Hornik: I Would Officiate Gay Marriages 'Without a Problem'

In light of the recent legalization of same-sex marriage in New Jersey, Mayor Jon Hornik said he would certainly officiate a gay wedding if asked.

"It is the law of the land and I would officiate it without a problem. They are entitled to be married, and as a civil servant if I was requested, I would do my best to be there."

Hornik said he doesn't officiate many weddings at all due to a busy schedule, but he would apply his same rules of marriage officiation to anyone: if Hornik's schedule allows, he will be there.

At midnight on Monday morning, same-sex couples around the state were married as the law extending marriage to everyone went into effect.

In Red Bank, Councilman Ed Zipprich and now husband JP Nicolaides tied the knot in Town Hall.

An Aberdeen couple almost missed the 12:01 a.m. historic deadline, but drove to Trenton to have a judge waive the waiting period after a township clerk didn't know what to do with the license.

Although Gov. Chris Christie vowed to appeal the decision, and filed a stay during his appeal to prevent the law from taking effect on Monday morning, Christie dropped the action on Monday, leaving no current threat to the marriage of same-sex couples.

A majority of voters in New Jersey agree with Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to drop his appeal of the ruling that paved the way for same-sex marriage to begin in the state on Monday, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released Monday afternoon.

Marlboro Township administrators said no same-sex couples have filed for a marriage license in the township yet.