Esmeralda Simmons (C), mother of Marques Simmons, and Frank Dailey (L) clap as her son embraces Aaliyah Barclift during their wedding ceremony at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau inside the new Office of the City Clerk in New York January 12, 2009. The new facility is part of a complete physical and operational overhaul of how people receive marriage licenses and other documents. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES)