Couples begin to marry in Pennsylvania as same-sex marriage ruling comes into effect
After Judge John Jones struck down a Constitutional marriage ban on Tuesday, legalising same-sex marriage, gay and lesbian couples across the state rushed to obtain marriage licenses.
Pennsylvania requires a three-day notice period for all couples intending to marry, and so the first weddings are now happening across the state.
In Philadelphia, eight same-sex couples married yesterday at City Hall, with Mayor Michael Nutter allowing them to use his gilded reception room at short notice for the occasion.
The eight couples, who are the first in the state to wed, were married simultaneously by the Mayor and seven judges, as family and friends looked on.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/05/24/us-couples-begin-to-marry-in-pennsylvania-as-same-sex-marriage-ruling-comes-into-effect/
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Congratulations to the happy couples!
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