Photographer, Grace Gelder, married herself

Finding the right person to make a commitment to can take years, but it turned out Grace Gelder had known her perfect partner all her life.

When I told my family and friends that I was planning to marry myself, my gran, who has since passed away, said: “Oh, you always think of something new, Grace.”

My parents, who are very open-minded, also took it in their stride. They’d got used to my attraction to the wild and the wacky. “As long as it makes you happy, Grace, we’re fine with it,” was their reaction.