The United States wasn't the only country to legalize same-sex marriage this year. Ireland made the same leap and several other countries took regional steps toward full legalization: Mexico, Slovenia, Australia, and Colombia. But some of the sweetest scenes took place right here in the U.S. in states that gained marriage equality rights after the Supreme Court declared it the law of the land on June 26, 2015. Here's a round up of the happy couples from around the globe!
Jayne Rowse, left, and April DeBoer, right, hold up their signed marriage certificate during their wedding ceremony in Southfield, Mich., Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. The two women challenged Michigan’s marriage ban all the way to the Supreme Court. Congratulations, ladies!
George Harris, left, 82, walks out of the Dallas County Clerks office showing his marriage license as his husband Jack Evans, holding roses, 85, follows on June 26, 2015, in Dallas. Harris and Evans were the first same sex couple to be married in Dallas after receiving their license.
Tori Sisson, left, tears up and laughs as Shanté Wolfe wipes away her tears during their marriage ceremony after being the first couple in the county to file their marriage license on Feb. 9, 2015, in Montgomery, Ala.
Charles Martinez, left, and Eliseo Natal pose for a photograph after their wedding in San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 16, 2015.
Laurin Locke, 24, right, and her partner Tiffany Brosh, 26, display their marriage license as Hinds County Circuit Clerk Barbara Dunn, center, joins them, Monday, June 29, 2015, in Jackson, Miss. The couple obtained their license after Attorney General Jim Hood emailed the state's 82 circuit clerks saying he would not take "adverse action" against any clerk who issued a marriage license to a same-sex couple.
Ramona Ramon, left, smiles as Juanita Ramon-Pacheco wipes tears from her eyes after the couple received a marriage license at the Nueces County Courthouse on June 26, 2015, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The couple had been together for 17 years.
Emma Foulkes, left, and Petrina Bloodworth cut a wedding cake after being married at the Fulton County Courthouse on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Atlanta.
Hai Nguyen, left, kisses Jay Mark Streeter Jr. at their wedding at City Hall officiated by John Pleskach in San Francisco, Friday, June 26, 2015. Nguyen and Streeter planned to marry after the Supreme Court gave same-sex couples the right to marry nationwide.
Rhonda Apperson, left, and Kristen Apperson embrace after their wedding ceremony on the lawn of the Bay County Courthouse in Panama City, Fla., on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, after Florida's same-sex marriage ban ended statewide at midnight on the previous day.
Japanese couple Koyuki Higashi (L) and Hiroko Masuhara (R) celebrate as they hold up their same-sex marriage certificate on November 5, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. Shibuya Ward in Tokyo became the first local government in Japan to issue the official certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships.
The first ever same-sex marriage in Ireland takes place between Richard Dowling, left, and Cormac Gollogly on November 17, 2015, in Clonmel, Ireland.
A lesbian couple takes part in the first collective wedding between persons of the same sex in Acapulco, Guerrero State, Mexico on July 10, 2015.
