According to sources Warren Orlandi and Paul Phillips, the first gay couple to get hitched on the bridge, took their vows in presence of family and close friends gathered on the structure dubbed the "coat hanger", 134 meters above the city's main harbor, two days before the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Meanwhile the nuptials were made all the more poignant because Orlandi, who was 370 kg four years ago, was motivated to lose weight to climb the bridge.
Further Australia's Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) News reported that through sheer determination and lots of exercise he lost 250 kg. Phillips said "Warren (Orlandi) as a goal for himself really wanted to be able to lose enough weight to climb the bridge and he's now done it 11 times. We support each other and take everything day by day".
Moreover he also said he was looking forward to
watching and celebrating this year's Mardi Gras in the light of marriage
equality. Further Orlandi said "It's about people being able to be
themselves for the first time in a very long time and we celebrate the people
who put in all the hard work we feel very humbled".
