Gay weddings

OK, I know they're not actually weddings but that's what most people refer to them as because apart from anything else, the correct terminology leaves a lot to be desired. However, one of our clients tells me that she and her partner have solved the problem of how to describe the change in their status after their civil partnership ceremony. They can't say they're getting married, so they're telling people that they're getting civilised :)

Anyhow, while a surprising number of UK wedding photographers seem to have a problem with civil partnerships, we're lucky enough to have done two already and to be looking forward to our third at the end of this month. The first was Karl and Juan's small but very smart celebration in Mayfair, and there's now a "20 from 1" from it on the pictures page of our main site.

Yesterday's event had maybe three times as many guests but was also Black Tie, and it featured the cake pictured here: a snow-covered mountain littered with empty champagne bottles down which our happy couple were skiing.

Apart from the cake though, we'll always remember Vicky and Rebecca's big day as the one on which, after the meal, came the traditional call "Pray silence for the father of the bride".

And both dads stood up to speak ...