are aplong the 823 who enters the new york city lottery and were chosen to marry on the first day same-sex marriage is legal in new york state. i m just so happy. i mean, we wanted to get married in new york so badly, because this is where we lib, this is where we made our home, this is where we met. this is where we fell in love. reporter: douglas and michael will officially make it legal today using the historic occasion to celebrate their own history together. they were married in a church ceremony nearly two decades ago and have raised two sons. who ever thought that in our lifetime this would happen? or the state would recognize our relationship and the love that we have for each other continues after 25 years? reporter: new celebrations and new sources of income for businesses catering to same-sex couples. that is going to help all of us who have been suffering through this terrible economy. reporter: at city cupcakes in chelsea, orders are already
us who have been suffering through this terrible economy. reporter: at city cupcakes in chelsea, orders are already coming in. we re actually booked for a gay wedding on monday, it s our first gay wedding. reporter: new york the sixth, and large effort, state to legalize same-sex marriage, along with washington, d.c., massachusetts was the first. i m going to send you down the aisle. reporter: boston wedding planner just opened an office in new york city and is relocating to the state with her wife and baby this fall. new york is the number one travel destination for lgbt tourists. as a result, i believe that my business is going to double or even triple in the coming years. reporter: but on this day, the focus will be on the couples waiting to say i do. this is insane. you re going to be my wife. you re going to be my wife! reporter: and again, those marriages just starting to take place here at the manhattan city clerks office. looking at a picture, a live