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Tony Perkins is so very pissed about yesterday’s news that gay weddings may now take place on military bases. Why, he could just positively spit! Hurray!

The Pentagon says that military chaplains may now conduct same-sex weddings on base or anywhere else. The ruling announced Friday by the Pentagon’s personnel chief follows the Sept. 20 repeal of a law that had prohibited gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. Some members of Congress have objected to military chaplains performing same-sex unions, saying it would …

Moments after the clock struck the official end to DADT, last night an active duty Navy officer married his husband in Vermont. When Navy Lt. Gary Ross and his partner were searching for a place to get married, they settled on a site in Vermont, in part because the state is in the Eastern time zone. That way, the two …

Fire Island News managing editor Michael Lavers tips us to yesterday’s wedding of Robert Scherffius and Victor Alfieri, who met 58 years ago.

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Remember the New Jersey bridal shop whose manager rebuffed a lesbian patron, telling her that her wedding constituted an “illegal activity”? The Yelp review site community has responded with almost 600 shitty comments on the bridal shop’s page. Yowtch. “They don’t deserve their business license, and they don’t deserve your business,” offered Isiah K. Yes, the store currently enjoys a …

An opinion columnist from the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the manager of a bridal shop in New Jersey has refused the business of a lesbian because her coming wedding constituted “illegal activity.” Apparently, Donna was stunned to learn, after reviewing your customer-information sheet, that you’re a lesbian. On the paperwork, you’d crossed out the word “groom” and written “partner” instead, …

Married at last after almost 40 years. Read the full story.

As I mentioned at the time, two weeks ago Father Tony performed two same-sex weddings in Central Park as part of the Pop-Up Chapel festivities. Click over to Bilerico today for Tony’s own recounting of the day.

New York City’s official tourism agency has chosen one couple from each of the five boroughs as the winners of a honeymoon package. The winners were selected from the more than 650 couples who tied the knot on the first day of legalized same-sex marriage. And it turns out that one of the winning couples is straight. Sacha Jessamy and …

Andrew Sullivan points us to the above wedding announcement published by South Carolina’s largest daily newspaper. Rather than smile at the image of all those good ole boys freaking out over today’s paper, let’s wish the happy couple our best. (Whoops, smiling anyway.)

On a gorgeous cloudless day, today dozens of gay couples married in the shade of two “pop-up chapels” in Central Park, with our own Father Tony officiating at two of the ceremonies. Above are newlyweds Jen and Rose, moments after Father Tony made it legal. Below, John and Rob exchange rings. Also on hand were hair and make-up artists who …

On Disney’s wedding blog today, a lovely recounting of a same-sex romance. Aaand here come calls for a boycott! (Tipped by JMG reader Eric)

Buzzfeed has a fantastic collection of gay couples photographed moments after being married yesterday.

Our own Father Tony sends in his slideshow taken at the Manhattan marriage festival this afternoon. Full-screen versions of the below images are at the above link. UPDATE: Tony’s husband adds his own photos and commentary.