Nancy Monahan, right, a retired Coast Guard petty officer, takes a deep breath while receiving cheers from the crowd as she exits City Hall with her wife, Deb Needham, after their wedding on December 9, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. Today is the first day that same-sex couples can legally wed in Washington state.
{"Image ImageDescription": "SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 9: Nancy Monahan, right, a retired Coast Guard petty officer, takes a deep breath while receiving cheers from the crowd as she exits City Hall with her wife, Deb Needham, after their wedding on December 9, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. Today is the first day that same-sex couples can legally wed in Washington state. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2012 Getty Images"}