Sir Elton John and David Furnish were
today officially married, exactly nine years after they entered into a civil
partnership.
They made up their minds to take the
relationship to the next level and then got the knot tied in a romantic
ceremony right in the presence of family, friends, numerous celebrities and of
course, their sons Zachary, three and Elijah, 23 months in England.
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."
Here
are more pictures
