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Same-Sex Couple Walks Down Aisle in Texas, Gets E-Married in D.C.
User Image - Blocked by "Display Image" Settings. Click to show.Proven here are Mark Reed, left, and Dante Walkup at their wedding ceremony Oct. 10. (Courtesy of Mark Reed)

Gay couples living in one particular of the 45 states that will not situation them a marriage license could have a new pathway to the altar -- virtual weddings.

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Though it is not a trend just but, a exact same-sex couple in Texas proved last month that a extended-distance wedding could be legally carried out right after they received married in the Lone Star State while the ceremony was officiated via Skype in Washington, D.C., where gay marriage is legal.

Mark Reed, who married Dante Walkup in the Oct. ten ceremony, mentioned he is aware of Texas will not acknowledge their marriage. But he touted the digital wedding as a breakthrough for same-sex couples hunting for the social rewards of marriage without compelling their households and close friends to travel to states that will carry out the ceremony.

"It was wonderful," Reed told FoxNews.com. "We're hoping other people are encouraged to be ready to do the exact same point."

The legality of the so-known as e-marriage is tough and would not perform in each state that recognizes exact same-sex marriages. Such extended-distance weddings, more than Skype or more than the mobile phone, have traditionally been accepted for military couples when http://amazestravel.com.hk





 
 
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