First same-sex couple to marry in Germany celebrate after long wait
Karl Kreile and Bodo Mende, the first to take advantage of the country’s new law, walked down the aisle in Berlin
As they entered the golden room of Schöneberg town hall to the strains of Mendelssohn’s Wedding March, Bodo Mende and Karl Kreile were only doing what tens of thousands of other couples had done before – tying the knot in front of friends and family in the southern Berlin district.
But they were also making history as the first same-sex couple able to marry in Germany, after a new law came into force which finally puts gay and lesbian couples on an equal legal footing with heterosexuals.
“After 38 years together, this is
