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Jennifer Simonson
ST. PAUL, Minn.

Photos: Midnight same-sex marriage ceremonies at Mpls City Hall

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Margaret Miles, left, and Cathy ten Broeke, right, with their 5-year-old son Louie between them, celebrate as Mayor R.T. Rybak annouces the couple legally wed in Minnesota just after midnight on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 at Minneapolis City Hall.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson

At Minneapolis City Hall early Thursday morning, the first day same-sex marriage was legal, Mayor R.T. Rybak officiated more than three dozen same-sex weddings.

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Cathy Abene, left, and Maren Lindner kiss at the conclusion of their wedding ceremony Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 in the council chambers at Minneapolis City Hall. Sen. Scott Dibble, right, married the couple.
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Same-sex weddings
Margaret Miles, left, and Cathy ten Broeke, right, with their 5-year-old son Louie between them, celebrate as Mayor R.T. Rybak annouces the couple legally wed in Minnesota just after midnight on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 at Minneapolis City Hall.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson
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Same-sex weddings
Margaret Miles, left, and Cathy ten Broeke, right, are emotional after Mayor R.T. Rybak annouces the couple legally wed in Minnesota just after midnight on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 at Minneapolis City Hall.
MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson