Cuomo Blocks Judges Picked by Trump From Officiating Weddings in N.Y.

Federal district judges from jurisdictions inside New York, as well as judges from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals — which includes Connecticut, New York and Vermont — are also allowed to officiate. But the power to ask “Do you take …” ends there.

Republican leaders said the governor’s decision seemed particularly small-minded.

“It’s hard to imagine a more petty, small action from a sitting governor, but that’s Prince Andrew in a nutshell,” said Nick Langworthy, the state party chairman.

The White House did not respond to requests for comment on the veto. The bill had wide bipartisan support; it passed the Senate, 61 to 1, in June, and passed the Assembly by similarly impressive margins.

Mr. Cuomo did not respond to requests for additional comment on his decision. But in his veto message, he said the cornerstones of New York were “diversity, tolerance and inclusion,” and he was adamant enough about his decision that he announced it twice: “Based on these reasons, I must veto this bill,” he wrote, then repeated himself: “Based on these reasons, I must veto this bill.”

It is not the first time that Mr. Cuomo has acted on nuptial issues: He has said on many occasions that one of his proudest accomplishments was the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York in 2011.

Ms. Krueger, the bill’s sponsor, said her inspiration for trying to expand the number of judges had come, in fact, from a gay couple who wanted a friend — a federal judge who was not appointed by Mr. Trump — to officiate a wedding. (In the end, the couple married before Mr. Cuomo decided who could marry them.)

On Tuesday, Ms. Krueger said she did not intend to reintroduce the bill unless the governor signaled a change of heart. But she added that “pretty much everyone had a way to officiate,” a process eased thanks to online ministries offering step-by-step instructions.

“I actually became a fake minister years ago to marry two friends who met through me,” she said. “My father felt I should have become a fake rabbi, but there wasn’t a website.”