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Last week we reported that Benedict Cumberbatch wasn’t going to Comic-Con as he’d agreed to officiate at the same-sex wedding of a friend in Ibiza. Now some images from the event have emerged, showing Cumberbatch doing his marriage duties for Seth Cummings and Rob Rinder, as well as enjoying himself with his shirt off afterwards.

Before he headed to Ibiza, he told Vulture, “Of course, I’m going to make a joke after it, ‘I do weddings. Next will be children’s parties and bat mitzvahs,’ if it goes well. It’s a mainly Jewish and gay audience, so hopefully they will be lenient towards me.”

The pics below were shared by entrepreneur and Conservative grandee Ivan Massow, who was also at the wedding.

It’s quite a big few days for Benedict Cumberbatch. He got an Emmy Nomination for Parade’s End yesterday, today is his 37th birthday and tomorrow he’s going to officiate at a friend’s same-sex wedding in Ibiza (gay marriage has been legal in Spain since 2005).

Talking to Vulture he says, “Of course, I’m going to make a joke after it, ‘I do weddings. Next will be children’s parties and bat mitzvahs,’ if it goes well. It’s a mainly Jewish and gay audience, so hopefully they will be lenient towards me.”

Perhaps this could be a lucrative sideline for Cumberbatch, especially considering his huge following in the gay community. Indeed, when the first British gay marriages start happening next summer, perhaps Benedict should do all of them! We’d imagine he’ll be too busy making Sherlock, or starring in Hollywood movies, or some other such nonsense though – he’s likely to miss his calling.