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California votes on extending online civil ceremonies and virtual marriage license appointments through January 2024, as legislators send Assembly Bill 583 to Gov Newsom for review. AB583

Pope Francis speaks out again against blessing same-sex marriages within the Catholic Church.

Couples in New York sometimes wait weeks for a virtual appointment to get a marriage license during the COVID pandemic. Mayor de Blasio says it’s time for the City Clerk’s Office to fully reopen - despite a rise in cases caused by the delta variant.

5 ways to capture the all-star vibe of Damian Lillard and Kay’la Hanson’s extravagant wedding, which included guests like Snoop Dog, Common, Draymond Green, DeMar DeRozan, and more.

Garret Clayton and Blake Knight got married! And the couple asked close friend and ordained minister Alicia Silverstone to officiate the private outdoor ceremony. This LGBTQ+ LA wedding had it all - music, art, friends, cocktails, celebrity cred, and COVID safety!

Will online weddings return to New York? Lawmakers reconsider virtual marriage ceremonies and marriage license services provided through video conferencing technologies, with NY Assembly Bill 8192. ( AB08192 )

Clark County, home to Las Vegas, will soon celebrate an incredible achievement and issue its 5-millionth wedding license. Couples are flocking to Vegas to elope during the coronavirus pandemic and the delta variant surge.

Dog weddings, cat weddings, and all kinds of pet weddings are gaining mainstream popularity this year.

Couples can now apply for their marriage license online in Calhoun County, Michigan, using the county clerk / register’s new online portal.

Delaware’s Groome Church leaves United Methodist Church over the denomination’s discrimination toward LGBTQ+ individuals, and UMC’s ban of same-sex marriage and ordination for openly gay church members.

Couples are postponing fall and winter weddings as COVID-19 delta variant cases surge. Wedding officiants offer safe, creative solutions like elopements, micro weddings, minimonies, virtual ceremonies, and hybrid weddings.

North Carolina reconsiders the minimum lawful age to marry in the state with Senate Bill 35 (SB 35).

A marriage certificate issued to two women in Colonial Williamsburg was discovered by researcher Ren Tolson, documenting an early same-sex love story as part of the Gender and Sexuality Diversity Committee's efforts to preserve and share local LGBTQ+ history.

An ordinance to legalize same-sex marriage on the Qualla Boundary will be discussed by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council on September 9th. 

Why was this marriage license hidden in a painting, nearly 150 years ago? The mystery was uncovered when an antique painting was donated to a thrift store in Bordentown, New Jersey... Now the search is on to find the answer to this love story.