First gay wedding day in N.Y.

Albany Mayor Gerald D. Jennings D-Albany, performs the city's first legal same-sex marriage ceremony as Dale Getto, left, and Barb Laven, both of Albany, marry at City Hall, at 12:01 a.m., Sunday, July 24, 2011. At one minute after midnight, the Emprie State became the latest - and largest - state to allow same-sex marriage, Hundreds of couples lined up to take their vows.

Credit: AP Photo/Hans Pennink