(L-R) Phyllis Sifel and Connie Kopelov celebrate after being married at the marriage bureau in lower Manhattan July 24, 2011.Thousands of gay and lesbian New Yorkers are getting ready to say "I do" this weekend, as the Empire State becomes the sixth in the U.S. to embrace same-sex marriage.

Phyllis Sifel and Connie Kopelov (seated) celebrate after being married at the marriage bureau in lower Manhattan, July 24, 2011

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) walks away after presiding over the wedding of Jonathan Mintz (L), the city's consumer affairs commissioner, and John Feinblatt (C), a chief adviser to the mayor, as the newlyweds embrace their daughters Maeve (2nd L) and Georgia at Gracie Mansion in New York July 24, 2011.

Luz Heurtelou (L) and Nastassia Heurtelou wait to be married at the Brooklyn Clerk's Office, July 24, 2011.

Michael Johnson (L), 55, and Michael Roberts, 81, of New York,smile during their wedding ceremony at the City Clerk's office in New York July 24, 2011. 24, 2011.

Same-sex couple Mishan Moore (L), 39, reacts as her partner Jacqueline Rodriguez, 34, looks on during their wedding ceremony at Queens Borough Hall in New York July 24, 2011.

People celebrate outside the marriage bureau in lower Manhattan July 24, 2011.Thousands of gay and lesbian New Yorkers are getting ready to say "I do" this weekend, as the Empire State becomes the sixth in the U.S. to embrace same-sex marriage.

Janet Coleman (R) and Kawane Harris arrive at the City Clerk's Office to be legally married in New York July 24, 2011. A state law signed June 24 by Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo goes into effect at 12:01 on Sunday, allowing hundreds of couples statewide to tie the knot, including 823 in New York City alone.

Same-sex couple Daniel Mackey (L) and his partner Dennis Josue pose for a picture after their wedding ceremony at the City Clerk's Office for their wedding ceremony in New York July 24, 2011.

Luz Heurtelou (L) and Nastassia Heurtelou look at photos with family after marrying at the Brooklyn Clerk's Office, July 24, 2011. Thousands of gay and lesbian New Yorkers are getting ready to say "I do" this weekend, as the Empire State becomes the sixth in the U.S. to embrace same-sex marriage.

Nastassia Heurtelou and Luz Heurtelou (R) are married at the Brooklyn Clerk's Office, July 24, 2011.

Myron Levine (center, L) and Philip Zinderman celebrate after being married outside the Manhattan City Clerk's office July 24, 2011. They have been together for 51 years.

Cheryle Rudd and Kitty Lambert (R) react after being married at the stroke of midnight, at the brink of Niagara Falls, in Niagara Falls, New York, by the city's mayor, Paul Dyster, July 24, 2011.Thousands of gay and lesbian New Yorkers are getting ready to say ``I do'' this weekend, as the Empire State becomes the sixth in the U.S. to embrace same-sex marriage.

Cheryle Rudd (L) and Kitty Lambert cut their wedding cake, about two hours before they are married at the stroke of midnight, at the brink of Niagara Falls, in Niagara Falls, New York July 24, 2011.Thousands of gay and lesbian New Yorkers are getting ready to say "I do'' this weekend, as the Empire State becomes the sixth in the U.S. to embrace same-sex marriage.