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Eugene

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Thu Dec 14, 2017, 10:43 AM Dec 2017

'First' same-sex marriage: Melbourne couple to tie knot before Christmas

Source: Australian Associated Press

'First' same-sex marriage: Melbourne couple to tie knot before Christmas

Australian Associated Press
Thursday 14 December 2017 05.59 GMT

Two Melbourne women have been given legal approval to tie the knot before Christmas, which means Australia’s first same-sex marriage will happen sooner than expected.

Megan Stapleton and Stephanie Dybal have been together for more than five years and organised a non-binding wedding for 21 December, well before laws were passed by federal parliament.

When Canberra inked the legislation, a mandatory four-week wait meant the first nuptials were on track for 9 January.

But because Stapleton and Dybal had been preparing their wedding for months and had relatives flying in from overseas, they were granted approval to go ahead with their plans legally.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/dec/14/first-same-sex-marriage-melbourne-couple-to-tie-knot-before-christmas
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