The Day City Hall Became a Same-Sex Marriage Cathedral

Photographs by David Ryder, Robert Fisher, and Michael Holden

A wedding planner would’ve scoffed. One hundred forty or so couples, in one day, with a municipal building for a venue, and only weeks to plan? Hard pass. But for a sex columnist and a mayor? Not a problem, apparently. When The Stranger’s Dan Savage dialed Mike McGinn a decade ago to see if he could help put on a marathon day of nuptials at Seattle City Hall, the mayor didn’t hesitate to lend his support.

The call set in motion perhaps the most joyous assembly in the building’s history. On December 9, 2012, scores of partners flocked to 600

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