WEVA helps wedding professionals become better allies by creating safe, inclusive, anti-racist event spaces through education & community development.
Love looks lots of different ways. Our members vow to provide a safe environment for all people regardless of race, religion, identity, sexual orientation, age or ability so that we can create more welcoming events for ALL people to celebrate the beautiful spectrum of love.
WEVA MEMBERS ARE PARTICIPATING IN CHANGE
Economics
WEVA members work in their local markets to enhance equity, which contributes to the economic growth of wedding tourism and encourages cross-sector collaboration. Our headquarters are in Vermont, but members can join from anywhere!
Education
Self-education empowers our members to treat people more fairly. WEVA helps provide educational resources to improve our members’ best business practices for equitable policies and procedures in the wedding and event industry.
Beliefs
Our members are socially conscious businesses that aim to align their brands with their beliefs by creating safe and welcoming spaces for all people. WEVA provides a path for allies to take action and show support for social equity and anti-racism.
Community
WEVA facilitates peer-to-peer sharing and encourages leading edge practices with the goal to increase equity & diversity. Our virtual Member Meet-Ups provide the opportunity to strengthen connections within our likeminded community.
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Increasing inclusivity requires transformational change. WE VALUE THE ABILITY OF the wedding & events INDUSTRY TO ADAPT AND LEARN AS WE GO.
“...I always try to listen non-judgmentally...I’m really not interested in dwelling on a person’s current or past opinions. I’d rather help them get to a higher level of inquiry and action instead.”
