Ireland Gay Marriage Referedum: Woman Proposes Right After

May 24, 2015 10:01 AM EDT

One Irish couple wasted no time after the country became the first in the world to legalize gay marriage through popular vote.

Billie, 41, proposed to her girlfriend of six years, Kate Stoica, 26, in Limerick, Western Ireland on Saturday, just minutes after the referendum was passed, Mashable reported. Watch the video of the proposal below:

[Mashable]

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