PHOTOS: Legalization of gay marriage in Great Britain, March 29, 2014
March 29, 2014
Nikki Pettit (C) and Tanya Ward (2R) are showered with confetti after their wedding ceremony in Brighton, southern England on March 29, 2014. Gay couples across England and Wales said "I do" as a law legalizing same-sex marriage came into effect at midnight, the final stage in a long fight for equality. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528474615 )
Sean Adl-Tabatabai, center, and Sinclair Treadway, right, pose for photographers with the openly gay mayor of Camden Jonathan Simpson, left, after they were announced officially married in a wedding ceremony in the Council Chamber at Camden Town Hall in London, Saturday, March 29, 2014. Gay couples in Britain waited decades for the right to get married. When the opportunity came, some had just days to plan the biggest moment of their lives. Adl-Tabatabai, a 32-year-old TV producer from London, and Treadway, a 20-year-old student originally from Los Angeles, registered their intent to marry on March 13, the first day gay couples could sign up for wedding ceremonies under Britain's new law. Eager to be part of history, the two men picked the earliest possible moment - just after midnight Friday, when the act legalizing same-sex marriage takes effect. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( Britain Gay Marriage )
Phil Robathan (L) and James Preston (R) hold hands during their wedding ceremony in Brighton, southern England, on March 29, 2014. Gay couples across England and Wales said "I do" as a law legalizing same-sex marriage came into effect at midnight, the final stage in a long fight for equality. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528471109 )
Phil Robathan (L) and James Preston (R) release doves following their wedding ceremony in Brighton, southern England, on March 29, 2014. Gay couples across England and Wales said "I do" as a law legalizing same-sex marriage came into effect at midnight, the final stage in a long fight for equality. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528471036 )
Phil Robathan (L) and James Preston (C) hold hands as a guest (R) reacts during their wedding ceremony in Brighton, southern England, on March 29, 2014. Gay couples across England and Wales said "I do" as a law legalizing same-sex marriage came into effect at midnight, the final stage in a long fight for equality. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528471200 )
A guest reacts during the wedding of James Preston and Phil Robathan (not pictured) in Brighton, southern England, on March 29, 2014. Gay couples across England and Wales said "I do" as a law legalizing same-sex marriage came into effect at midnight, the final stage in a long fight for equality. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528471157 )
Andrew Wale (Centre-L) and Neil Allard (Centre-R) embrace following their wedding ceremony at the Royal Pavillion in Brighton early on March 29, 2014. Gay couples across England and Wales said "I do" as a law legalizing same-sex marriage came into effect at midnight, the final stage in a long fight for equality. In Brighton on England's south coast, Neil Allard and Andrew Wale exchanged vows and rings in the opulent splendor of the Royal Pavilion in front of about 100 guests. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528463628 )
Andrew Wale (2-L) and Neil Allard (2-R) look on as registrar Trevor Love (R) speaks during their wedding ceremony at the Royal Pavillion in Brighton early on March 29, 2014. The ceremony is one of several same-sex marriages taking place in Britain as a change in the law came into effect at midnight. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528462845 )
Andrew Wale (L) and Neil Allard (R) hold an envelope containing their marriage certificate during their wedding ceremony at the Royal Pavillion in Brighton early on March 29, 2014. The ceremony is one of several same-sex marriages taking place in Britain as a change in the law came into effect at midnight. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528462999 )
Tim Jarmaine-Groves (L) adjusts the face mask of his husband Richard Jarmaine-Groves after their same-sex wedding in north London on March 29, 2014. Gay couples across England and Wales said "I do" as a law authorizing same-sex marriage came into effect at midnight, the final stage in a long fight for equality. (CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528481175 )
Two women celebrate outside the venue after the wedding ceremony of Andrew Wale and Neil Allard at the Royal Pavillion in Brighton early on March 29, 2014. Gay couples across England and Wales said "I do" as a law legalizing same-sex marriage came into effect at midnight, the final stage in a long fight for equality. In Brighton on England's south coast, Neil Allard and Andrew Wale exchanged vows and rings in the opulent splendor of the Royal Pavilion in front of about 100 guests. (LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) ( 528464042 )
Sinclair Treadway signs the documentation watched by his husband Sean Adl-Tabatabai, left, after they were officially married in a wedding ceremony in the Council Chamber at Camden Town Hall in London, minutes into Saturday, March 29, 2014. Gay couples in Britain waited decades for the right to get married. When the opportunity came, some had just days to plan the biggest moment of their lives. Adl-Tabatabai, a 32-year-old TV producer from London, and Treadway, a 20-year-old student originally from Los Angeles, registered their intent to marry on March 13, the first day gay couples could sign up for wedding ceremonies under Britain's new law. Eager to be part of history, the two men picked the earliest possible moment - just after midnight Friday, when the act legalizing same-sex marriage takes effect. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( Britain Gay Marriage )
The wedding rings of Sean Adl-Tabatabai and Sinclair Treadway are seen on their fingers as they pose for photographs after they were officially married in a wedding ceremony in the Council Chamber at Camden Town Hall in London, minutes into Saturday, March 29, 2014. Gay couples in Britain waited decades for the right to get married. When the opportunity came, some had just days to plan the biggest moment of their lives. Adl-Tabatabai, a 32-year-old TV producer from London, and Treadway, a 20-year-old student originally from Los Angeles, registered their intent to marry on March 13, the first day gay couples could sign up for wedding ceremonies under Britain's new law. Eager to be part of history, the two men picked the earliest possible moment - just after midnight Friday, when the act legalizing same-sex marriage takes effect. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( Britain Gay Marriage )
Sean Adl-Tabatabai, left, and Sinclair Treadway kiss each other as they are announced officially married during a wedding ceremony in the Council Chamber at Camden Town Hall in London, minutes into Saturday, March 29, 2014. Gay couples in Britain waited decades for the right to get married. When the opportunity came, some had just days to plan the biggest moment of their lives. Adl-Tabatabai, a 32-year-old TV producer from London, and Treadway, a 20-year-old student originally from Los Angeles, registered their intent to marry on March 13, the first day gay couples could sign up for wedding ceremonies under Britain's new law. Eager to be part of history, the two men picked the earliest possible moment - just after midnight Friday, when the act legalizing same-sex marriage takes effect. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) ( Britain Gay Marriage )
Helen Brearley (L) and Teresa Millward pose for photographs after getting married at Halifax Register Office, the day gay marriage becomes legal on March 29, 2014 in Halifax, United Kingdom. Same sex couples have been able to enter into 'civil partnerships' since 2005, however following a change in the law in July 2013 gay couples are now eligible to marry in England and Wales. A number of gay couples have arranged for their wedding ceremonies to take place shortly after midnight on March 29, 2014 to become some of the first to take advantage of the new law. Parliament's decision to grant same sex couples an equal right to marriage has been met with opposition from religious groups. Gay marriage is currently being debated in Scotland, however the Northern Ireland administration has no plans to make it law. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 481269685 )
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