Yesterday, the San Francisco court overturned the previously introduced a ban on gay marriage in California.
Collected here are photos of recently married same-sex couples throughout the world.
Argentine actor Ernesto Larrese (right) and his partner - actor-impresario Alejandro Vannelli - kiss after the wedding ceremony in Buenos Aires on 30 July. Larresse Vannelli and became the first gay couple to marry in the Argentine capital after President Cristina Fernandez signed the law on same-sex marriages, July 21. (JUAN MABROMATA / AFP / Getty Images)
Actor Ernesto Rodriguez Larresse (left) and Alejandro Vannelli hold each other's hands after the wedding in Buenos Aires on 30 July. (AP Photo / Natacha Pisarenko)
Jose Luis David Navarro and Miguel Angel Kalefato show their marriage certificate in Frias, Argentina, 1,100 kilometers north-west of the capital, on 30 July. Navarro and Kalefato married in Argentina after the entry into force of the law on same-sex marriage, signed by the President on July 21. (AP Photo / Eugenio Adorni)
Chilean same-sex couple Giorgio Nocentini (left) and Jaime Zapata pose with their wedding rings in Mendoza, Argentina, July 31. (JUAN MABROMATA / AFP / Getty Images)
Women couple drink brotherhood in front of their wedding cake on Valentine's Day on February 14 in Lima, Peru. The wedding was organized by the local gay community to raise the issue of the illegality of same-sex marriage in Peru. (REUTERS / Enrique Castro-Mendivil)
Phillip Dunham (left) from Washington and his partner Allen Pittinger hug upon arrival at the Supreme Court to obtain a marriage certificate, after the legalization of same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia on March 3. Dunham and Pittinger been together for nine years. (AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin)
Darlene Garner (left) hugs his partner Candy Holmes, who was crying, received their marriage certificate, March 3 - the first day of entry into force of the law legalizing same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia. (AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin)
Jonathan Howard kisses his partner Gregory Jones (right) after the application for registration of marriage in the registry office in Washington March 3. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Dwayne Johnson priest marries Darlene Garner and Candy Holmes (right) on March 9 in Washington. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Reginald Stanley (right) hugs Rocky Galloway after the marriage ceremony in Washington on March 9. Right Cherry McCoy holds one of the twin daughters of same-sex couples. A couple of days before the wedding, they are very long and touching studied online store accessible. (AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin)
Rick Imirovich (left) and his husband Terrence Heath holding hands after wedding ceremony on March 9 in Washington. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Sinola Townsend (left) crying at the wedding with his partner Angelis Young on March 9 in Washington. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Aisha Mills and Danielle Moody (left) arrived to receive a marriage certificate in Washington March 3. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Lol Kin Castaneda (sitting) and her partner Judith Vazquez cuddling in the bedroom in Mexico City on March 10. Castaneda and Vazquez - one of the first same-sex couples who have decided to get married, when in December, will come into force a law on same-sex marriages. A law adopted after the vote left-parties will complement the existing law allowing civil marriage between same-sex marriages. This gives gays and lesbians more rights, including the right to adoption. (REUTERS / Eliana Aponte (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)
Lol Kin Castaneda stands next to her wedding dress during an interview for the agency in Mexico City on March 9. Castaneda and her partner Judith Vazquez - the first woman to get married in Mexico City March 11, 2009. (LUIS ACOSTA / AFP / Getty Images)
Judith Vasquez (left) and her partner Lol Kin Castaneda kiss before heading to the mayor's office in Mexico City on March 11. (REUTERS / Eliana Aponte)
Lesbian couple Emma (left) and Janice (right) held his daughter at the time of application for marriage in Mexico City March 4. (AP Photo / Gregory Bull)
Jaime Lopez (right) wipes the sweat from his forehead with her husband David Gonzalez after the wedding ceremony in Mexico City on March 11th. (AP Photo / Alexandre Meneghini)
Temistokls (left) and his partner, Daniel celebrated his wedding in Mexico City on March 11th. (REUTERS / Daniel Aguilar)
Eva and her partner Silvia (left) celebrate a formal marriage at the monument to Benito Juarez in Mexico City on March 14. The two were part of a group of 10 same-sex couples to get married in Mexico City, which lifted the ban on same-sex marriages. (REUTERS / Eliana Aponte)
A couple kisses at the mayoralty of Mexico City March 4. Same-sex couples lined up to tie the knot after the relevant law has come into force. (REUTERS / Claudia Daut)
Jose Maria Di White (left) wears a ring on the finger of her future husband Alex Frey in Ushuaia, southern Argentina, December 28, 2009. (AP Photo / Government of Tierra del Fuego)
Felix Hurley (left) and Jessica Miller await the start of a group wedding ceremony in Washington March 20. The ceremony was attended by 10 same-sex couples. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Khalaf Alexander (right) and Amy Sokal shortly after the exchange of vows at their wedding in Washington March 20. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Dalin Holoak (left) looks at his partner Drew Parker in group same-sex wedding in Washington March 20. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Wedding cake and champagne in front of the Portuguese Parliament in Lisbon on 8 January after the adoption of the law to permit same-sex marriages. (AP Photo / Armando Franca)