Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan (AP Photo/Andy Duback), who have been together for 17 years, were among the first couples to be wed in Vermont yesterday after the clock rolled past midnight and the state's equal-marriage law took effect.
"It feels wonderful. It's a day I've been long waiting for, and a day I truly, honestly thought would never come," said Slimback, a 38-year-old unemployed Teamster.
