The wedding invitation included a list of things that would not be present at the ceremony, including extravagant veils, children strewing endangered species of orchid petals, cakes shaped like buttocks, Irish setters as groomsmen, wedding rings, nipple rings, and miles of lace carried by trained kittens. What was there were so many local artists and collectors that one guest commented, "If a bomb drops on us right now, the Seattle art scene is screwed." There was also a man with a bottle labeled "Xanax for Gay Summer Weddings" full of blue pills that were most likely Tic Tacs.

The wedding of Greg Kucera and Larry Yocom took place in a secret garden on the roof of a row of Capitol Hill shops. Greg and Larry live there with an art collection impressive enough to make Gertrude Stein jump out of her grave. Their guest bedroom is wallpapered with 19th-century shunga, or Japanese erotic art. Their coat closet contains a Grant Wood piece that was once confiscated as pornography, and there is a Tom of Finland drawing in the bathroom. I don't think my eyes ungoogled the entire evening.

Greg has run the Greg Kucera Gallery in Pioneer Square since 1983, and Larry, fittingly, owns a frame shop, Gallery Frames. Before the ceremony began, guests sipped champagne and admired the artwork, with Larry acting as a charming and knowledgeable tour guide. The ceremony was officiated by Janice Niemi, a retired superior court judge and fellow art collector. The couple read vows they had written for each other. "It's simple: I loved you then; I love you now," said Greg. "I will have you and hold you, until death alone may part us."

Greg and Larry have been building a life together for 30 years, and their love for each other was utterly apparent. It would be as palpable if you saw them sitting on a park bench as it was in their rooftop garden surrounded by friends and family. To conclude the ceremony, two sharply dressed young guys, who Greg said were "borrowed from St. Mark's," sang songs from Candide. Then there was red-and-black-plaid raspberry cake (which matched Greg's suit, cuff links, and socks) under a 10-foot-tall sculpture of a pencil in their living room.

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