Alice Delaney (left) reaches to hug her partner MayC Brown as Rev. Michael A. Tanner (center) concludes their blessing of the lifelong covenant ceremony at Holy Comforter Church in East Atlanta on Sunday, January 19, 2014.
January 19, 2014 Atlanta – Alice Delaney (left) reaches to hug her partner MayC Brown as Rev. Michael A. Tanner (center) concludes their blessing of the lifelong covenant ceremony at Holy Comforter Church in East Atlanta on Sunday, January 19, 2014. Last year, the Atlanta Diocese began performing same sex blessings. The move initially got some resistance but several couples, including Brown and Delaney, have opted to have such a blessing. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL