1st same-sex couples wed at Empire State Building

 
KAREN MATTHEWS
Published: February 14, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — Two women who met as college students in Alaska and two men who met at a nightclub in Manhattan became the first same-sex couples Tuesday to be married at the Empire State Building .

"I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with you," Stephanie Figarelle told Lela McArthur as they exchanged rings in a ceremony at the iconic skyscraper.

"I will always love you forever, with ev...


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