Shawn Sanders and her partner, Jocelyn Guzman, stand with other same-sex couples Dec. 6 to apply for marriage licenses at the Clark County Auditor's Office.

Shawn Sanders and Jocelyn Guzman celebrate their marriage Dec. 12 among family and friends in La Marquesa, Mexico, just outside Mexico City. The couple married Dec. 9 in Vancouver. They were among the first same-sex couples married in Clark County. Guzman, a Mexican citizen, and her new wife may not be able to live together in the United States because federal immigration law doesn't recognize same-sex marriage.

Shawn Sanders and her partner, Jocelyn Guzman, stand with other same-sex couples Dec. 6 to apply for marriage licenses at the Clark County Auditor's Office.

Shawn Sanders and Jocelyn Guzman celebrate their marriage Dec. 12 among family and friends in La Marquesa, Mexico, just outside Mexico City. The couple married Dec. 9 in Vancouver. They were among the first same-sex couples married in Clark County. Guzman, a Mexican citizen, and her new wife may not be able to live together in the United States because federal immigration law doesn't recognize same-sex marriage.

Shawn Sanders, left, and her partner, Jocelyn Guzman, wait with other same-sex couples Dec. 6 to apply for marriage licenses at the Clark County Auditor's Office.

Shawn Sanders and her partner, Jocelyn Guzman, stand with other same-sex couples Dec. 6 to apply for marriage licenses at the Clark County Auditor's Office.

Shawn Sanders, right, and partner Jocelyn Guzman hold their passports as they wait in line Dec. 6 to apply for a marriage license at the Clark County Auditor's Office. The couple, who drove from Anchorage, Alaska, for the occasion, were the eighth gay couple in the county to receive a license. After returning from their Mexico honeymoon Feb. 13, they learned they may not be allowed to live together in the United States because of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Shawn Sanders, left, and her partner, Jocelyn Guzman, talk about their journey from Anchorage, Alaska, as they wait in line with other same-sex couples to apply for marriage licenses Dec. 6 at the Clark County Auditor's Office.