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Watch same-sex couples speak their vows through tears and smiles in Atlanta ceremony

Libby Nelson
Libby Nelson was Vox’s editorial director, politics and policy, leading coverage of how government action and inaction shape American life. Libby has more than a decade of policy journalism experience, including at Inside Higher Ed and Politico. She joined Vox in 2014.

Just hours after the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states, the Fulton County, Georgia, government center started holding a mass wedding. They’re live-streaming it on YouTube, and you can watch it here:

The county government has been planning for weeks in anticipation of the Supreme Court decision, the chairman said. Several different judges are marrying the couples — they’re now on the sixth.

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