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Slideshow: Gay couples get married in Washington

Same-sex marriages in Washington state officially became legal this week

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Topics: Gay Marriage, Same-sex marriage, washington state, 2012 Elections, ballot measures,

Slideshow: Gay couples get married in Washington (Credit: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

On Thursday, Washington state began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, after voters legalized it on Election Day. More than 800 couples lined up to get married yesterday, beginning at midnight the night before. Here are pictures from throughout the state, inspired by a tweet from @PourMeCoffee.

Slideshow: Gay couples get married in Washington

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  • Thursday marked the first day same-sex couples in Washington could file for marriage licenses, and hundreds of couples took advantage. Pictured here are Amanda Dollente, left, and her partner, Kelly Middleton, both of Auburn, Wash. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

  • Couples held flowers and bottles of champagne while waiting in line in Seattle.

  • Melody Platt, left, and her partner Beratta Gomillion.

  • Claudia Gorbman, left, and partner Pam Keeley wearing caps both reading "bride." AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

  • Couples lined up at midnight, to be among the first to get marriage licenses issued. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

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