Carrie Hamlin, left, and Christy Haney wear their pride on their shirts at Friday's Valentine's Day celebration. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo

Shelly Bailes, right, and Ellen Pontac serve cake to well-wishers Friday at the County Administration Building in Woodland. Looking on is Judy de Cesare. In contrast to years past, when same-sex couples visited the County Clerk/Recorder's Office to apply for a marriage license — and were denied, with sadness, by County Clerk Freddie Oakley — Friday's party was a celebration of marriage equality. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo

A cake says "thanks" to County Clerk Freddie Oakley, a longtime supporter of same-sex marriage. Sue Cockrell/Enterprise photo