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Cook-Paulsen Wedding

By Brandon Semel | March 17, 2014

The wedding cake for Darla Cook and Jaelyn Paulsen, the first same-sex couple to be legally married in DeKalb County.

First gay marriage in DeKalb a sign of hope

By Danny Cozzi | March 17, 2014

Darla Cook and Jaelyn Paulsen got married Monday night.After a hectic, last-minute legal scramble, the same-sex couple is the first to marry legally in DeKalb County.Cook, 57, and Paulsen, 50, had a civil union March 17, 2010, and wanted to keep the day...

Gay marriage OK’d in DeKalb

By Kelley Byrne | March 16, 2014

DeKalb County issued its first marriage license for a same-sex couple on Thursday.For Darla Cook, 57, and Jaelyn Paulsen, 50, March 17 holds a special meaning as it is the anniversary of their 2010 civil union and will now be the anniversary of their...