Partners in Stark's first same-sex marriage are happy together

It’s been months since their historic wedding.

But once in a while, someone will recognize them as the first same-sex couple to get a marriage license in Stark County.

Sabrina King and Rosanna Duncan King, both 31, of Plain Township, were married June 27, the day after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states must issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples on an equal basis as heterosexual couples.

The date for their commitment ceremony had been scheduled for about a year in a Canton church. Because a federal judge had ruled that Pennsylvania had to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, Sabrina and Rosanna King had planned to get their license in Pennsylvania.

Then shortly after 10 a.m. June 26, the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling. Stark County Probate Judge Dixie Park immediately ordered her staff to provide marriage licenses for same-sex couples. And by 2 p.m. that day, the Kings were at the Marriage License Bureau excitedly applying for a license.

The next day, on their wedding day, their story was featured on the front page of The Repository. That afternoon, they were married at the New Vision United Church of Christ before about 175 guests. Sabrina wore a tux shirt and bow tie, accompanied by "groomettes" in tuxes and Rosanna wore a white wedding dress. Sabrina’s sister was the best woman. Rosanna’s sister was the maid of honor. Rosanna’s two children were the flower boy and flower girl.

Both fathers walked them down the aisle. Rosanna said she cried, knocking over a plant as she made her way toward the altar. Sabrina also starting crying.

"It was like I fell even deeper in love with her at that moment," said Rosanna King.

After they exchanged vows, Rosanna said their minister said, "On behalf of the Supreme Court and the state of Ohio, I now pronounce you Mrs. and Mrs. King."

At the reception, both Sabrina and Rosanna danced with their fathers.

"We were like trending on Twitter. We were all over Facebook. People we didn’t even know were coming up to us... and congratulating us on being married," said Rosanna King. "My Facebook was blowing up with notifications of people sharing that Repository story of us getting a marriage license."

Their wedding photographer posted pictures of the nuptials on Facebook, and the couple said they were shared more than 24,000 times.

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