On Monday, California became the second state in the U.S. to grant full marriage equality to gay and lesbian couples. After waiting for more than half a century for legal recognition of their relationship, lesbian community leaders Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon became one of the first same-sex couples in California to legally marry. 

County clerk offices opened their doors Tuesday morning to hundreds of gay and lesbian couples with appointments to exchange vows on the first full day that same-sex marriages are legal throughout California.