First gay couples tie the knot in Germany

Same-sex marriage became legal on Sunday - and registry offices broke with tradition to open their doors

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Karl Kreile and Bodo Mende embrace after becoming Germany’s first married gay couple in October 2017
(Image credit: Steffi Loos/Getty Images)

Germany has witnessed its first ever same-sex marriages, after new legislation came into effect yesterday.

Registry offices across the country broke with tradition by opening their doors on a Sunday in order to allow gay couples to take their vows as soon as the new legislation came into effect.

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