The new law, in effect in New York on March 28, was 16 years in the making. California, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island also allow individuals to become officiants for a day.
The 43 couples who wed at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau on Tuesday were greeted by crowds who gathered for Donald J. Trump’s arraignment hearing around the corner.
By his own admission, Michael Bublé spent a long time being unhappy. Despite a stellar career as a Grammy-award winning singer, and being hailed as the natural successor to the likes of Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra, something wasn’t sitting right with him.