DATE SET FOR AUSSIE COUPLE’S URGENT N.Z. MARRIAGE

Lee Bransden and Sandra Yates have announced their wedding date.

The Tasmanian couple, barred from marriage under Australian law, are to marry in New Zealand before Lee succumbs to a terminal illness.

Lee and Sandra will marry at Mitai Maori village in Rotorua on Saturday May 16th.

They will depart Devonport on Wednesday May 13th and return on May 19th after a short honeymoon.

Sandra thanked everyone who has made their marriage possible by donating to their GoFundMe crowdsourcing campaign .

“Lee and I have been overwhelmed by the generosity and kind words of the hundreds of people who have allowed our final wish as a couple to come true.”

“We are just so grateful that we will be legally bound together before we are finally parted.”

Sandra also thanked the many generous people in Rotorua who are helping with their arrangements.

Australian Marriage Equality national director, Rodney Croome, said,

“I’m so happy for Lee and Sandra that they are able to legally marry despite the Australian Government’s prohibition.”

“I hope their marriage reminds Australia’s politicians just how backward and harsh our laws currently are.”

Over $10,000 has been raised for Lee and Sandra’s wedding.

A fundraiser called “By My Side” is planned for them at 7.30pm on May 29th at the Waterfront Function Centre in Devonport.

The couple are both pensioners.
Australian Marriage Equality deputy director, Ivan Hinton-Teoh