Historic First Same-Sex Marriage in Northern Ireland
Breaking the barriers, two women have become the first same-sex couple to tie the knot in Northern Ireland.
The couple, Robyn Peoples, 26, and Sharni Edwards, 27, exchanged vows at a ceremony in a hotel in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, on Tuesday afternoon. Their marriage came after the legalization of same-sex marriage in October 2019 following a Westminster bill change.
According to the Guardian, the couple had originally booked a civil partnership ceremony at the Loughshore hotel months before the law was amended. They swiftly altered their plans to a wedding once the go-ahead for the first marriages in Northern Ireland was granted this week.
Expressing her elation, Edwards said: “it means the absolute world” to be married, and extended her gratitude to the activ...