The young couple took their nuptials on Tuesday morning in the islands Government Building.

Ruiz Pinto Israel and Gonzalez Cedeno Xiomar are residents of Aruba and were declared wed during a small ceremony.

The couple was wed by Civil Registrar Ms. Julietta Woods.

The issue of gay marriages was a point of discussion for the BES islands prior to 10-10-10 with the island of Statia seemingly putting up the most resistance to the possibility.

The reality of gay marriages on the BES islands could now become a marriage tourism niche some point out.

 One reaction that stands out in the community of St. Eustatius is that "this is what becoming part of Holland has brought us."