Vogue magazine reports of same-sex wedding on Necker Island
![Michael McCarty told Vogue he got married to Wesley Vultaggio on the precipice of heaven on Necker Island in the [British] Virgin Islands. Photo: Sarah Falugo/Vogue Magazine](https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/cache/images/800x_g_Gay_wedding2.jpg)
According to the American monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine, Vogue, in a September 15, 2022, publication, a wedding ceremony between two men took place on Necker Island in May 2022.
The magazine, which published several photos of the wedding and events surrounding it on Necker Island, named the couple as Wesley Vultaggio and Michael McCarty of the United States of America.
Wedding reportedly took place in May
According to Vogue, the couple wanted an intimate destination wedding near the beach, and following plenty of research, they landed on Sir Richard Branson’s private islands Necker and Moskito in the [British] Virgin Islands.
It said the year prior, Wesley had booked a 40th birthday trip to Moskito Island, but because of COVID, had to cancel—so the location was already on the couple’s radar.
“We did a deep dive on islands around the world, from Brando Island in Tahiti to Capri in the Amalfi Coast, but were always pulled towards Necker,” Michael says. “We had a couple of conversations with them and the best dates they could offer us were November 2023, which was too far off for us. Three days later, they called and said they had a cancellation in May, and did we want it? Obviously, the answer was a resounding ‘Yes!’” Vogue quoted Michael McCarty as saying.
He also shared to Vogue that three containers’ worth of decor were shipped to the VI in order to pull off four days of events, including a Slim Aarons–inspired beach party, a jazz-club-meets-the-tropics night, “and of course, our incredible ceremony and after-party. In the end, Chris and his team—along with the incredible Necker and Moskito staff—did the impossible. We were blown away.”
First kiss as ‘husbands’
McCarty also said he and his partner had their two friends, Elena Scott and Todd Hawkins, officiate the ceremony.
“I recited my vows and promises to him, and there was not a dry eye in the house—even our friends who didn’t think it was possible for them to shed a tear were in sobs. After our vows, we exchanged our rings, were announced as Mr and Mr McCarty Vultaggio, and had our first kiss as husbands. As soon as our lips touched, a gospel choir burst into their rendition of ‘I Say a Little Prayer.’” After a few cheers, the couple processed out for pictures, while a gospel choir performed a rendition of Taylor Swift’s “Out of the Woods”—in Michael’s words, “the first Taylor Swift song I was able to get Wesley to love.”
‘Wedding of the century’
According to Vogue, the couple described their wedding as the “wedding of the century”.
It was also shared that local entertainers performed during the 4-day event and Mr Branson was also on island during that time.
Our newsroom reached out to the Attorney General, Hon Dawn J. Smith; Hon Sharie B. de Castro, who held the portfolio of Junior Minister of Tourism at the time; and Director of the BVI Tourist Board, Mr Clive McCoy for a comment; however, no response was received up to time of publication.
In 2019, a report by the UK House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committee advised the United Kingdom (UK) government to force the 14 British Overseas Territories (OTs) to legalise same-sex marriages.
But the UK government responded by saying it had no plans to do so, instead pledging to continue encouraging OTs to “recognise and protect same-sex relationships.”
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90 Responses to “Vogue magazine reports of same-sex wedding on Necker Island”
Who wss the marriage celebrant and since it is illegal in the Territory, why was it allowed. Gramted Branson owns the island, but it is still in the BVI and our laws should be respected and upheld
Branson, a billionaire businessman understands this and is taking advantage. I estimate that with guests staying for at least 2-3 days, Branson is probably grossing $200,000-$300,000 from this single ceremony. Branson does not care about the gender of the couple, just the colour of the money and he knows he is not doing anything illegal.
As a community, the VI needs to decides where it stands on the issue of gay marriage licenses and gay marriage ceremonies, and the ceremonies will happen whether the VI issues licenses or not. Do we follow Branson and take the money, or do we continue down the path of ignoring it.
A point to note, the UK will impose gay marriage on the VI, at some point.
Busy on social media promoting this mess because it’s a money making opportunity that promotes the BVI and they don’t want to offend their homosexual friends/family.
Try go and read your Bible and build a REAL relationship with God.
1 John 2:15-17
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.
Mark 8:36 KJV: For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
1 Timothy 5:22 KJV: Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 King James Version (KJV)
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
You got some saying don’t highlight one sin over another just so they could rationalize away the sin they have no problem with when God’s Word CLEARLY says, “Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.” Romans 1:20-32
3 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.(A) 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,(B) boastful, proud,(C) abusive,(D) disobedient to their parents,(E) ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous,(F) rash, conceited,(G) lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5 having a form of godliness(H) but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.(I)
6 They are the kind who worm their way(J) into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7 always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.(K) 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses,(L) so also these teachers oppose(M) the truth. They are men of depraved minds,(N) who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9 But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men,(O) their folly will be clear to everyone.
They came, they left.
Great for tourism increase, we should be welcoming ALL peoples to holiday here!
Besides, isn’t this story hypocritical…..
This country us no better than South Africa during the days of apartheid
Mazeltov
A bunch of n***y people...there is something call control! You could control your self from doing unjust but you cannot control your feelings?I guess some human love the smell of sh**..
What about men brutally beating women. Married men out there chasing teenage girls and often impregnating them. We need to stop the hypocrisy in this place. If two men or two women want to be together, let them. None of our business.
