As most of you probably know by now, this past week Neil Gaiman invited a bunch of friends to New Orleans to help celebrate his 50th birthday. He was kind enough to invite me, but of course I can’t travel to the US so I have had to follow events online. It sounds like everyone had a wonderful time, and importantly Kyle Cassidy was there to record the goings on. There may well be a book of photos at some point, but in the meantime Kyle was kind enough to share this wonderful picture of Gary K. Wolfe.

When I first heard about this event I had a sneaking suspicion that something else might happen. Weddings, as most of you who have gone through them will know, can be fraught affairs filled with much family in-fighting. The chance to get married in the company of a large group of dear friends is something that can be denied many of us. So I was pleased to see that Amanda sprang a little surprise.

The young man giving Amanda away is Jason Webley.

Neil was quick to point out that they still need to have a legal ceremony, but this looks like it was quite wonderful.

Happy birthday Neil, and my very best wishes to you and Amanda.