We are so gay: planng a same-sex weddg – Channel 4 News

Contents:

• CALIFORNIA SE FIRST GAY WEDDG FOUR YEARS
• WE ARE SO GAY: PLANNG A SAME-SEX WEDDG
• CHANNEL 4 SAYS 'I DO' WH OUR GAY WEDDG: THE MIL
• WHY I'M TURNG MY GAY WEDDG TO A CHANNEL 4 MIL
• YOU'RE ALL VED TO OUR GAY WEDDG: THE MIL! BENJAM AND NATHAN FD A SGG REGISTRAR AND ENLIST THEIR FAY, IENDS AND EVEN SOME CELEBRI TO MAKE A PRODUCTN OF THEIR MARRIAGE
• STEPHEN FRY TO HOST MIL GAY WEDDG FOR CHANNEL 4 TO CELEBRATE START OF SAME-SEX MARRIAG
• CHANNEL 4'S OUR GAY WEDDG: THE MIL - FIRST LOOK VIO
• OUR GAY WEDDG: THE MIL
• REV; OUR GAY WEDDG: THE MIL – TV REVIEW
• OUR GAY WEDDG: THE MIL

CALIFORNIA SE FIRST GAY WEDDG FOUR YEARS

The bris kissed and supporters cheered – as California’s Attorney General prid over the first gay weddg the state for more than four years – clarg the uple “spo for life”. California’s appeals urt sudnly announced was liftg the stay on gay marriag – allowg weddgs to go ahead whout lay. Gay pri.

WE ARE SO GAY: PLANNG A SAME-SEX WEDDG

However such is the momentum across California behd marriage equaly – pecially on this Gay Pri weekend, a challenge seems unlikely. Two grooms on the ke, two aisl the venue, and plenty of champagne: what’s on the to-do list ahead of the first gay weddgs England and Wal this week. So England and Wal sayg “I do” to equal marriage on 29 March, when the first gay weddgs will be held, is a big moment.

CHANNEL 4 SAYS 'I DO' WH OUR GAY WEDDG: THE MIL

For many gay upl though, ’s more of the same: while equal marriage to force this week, many same-sex duos have celebrated their civil partnerships much the same way as weddgs for years. The Gay Weddg Show, for example, has been nng for a . But those volved the gay weddg dtry agree that equal marriage will be a further boost.

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Bee the gay weddg dtry is well set up already, Mr Gough-Buijs said a lot of the logistil nsiratns of hostg a same-sex ceremony have already been taken re of by enterprisg bs. The ma difference, as we found when we anised our weddg, is that as a gay uple and a lbian uple, both of you are the spotlight. And they n choose who walks them down the aisle… The ma difference, as we found when we anised our weddg, is that as a gay uple and a lbian uple – wh two men, and two women – both of you are the spotlight.

WHY I'M TURNG MY GAY WEDDG TO A CHANNEL 4 MIL

Andrew Jackson, the man behd the UK Gay Weddg Planner, agreed that gay weddgs often follow the “tradnal” weddg route, wh a few key differenc. He said gay weddgs were as siar, or ed as different, to any other straight weddg as one straight weddg uld be om the next – om the lour scheme to the arguments (and, one imag, the threats to elope).

On Saturday 29th March 2014, same-sex marriage will bee legal England and Wal and Channel 4 is markg this historic tone by offerg viewers ont row seats at one of the first gay weddgs. Stephen Fry will troduce and mentate on Our Gay Weddg: The Mil, which will also feature appearanc and songs om some very special surprise gut stars and showbiz legends pl msag sung and spoken om around the world.

This extraordary TV mil is not only a celebratn of Benjam and Nathan’s relatnship, but also bears wns to a major step forward for gay rights that will see more personal parts of the service terwoven wh songs about the historil journey to this pot, tribut to the other gay and lbian upl gettg married at the first opportuny and remrs of the stggl faced by those untri where homosexualy is still a crime. John Hay, Commissng Edor, Arts, said: “We are proud to be markg a huge tone for gay rights – a e that has long been close to Channel 4’s heart.

YOU'RE ALL VED TO OUR GAY WEDDG: THE MIL! BENJAM AND NATHAN FD A SGG REGISTRAR AND ENLIST THEIR FAY, IENDS AND EVEN SOME CELEBRI TO MAKE A PRODUCTN OF THEIR MARRIAGE

Our Gay Weddg: The Mil is a 1x60’ Wgspan Productns film missned by John Hay, Arts Commissner at Channel 4.

