Crist, 52, and businesswoman Carole Rome, 39, were wed under tight security at First United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg. It was the first wedding of a Florida governor in 42 years, and only invited guests were allowed inside the church. Cameras were not allowed.

"When Gov. Charlie Crist kissed the bride, it was tender and brief, apparently too brief to suit his bride, who gently put her hands on his face and kissed him again," reported the Tampa Bay Times.

In the recent election, Florida's constitution was amended to deny marriage rights to same-sex couples per the voter-approved Amendment 2. Similar measures also passed in Arizona (Proposition 102) and California (Proposition 8). ImpACT-Florida organized the protest of the amendment's passage, with some attendees donning pink T-shirts reading "Congratulations, Governor Crist. When can I get married?"

"Governor Crist endorsed Amendment 2," said director Lorna Bracewell. "We found it particularly ironic that just over a month after...here he is exercising that right that he supported taking away from me and people like me."

The demonstration followed the Governor and new First Lady to the hotel hosting their reception, the Renaissance Vinoy.

Crist has fielded numerous questions about his sexual orientation. In particular, during Florida's 2006 gubernatorial race, Reform candidate Max Linn told a WFTL radio host on National Coming Out Day 2006 that Crist, then the state's Attorney General, had come out to him in secret during a meeting in 1985, and said that it was an open secret in Tallahassee, much like in the case of fallen Congressman Mark Foley.

"In my opinion, it's widely known throughout the Republican Party that Crist is gay," Linn added. The claim has yet to be substantiated.

The accompanying video report was published by WWSB on December 13, 2008.