Shortly after U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb issued her 88-page ruling overturning Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban on Friday, dozens of same-sex couples flooded Dane County and Milwaukee County courthouses late Friday to get a marriage license and marry.

After witnessing the joyous wedding celebrations at the City-County Building in Madison, WI, Madison police Officers Matt Kenny and Zach Kimbrew were inspired to buy three cakes from HyVee and delivered them to the newlyweds. Another Madison police officer, Sue Carnell, gave away pieces, according to the Daily Citizen.

Madison Police arrive w/cake for couples marrying on Wisconsin Marriage Equality Day. @CapTimes @Cops4Labor pic.twitter.com/XtLA32fgP0 — John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) June 7, 2014

Madison police drop off wedding cakes for a colleague who just got married…and all the ppl celebrating today pic.twitter.com/RUe5pk9cfg — Joe Parisi (@DaneCoJoe) June 7, 2014

A group of kids also began handing out flowers to Wisconsin’s newlyweds:

Great photo @NicholsUprising: Kids show up w/flowers. "For everyone who is getting married today" in Wisconsin. pic.twitter.com/e2iNyU1aII — Joe Burns (@jburns18) June 7, 2014

At 5:25 p.m., Matt Schreck, 37, and Jose Fernando Gutierrez, 35, became the first couple to apply for a marriage license at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, according to the Journal Sentinel.

By the end of Friday night, Milwaukee County had already issued 68 marriage licenses.

The Journal Sentinel reports:



The weddings were to continue at the Milwaukee County Courthouse from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday. Also, the register of deeds office was to be open to provide certified birth certificates, which are necessary to obtain a marriage license. In addition, the clerk of courts office will be open for those who need copies of divorce papers to obtain a license. At the Dane County Courthouse in downtown Madison, Renee Currie and Shari Roll were the first couple to get married. The couple had rushed to the courthouse to obtain a license. At 5:30 p.m,. they were married on the steps of the courthouse by Mike Quieto, who offered to officiate. The couple did not have any cash to pay for the license. However, a county employee took Roll’s credit card, ran to an ATM and withdrew some cash to pay for the license. “I’m still high. I’m up there in the clouds,” Roll said. The two were preparing to have a celebratory drink and planned to attend a graduation later in the evening.

Here is how some local Wisconsin news stations covered the historic day:



“This case is not about whether marriages between same-sex couples are consistent or inconsistent with the teachings of a particular religion, whether such marriages are moral or immoral or whether they are something that should be encouraged or discouraged,” Judge Barbara Crabb wrote in the Wisconsin ruling. “It is not even about whether the plaintiffs in this case are as capable as opposite-sex couples of maintaining a committed and loving relationship or raising a family together.Quite simply, this case is about liberty and equality, the two cornerstones of the rights protected by the United States Constitution.”

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