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By Stefica Nicol Bikes
SYDNEY, March 1 (Reuters) - They met in passing while tryingto lose weight but on Thursday Australian men Warren Orlandi andPauly Phillips made history by becoming the first same sexcouple to get married on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The couple took their vows in front of family and friendsgathered on the structure dubbed the "coat hanger", 134 metres(439 feet) above the city's main harbour, two days before the40th anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
The wedding is a fitting personal milestone for Orlandiespecially. When he began losing weight in 2013 he was more than370 kgs (815 lbs) and set himself the goal of being fit enoughto climb the famous bridge.
He ultimately lost more than 250 kgs (551 lbs).
Australia became the 26th nation to legalise same-sexmarriage in December 2017, a watershed moment in a country wheresome states held homosexual activity to be illegal until twentyyears ago.