Wedding trade expects boost from gay-marriage laws

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In Maine, a Portland man has launched what he’s calling the first online wedding directory, www.gayweddingsinmaine.com, connecting same-sex couples with gay-friendly businesses. Sid Tripp, who owns a marketing company and is president of the DownEast Pride Alliance gay business networking group, said Maine’s new law should benefit such companies as tuxedo rental shops, caterers, florists, photographers, jewelers, limousine services, musicians and DJs.

"Maine has positioned itself as a progressive, forward-looking state that is welcoming to everybody," Tripp said. "The gays will see this as a sign of solidarity with them, and they’ll be coming here in droves wanting to get married."

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Associated Press writer Phuong Le in Seattle contributed to this report.

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