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Citing his religious beliefs, the owner of an AlphaGraphics print shop franchise in suburban Atlanta has refused to print wedding invitations for a lesbian couple. Via Atlanta’s NBC affiliate: Paige Beckwith says throughout her wedding planning process she has been open with vendors that there would be two brides on the wedding day. She says none of the vendors seemed …

I’ve included Perry’s infamous anti-gay ad from 2012.

NBC News reports: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has attended a wedding reception for a gay couple, he said Sunday, though the potential 2016 contender still believes marriage should be between a man and a woman. “That’s certainly a personal issue. For a family member, Tonette and I and our family have already had a family member who’s had a reception. …

In response to recent gay wedding questions posed to Sen. Marco Rubio and other GOP candidates, Maggie Gallagher has penned an open letter to a gay friend which we’re sure totally exists. Via the National Review: The problem for me in celebrating your gay wedding, as much as I love you, is that I would be witnessing and celebrating your …

And we all heave a sigh of relief.

Mediaite recaps: “If there’s somebody that I love that’s in my life, I don’t necessarily have to agree with their decisions or the decisions they’ve made to continue to love them and participate in important events,” Rubio said. He compared it to attending “second marriages,” which are not strictly allowed the Catholic faith. “If it’s somebody in my life that …

JMG reader Brian tips us that the above ad is appearing on Facebook today. In 2010 Best Buy and Target drew the ire of LGBT activists for donating to anti-gay GOP Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, who ended up losing to current Gov. Mark Dayton by merely 0.4% of the vote.

People Magazine reports: Looks like they made it. Barry Manilow and his longtime manager Garry Kief tied the knot last year in a private ceremony, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE. “It was a surprise,” a friend of the couple says of the wedding, which was held at Manilow’s Palm Springs home and attended by “20 to 30 guests” who had …

From the Associated Press: While finding that Americans narrowly favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to legally marry, a new Associated Press-GfK poll also shows most believe wedding-related businesses should be allowed to deny service to same-sex couples for religious reasons. Roughly half the country also thinks local officials and judges with religious objections ought to be exempt from any …

Via Rolling Stone: Grammy nominee and Rolling Stone cover star Sam Smith unveiled the video for his new single “Lay Me Down,” the latest track off his platinum-selling debut album In the Lonely Hour. The video, filmed at the parish church of St. Margaret, Lee outside London and directed by Ryan Hope, finds Smith performing his ballad in front of …

The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau this morning hosted a sunrise wedding ceremony for over 100 same-sex couples. The nuptials had been slated to take place on the beach, but a torrential rainstorm moved the festivities across the street to the cosponsoring W Hotel, where the staff was standing by and already set up. Lance Bass, whose own …

Via AL.com: Supporters of gay marriage in Huntsville are organizing a “Wedding Week” on the Madison County Courthouse Square including free marriage ceremonies the week of Feb. 9. That’s the day a federal judge’s order lifting Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage is expected to take effect. More than 123 people had checked “going” by Friday night on the Facebook page …

Jersey Shore star Snooki today told her seven million Twitter followers that she’s ordained to perform weddings and looks forward to officiating for her hairdressers. In other news, Snooki has seven million Twitter followers.

The first same-sex marriage in the Mexican state of Baja California took place yesterday after a local couple finally prevailed over the hate group that thwarted their wedding last week by charging them with mental illness. Via the San Diego U-T: Two Mexicali residents became the first same-sex couple to be married in Baja California on Saturday, ending a quest …

Via JMG reader Eddi, here’s a lovely clip of last night’s mass wedding at the Palm Beach County courthouse in Delray Beach.

Unswayed by the lawsuit from Liberty Counsel and the Florida Family Policy Council, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will host a mass same-sex wedding at city hall at 9AM today. Watch the live stream below. The ceremony will take place not far from Liberty Counsel’s home office. Snork! UPDATE: Some crackpot tried to disrupt the ceremony by screaming anti-gay slogans from …

Wow! Embiggen!

Hundreds of couples are lined up across Florida at the county clerks’ offices that have kindly opened their doors tonight. Weddings will continues until the wee hours of morning.