Some NJ gay couples plan weddings, others delayed
By KATIE ZEZIMA and GEOFF MULVIHILLBy KATIE ZEZIMA and GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press
David Gibson,left, and Rich Kiamco, right, of Jersey City display their marriage license, which they obtained earlier today, during a rally on the lawn in front of Garden State Equality tonight, Friday Oct. 18, 2013, in Montclair, N.J. The state Supreme Court ruled today that the state must begin granting same-sex marriage licenses. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein)
David Gibson,left, and Rich Kiamco, right, of Jersey City display their marriage license, which they obtained earlier today, during a rally on the lawn in front of Garden State Equality tonight, Friday Oct. 18, 2013, in Montclair, N.J. The state Supreme Court ruled today that the state must begin granting same-sex marriage licenses. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein)
Karen Nicholson-McFadden,left, and Marcye Nicholson-McFadden,center, of Aberdeen, listen as their son Kasey, 14 and their daughter Maya, 10, speak to a crowd of about 150 people gathered on the lawn in front of Garden State Equality Friday Oct. 18, 2013, in Montclair, N.J. The rally was in support of the state Supreme Court ruling that the state must begin granting same-sex marriage licenses. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein)
Troy Stevenson, Executive Director of Garden State Equity, addresses a crowd of about 150 people gathered on the lawn in front of their office Friday Oct. 18, 2013, in Montclair, N.J. The rally followed a state Supreme Court ruling that the state must begin granting same-sex marriage licenses. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein)
Hayley Gorenberg,left, the Deputy Legal Director for Lambda Legal, pops the cork of a bottle of champaign as Udi Ofer, right, the Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, cheers at the end of a rally on the lawn in front of Garden State Equality Friday Oct. 18, 2013 in Montclair, N.J. The state Supreme Court ruled today that the state must begin granting same-sex marriage licenses. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein)
Steven Brunner, left, and Daniel Baum, a same sex couple that applied for a marriage license, speak to the media on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, in Asbury Park, N.J. New Jersey's highest court ruled unanimously Friday to uphold an order that same-sex marriages must start Monday and denied a delay that had been sought by Gov. Chris Christie's administration. (AP Photo/The Asbury Park Press, Bob Bielk)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A same-sex couple who was told Friday they could not get a marriage license is getting married sooner than they thought.
Karen and Marcye Nicholson-McFadden were able to obtain a marriage license Sunday night in Aberdeen, their hometown.
The couple found a judge who waived a mandatory 72-hour waiting period for the couple.
A neighbor called the mayor, who agreed to open up the clerk's office so the couple could get a marriage license.
The couple and their two children are heading to town hall to pick up the paperwork. They're planning on getting married in Asbury Park at 12:01 a.m.
"We'll be thrilled to make it happen," says Karen Nicholson-McFadden.
Township manager Holly Reycraft says the state told the town it could issue licenses after the couple called Friday.
Associated PressNews Topics: General news, Same sex couples, Same sex marriage, Marriage, Weddings, Couples, Relationships, Lifestyle, Family issues, Social affairs, Gay rights, Human rights and civil liberties, Social issues, OccasionsSource: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/386c25518f464186bf7a2ac026580ce7/Article_2013-10-20-Gay%20Marriage-NJ/id-fa010fe107be4e3ab2ed8aea51faa4f7
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