My partner of 17 years and I...

[BeeBee]

will be getting married as soon as we can.

[skooooo]

1. oh..

At first I thought you meant your partner was 17 years old...lol.

[BattyDem]

2. Congratulations!

:hug: :toast: :hi:

[truedelphi]

3. Congratulations! May your marriage be as happy as all the best days of your

Partnership, rolled into one.

[Oceansaway]

4. TOUCHE !!..n/t

[urbuddha]

29. My partner of 13 years and I will be, too !!!

Congratulations on 17 years and all the best to both of you !!!
:party:

[Marrah_G]

35. Congrats!!!!

[deadmessengers]

5. Congratulations!

This is a truly wonderful day for everyone - gay & otherwise!

[dbackjon]

6. Awesome!!!!

[babylonsister]

7. Many congratulations to you both! nt

[La Lioness Priyanka]

8. yay

:woohoo: :party:

[madmax]

9. Congratulations!!!

Wishing you both many years of happiness. I think you've passed the critical 1 year and 7 year itch ;-)

:toast:

[kestrel91316]

10. Congratulations! And best wishes for a happy future!

[Ian David]

11. Congratulations!!! n/t

[aquart]

12. Congratulations. May you have a lifetime of happy anniversaries.

[jgraz]

13. Congratulations!

[Name removed]

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[Warpy]

15. Mazeltov! Congratulations! Best wishes!

and may you enjoy a long and happy life together.

[Chulanowa]

16. Too many "Congratulations" so, allow me to contribute a "Fucking awesome!"

Glad to hear it, may you have many, many more happy years ahead.

[sniffa]

17. Congratulations

:toast:

K&R for the lovely couple. :bounce:

[yowzayowzayowza]

18. Fantastic!!!

Congratulations!!! :toast:

[Prophet 451]

19. Too many "congrats" so, baxt hai sastimos tiri patragi!

Traditional Roma comment, means "May you both have luck and good health", our version of congratulations.

[Chovexani]

68. Opre Roma!

Not meaning to hijack, but I just had to say it. :hug: :hi:

[rurallib]

20. A little touch of reality - with marriage comes in-laws

But what the Hey? Bets wishes!!!!
:woohoo: :woohoo:

[Irishonly]

21. Congratulations

Best wishes and dang, it's about damn time.

[CanonRay]

22. My wife of 25 years and I are getting divorced because gays can marry.

:sarcasm:

Wouldn't that be about the stupidest statment possible if it were true?

[Rowdyboy]

23. When I first read your post I didn't know about today's ruling....

Now it makes more sense! Congratulations!

[IndyOp]

24. Go! Go! Go! I can't wait to see the pictures of lots of happy couples. (n/t)

:hi:

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

25. Congratulations!!

:toast:

[sinkingfeeling]

26. Have a great wedding! Happy Days are Here Again!!

[shireen]

27. awesome!

congrats! it's about time CA courts came to their senses.

:bounce:

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[BeeBee]

30. THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!

As I mentionned before, we've been together for 17 years. We were scheduled to get married in San Francisco in 2004 but this same Supreme Court stepped in two days before and stopped the marriages. I know the fight isn't over yet, but we're going to enjoy this victory.

[XOEnterprises]

31. Congrats!

May you and your partner have many happy years ahead of you!

[TechBear_Seattle]

32. This calls for dancing rodents

Conga rats!

:toast:

[mitchtv]

33. Partner and I have 31 years in sin

we will probably wait to see if this survives the constitutional amendment attempt in Nov. Then have a biggie , or should I say fabulous wedding. We are already RDPs

[BeeBee]

36. I think we should be married as soon as possible.

The reason being that I think it will be a lot more difficult to undo LEGAL marriages if the amendment does pass.

[Marrah_G]

37. WOW...31 years... I am in awe.

I think the ruling will stick, like here in Mass.

[Marrah_G]

34. Congrats !!!!

Let me just say 17 years.... you have already won!

I am so happy for you both.

[xchrom]

38. congrats!!!

:applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:

[cally]

39. Congratulations!!!

This is the second time today I've gotten teary eyed. The first time was when I heard the ruling.

[applegrove]

40. I'm so happy for you! Congrats!

[Politicub]

41. Yay!! Congratulations!! :)

:toast:

[Tyler Durden]

42. I wish my SO and I could witness every one of those cermonies!

What joy and what pride! I could not be more excited!

[bliss_eternal]

43. Congratulations, BeeBee...!

:toast::bounce::party:

I'm thrilled for you both!

[Rhythm]

44. Congratulations to you both!!!!

:hug:

[goclark]

45. Where and when? This is fantastic!

"hug:

Congratulations!

[yardwork]

46. I just burst into tears! I am so happy for you.

Best wishes!

We need to ask the Admins to add some smileys for weddings - we need at least three - one for women marrying women, one for men marrying men, and one for men marrying women.

[Chovexani]

47. Congrats!!

I am so happy for you. :hug:

[davidinalameda]

48. congrats!!!!

[porcelain_doll]

49. Congradulations!!

:)

[lightningandsnow]

50. Congrats!

That's awesome!

:hug:

[DarkTirade]

51. Oh wow, I just realized I never actually hit 'post message' and commented on this.

Congrats! Looks like it's comin' soon! :)

[Strathos]

52. Congratulations

Hopefully all of us can one day. I've been with my partner for 15 years.

[pinto]

53. Congrats.

:party:

[Behind the Aegis]

54. Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:hug:

[Strathos]

55. Can non-California residents get married in California?

My partner and I, together 15 years, would love to be married.

Will they allow out of state people to get married?

[LeftCoast]

56. Yes, you can come and get married

No in-state requirement. In fact, SF's already gearing up for the (expected) huge influx of tourism because of this.

:hi:

[LeftCoast]

57. Congrats! We'll be doing the same!

:toast:

[Falcon_Lights1916]

58. Conratualtions, BeeBee!!!!

[uberllama42]

59. Congrats n/t

[BeeBee]

60. UPDATE...

Thank you to everyone for your nice wishes. It really means a lot. We have a date: we're getting married this Saturday, June 21!

[question everything]

62. Best wishes for long and happy life together

filled with cherished memories.

[Oeditpus Rex]

61. Mazel tov!

:toast: :hug:

[readmoreoften]

63. yay!!!

:bounce:

[Karl_Bonner_1982]

64. I'll toast to that (with cider)

How big will the audience and the reception be? Are you going to have a more "traditional" wedding format or something totally innovative?

[Tektonik]

65. Congrats!

[bigwillq]

66. Congrats!

:toast:

[ThomCat]

67. Congratulations!

I hope it is a wonderful ceremony, and a very long and happy marriage. :hug:

[Chovexani]

69. Very happy for you two.

:)

[ronnykmarshall]

70. G'on!!

We are as well.

[BeeBee]

71. We'll have a double wedding...

yours down south and ours up north!

[Q3JR4]

72. Congratulations to you

and to all Californians who have been deprived for so long.



May the rest of us one day join you!

[David Zephyr]

73. Congratulations.

My companion and I go back to the early 1970's. We're still together. I don't know that we will ever, at this late point, take the step you and your beloved are, but having said that...

I'm very proud of you and congratulate you for those 17 years.

[BeeBee]

74. Another Update

We got married Saturday afternoon at the Sonoma County Clerk's office. It was very emotional. It still hasn't sunk in all the way. We're legally married!