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The Wedding: New Pictures from the Continuing "Living Room" Series is a collection of works by British photographer Nick Waplington. Born in Adelaide in 1965, Waplington is known for his unique intimate portrayals of working-class families and youth culture, and is a representative figure in the British photography scene of the 1990s. Based in London and Nottingham, Waplington has sharply and warmly captured the emotions and humor hidden within the mundane everyday. While his work deals with themes such as social background and class consciousness, it is never condemning, and is committed to depicting the reality of life. This book was published in 1996 as a sequel to his masterpiece, Living Room, and is centered around a wedding that took place in the same community. The photos are all in color, capturing the cheerful and rough atmosphere of the wedding, from the preparations for the ceremony to the family gathering to the chaos of the banquet. The scenes, where gaiety and chaos intersect, are both celebratory and highlight the everyday life of ordinary people in Britain. The exhibition is entirely devoid of captions and is comprised entirely of photographs, giving the viewer the feeling of peeking into a story.