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Photos: On board the Marriage Equality Bus

November 4, 2013 1:42PM ET

Traveling with 14 Missouri LGBT couples to Iowa, where they may legally wed

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LGBT couples board a bus in St. Louis bound for Iowa, where they will legally marry.
LGBT couples board a bus in St. Louis bound for Iowa, where they will legally marry. Ryan Schuessler
Britta Cavinder shows off her soon-to-be wife's Batman pajamas at the Metropolitan Community Church, the bus meeting point, Oct. 25, 2013, in St. Louis.
Britta Cavinder shows off her soon-to-be wife's Batman pajamas at the Metropolitan Community Church, the bus meeting point, Oct. 25, 2013, in St. Louis. Ryan Schuessler
Scott Emanuel, left, and Ed Reggi organize the bus trips. This trip is their 14th.
Scott Emanuel, left, and Ed Reggi organize the bus trips. This trip is their 14th. Ryan Schuessler
Since the first bus left St. Louis in 2009, 150 couples have traveled to Iowa to get married.
Since the first bus left St. Louis in 2009, 150 couples have traveled to Iowa to get married. Ryan Schuessler
LaTonia Pitts, left, and Mary Pitts of St. Louis read over the day's itinerary en route to Iowa.
LaTonia Pitts, left, and Mary Pitts of St. Louis read over the day's itinerary en route to Iowa. Ryan Schuessler
Marriage Equality Bus 14 makes its way through northern Missouri.
Marriage Equality Bus 14 makes its way through northern Missouri. Ryan Schuessler
Brandi Davis helps soon-to-be wife Kate get ready before their wedding on Oct. 25, 2013, in Iowa City, Iowa.
Brandi Davis helps soon-to-be wife Kate get ready before their wedding on Oct. 25, 2013, in Iowa City, Iowa. Ryan Schuessler
Gerry Kalicki, right, fixes soon-to-be husband Pratik Jhaveri's tie before their wedding. Kalicki, a Catholic, and Jhaveri, a Hindu, were married by a rabbi in a Unitarian Universalist church.
Gerry Kalicki, right, fixes soon-to-be husband Pratik Jhaveri's tie before their wedding. Kalicki, a Catholic, and Jhaveri, a Hindu, were married by a rabbi in a Unitarian Universalist church. Ryan Schuessler
Frankie and Shaun Peltiere secure a kippah before their wedding. Though not Jewish, they were married by a rabbi in a traditional Jewish ceremony.
Frankie and Shaun Peltiere secure a kippah before their wedding. Though not Jewish, they were married by a rabbi in a traditional Jewish ceremony. Ryan Schuessler
Mary and LaTonia Pitts become the 150th couple from the Marriage Equality Bus to be wed.
Mary and LaTonia Pitts become the 150th couple from the Marriage Equality Bus to be wed.
Mary Pitts embraces an aunt who arrived at her wedding unannounced. Pitts described her aunt as being "like my mother."
Mary Pitts embraces an aunt who arrived at her wedding unannounced. Pitts described her aunt as being "like my mother." Ryan Schuessler

 

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