The couple pleaded their case through the courts only to receive a signed letter from President Francois Hollande last year reconfirming that such marriages are banned. They finally obtained the right to marry from a local court in north-east France in June.
The prosecutor’s office opposed the decision but did not appeal.
Bride-to-be Elisabeth said:
“At last, it’s the big day! I simply hope that our story will be useful to other couples in our situation, because I know there are some.” But there are no hard feelings from her former husband – and her fiancĂ©’s father – who will be among the 100 or so guests on the big day. “He has always supported us,” Elisabeth added
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