Same-sex marriages resume in California - in pictures

Prop 8 plaintiffs Kris Perry and Sandy Stier kiss as they are married at City Hall in San Francisco. The ceremony was officiated by Kamala Harris, the state attorney general, and one of their twin sons served as ring-bearer Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP

Transgender activist Veronika Lee-Tillman, who will be grand marshal in San Francisco's gay pride parade, is photographed with Randy Dolphin outside City Hall in San Francisco. The couple were married at City Hall with police chief Greg Suhr giving away the bride Photograph: Robert Galbraith/Reuters

Jen and Francis Rainin celebrate during their wedding at San Francisco's City Hall in California. The 9th Circuit Court lifted the stay on same-sex marriage in California, immediately sending a flurry of soon-to-be married couples to City Hall Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

Cosgrove Norstadt and Jeff Foote laugh while exchanging vows as they were married at San Francisco City Hall. A jubilant San Francisco mayor Ed Lee announced that same-sex couples would be able to marry throughout gay pride weekend in his city. Ceremonies continued late into the evening on Friday Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Jae Keitamo hugs his husband, Rob, after getting married at San Francisco City Hall. Same-sex marriages resumed in San Francisco and Los Angeles after the United States court of appeals for the ninth circuit lifted its stay of the historic federal district court decision that found Proposition 8 unconstitutional Photograph: Susana Bates/EPA

Jacqueline Bialostovky and Jessica Becker fill out paperwork for a marriage license at San Francisco City Hall. Most counties were not prepared to stay open late to accommodate potential crowds, but the clerks in a few counties announced that they would stay open a few hours later Friday Photograph: Susana Bates/EPA

Keith Budro and Dustin Traver are married by California State senator Mark Leno at San Francisco City Hall Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Nicola Simmersbach displays a marriage license as she and Diana Luiz leave the Sacramento County recorder's office after they got married in Sacramento. The couple had been engaged for five years and rushed to the recorder's office where they became the first same-sex couple to get be married in Sacramento County after the ruling Photograph: Rich Pedroncelli/AP

John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney on the steps of San Francisco City Hall Photograph: Susana Bates/EPA

Prop 8 plaintiffs Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo are applauded by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa after being married at Los Angeles City Hall. After the ceremony in Los Angeles, Zarrillo told a press conference: 'I don't know if you have a word for how "equal" feels …This is just an amazing feeling' Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Suzanne Hufft and Val Robb kiss after they were married at San Francisco City Hall on Friday Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Renee and Mika Rueda-Albright wait in line to fill out paperwork for a marriage license in San Francisco Photograph: Susana Bates/EPA