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Sunday, December 21, 2014

Elton John and David Furnish tie the knot in front of a star-studded audience Sunday Dec 21,2014


It's official: Sir Elton John and David Furnish have tied the knot on the ninth anniversary of their civil partnership

On Sunday morning Dec 21,2014 Sir Elton John and David Furnish were officially married, exactly nine years after they entered into a civil partnership


Saying their vows: After making their marriage official on Sunday morning, Elton John and David Furnish said their vows in front of family and friends in the afternoon 
 It's beginning: Elton earlier shared this picture of the couple's ceremony as friends and family watched on
They tied the knot in a romantic ceremony in front of family, friends, numerous celebrities and of course, their sons  Zachary, three and Elijah, 23 months.
Invite: Sir Elton John kicked off proceedings on Instagram by sharing an special online invite to their big day

And the couple were so eager for the whole world to share in their happiness they posted pictures to their Instagram pages throughout the ceremony alongside the hashtag sharethelove.

On 21 December 2005, they held a civil partnership ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall.

In March, the law was changed in England and Wales to allow same-sex marriage.

Sir Elton said at the time he was "very proud" of Britain for changing the law.
"Having our civil partnership was an incredible breakthrough for people that have campaigned for a long time - through the 60s and the 50s in England when it was so hard to be gay and hard to be open about it. And it was a criminal act.
"So for this legislation to come through is joyous, and we should celebrate it. We shouldn't just say, 'Oh, well we have a civil partnership. We're not going to bother to get married'. We will get married."

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