on. here s alina chow from cincinnati. reporter: it was a 7.5-minute wedding ceremony on a plane in the tarmac in baltimore, maryland, between two people deeply in love who never even wanted to get married and then one morning you were watching tv. today the justices ruled that legally married same-sex couples are entitled to federal benefits. when the ruling came up, i went over to john and hugged him and kissed him. reporter: there were two problems. same-sex marriage in ohio where they live is banned and john has als, that eventually leads to death. worried that every day could be their last together, the couple settled on maryland as their destination wedding spot where they could travel by medical jet, say their vows at the
businesses serving this new market. reporter: at a minute past midnight on sunday new york becomes the sixth state to legalize gay marriage. the state economy and businesses are first to toast the newlyweds. weddings are an $84 billion industry, and they now have the potential to see 66,000 same sex couples marry in the sex three years. new york city tourism is developing a campaign to attract out of state couples to come to new york as a destination wedding spot. standard wedding-related businesses are seeing an influx of gay couples preparing for the big day and they re creating promotions to this new customer base. since this same-sex marriage law passed it s unbelievable how many calls we ve gotten. it s equal to what we were getting for mixed gender marriages. reporter: throughout the
becomes the sixth state to legalize gay marriage. the state economy and businesses are first to toast the newlyweds. weddings are an $84 billion industry, and they now have the potential to see 66,000 same sex couples marry in the sex three years. new york city tourism is developing a campaign to attract out of state couples to come to new york as a destination wedding spot. standard wedding-related businesses are seeing an influx of gay couples preparing for the big day and they re creating promotions to this new customer base. since this same-sex marriage law passed it s unbelievable how many calls we ve gotten. it s equal to what we were getting for mixed gender marriages. reporter: throughout the duration of gay marriages, these couples will employ legal help when it comes merging assets and