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How is LA County preparing for potential influx of gay marriages?
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Jun 27, 2013
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How is LA County preparing for potential influx of gay marriages?
This week's decision by the Supreme Court on Proposition 8 has cleared the way for gay marriage in California, but same-sex couples hoping to wed will need to wait a bit longer before they can walk down the aisle.
Jane Abbott Lighty, left, and Pete-e Petersen embrace after receiving the first same-sex marriage license in Washington state at the King County Recorder's Office on December 6, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. The office opened at 12:01 AM PST to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples for the first time after Washington voters chose to legalize same-sex marriage in November's election.
Jane Abbott Lighty, left, and Pete-e Petersen embrace after receiving the first same-sex marriage license in Washington state at the King County Recorder's Office on December 6, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.
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This week's decision by the Supreme Court on Proposition 8 has cleared the way for gay marriage in California, but same-sex couples hoping to wed will need to wait a bit longer before they can walk down the aisle.

This week's decision by the Supreme Court on Proposition 8 has cleared the way for gay marriage in California, but same-sex couples hoping to wed will need to wait a bit longer before they can walk down the aisle. 

Governor Brown said California counties will begin issuing marriage licenses as soon as the Ninth Circuit lifts the stay imposed during the legal battle. That's expected to happen sometime during the next few weeks.

RELATED: Supreme Court Decision on Prop 8 and the Issuance of Same-Sex Marriage Licenses in Los Angeles County

So, how is Los Angeles county preparing to deal with a potential influx of couples looking to get hitched? For more on that we're joined now by Dean Logan, L.A. County Registrar Recorder County Clerk.