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.

Kitty Lambert, left, dances with Cheryle Rudd after a spiritual ceremony before being married in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Saturday, July 23, 2011. Today was the first day gay couples were allowed to legally marry in New York State after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the historic legislation into law.

Lailah (right) and Rachel Pepe kiss while waiting on line to get married at the Brooklyn City Clerk's office on July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Jeannette Coleman, right, holds back tears as she and Kawane Harris, both of New York, arrive to get married at the Manhattan City Clerk's office, Sunday, July 24, 2011 in New York.

Jeanette Coleman applies lipstick as her partner Kawane Harris looks on, while filing paperwork for their wedding ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office, on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act goes into effect.

Marcos Chaljub, left, and Freddy Zambrano, of Astoria, Queens react after getting married at the Manhattan City Clerk's office, Sunday, July 24, 2011 in New York.

The couple has been together for five years. "We couldn't be happier," Chaljub told CBS News.

Barbara Tremblay (left) and Stacey Minondo wait on line to get married at the Brooklyn City Clerk's office on July 24, 2011.

Maria Vargas (left) and Maira Garcia wait on line to get married at the Brooklyn City Clerk's office on July 24, 2011 in New York City.

A New York City Police Officer looks out the window at the lines formed outside on Center Street at the Manhattan City Clerk's Office. It was the day New York State's Marriage Equality Act went into effect, allowing same-sex couples to marry in the state for the first time.

Rhonda Otten, left and Debra Curtis of Montclair, N.J., kiss in front of a backdrop of New York's City Hall before their marriage ceremony at the City Clerk's office in New York Sunday, July 24, 2011. Hundreds of gay couples were expected to marry in New York and across the Empire State on the first day same-sex marriage ceremonies.

New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn (left) and her partner Kim Catullo attend the wedding of Marcos A. Chaljub and Freddy L. Sambrano at the Manhattan City Clerk's office on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act goes into effect July 24, 2011 in New York City. Quinn confirmed that there have been weddings in all five boroughs already this morning: "Marriage equality is alive and well in every borough in the city of New York."

Phyllis Siegel, 76, right, kisses her wife Connie Kopelov, 84, after exchanging vows at the Manhattan City Clerk's office.

Connie Kopelov, 84 (right), and her wife Phyllis Siegel, 76, hold up a marriage certificate and celebrate as they exit the Manhattan City Clerk's office after getting married July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Yolanda Potasinski (right) and Nancy Mertzel pose for a photo as they hold a claim ticket for their marriage ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office, July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Same-sex couple Yolanda Potasinski (right) takes a photo of Nancy Mertzel while filing paperwork for their marriage ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office, July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Same-sex couple Dylan Stein (left) and Gabriel Blau embrace before their wedding ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office, July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Sixty-year-old financial manager Douglas Robinson (right), and graphic designer Michael Elsasser exchange wedding rings during their marriage ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office, July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Elsasser told CBS News the two have been together for 25 years and have raised two sons since toddler age - now in their 20s, they served as best men.

Same-sex couple Daniel Mackey (left) and his partner Dennis Josue pose for a picture after their wedding ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office, July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Same-sex couples Joseph and Jim, along with Jos and Marc (right), wait to be officially married at the Manhattan City Clerk's office on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act goes into effect July 24, 2011.

Erika Karp (left) and Sari Kessler receive their marriage license at the City Clerk's Office for their wedding ceremony on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act goes into effect July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Same-sex couple Kimberly Moreno (left) and Wendy Torrington show their wedding certificate after being married at the Manhattan City Clerk's office on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act goes into effect July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Real estate developer Daniel Hernandez, 53 (right), and New School professor Nevin Cohen, 48, hold their wedding certificate after being married at the Manhattan City Clerk's office July 24, 2011 in New York City.

"We're so honored ... to have the same rights and privileges as other people," Hernandez told CBS News.

Kim Dodd, left, and Kathe Davridge, both of New York, walk away from the Manhattan City Clerk's office after getting married, Sunday, July 24, 2011 in New York.

The rings of Michael Johnson, 55, and Michael Roberts, 81, of New York, are ready during their marriage ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act goes into effect July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Michael Johnson, 55, left, and Michael Roberts, 81, of New York, kiss after getting married at the Manhattan City Clerk's office on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act goes into effect July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Roberts, who is retired, told CBS News that the two men, who live in Harlem, have been together for 30 years.

"It's a union that goes a long way back," Johnson added, "and I'm glad to be a New Yorker today."

Carol Anastasio, left and Mimi Brown of New York embrace during their marriage ceremony at the Manhattan City Clerk's office on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act goes into effect July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Same-sex couple Philippe, 72, and Byron, 86, are interviewed as they wait to be officially married at the Manhattan City Clerk's Office on the first day New York State's Marriage Equality Act goes into effect July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Kimberley Moreno (right) and Wendy Torrington celebrate as they exit the Manhattan City Clerk's office after receiving a marriage license July 24, 2011 in New York City.

Under a rainbow chuppah, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum (left), senior rabbi at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah Synagogue in New York, marries Guy Rozenstrich (second from right) and Stephen Hoerz, Sunday July 24, 2011 in a park across the street from the Office of the City Clerk in New York. The couple, who live in New York, have been together for 8 years.

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