day of love. After working with Lauren, we realized how much more there was to celebrate." — Giselle & Boogie
5. Ready-to-Use Podcast Assets
Suggested Interview Topics
Moving past people-pleasing and performing to designing a joyful love celebration full of depth, meaning and connection
How queer and non-binary couples can reclaim the wedding threshold on their own terms
The difference between a vendor who is "queer friendly" and one who is truly queer affirming
The art of finding your voice and writing vows, love letters, and toasts that actually sound like you
What nearly 300 Love Celebrations have taught Lauren about love, joy, and coming home to yourself
Sample Interview Questions
Why do you say “love celebration” instead of “wedding ceremony”… and why is it often the first time the world is asked to gather, witness, and celebrate the full truth of who someone is?
You describe your approach as full of "playful mischief." What does that look like inside a ceremony that's also deeply meaningful?
What's the difference between being "queer friendly" and truly "queer affirming," and why does that distinction matter so much to couples?
What inspired Joyful Love Celebrations, and what's the one thing you hope every reader carries with them?
What would you say to someone who feels the pressure to perform love instead of simply feeling it?
6. Digital Footprint & Contact
Website: laurensnead.love
Instagram: @laurensneadlove
Email: celebrate@laurensnead.love
Booking a Connection Call: Let's Connect
7. High Res Assets
Headshots/ Lauren Promo
Ceremonies In Action
Book & Awards