Gay weddings not quite a piece of cake

"I oppose gay marriage, but I'm absolutely in favor of working and making money and paying my mortgage," he said.

Filming a gay marriage, he said, is "just another shoot."

"I have religious or moral objections to some things, but I will shoot it because I am a professional," he said. "I will shoot anything that is legal."

Gay couples planning their weddings today have more resources, whether by word of mouth or through the Internet, to find gay-friendly vendors.

Cindy Sproul and her partner started the Rainbow Wedding Network website in 2000 after having trouble finding wedding planners and florists willing to participate in their commitment ceremony. Today, the website lists about 6,000 gay-friendly vendors nationwide. Sproul said she encounters business people who do not want to be published on the website, and even some who refuse to work with gay couples.

"We wanted to take the awkwardness out for couples," Sproul said. "We are looking at the same Yellow Pages that a gay couple is looking at, and it's good that we get the uncomfortable comments instead of a couple planning their wedding."

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Times staff writers JP Renaud and Maura Dolan contributed to this report.