Two murderers who married in Britain's first gay prison marriage have been banned from sharing a cell.
Paedophile Mikhail Gallatinov, 40, and Marc Goodwin, 31, who is serving life for a homophobic murder, wed at the maximum security Full Sutton prison, near York.
A Prison Service spokesman said the taxpayer did not pay for the 15-minute service at Full Sutton, where both men are serving their time.
"We are very clear that if prisoners do get married, the taxpayer does not foot the bill for the ceremony and they are certainly not allowed to share a cell," he said.
Four of their relatives attended the 15-minute ceremony, which the inmates wore suits for.
Gallatinov's father told Manchester Evening News that even though his son has violent past, he still deserves happiness.
Allen Abdulla, from Hull, said: "If you find love you have to go for it - even if it is in prison.
"Everyone deserves to be happy."
Gallatinov was sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years after being convicted of murdering Adrian Kaminsky, 28, in Manchester in 1997.
The court heard Gallatinov, a convicted paedophile, was under surveillance by undercover police when he strangled Mr Kaminsky.
Judge Rhys Davies QC said at the time: "This was a cold-blooded, well-planned, callous, chilling and apparently motiveless killing."
Gallatinov's new husband, Goodwin, was handed a life sentence in 2007 for the gay-hate killing of Malcolm Benfold, 57, on the Blackpool seafront.
Goodwin, of Airdrie, Lanarkshire, was 23 at the time and was told he must serve a minimum of 18 years before being considered for parole.
After Goodwin was convicted, police described the killing as "a savage, senseless homophobic attack that resulted in the death of a harmless man".
