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Will you marry me?
Why yes, we will. Toronto is home to the first fully recognized same-sex marriage in North America.
Tie the knot in T.O.
Gay weddings in Canada is just one of the fabulous reasons why many same sex couples choose to visit Toronto. Same sex marriages have been legal in Ontario since June 23, 2003.
The Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto married the first same-sex couple in Canada and is a favourite spot to tie the knot. But like everything else in Toronto, you have lots of options. Click to find our more about City Hall weddings, Civic Centre weddings, or off-site weddings. The Basics:
§ Obtain a marriage license
§ Have two witnesses join you for the ceremony
§ Obtain a marriage certificate after the ceremony
Why is Montreal an excellent choice for your same-sex wedding celebrations?
Montreal is one of the most beautiful cities in North America. The city itself boosts an impressive selection of fine dining establishments, boutique and five star hotels, cozy bed and breakfasts, as well as, some of the best shopping in North America. Many of the most impressive tourist landmarks are the churches that are scattered throughout the city, which are enchanting venues for weddings.
Why is Quebec the ideal province to be married in Canada?
Quebec was one of the first three provinces in Canada to offer full legal marriage to same-sex couples with all of the same rights and responsibilities. As a province, Quebec has been particularly open to gay men and lesbians with respect to being the first to include sexual orientation into the Quebec Charter of Human Rights in 1977. In addition, Quebec is the most progressive province with respect to gay and lesbian parental rights.
Hundreds of same sex couples to marry in New York
NEW YORK — Wedding ceremonies for hundreds of gay and lesbian couples were being held across New York State Sunday, with advocates hailing the day as a milestone toward the eventual legalization of gay marriage nationwide.
Sunday marked the first day when a law allowing same sex marriage goes into effect across New York state, including the metropolis of New York City and its environs.
Niagara Falls, which shares the most powerful waterfalls in North America with a Canadian city of the same name, hosted the first marriage after the stroke of midnight, with the famous cascades illuminated in gay pride rainbow colors as the backdrop.
"This wasn't done with just the two of us," Kitty Lambert, one of the newlyweds who married her long-time partner Cheryle Rudd, told The Buffalo News newspaper. "Every single person here played a part in getting this law passed."
Cities and towns across the Empire State plan to open offices to issue the state's first marriage licenses to gay couples after New York legalized same-sex marriage on June 24 in a nail-biting vote.
It became the sixth US state, and the most populous, to legalize gay marriage.
"Today the doors of marriage equality swing open in New York. It's no surprise a flood of same-sex couples is expected to flow through," noted the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force in a statement.