POLITICIANS across party divides have united to celebrate the 10th anniversary of equal marriage in Scotland.

Legislation was passed in Holyrood in February 2014, and came into force on December 16, ushering in a decade which has seen 10,138 same-sex marriages across the country.

As Registrar General Alison Byrne offered her felicitations to couples “who are shortly to celebrate their 10th anniversaries having been among the first to marry under the new law.”

SNP First Minister John Swinney hailed it as “a landmark achievement for Scotland.”

He added: “It has enabled thousands and thousands of people in Scotland to live in happiness and to have their happiness recognised by the state and by society.”

Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie, himself a witness at Scotland’s first same-sex wedding, said: “Equal marriage remains one of the greatest achievements for equality in the devolution era.”

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called the anniversary “a time for reflection and thanks for those who campaigned so long to make it happen.”