Machel takes a bride - King of Soca weds long-time partner

(CMC):

Trinidad and Tobago's 'King of Soca', Machel Montano, married his long-time partner, Renee Butcher, in a civil ceremony at the newly renovated Parliament building on Friday, Valentine's Day.

Among those attending the ceremony, officiated by Pastor Clive Dottin of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, was Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi.

Montano, who has had a long list of musical hits, was dressed in a white suit, while his bride wore a white two-piece pants and off-the-shoulder top outfit with a trail attached. She wore a colourful flower hairpiece.

The guests, close friends and relatives of the couple, were also dressed in white.

Media photographers were not allowed on the compound, and the staff at the Parliament building, called 'Red House' lined the balcony on the top floor with their cameras in hand to record the event.

Montano will perform at his annual 'Machel Monday' show today, with the theme for the occasion being 'The Wedding'.