Over 15,000 same sex couples marry
Well over 15,000 same-sex marriages have taken place since it became legal in England and Wales.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed a total of 15,098 couples had legally married since 2014.
Of those, 7,366 were marriages while 7,732 accounted for conversions from civil partnerships.
The number of couples opting for civil partnerships fell by 70% between 2013 and 2014 it found.
Same-sex marriage became legal just after midnight on 29 March 2014 with several couples opting to tie the knot moments afterwards.
The ONS said the most popular month to get married so far had been August 2014 with 844 marriages.
The summer months traditionally see more marriages than the rest of the year.
The ability to convert civil partnerships was brought in from December 2014.
