Sex swap 'David Brent'
snapper ruins bride's day

By ALEX PEAKE

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2877123/Sex-swap-David-Brent-runs-brides-day.html

FUMING bride Melanie Vaughan last night told how her wedding day was ruined - when the photographer turned out to be a transsexual.

Melanie, 34, hired 6ft Dave Stonestreet after finding him on the internet.

She says she was stunned when he turned up wearing a long skirt, make-up and nail polish - and calling himself Kate.

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'Transsexual photographer ruined my wedding'

    * From: NewsCore
    * March 05, 2010 12:00AM

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wacky/transsexual-photographer-ruined-my-wedding/story-e6frev20-1225837090909

A BRITISH bride says her wedding day was ruined when the photographer turned out to be a transsexual, The Sun reported on Thursday (GMT).

Melanie Vaughan, 34, said she hired the male photographer, Dave Stonestreet, after finding him on the internet.

Melanie, who wed Anthony, 34, in Brighton, said the snapper told her it was the first time he had dressed as a woman.

Classy.

edit -- I missed part of the story because the Sun has a terrible, cluttered web site (big surprise). There is so much class going on around this wedding that I'm certain I'll see it featured in this Sunday's "Vows" section of the NY Times.

oh for goodness sake!    and we wonder why we get a bad name in certain quarters...

In fairness of course, it's all heresay and you can't believe anything you read in the Sun! I should know because back in the very early 80's I was even outed in that august paper myself and that was a load of distorted tripe too!

But to be honest you would think that if any of us took decision the to transition after a booking like that was made it would be simple courtesy to at least inform the couple and make sure they were ok with it... and if she really DID choose the poor couples big day as her first time out... well words fail me!

you can't believe anything you read in the Sun

Come on, it's the 21st Century.  That should read:
you can't believe anything you read in the Sun.

Trust, but verify.

Quote from: tekla on March 04, 2010, 12:53:20 PM
you can't believe anything you read in the Sun

Come on, it's the 21st Century.  That should read:
you can't believe anything you read in the Sun.

Trust, but verify.

Sadly true! 

I think it was 'twas ever thus.  It's just that people used to be smart enough to know it.

Some of the comments from Sun readers:

QuoteMaybe now you've sold your story, you can afford to pay for the photographer!?

Or, pay for an open mind.
0 0 2:48PM, Mar 04, 2010boomtastic

Quote: "He sent me 200-odd pictures with black lines through them so we couldn't get them printed, but they're very amateurish."

If you paid him, he'd surely send you proper prints?

It's the same as watermarking - it stops people from not paying despite having the work.
0 0 2:47PM, Mar 04, 2010boomtastic

maybe if you'd got married before having your 4 kids, you'd have got a different photographer !
0 0 12:56PM, Mar 04, 2010the_chief

Goes to show that you should be extra diligent when purchasing items from the internet.
0 0 11:55AM, Mar 04, 2010birdmaniw

Which goes to show that ordinary people are not a narrow minded as the press.

Photographers at weddings tend to be in the way. They aren't having a good time and need to be continually interfering to do their job.

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QuoteDave told The Sun he asked Melanie if it was OK for him to go dressed as a woman and "she said it wouldn't be a problem."

Ah - Thanks Spacial I must have missed that last bit somehow...

That does make a bit of a difference. Then it's obviously just the Sun doing what it does best, namely giving someone a hard time!

Let me guess

Agree it with the photographer beforehand, sell the story to the papers, wedding paid for.