How people get so @#$%% dumb? I am not in support of the nastu behavior but the ceremony itself is not illegal, they just cannot get a Marriage License issued by the BVI. They more than likely did the legal part in the USA or elsewhere and the ceremony here.
Did you see it anywhere except in this story on VINO? When it happened, did you see it? Did it impact your life in any way? You didn’t even know about it until someone decided to use easily manipulated people like YOU to stir up hatred and prejudice. And here you are doing that. Funny. You think you have great pride and true knowledge but in fact you are someone else’s pawn!
Yes, I see it every time I turn on my TV, without any sort of warning too. You know what’s worse? My young children get to see that sh** too. Mind my business you said. It doesn’t affect me you said. I’m the pawn you said. You people always want others to accept your nasty lifestyle. Well guess what, I won’t.
European culture is not our own. All these Bronson lackies on fb and the morning braff seeking votes to have more of Bronson ideology dominating VI life!
Say no to Bronson and his unite bvi of gay lovers!
It is a disgrace to see the such thing is happening in BVI whether what island. The has not come into effect to have same-sex marriage. The persons need to be jail and the pastor performing n"£$iness.
N"£$Y we should condone such n"£$y acts here what next?
Where are our representatives? Where are our religious leaders? Where are our morals? Who is looking out for us? Why are we not protesting? If we do not put our feet down the tails will soon be wagging the dogs. This is evidence that it has already started, but we have to stop it. Enough is enough!!
Our laws should be upheld. Please - let us not be sidetracked for a fistful of dollars.
“Our laws should be upheld. Please - let us not be sidetracked for a fistful of dollars.”
Hey, fellow VIslander, know thyself.
Mehson I went in the main house to pick up a big mirror for a function on the beach , when I reach up there I had to run back , dem man smell and had lip stick and long eye lashes like women , is like real Sodom vibes , real demomonic stuff Mehson.
It’s not valid anywhere. Dream on f*g$.
Meanwhile, not one syllable of mention on the 8000 minutes of audio tape evidence submitted to damn and incriminate the former Premier in Miami.
Thing that make you say "Hmmmm?"
BVI AFTER IRMA, KEEP GIVING A BOX AH MONEY TO A POLITICAL LEADER, UNITE BVI...BS. WHAT WAS HE AT ZELENCY IN UKRAINE ???????? TABLE NEGOTIATING ON BVI HEAD. WE KEEP GIVING THESE PEOPLE TOO MUCH SLACK. HOPE THE KING MAKE HIM PAY HIS UK TAXES. BUT AGAIN HE WILL KEEP FUNCTIONS IN BIGGER CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES AND NOT MENTION OUR LITT BLACK AXXXES!
Can you please add some more to this article...because it should have included a statement from the Registrar General as to if her office was contact for a marriage licence?? Next...BVIslanders need to protect their country and way of life for foreigners like Richard Branson - first he is allegedly a member of this group who wants to destroy BVI financial services by having public registers now he is here having a same sex wedding on his property when he would or should know that same sex marriage is NOT legal in the BVI. Branson keep your UK values in the UK...we are the VIRGIN ISLANDS... BVI be careful who you make belongers...no matter how much money they have.
If you think your own nastiness represents the VI culture you should look at it from another pov.
Financial services literally helps criminals, terrorists and tax avoiders. Tax avoiders - like you pay NHI and SS, they supposed to pay a portion into their community to everyone has those kind of services if they need. We became the word leader in enabling all those law breakers and you say that’s our ‘VI culture’. The his does not square with the high church morals we love to show off.
Hating homosexuals is something that should define us a VIslanders? Bull. Indoctrination by the white man church is what defines us. We’re so indoctrinated we’re proud of how indoctrinated we are. Proud of how cruel we are because we are indoctrinated to think it’s GOOD to be cruel and inhuman to homosexuals, despite them existing here and everywhere, for ever.
Your certainty reminds me of slave owner justification, and Nazi holocaust justification. Your mindset is the same. You are them.
So much desire to hate in this community. So much love and yet, cruel, heartless and inhuman bull**** pouring out the back end. We have no more moral high ground than the next man or woman. We are ALL gods children so stop pretending you know gods will just because your society indoctrinated you a certain way. Remember, the ones who God will judge may not be the ones you think. Love. Be kind, not evil.
“It did not exist in our black people”.
Black peoples in Africa are not one make believe group of souls, they are millions of different people from thousands of different African cultures which have existed for thousands of years. You all claiming like Caribbean black people are from one African culture is stupid because it is not and never was true. In some societies it may have been forbidden, in others it was accepted. Across the continent and over 1000s of years there is so much variety in Africa, but you don’t want accept that. So, granted, probably some societies were hung up on it like you, but through time, across the world, it has always been there and you proclaiming it evil just reflects your closed mind, not any actual reality.
It wasnt a marriage......
Lots of gay - female and male couples have cermonies here and the OFFICIAL marriage / paperwork in countries its allowed.
Well done for showing the rest od the world what backward people we are.
ALL OF YOU NEED TO GET A LIFE FOR GOD SAKE. WHO GIVES A FLYING FOWL EGG IF THE BULLA BOYS ON NECKER!!!!!!
THEY ALL OVER. THIS @#$%^ PLACE
Why didn't I get an invitation!
so sad to see how yall bringing down local entertainers for making a dollar but if it was some celebrity doing it, it wouldnt be a problem