Gay Marriages Begin in
Connecticut
During an exuberant shopping expedition three years ago, Peg Oliveira made a spontaneous
proposal in an aisle of Ikea, blurting, “Marry me!” to her partner, Jennifer Vickery.

Last fall, long before the Connecticut Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, the couple
became formally engaged, with Ms. Oliveira explaining that she “wanted there to be a moment
when we each consciously chose to be together for the rest of our lives.”

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