At one stage, I had a special tray in my study into which to throw all my lesbian wedding invitations. This was around December 2005, when lesbian and gay couples could first sign a civil partnership agreement, providing legal protection including a basis for next-of-kin and inheritance rights.
Although the law still did not allow actual marriage between same sex couples, many lesbians went full throttle with their weddings.
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