Empire State Building hosts 1st same-sex wedding

NEW YORK - Two women who met at the University of Alaska have become the first same-sex couple to be married at the Empire State Building.

Stephanie Figarelle and Lela McArthur exchanged rings Tuesday and promised to love each other for the rest of their lives.

The couple won an online contest. Theirs was the first of four Valentine's Day weddings being held at the landmark New York City skyscraper.

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A wedding chapel was set up for the occasion. After the ceremony, the couple went to the observation deck for photos.

The 29-year-old Figarelle wore a black tuxedo for the ceremony. The 24-year-old McArthur wore a strapless white gown with a train.

Both work as personal trainers in Anchorage.

The nuptials come a day after Gov. Christine Gregoire signed legislation on Monday to make Washington state the seventh in the United States to legalize same-sex marriage.

New Jersey's state Senate also approved a same-sex marriage bill on Monday but Republican Gov. Chris Christie has promised to veto it.