When we renewed our vows, we also celebrated 20 years of our right to marry
When Wendy Young and Tess Healy fell in love and wanted to wed, same-sex marriage was illegal in Canada. So, they took it to court and won the right to say, "I do." Now, the couple is celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows.
![When we renewed our vows, we also celebrated 20 years of our right to marry](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7014119.1698955238!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/wendy-young-and-tess-healy-marriage.jpg)
![Wendy Young, left, and Tess Healy, right, at their wedding in 2003 at the pride parade in Prince George, B.C. A beaming woman in a formal dress, with a bouquet, holds hands with a woman in a tuxedo as a crowd in a leafy park smiles and tosses confetti birdseed over the couple.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7014119.1698955238!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/wendy-young-and-tess-healy-marriage.jpg)
When Wendy Young and Tess Healy fell in love and wanted to wed, same-sex marriage was illegal in Canada. So, they took it to court and won the right to say, "I do." Now, the couple is celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows.