diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/detail/copy_tuple_args.h b/include/sqlpp11/detail/copy_tuple_args.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caac57d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/detail/copy_tuple_args.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Roland Bock
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * 
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+ * are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ * 
+ *   Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ *   list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 
+ *   Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this
+ *   list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or
+ *   other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SQLPP_DETAIL_COPY_TUPLE_ARGS_H
+#define SQLPP_DETAIL_COPY_TUPLE_ARGS_H
+
+#include <tuple>
+
+namespace sqlpp
+{
+	namespace detail
+	{
+		template<typename T>
+			struct as_tuple
+			{
+				static std::tuple<T> _(T t) { return { t }; };
+			};
+
+		template<typename... Args>
+			struct as_tuple<std::tuple<Args...>>
+			{
+				static std::tuple<Args...> _(std::tuple<Args...> t) { return t; }
+			};
+
+		template<template<typename, typename...> class Target, typename First, typename T>
+			struct copy_tuple_args_impl
+			{
+				static_assert(vendor::wrong_t<T>::value, "copy_tuple_args must be called with a tuple");
+			};
+
+		template<template<typename First, typename...> class Target, typename First, typename... Args>
+			struct copy_tuple_args_impl<Target, First, std::tuple<Args...>>
+			{
+				using type = Target<First, Args...>;
+			};
+
+		template<template<typename First, typename...> class Target, typename First, typename T>
+			using copy_tuple_args_t = typename copy_tuple_args_impl<Target, First, T>::type;
+
+	}
+}
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/multi_column.h b/include/sqlpp11/multi_column.h
index 61d1f5f2..c60ee57d 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/multi_column.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/multi_column.h
@@ -30,36 +30,47 @@
 #include <sqlpp11/no_value.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/detail/logic.h>
 
+#include <sqlpp11/detail/copy_tuple_args.h>
+
 namespace sqlpp
 {
-	template<typename AliasProvider, typename T>
+	template<typename AliasProvider, typename... Columns>
 		struct multi_column_t
 		{
-			static_assert(vendor::wrong_t<T>::value, "invalid argument for multicolumn_t");
-		};
-
-	template<typename AliasProvider, typename... NamedExpr>
-		struct multi_column_t<AliasProvider, std::tuple<NamedExpr...>>
-		{
-			static_assert(detail::and_t<is_named_expression_t, NamedExpr...>::value, "multi_column parameters need to be named expressions");
+			static_assert(detail::and_t<is_named_expression_t, Columns...>::value, "multi_column parameters need to be named expressions");
 
 			using _name_t = typename AliasProvider::_name_t;
 
+			multi_column_t(std::tuple<Columns...> columns):
+				_columns(columns)
+			{}
+
+			multi_column_t(Columns... columns):
+				_columns(columns...)
+			{}
+
+			multi_column_t(const multi_column_t&) = default;
+			multi_column_t(multi_column_t&&) = default;
+			multi_column_t& operator=(const multi_column_t&) = default;
+			multi_column_t& operator=(multi_column_t&&) = default;
+			~multi_column_t() = default;
+
+
 			struct _value_type: public no_value_t
 			{
 				using _is_named_expression = std::true_type;
 			};
 			using _is_multi_column = std::true_type;
 
-			std::tuple<NamedExpr...> _columns;
+			std::tuple<Columns...> _columns;
 		};
 
 	namespace vendor
 	{
-		template<typename Context, typename AliasProvider, typename... NamedExpr>
-			struct interpreter_t<Context, multi_column_t<AliasProvider, NamedExpr...>>
+		template<typename Context, typename AliasProvider, typename... Columns>
+			struct interpreter_t<Context, multi_column_t<AliasProvider, Columns...>>
 			{
-				using T = multi_column_t<AliasProvider, NamedExpr...>;
+				using T = multi_column_t<AliasProvider, Columns...>;
 
 				static Context& _(const T& t, Context& context)
 				{
@@ -71,18 +82,20 @@ namespace sqlpp
 
 	namespace detail
 	{
-#warning need to handle all_of here.
-		template<typename AliasProvider, typename... Expr>
+		template<typename AliasProvider, typename... Columns>
 			using make_multi_column_t = 
-			multi_column_t<AliasProvider, std::tuple<Expr...>>;
+			detail::copy_tuple_args_t<multi_column_t, AliasProvider, 
+			decltype(std::tuple_cat(detail::as_tuple<Columns>::_(std::declval<Columns>())...))>;
 	}
 
-	template<typename AliasProvider, typename... NamedExpr>
-		detail::make_multi_column_t<AliasProvider, NamedExpr...> multi_column(const AliasProvider& aliasProvider, NamedExpr... namedExpr) 
+	template<typename AliasProvider, typename... Columns>
+		auto multi_column(const AliasProvider&, Columns... columns)
+		-> detail::make_multi_column_t<AliasProvider, Columns...>
 		{
-			return { std::tuple<NamedExpr...>(namedExpr...)};
+			return detail::make_multi_column_t<AliasProvider, Columns...>(std::tuple_cat(detail::as_tuple<Columns>::_(columns)...));
 		}
 
+
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/select.h b/include/sqlpp11/select.h
index 98795f71..7c6ba00d 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/select.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/select.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 #include <sqlpp11/vendor/policy.h>
 #include <sqlpp11/vendor/policy_update.h>
 
+#include <sqlpp11/detail/copy_tuple_args.h>
+
 namespace sqlpp
 {
 	namespace detail
@@ -217,37 +219,13 @@ namespace sqlpp
 					vendor::no_limit_t,
 					vendor::no_offset_t>;
 
-	template<typename T>
-		struct as_tuple
-		{
-			static std::tuple<T> _(T t) { return { t }; };
-		};
-
-	template<typename... Args>
-		struct as_tuple<std::tuple<Args...>>
-		{
-			static std::tuple<Args...> _(std::tuple<Args...> t) { return t; }
-		};
-
-	template<template<typename, typename...> class Target, typename First, typename T>
-		struct copy_tuple_args_impl
-		{
-			static_assert(vendor::wrong_t<T>::value, "copy_tuple_args must be called with a tuple");
-		};
-
-	template<template<typename First, typename...> class Target, typename First, typename... Args>
-		struct copy_tuple_args_impl<Target, First, std::tuple<Args...>>
-		{
-			using type = Target<First, Args...>;
-		};
-
-	template<template<typename First, typename...> class Target, typename First, typename T>
-		using copy_tuple_args_t = typename copy_tuple_args_impl<Target, First, T>::type;
-
-	template<typename Database, typename... Columns>
-		using make_select_column_list_t = 
-							copy_tuple_args_t<vendor::select_column_list_t, Database, 
-									decltype(std::tuple_cat(as_tuple<Columns>::_(std::declval<Columns>())...))>;
+	namespace detail
+	{
+		template<typename Database, typename... Columns>
+			using make_select_column_list_t = 
+			copy_tuple_args_t<vendor::select_column_list_t, Database, 
+			decltype(std::tuple_cat(as_tuple<Columns>::_(std::declval<Columns>())...))>;
+	}
 
 
 	blank_select_t<void> select() // FIXME: These should be constexpr
@@ -259,9 +237,9 @@ namespace sqlpp
 		auto select(Columns... columns)
 		-> vendor::update_policies_t<blank_select_t<void>, 
 		       vendor::no_select_column_list_t, 
-					 make_select_column_list_t<void, Columns...>>
+					 detail::make_select_column_list_t<void, Columns...>>
 		{
-			return { blank_select_t<void>(), make_select_column_list_t<void, Columns...>(std::tuple_cat(as_tuple<Columns>::_(columns)...)) };
+			return { blank_select_t<void>(), detail::make_select_column_list_t<void, Columns...>(std::tuple_cat(detail::as_tuple<Columns>::_(columns)...)) };
 		}
 
 	template<typename Database>
@@ -272,9 +250,9 @@ namespace sqlpp
 
 	template<typename Database, typename... Columns>
 		auto dynamic_select(const Database&, Columns... columns)
-		-> vendor::update_policies_t<blank_select_t<Database>, vendor::no_select_column_list_t, make_select_column_list_t<void, Columns...>>
+		-> vendor::update_policies_t<blank_select_t<Database>, vendor::no_select_column_list_t, detail::make_select_column_list_t<void, Columns...>>
 		{
-			return { blank_select_t<Database>(), make_select_column_list_t<void, Columns...>(std::tuple_cat(as_tuple<Columns>::_(columns)...)) };
+			return { blank_select_t<Database>(), detail::make_select_column_list_t<void, Columns...>(std::tuple_cat(detail::as_tuple<Columns>::_(columns)...)) };
 		}
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/InterpretTest.cpp b/tests/InterpretTest.cpp
index 098710cc..f8a7e208 100644
--- a/tests/InterpretTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/InterpretTest.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ int main()
 	// multi_column
 	*/
 	interpret(multi_column(t.alpha, t.alpha, (t.beta + "cake").as(t.gamma)), printer).flush();
+	interpret(multi_column(t, all_of(t)), printer).flush();
 
 	// dynamic select
 	{