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Vice President Joe Biden Officiated His First Wedding for Same-Sex Couple

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden smiles during a visit to the Ixchel Museum in Guatemala City on March 2, 2015.
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ByGood Morning America

August 02, 2016, 4:34 AM

 -- Vice President Joe Biden officiated his first wedding ever -- and it was for a same sex couple.

Biden officiated over the wedding of two longtime White House staffers, Brian Mosteller and Joe Mahshie, at the Naval Observatory on Monday, his office said.

Posting a photo of the ceremony on Twitter, Biden wrote, "Proud to marry Brian and Joe at my house. Couldn't be happier, two longtime White House staffers, two great guys."

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His office said the vice president obtained a temporary certification from the District of Columbia to preside over the wedding ceremony, which was attended only by the grooms' families.

Biden's wife, Jill, later tweeted: "Love is love!"

The Vice President publicly endorsed same sex marriage in 2012.

ABC News' Arlette Saenz contributed to this report.