Same-sex couples across Iowa apply to marry

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Denny Schrock, left, and Patrick Phillips, right, stand in line outside the Polk County Recorders office while waiting to apply for a marriage license, Monday, April 27, 2009, in Des Moines, Iowa. Same-sex couples in Iowa began applying for marriage license on Monday after a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay unions took effect.

Same-sex couples began applying for marriage licenses at government offices across Iowa on Monday, and several couples quickly tied the knot in ceremonies in Des Moines.

Shelley Wolfe, left, and Melisa Keeton, of Des Moines, Iowa, return to the Polk County administrative building Monday with their wedding license after getting a judge to waive the state's three-day waiting period for getting married.

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