I Now Pronounce You Party A And Party B.

MayorBob.

Posted to Legal on Thu Sep 18, 2008 at 03:31:09 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

To some, Rachel Bird and Gideon Codding are traditionalists who believe what was good for prior generations should be good enough forever.  To others, the Roseville, California couple is small-minded in refusing to go with the flow and change with the times.  To Rachel and Gideon, they are now, and forever will be, bride and groom.  To the state of California they're the less romantic, yet fully functional "Party A" and "Party B."  Because Rachel and Gideon are so insistent on their right to be referred to as bride and groom on the official state document certifying their union, the state says it cannot recognize their marriage.

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