Number of Couples Married on Sunday will be Highest in NYC History
Data Collected Since July 5th Shows Number of Couples Seeking to Marry on Sunday Could be Four Times More than the All-Time Single Day High in New York City.
This Sunday, starts an historic new chapter in New York State. Any couple, regardless of sexual orientation, can be married in New York and have that marriage recognized by the state they call home.
From the very start, this has been an issue of equality, fairness and respect. It has been about recognizing that all of us are equal in the eyes of the law.
New York City is preparing to welcome same-sex marriage with pop-up chapels in Central Park for the numerous couples who will wed on July 30, the first Saturday that same-sex marriage will be legal in New York State. The pop up chapels will be sort of a combination between a Huppah and an Altar.
On July 6th, Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn and City Clerk McSweeney announced New York City Clerk’s offices in all five boroughs would be open for a full day of business on Sunday, July 24th and fully prepared to implement New York State’s new Marriage Equality Law for all couples.
Courtesy of: Mitchell Hall
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