WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 17: Actor George Takei (R), known for his role in the science fiction TV series Star Trek, and his fiance Brad Altman talk to reporters while other gay couples wed as the era of same-sex marriage begins in California, June 17, 2008 in West Hollywood, California. Takei and Altman will marry at the Japanese National Museum in Los Angeles. Conservative and religious groups hope that voters will support their initiative on the November ballot to alter the state constitution to permanently ban gay marriages. Meanwhile, many business owners are looking for a wedding related sales boom. A study released by University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) this month projects that nearly half of the state's 102,600 same-sex couples will marry in the next three years and, along with same-sex couples from other states, will spend more than $683 million on weddings, honeymoons and other marriage-related activities. Getty Images logo Getty Images 44 months ago

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 17: Actor George Takei (R), known for his role in the science fiction TV series Star Trek, and his fiance Brad Altman talk to reporters while other gay couples wed as the era of same-sex marriage begins in California, June 17, 2008 in West Hollywood, California. Takei and Altman will marry at the Japanese National Museum in Los Angeles. Conservative and religious groups hope that voters will support their initiative on the November ballot to alter the state constitution to permanently ban gay marriages. Meanwhile, many business owners are looking for a wedding related sales boom. A study released by University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) this month projects that nearly half of the state's 102,600 same-sex couples will marry in the next three years and, along with same-sex couples from other states, will spend more than $683 million on weddings, honeymoons and other marriage-related activities.

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