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Couples can tie the knot from today after the federal government pushed through changes to the Marriage Act in December.

More than 60 per cent of Territorians supported marriage equality in the national survey last year.

Wedding celebrant Joshua Pucci said despite the change in law, most NT same-sex couples were opting to delay their weddings.

“Most of those people have already waited long enough,” he said. “For their special day, they’re saying it can wait another year and make sure that it’s special for them.”

Mr Pucci said it would also be more difficult for Darwin couples because the peak wedding season booked up so far in advance.

“I’ve already got bookings for the middle of 2019,” he said.

“If you’re trying to plan this year, you’re not going to get anything. Ideally, most people in Darwin do a year’s planning.” Mr Pucci said he believed the 2019 wedding season would be incredibly busy.

“A lot of people are still celebrating, getting over the crazy road of getting (the Bill) through and passed,” he said.

“And a lot of people don’t like settling for second best when they get married.”

Bride-to-be Jill Pope said she and her fiance Lucy Gunner had decided to delay their wedding to the middle of the dry season, and she knew a lot of her friends had made similar decisions.

“Being in Darwin, there’s a weather factor to consider, so unfortunately the timing isn’t great — we were also not sure that the marriage equality bill would go through so quickly,” she said.

“And it is worth waiting and planning for something you really want, even the seven-month time frame is sort of daunting.”

Ms Pope said the couple was considering getting legally married at the Darwin Registry Office sooner, and have their official wedding at the perfect time for them.

“(It would be good to) have the legal stuff out of the way before the celebration,” she said.Read more at:vintage wedding dresses | beach wedding dresses