(Newswire.net — April, 17, 2013) Khandallah, Wellington, NZ — A resounding 77 votes to 44 in the third reading received Royal Assent and have given the Department of internal affairs 4 months to make changes to for marriage licencing. Gay weddings in New Zealand will be flourishing come August 2013. There was jubilation in the house as the politicians were voting including tears, hugs and cheers.
The gay wedding industry is gearing up for a major influx of weddings from not only in it’s own country. New Zealand is the only south pacific country to allow same sex marriage. It is expected that 2000 same sex partners will be making the trip to New Zealand from Australia to tie the knot.
The public gallery, as well as the chamber itself, joined in a stirring rendition of the New Zealand love song, “Pokarekare Ana,”
Sam Duncan from gayweddingnewzealand.net says “We are expecting to be very busy over the coming months leading up to August 19. There are a lot of us that have been waiting for this for a long time.”
It was mentioned on www.australianmarriageequality.com that 1000 gay couples have said they will go to New Zealand to marry.
Rodney Croome, Director of Australian Marriage Equality says that gay and lesbian Australians would spend $700 million on weddings, which will all be lost to New Zealand.
The speech by a 63 year old conservative National politician Maurice Williamson has now become famous after a speech went viral on YouTube. Maurice Williamson was then invited on to the Ellen show, after the video had been viewed over a million times.
Sam Duncan also says “It’s great our politicians have gotten in behind and supported this bill as evidenced by the resounding results, it just shows how progressive this country really is.”
Gay Weddings New Zealand is a site especially for same sex couples looking for resources to plan their wedding in New Zealand. Sam adds “We’re busy getting on as many people in the wedding industry as we can find, It’s seems to be evolving as we go. Especially trying to find marriage celebrants who are prepared to take on gay weddings, it’s a big decision for some.
Contact: Hans Jorgensen
Phone: 021 713714
Email:hansam@gayweddingsnewzealand.net
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