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Austin’s Big Gay Wedding

by Chronicle Staff July 7, 2015November 4, 2025

The Big Gay Wedding, in which somewhere between 30-40 gay couples were wed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, July 4, 2015, just eight days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a right nationwide. Here, Scott Poppaw and David Nielsen seal the deal.
The Big Gay Wedding, in which somewhere between 30-40 gay couples were wed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, July 4, 2015, just eight days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a right nationwide.
Kris & Kate Otto
Glen Maxey, former Texas State Representative and longtime gay marriage activist speaks
The Big Gay Wedding, in which somewhere between 30-40 gay couples were wed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, July 4, 2015, just eight days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a right nationwide.
The Big Gay Wedding, in which somewhere between 30-40 gay couples were wed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, July 4, 2015, just eight days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a right nationwide.
Flower girl Kai Gadd-Shefman leads the procession for the Big Gay Wedding
The procession at the Big Gay Wedding
The Big Gay Wedding, in which somewhere between 30-40 gay couples were wed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, July 4, 2015, just eight days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a right nationwide.
The Big Gay Wedding, in which somewhere between 30-40 gay couples were wed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, July 4, 2015, just eight days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a right nationwide.
Kristin Taber and Pamela Holwerda get married
Kristin Taber and Pamela Holwerda get married
The Big Gay Wedding
The Big Gay Wedding, in which somewhere between 30-40 gay couples were wed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, July 4, 2015, just eight days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a right nationwide.
The Big Gay Wedding
Kristin Taber and Pamela Holwerda get married
The Big Gay Wedding
Kristin Taber and Pamela Holwerda
Kristin Taber and Pamela Holwerda
Kristin Taber and Pamela Holwerda
Kristin Taber and Pamela Holwerda
The Big Gay Wedding
Kristin Taber and Pamela Holwerda with officiant and event organizer, attorney Lenore Shefman (center)
Nancy Yelle and Emily Wilson
Nancy Yelle and Emily Wilson
The Big Gay Wedding, in which somewhere between 30-40 gay couples were wed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, July 4, 2015, just eight days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a right nationwide.
Kaye Draper and Abigail McNeely celebrate after taking their vows
Roses handed out at the Big Gay Wedding

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