TWO killers who were convicted of homophobic hate crimes have tied the knot in the UK’s first same-sex prison wedding.

Marc Goodwin and Mikhail Gallatinov, who are currently serving time in HMP Full Sutton, East Yorkshire, were married in a brief 15-minute ceremony on Friday.

The marriage sparked fury from the victim’s families who say they should have been consulted before authorities allowed the marriage to take place.

Goodwin was sentenced to life in prison for kicking and punching Malcolm Benfold, 57, to death on Blackpool seafront in 2007 in a gay hate crime.

Convicted paedophile Gallatinov, 40 was jailed for the murder of Adrian Kaminsky, 28, in Manchester in 1997 and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Convicted killers #MikhailGallatinov and #MarcGoodwin first gay couple to wed in a UK prison http://t.co/K9pUhrNqns pic.twitter.com/JZaLP4JjRM — Gay Star News (@gaystarnews) March 28, 2015

It is understood the pair met in the prison library and four family members were in attendance for the brief ceremony, The Telegraph reported.

They sealed the union with a kiss and cake which they cut with a small plastic knife and exchanged personal vows claiming they were “soul partners” and would be “forever together”, The Mirror reported.

They then exchanged identical metal wedding bands they purchased — with prison permission — from a mail-order catalogue.

But Tony Benfold, a brother of one of the victims, said his family continued to suffer while the men “did whatever they wanted”.

“How can you go out and kill a man for being gay and then have a gay wedding in prison? I can’t see any logic in it,” he said.

“The other chap has only got 12 months left before his parole hearing while my brother’s killer has to serve another 10 years.”

However, Gallatinov’s mother Christina Williams, said she was “proud” of her son for making history with the wedding.

While the couple may be legally married, the Ministry of Justice confirmed the men would not be sharing a cell.

Same sex marriage became legal in the UK in March last year.

Goodwin and Gallatinov have reportedly been wanting to get married for some time and convinced authorities to allow the wedding to take place.