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‘Marriage was not in our vocabulary’ – couples mark 10 years of LGBT+ weddings

Source: PA

One member of a same-sex couple has said marriage was not a part of their “vocabulary” before milestone legislation introduced in England and Wales allowed same-sex partners to legally marry for the first time 10 years ago.

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 introduced civil marriage for same-sex couples in England and Wales, with the first taking place on March 29 2014.

Antony and David Lowbridge-Ellis, both 41, from Wednesbury in the, said the legislation was a “major milestone” adding they thought marriage “would never be on the cards” for them.

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