Watch why a gay couple changed their opinion about marriage equality only after they tied the knot.

Before their marriage, Weston and Brandon thought that they didn’t need they didn’t need to, saying, “For a long time we’d thought we know who we are, we know what our relationship is, we don’t necessarily need the recognition or the validation of others.”

It was only after the Utah couple decided to get married in another state where it was legal, that they really understood how important it was for their family.

(via Upworthy)