A long engagement: Weddings waiting for marriage equality

Amid his late adolescents, Richard Steer was very much aware it was unlawful to get physically involved with another man.

"When I was a 18-year-old kid, investigating what it was to be a gay man, you could be captured for engaging in sexual relations with another man in Queensland," he said.

The 47-year-old, who still lives in Brisbane, says in spite of the fact that that law is presently gone and the Australian state perceives his association with his long haul accomplice, it won't let them wed.

It has been a long engagement for Australian same-sex couples as it stays hazy in the event that they will ever have the opportunity to lawfully marry.

Here are a portion of the weddings in holding up as the marriage equity banter about returns again to the political plan.

Richard and Michael - 'One day he will be very sick'

"My accomplice has an intense neurological sickness and I am constantly extremely cognizant that I have to clarify my association with him," said Mr Steer.

"I have a genuine authentic dread that one day he will be exceptionally debilitated and some person will prevent me from going into his space to be with him."

The financial matters expert met his accomplice, Michael Batt, 44, in a bar on a Sunday evening.

Around 10 years after the fact they had a dedication function to praise their relationship.

"Our loved ones call it our wedding, yet it wasn't legitimate," he said.

The Brisbane combine, who have been as one for a long time, will wed again on the off chance that it ends up noticeably lawful in Australia.

"There are broadened lawful rights that you get past marriage," he said.

"On the off chance that [Michael] was in a coma and I was not perceived as his accomplice that truly concerns me. On the off chance that I was hitched, I'd have a bit of paper to demonstrate it."

Annette and Kylie - Annulment was 'a terrible feeling'

Annette Cairnduf, 48, and Kylie Gwynne, 50, were hitched legitimately in Australia's capital, however after a day it was repealed.

"This marriage, of two individuals who had been as one for a long time, was pronounced invalid - so we're not hitched any longer. Be that as it may, we were for 24 hours," Annette Cairnduff said.

A High Court deciding that fell a day after their wedding additionally subdued the expectations of 31 other love bird couples who had made promises amid a concise window in 2013 when same-sex relational unions were lawful in the Australian Capital Territory.

"We joke about when we have our second marriage, I will wed my second spouse," she said.

The Sydneysider, who had at no other time considered getting hitched, said it was a "gigantic blow" to have her garden wedding ruled unlawful just hours after the fact.

"It was harmful, our relationship was legitimately invalid and that is an appalling feeling. It was a frightful feeling a year later when we got to our first commemoration."

Chelle and Kell - 'We deserve the same rights'

Michelle Norris, 50, and Kelly Norris, 35, ventured out of extend limousines to be given away by their moms at their wedding in the Botanic Gardens on the edges of Sydney.

"We simply needed to get hitched and to us it was the genuine article. It's not lawful but rather it implied as much as," said Michelle Norris.

Amid the function, the joined families - including five youngsters and eight grandchildren - discharged multi-hued inflatables to praise the union.

Their marriage celebrant has guaranteed to wed the match again if the enactment changes and to hold the function on a similar date, 20 February.

The grandmas, who have both been hitched to men some time recently, have been as one for a long time.

"I trust it ends up plainly lawful, not only for us but rather for different couples too. Hetero relational unions don't have it consummate either," said Michelle.

The 50-year-old says she simply needs similar rights "as every other person".

"I'll acquaint individuals with Kell as my significant other and individuals take a gander at you and say: 'How might she be your better half' - and they disapprove of it," she said.

"Such a variety of individuals say it and we're recently the same as them. We merit an indistinguishable rights from they do."