Northern Ireland's first same-sex wedding took place on Tuesday after the government lifted a ban on gay marriage in the province, marking legalization of the practice throughout the United Kingdom.

Robyn Peoples, 26, a healthcare worker from the city, and Sharni Edwards, 27, a waitress originally from Brighton, became the province's first gay couple to wed, according to the Love Equality campaign group.

The women exchanged their vows in Carrickfergus, County Antrim on their sixth anniversary as a couple.