Two women are about to be the first same-sex couple to be officially "married" in Colchester.
Getting married - Amanda Latham and Keelie Vickers look forward to their big day
Amanda Latham, 41, and Keelie Vickers, 29, have been together for six years.
The couple, who live in Great Notley Garden Village, near Braintree, decided to tie the knot in a civil ceremony when Keelie suggested it to her partner on her birthday.
Amanda said: "I suppose you could call it a birthday treat. She just told me last month we were going to the Colchester Register Office to look into getting married, and I just went along with it."
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Published Thursday, September 9, 2004
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