Netherlands: Country's First Gay/Lesbian Wedding Fair a Success

Esther Lamers and Wendy Kanters saunter single-mindedly through the stands vaunting matching wedding gowns, pink limousines and gay-friendly honeymoon cruises at the Netherlands' first-ever gay and lesbian wedding fair.

"We went to a normal wedding fair once but it was .... well, very hetero," Lamers, 47, told AFP at the fair held in Amsterdam on Sunday. "Every time we showed some interest in a pair of rings, for example, we first had to explain that we were gay. Here, we feel more at home."

The couple plans to wed on June 26 and came to Amsterdam to find rings, a woman's tuxedo and other paraphernalia for the big day.

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