In the last year, five states have legalized same sex marriages. As of September 1, 2009, same sex marriages will be legal in the state of Vermont in lieu of the civil unions that were in place. After this date, couples will no longer be able to purchase a civil union license. You will also be unable to get a same sex marriage license until you have the courts legally dissolve any civil union you have entered into before September 1.
Once you are married in Vermont, you will be unable to divorce in Vermont unless you are a resident of Vermont. This poses a particular problem and dictates that much thought should be put into any marriage but particularly same sex marriage as it cannot be dissolved without residency. Another problem that arises with the new law is that if you are married in Vermont, your same sex marriage will not be recognized in any state that does not have legalized same sex marriages.
As of right now, there are only five states that have passed such laws; New Hampshire, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, and Vermont, the latter of which had civil unions before the law was passed. This is a growing trend that has met with much hot debate across the country with vehemence and augments on both sides of the debate. With the new laws have come wedding planners that cater to same sex marriages only and some that cater to both traditional and same sex weddings alike.
These wedding planners offer the same services for same sex weddings as they would for traditional weddings and provide gay-friendly vendors to work with you in the planning stage. They have a wedding planning checklist that you can follow to ensure that you cover all the bases and fulfill the wedding of your dreams. This also includes the reception planning, guest lists and covers even the smallest details from what type of food that will be offered to deciding on wedding album favors to wedding cameras. Overall, the same sex wedding is just as much fun and just as difficult as any other type of wedding.
The wedding planner will help you in designing the perfect ceremony. They are also instrumental in helping you write your wedding vows, should you need it, and finding commitment ceremony resources. A commitment ceremony is simply a public affirmation of love that is popular between people of the same sex when they cannot get married. But now that several states have legalized same sex marriages, the ceremony is being incorporated into the wedding service and is a beautiful and tender way to present your vows.
Same sex weddings are just another step in our countries forward progress in the war against the prejudices that always plague a new nation. Bearing in mind just how young out nation really is, just over 230 years, and remembering just how bad things were during our history, this is a historic step and will be remembered and built upon for a long time to come. It is for this reason that The United States continues to be a world leader. While we may not have been first in many ways were are the most important as far as history is concerned in this major move towards acceptance, change, and equality.
Once you are married in Vermont, you will be unable to divorce in Vermont unless you are a resident of Vermont. This poses a particular problem and dictates that much thought should be put into any marriage but particularly same sex marriage as it cannot be dissolved without residency. Another problem that arises with the new law is that if you are married in Vermont, your same sex marriage will not be recognized in any state that does not have legalized same sex marriages.
As of right now, there are only five states that have passed such laws; New Hampshire, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, and Vermont, the latter of which had civil unions before the law was passed. This is a growing trend that has met with much hot debate across the country with vehemence and augments on both sides of the debate. With the new laws have come wedding planners that cater to same sex marriages only and some that cater to both traditional and same sex weddings alike.
These wedding planners offer the same services for same sex weddings as they would for traditional weddings and provide gay-friendly vendors to work with you in the planning stage. They have a wedding planning checklist that you can follow to ensure that you cover all the bases and fulfill the wedding of your dreams. This also includes the reception planning, guest lists and covers even the smallest details from what type of food that will be offered to deciding on wedding album favors to wedding cameras. Overall, the same sex wedding is just as much fun and just as difficult as any other type of wedding.
The wedding planner will help you in designing the perfect ceremony. They are also instrumental in helping you write your wedding vows, should you need it, and finding commitment ceremony resources. A commitment ceremony is simply a public affirmation of love that is popular between people of the same sex when they cannot get married. But now that several states have legalized same sex marriages, the ceremony is being incorporated into the wedding service and is a beautiful and tender way to present your vows.
Same sex weddings are just another step in our countries forward progress in the war against the prejudices that always plague a new nation. Bearing in mind just how young out nation really is, just over 230 years, and remembering just how bad things were during our history, this is a historic step and will be remembered and built upon for a long time to come. It is for this reason that The United States continues to be a world leader. While we may not have been first in many ways were are the most important as far as history is concerned in this major move towards acceptance, change, and equality.
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