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Share Your Same-Sex Marriage Story on Patch

Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1. Share your story on Patch.

Written by Valerie Engler

If wedding bells will soon be ringing for you, or someone you know, we want to hear about it. Post your same-sex marriage story on Patch.

It's the day that many Minnesotans have been waiting for. OnΒ Aug. 1, officials around the state will do something they've never done: preside over weddings between same-sex couples.Β 

Are youΒ knee-deep in wedding plans or doΒ you know a happy couple who will finally tie the knot?Β 

Do you work in the wedding industry? Have you seen an increase in happy couples flocking to your servicesΒ or is it business as usual?Β 

Consider sharing the story on Patch. As a community website, we're only as good as the content we, and our readers, provide. We'd love to document the historic day. But we can't do it alone.Β 

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Do you have questions aboutΒ posting to Patch? Contact Community Editor Hannah GruberΒ at hannah.gruber@patch.com.Β 

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