Wedding every weekend hallmark movie gay couple

Hallmark has been light on original programming in recent weeks, but the crafty cabler did save a few original movies for the end of summer, including Wedding Every Weekend. This third movie following Romance in the Air and Love on Harbor Island has the distinction of also being the first big movie on the channel to openly show a gay wedding onscreen.

Of course the Internet has thoughts. One of the weddings they attend is that of a same sex couple. This woman who had already come out to her mother noted of Wedding Every Weekend:. Of course, when the Internet speaks out there can often be polarizing reactions, but as is typical of the Hallmark fandom, there was really a lot of support for Wedding Every Weekend here.

LGBTQ characters have had minor roles or have been hinted at on the network in the past, but the wedding is a big step for the cabler to have taken. Paul Campbell in footage promoting the movie said "love is love. It really reflects the world we live in now.

To cap off the moment, a lot of people noted that not only was a wedding show, Hallmark also showed the traditional wedding kiss. A Jewish couple, an interracial couple and a Black couple all wed during the events of Wedding Every Weekend.

Wedding Every Weekend (2020 Hallmark Channel)

Hallmark has incorporated diversity into its movies previously. There are quite a few Black leads on the network and Alexa and Carlos PenaVega also have a good thing going on with making movies together for the channel. Plus, sometimes interracial couples and more are shown, and for the holiday season some Hanukkah movies were added to the lineup.

Of course not everyone is happy about the changes the channel is making and watchdog group One Million Moms in particular has been vocal about the changes. We should be seeing more diverse original content coming up as productions resume just in time for Hallmark's holiday movie lineup to get rolling.

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