Woman says transsexual photographer ruined her wedding

A British bride says her wedding day was ruined when the photographer turned out to be a transsexual. Melanie Vaughan, 34, said she hired the male photographer, Dave Stonestreet, after finding him on the internet.

Vaughan said she was stunned when he turned up wearing a long skirt, make-up and nail polish - and calling himself Kate. The mother-of-four said: "It was like something out of Little Britain. You could hear a pin drop when he, or she, walked in. I'm open-minded but he looked ridiculous.


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"The kids thought it was hilarious but the adults didn't know where to look. It was one of the most embarrassing things I have ever known. It ruined the wedding. He told my mum he had been diagnosed as transgender."

Vaughan, who wed her husband Anthony, 34, in Brighton, said the photographer told her it was the first time he had dressed as a woman. He had previously worked as a Ricky Gervais lookalike. Vaughan added: "What's even worse is I'm not happy with the photos. He sent me 200-odd pictures with black lines through them so we couldn't get them printed, but they're very amateurish. Our friends took better shots."