REYKJAVIK, ICELAND:A captain marries two brides with a lake and mountains in the background. ICELAND may not seem the obvious choice for same sex marriage but these pictures show gay and lesbian couples including Brits are flocking there to elope. From a gay male couple tying the knot next to a bursting geyser to a lesbian pair being married by an Icelandic sea captain, Europe’s most gay-friendly nation is opening its arms to pink-wedding tourism. Britons of all sexualities have become Iceland’s number one tourist nationality, with 163,000 visiting so far this year, up by 32-percent on 2013.
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND:A captain marries two brides with a lake and mountains in the background. ICELAND may not seem the obvious choice for same sex marriage but these pictures show gay and lesbian couples including Brits are flocking there to elope. From a gay male couple tying the knot next to a bursting geyser to a lesbian pair being married by an Icelandic sea captain, Europe’s most gay-friendly nation is opening its arms to pink-wedding tourism. Britons of all sexualities have become Iceland’s number one tourist nationality, with 163,000 visiting so far this year, up by 32-percent on 2013. Same sex couples from the UK looking to elope can expect to pay between £800 to £1,200 for a wedding planner, venue, transport and legal costs. Wedding photographer Kristín María Stefánsdóttir (30) explained how she took the heart-warming pictures.
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