Meet Denver’s First Legally Married Same-Sex Couple

We could only grab a quick interview (talk about a big moment for these two!), but Vicky Pierce and Nikki Holmlund stopped just outside the doors of the Clerk’s office in the Webb Municipal building to be the first same-sex couple to get hitched under the new law of the land. The two have been together for eight years, have a 5-year-old daughter (Audrey), and are finally official in the state of Colorado. Here’s what they had to say before rushing in:

You’re first! How’s it feel right now?

Nikki: “Awesome!”

Vicky: “It’s amazing!”

Nikki: “We got married in California last year.”

Vicky: “We got really frustrated with the wait and wanted to have access to all the benefits that other couples get to access.”

In what ways is this going to change your life in Colorado?

Nikki: “We’re not second-class citizens anymore.”

Vicky: “Exactly.”

Honeymoon plans?

Vicky: “Tahiti?”

Nikki: “Fiji?”

Vicky: “Somewhere with a beach where we can take our daughter!”

So Out Front offers its congrats to Nikki and Vicky for being the first to sign the first official marriage certificate given to a Denver couple after the 10th Circuit’s greenlight. Here’s to many more happy couples for years to come.