Less than a year after meeting at the library, DeMarkest, 36, and Giles Kelly-Brooks, 39, of Las Vegas, wed on Sept. 17 in a small ceremony in Sunset Park.
Before Oct. 9, 2014, not being able to get married in the wedding capital of the U.S. meant traveling out of state for some of Nevada’s same-sex couples.
In 12 years, Debbie and Marisol Jacintos, 44 and 38, respectively, have come a long way from meeting at a dance club in Las Vegas to forming a family with their three pre-teen daughters and four dogs.
Goodbye, bridal room. Inside the wedding chapel at the Luxor, it’s now referred to as the “pamper room.” Gender-neutral paperwork and alternatives to the traditional bouquet and boutonniere accommodate same-sex couples ready to tie the knot.