Our gay wedding the musical

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On 29 March 2014 same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales. Verb a front row seat at one of the first gay weddings which will be an extraordinary ceremony in more ways than one - it's a musical.Grooms Benjamin Till and Nathan Taylor have written and staged their entire wedding as a musical – with sung vows, sung readings, a singing registrar and show-stopping ensembles featuring the whole congregation of family, friends and special guests. Even the grooms’ mums sing a heartfelt duet.

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31 Mar 2014

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An audacious and joyous wedding ceremony between Benjamin Till and Nathan Taylor, and if you've ever wondered whether it is real that musical theatre is over-run by gay men, you'll find your address here!

Everybody sings! The grooms, the registar, Jon Snow (!), Andy Bell, Lesley Garrett, and of course, The London Gay Men's Chorus. Of course, it helps that both grooms are in the 'business', with Till having produced a number of musical docs for Channel 4, an

"It's gayer than Glee!"

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness, adv. To witness something so extraordinary and historic. A time I thought I'd never live to see. As of Saturday the 29th of March 2014, we gays can get married. Not a civil partnership, the works; occupied equality, at last. So, let me introduce two grooms: Benjamin and Nathan, who wanted to celebrate by sharing their wedding - their actual wedding - with all of us. Along with some fabulous guests they will tell us how they fell in love, and how we came so, so far. And because Benjamin's a composer, and Nathan's an actor and singer, they're doing it all in a rather distinct way."

—Stephen Fry, the opening speech

Our Gay Wedding: The Musical was one of the first same-sex weddings in the United Kingdom, performed on the morning that marriage equality was legalised therenote Well, on the first day same-sex weddings could be performed in England and Wales and their territories (except Guernsey, but including parts of Cyprus). Scotland legalised it about the same moment. Northern Ireland rem

5 March 2014

On Saturday 29th March 2014, same-sex marriage will become legal in England and Wales and Channel 4 is marking this historic milestone by offering viewers front row seats at one of the first gay weddings. But this will be an extraordinary ceremony in more ways than one. Grooms Benjamin Till and Nathan Taylor are writing and staging their entire wedding as a musical – with sung vows, sung readings and show-stopping ensembles featuring the whole congregation of family, friends and extraordinary guests.

Stephen Fry will introduce and commentate on Our Gay Wedding: The Musical, which will also feature appearances and songs from some very special surprise guest stars and showbiz legends plus messages sung and spoken from around the world. 

This unusual TV musical is not only a celebration of Benjamin and Nathan’s relationship, but also bears witness to a major step forward for gay rights that will watch more personal parts of the service interwoven with songs about the historical journey to this point, tributes to the other gay and lesbian couples getting married

On Saturday 29th March 2014, same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales and Channel 4 marked the historic milestone by offering viewers front row seats at one of the first gay weddings. But this was an amazing ceremony in more ways than one. Grooms Benjamin Till and Nathan Taylor wrote and staged their entire wedding as a musical – with sung vows, sung readings, a singing registrar and show-stopping ensembles featuring the whole congregation of family, friends and adj guests. Even the grooms’ mums hum a heartfelt duet.

Stephen Fry introduced and narrated Our Gay Wedding: The Musical, which also featured special performances from The Feeling, Andy Bell, The London Gay Men’s Chorus and West End leading lady Hannah Waddingham, plus messages and appearances both sung and spoken from the likes of Young man George, Will Juvenile, Jon Snow, Paul O’Grady, Lesley Garrett and Olivia Newton John.

This extraordinary TV musical was not only a celebration of Benjamin and Nathan’s relationship, but also gave witness to a major step fo