Same-sex couples marry in Southern California

Andrea Taylor, left, and Sallee Taylor join hands during their wedding ceremony conducted by Abbe Land, foreground, the mayor of West Hollywood, in the auto court outside the West Hollywood City Council Chambers in West Hollywood. At right is Sallee’s daughter Grace Meier, 15.   (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Rocco, a Chihuahua/dachshund mix, is all dressed up for the occasion while serving as best man during the wedding ceremony for his owners Ian Holloway, 34, and Felipe Osorno, 32, of Woodland Hills at the auto court outside the West Hollywood City Council Chambers.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Media swarm the wedding ceremony for Paul Mejia, 78, left, and David Barney, 70, one of many held for gay couples at the auto court outside the West Hollywood City Council Chambers. They have been together for 43 years. At left, serving as a witness, is Olivia Walker, a West Hollywood city employee.   (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Newly married Devon MacIver, 30, left, and Jordan Finley, 33, arrive as Deirdre McCready, 36, in long gown and Nicki Berthlelson, 25, leave The Abbey Food & Bar in West Hollywood where a reception was held for gay couples who got married in the auto court outside the West Hollywood City Council Chambers.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Consueella Rouse-Tennison marries Tammy Tennison-Rouse, at the Norwalk county registrar’s office on the first day of business after the U.S. Supreme Court decided to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act and essentially void Proposition 8.

Chauntel Martin and Dana Moore-Martin wait with other couples to be wed at the Norwalk county registrar’s office on the first day of business after the U.S. Supreme Court decided to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act and essentially void Proposition 8.

Connie Wilson plays with her son, Aidyn, while waiting to fill out paperwork for her to marry her domestic partner, Aimee Wilson. Couples lined up at the Norwalk county registrar’s office on the first day of business after the U.S. Supreme Court decided to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act and essentially void Proposition 8.

Shana Krochmal, left, and Jessica Maxwell leave the Beverly Hills Courthouse after picking up their marriage license on Monday.  (Christina House / For the Times)

Henry Dennis, left, marries his daughter Nikki Dennis-Whitcomb, right, to her partner Kelli Dennis-Whitcomb as Nikki’s mother Margaret Dennis, back, proudly looks on at a park across the street from the Beverly Hills Courthouse immediately after the couple received their marriage license on Monday. Nikki and Kelli combined their last names last year when they filed for a domestic partnership.  (Christina House / For the Times)