What an event! I had been looking forward to the wedding of my half‑brother, Ian, and his fiancée, Alex, for months. From the moment they announced their plans, it was clear this wasn’t going to be an ordinary celebration. They had envisioned something spectacular, something memorable, something uniquely them — and it absolutely lived up to every expectation. The legal ceremony took place a week earlier at a small registry office in Manchester, where they live.