NEW : Opponents of the new law will hold rallies in several cities . Hundreds of same-sex couples heard the news Friday that they made the cut in the marriage lottery that New York state instituted for Sunday , the day that the state 's Marriage Equality Act took effect . NEW : Buffalo residents claim to be the first couple married in the state . City council speaker : ` ` All eyes are upon '' Vermont . Phyllis Siegal , 84 , and Connie Kopelov , 76 , are the first couple in City council to wed .
NEW : Opponents of the new law will hold rallies in several cities . NEW : Buffalo residents claim to be the first couple married in the state . City council speaker : `` All eyes are upon '' Vermont . Phyllis Siegal , 84 , and Connie Kopelov , 76 , are the first couple in City council to wed .