 Simon Gregson, who plays Steve, felt the marriage was "quite fitting" and that his character "thinks it's a bit of a laugh".The wedding scenes were filmed on 6 May 2001 and screened on 30 May 2001.Billy Sloan of the "Sunday Mail" stated that the scenes were "guaranteed to provide a bit of light relief" after serious storylines such as the rape of Toyah Battersby and Alma Halliwell's cancer diagnosis.