The wedding cake is seen in front of the court where Diane Olson and Robin Taylor are getting married in Beverly Hills, California on June 16, 2008. Amid cheers and tears, gay and lesbian couples began tying the knot in California on Monday, as a historic court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in America’s most populous state took effect AFP PHOTO / VALERIE MACON (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)