Behind The Scenes Of The Supreme Court's First Gay Wedding (PHOTOS)

[Tx4obama]

Behind The Scenes Of The Supreme Court's First Gay Wedding (PHOTOS)

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made history last month when she presided over the first gay marriage inside the U.S. Supreme Court. But her role in the event wasn't simply as the officiant.

One of the men who got married that day gave TPM the first look behind the scenes of the wedding. He said Ginsburg was hands-on from the moment she agreed to perform the ceremony. She even helped the couple write their vows.

"There was a lot of back and forth with her about the vows by email," Ralph Pellecchio told TPM on Tuesday. "You could see by virtue of that that it was very meaningful to her."

Pellecchio married his partner of 32 years, Jim Wernz, the associate director of palliative medicine at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Oct. 26. Their home state of New York legalized gay marriage back in 2011, but it was the Supreme Court's ruling in June that cleared the way for marriages on a state-by-state basis and finally prompted the pair to tie the knot.

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LOTS of PHOTOS here: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/inside-the-supreme-court-s-first-gay-wedding

[Hekate]

1. I didn't even know this had taken place -- sounds like Justice Ginsberg was kvelling...

... like a happy aunt! Mazel tov!

[Tx4obama]

2. Ginsberg also officiated at a wedding at the Kennedy Center in August 2013. And O'Connor at the SC

August 2013
Ginsburg to officiate same-sex wedding (at the Kennedy Center)
Here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/30/supreme-court-justice-ginsburg-same-sex-wedding/2749687/
and here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014581238


And Justice O'CONNOR...
October 2013
O'Connor performs same-sex wedding at high court
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014634830

[MADem]

3. Gee, the fellers on the Supremes are a little slow outta the gate, wouldn't you say?

What's up with that?

[Cha]

4. Do we love Ruth Bader Ginsburg or what!

Ralph Pellecchio and Jim Wernz wanting to get married after being together for 32 years is a special kind of love. the long haul kind. How exciting and extra special for them.

Mahalo Tx~

[AuntFester]

5. What a wonderful thing to have done.

[brer cat]

6. I agree.

Welcome to DU!

K and R for a special thread. The pix are wonderful.

[awoke_in_2003]

7. Big K&R...

I think a tipping point may be coming soon.

[idwiyo]

8. k&r

[msanthrope]

9. I would have liked to see Scalia's reaction. nt