Last week the first same-sex couples in the District applied for legal marriage licenses – on Tuesday, March 9, they were able to legally sanction their relationships. In a morning ceremony at the Human Rights Campaign Equality Center, organized by the Campaign for All D.C. Families, three couples said their vows and devoted their lives to each other – as legal spouses.
More Metro Weekly coverage of the first day of D.C. marriage celebrations here.
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