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Australia's first same-sex marriages take place under special dispensation
Source: Australian Associated Press
Australia's first same-sex marriages take place under special dispensation
Australian Associated Press
Saturday 16 December 2017 22.01 GMT
Wedding bells have rung for some same-sex couples this weekend, after special dispensation was given for them to get married without the required 30-day waiting period.
Lauren Price, 31, and Amy Laker, 29, exchanged vows in Sydney on Saturday after getting the waiver because their families were travelling from Wales to attend what was to have been their commitment ceremony.
Amy and Elise McDonald, likewise were given a financial exemption to marry in Melbourne’s Carlton Gardens with their family flying in from overseas.
West Australian couple Anne Sedgwick and Lyn Hawkins, will wed on Sunday after being together for 40 years.
They were given dispensation as Hawkins, 85, is in the final stages of her battle against ovarian cancer.
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Australian Associated Press
Saturday 16 December 2017 22.01 GMT
Wedding bells have rung for some same-sex couples this weekend, after special dispensation was given for them to get married without the required 30-day waiting period.
Lauren Price, 31, and Amy Laker, 29, exchanged vows in Sydney on Saturday after getting the waiver because their families were travelling from Wales to attend what was to have been their commitment ceremony.
Amy and Elise McDonald, likewise were given a financial exemption to marry in Melbourne’s Carlton Gardens with their family flying in from overseas.
West Australian couple Anne Sedgwick and Lyn Hawkins, will wed on Sunday after being together for 40 years.
They were given dispensation as Hawkins, 85, is in the final stages of her battle against ovarian cancer.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/17/australias-first-same-sex-marriages-take-place-under-special-dispensation
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