Pride Month: You’re in safe hands with Olivia bakes
Pride Month 2023 has come to an end, but I wanted to round off Olivia bakes celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community with a short reminder of why we have a Pride Month in the first place, why we still need it in 2023 to create positive awareness and why it is not about changing your logo to a rainbow flag (We're looking at you Marks and Spencer...).
Sadly, the LGBTQIA+ community as individuals often don't see themselves represented in many industries and in their day to day life, suffer from feeling invisible and undervalued and this is true of the wedding industry too.
As a luxury wedding cake supplier, I know how important it is that all my couples feel seen and valued, regardless of their personal orientation. As part of Olivia bakes celebration of Pride Month this year, I want to make it clear that whether you’re a same s*x couple, identify as transgender or non binary, or any other part of this colourful and diverse community, I want you to know that you can feel 100% safe working with me as your wedding cake artist.
Please excuse me if my language is a little clumsy in this post, we’re all on our own journey of how best to express ourselves around this topic. (I'm definitely still learning!) But I do my utmost to make everyone feel welcome and to make Olivia bakes the most inclusive place it can be.
I try to always use inclusive language, like “partner” or “couple” – no assumptions here. I will also familiarise myself with your pronouns, and if I get them wrong please tell me! I will never assume, but I also want to make you feel heard and valued.
In every social media post, (not just during Pride Month!) I try to make it obvious that I am a safe pair of hands for you to work with, and all couples are welcome to book me as their wedding cake artist!
