First Day of Marriage Equality Less Than 72 Hours Away!

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New York City, Come Cruise the Hudson!

Music by DJ CHRIS PADILLA

Entertainment by MISS PEPPERMINT

Witness one of New York's First Gay Wedding Ceremonies aboard The Queen of Hearts!

Buffet Dinner with champagne toast

and wedding cake Included. Cash Bar.

MARRIAGE EQUALITY CELEBRATIONS IN NEW YORK ON SUNDAY JULY 24th

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Sunday, July 24, 2011, over 14 years of hard work by our volunteers and partner organizations comes to fruition when New York State allows the first of thousands of LGBT couples to marry in the Empire State. CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE WEDDING REGISTRY! Some couples that MENY will be highlighting on their journey to get married are: Kitty Lambert & Cheryle Rudd of Buffalo, NY Robert Lassegue & Jose Manuel Reyes Negrete of Long Island, NY Kawane Harris & Jeanette Coleman of New York, NY Norma Virola & Crystal Gonzalez of Brooklyn, NY Craig Francisco & David Hind of Queens, NY Maria Romagnuolo & Wendy Bloom of Staten Island, NY Interested in letting us know about your wedding? E-mail us! MENY will continue to serve you as a statewide grassroots volunteer organization with public education, actions, coalition building, and media campaigns until marriage equality is reached on a national level. Make sure to stay tuned for the upcoming Annual Wedding Marches in New York State and around the United States. Interested in organizing a wedding march in your state? E-mail us! While much remains to be done, today we can all take a moment to CELEBRATE! Ron Zacchi Executive Director MARRIAGE EQUALITY CELEBRATIONS IN NEW YORK ON SUNDAY JULY 24th Register to volunteer

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Here is a list of some of the clerks' offices that we know will be open on Sunday, July 24. New York City Clerk's offices across the City: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm 2 Hours left to APPLY: Please note that New York City will be using a lottery system to select couples. There will be 400 slots available for the Manhattan City Clerk's Office; 112 slots available each for the Brooklyn and Queens City Clerk's Offices; 98 slots available for The Bronx City Clerk's Office; and 42 slots available for the Staten Island City Clerk's Office. More information is available here: http://www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/html/marriage/lottery.shtml Binghamton Hours of Binghamton's Clerk's office: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Buffalo Hours of Buffalo Clerk's office: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Greenburgh Couples choosing this option must e-mail, Judith A. Beville, Greenburgh Town Clerk Ithaca Hours of Ithaca Clerk's office: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm North Hempstead North Hempstead Clerk's office will be open by appointment. 516-869-7650 Rochester Hours of Rochester Clerk's office: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Syracuse Hours of Syracuse's Clerk's office: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Open Sunday, July 24, 2011: Albany Brighton Brookhaven Greenburgh (They have the date wrong in their posting, but they still say Sunday.) Kingston Niagara Falls Shandaken Watertown By Appointment Only: Auburn Hudson Lewiston Niagara North Tonawanda Woodstock State law requires a 24-hour waiting period from the issuance of a marriage license before a marriage can occur, unless a waiver is obtained by the applicants. Some localities will have judges available to waive the waiting period. Contact your local clerk for more information. Here is a list of helpful FAQs from New York State. Here is a list of helpful FAQs from New York City. If you are considering getting married, you may want to review these guides from our friends at Lambda Legal and NYLCU . Any questions, feel free to email info@meny.us and we will do our best to get back to you asap.