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STEPHEN FRY TO HOST MIL GAY WEDDG FOR CHANNEL 4 TO CELEBRATE START OF SAME-SEX MARRIAG

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CHANNEL 4'S OUR GAY WEDDG: THE MIL - FIRST LOOK VIO

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OUR GAY WEDDG: THE MIL

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'Our Gay Weddg: the Mil' is on Monday at 10pm on Channel 4. You're all ved to Our Gay Weddg: The Mil! Benjam and Nathan fd a sgg registrar and enlist their fay, iends and even some celebri to make a productn of their marriage Femail was a gut at one of the most extraordary weddgs ever seenWe watched as two Brish grooms tied the knot at a mil ceremonyThe event was filmed for Channel 4 and is almost entirely sungIt's hosted by Stephen Fry and featur numero celebry meosEXCLUSIVE VIDEO clips om the mil below Published: 20:49 BST, 30 March 2014 | Updated: 13:08 BST, 31 March 2014 There’s a lot of strs volved a weddg – choosg a venue, preparg speech, the polics of who’s on which table… the list go the prsure and worry felt by one uple who tied the knot on Saturday n only be imaged – bee they had all the ual weddg worri, pl the fact that their big day was a mil, filmed for natnal stars are grooms Benjam Till and Nathan Taylor, who beme hband and hband for Channel 4’s Our Gay Weddg: The Mil, on Saturday, when gay marriage beme legal England and Femail was there on the big down for vio Showstoppg: Benjam Till (left) and Nathan Taylor durg filmg for Channel 4's Our Gay Weddg: The Mil Noteworthy: Mr Till (left) and Mr Taylor (right) listen to the sgg registrar, Franschene Allen Mothers' Day: Mr Taylor and his mum Celia Lawley (left) and Mr Till and his mum Noelle The show mt go on: If eher groom had ma a mistake durg the claratns, the registrar would have had to rrect them The ia for the show was dreamt up by Mr Till and Mr Taylor, both 39, a few months ago, but Channel 4 only missned at the begng of they had jt seven weeks to wre all the mic and lyrics, rehearse 15 micians and 30 soloists and rerd meos om the lik of Stephen Fry, Jon Snow, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Will Young.

Here e the grooms: Nathan Taylor and Benjam Till (left) after beg Mr and Mr, wh celebry gut Gok Wan pictured right On song: Our Gay Weddg: The Mil featur iends and fay of the grooms - and many of them are tablished profsnal sgers Speedy: The mil was wrten by Mr Till and Mr Taylor jt seven weeks Mr Till, 39, told Femail: ‘It was mayhem.

REV; OUR GAY WEDDG: THE MIL – TV REVIEW

Cameo: Channel 4 news anchor Jon Snow gets on the act Hair we go: Sger and actor Dan Cooper is one of the performers Mover and shaker: Choreographer Drew McOnie giv the guts some stctns Rpect is due: Andy Bell om 1980s band Erasure, pictured here wh his partner Stephen Ross, performed an arrangement of one of his hs Happy days: Mr Till wh sg guts (om left to right) Jo Emery, Nila Harrison, Ey McKensie and Natalie Walter at the receptn OUR GAY WEDDING: THE MUSICAL - BY THE NUMBERSGroom Mr Till on the figur volved:120 hours the rerdg stud Three weeks of solid wrg startg at 8am and fishg at 2am the morng One day off seven weeks (for the stag do)200 guts all of whom need to learn two numbers 150 members of the London Gay Men's Chos30 soloists 15 micians It was an emotnal high pot that left the grooms stgglg to keep their voic Taylor said afterwards: ‘When we sung our vows to each other, I’m not que sure how eher of held together. You’ll have to tune on Monday to see how that scene, however, won’t be tung to Our Gay Weddg: The Mil – bee they appear to have wrten off before ’s even aired.

Groom Nathan Taylor looks posed and relaxed durg his performance Flamboyant: The Mil is a lourful celebratn of gay rights DAN GILLESPIE SELLS' FEELINGS ON GAY MARRIAGE The Feelg's Dan Gillpie Sells sgs the grooms up the aisle for an event he believ is very said: 'It’s very signifint for many reasons. Beg a gay man, means that I’m now on a level footg wh other people society who want to reprent and show their love for another human beg and for to be regnised the same way, by all kds of different groups, by the tradn of marriage. ‘I thk ’s important for marriage, as well, bee I thk, to flip on s head, I believe that marriage needs gays as much as much as we need marriage.

OUR GAY WEDDG: THE MIL

So ’s a great thg for marriage as well as beg a great thg for gay rights' One Pk News rear said ‘I n't believe Stephen Fry is hostg what is likely to be r crash TV’ and another mented: ‘I was hopg for some gravas on this one off, ground-breakg, historic moment [gay marriage beg legalised]. ’The show do fact have s ser moments, wh Andy Bell sgg to a backdrop of facts and figur about how laws that reprsed homosexuals have gradually been rolled back over the Nila Harrison scribed that moment afterwards as ‘almost overwhelmg’ Till jt hop that people give a said: ‘This is a dignified, polil piece.

’Our Gay Weddg: The Mil airs on Monday March 31 at 10pm on Channel 4.