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Elizabeth Oakes is the braintrust behind MarriageToGo.Com, a unique marriage licensing and wedding officiation service in Los Angeles, CA. She creates and conducts hundreds of civil and event weddings per year and writes from the trenches about weddings, marriage, and our changing culture.

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Texas outlaws all marriages...by mistake

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It just seems like a no-brainer that if you're going to write an amendment to ban same-sex marriages in your state, you should be really careful how...
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Reflections on "until death do us part"

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I went to a memorial service this weekend for a man whose wedding I officiated less than a year ago; this particular couple had an intimate wedding...
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Mourning Maine marriage equality

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It's a sad day for Maine and marriage equality as Maine's voters repeal marriage equality laws passed by their...
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Injustice of the Peace: the Louisiana interracial marriage story and why it matters

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Surely you've heard by now about Keith Bardwell, the Louisiana Justice of the Peace who refuses to marry interracial couples because he doesn't...
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Prop. 8 federal lawsuit surmounts challenge, will go forward

Chief U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker today rejected an attempt by anti-gay-marriage forces to quash the pending federal lawsuit challenging...
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Urgent-need weddings, part one: illness and hospitalization

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Her eyes were filling with tears. "I have a cake at home, flowers...the cousins flew in...he really wanted to have a party..." And...
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Love, death, and Proposition 8

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Like everyone else in California who is a strong believer in marriage equality, I was up nights over Memorial Day weekend stressing about "The...
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Let me call you sweetheart: gays marry in Iowa and a Wonkafied wedding

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Go Hawkeyes!! Same-sex weddings begin in IowaDespite some Iowa judges who refused to waive the three-day waiting period and a few appearances by...
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Will gay marriage be recognized in Washington, D.C., or will Congress say no?

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The creation of our nation’s capital was one of those weird historical anomalies--Congress merged the City of Washington with the Territory of...
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A good week for gay marriage: Iowa throws out marriage ban, VT bill passes House

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The Iowa Supreme Court struck down the Iowa Defense of Marriage Act today in a move that will pave the way for same-sex marriage in that state. Iowa...
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