After the New York Senate passed the Gay Marriage Bill last night, many couples announced their engagements and wedding plans. Amongst them, one of New York’s most famous gay couples announced that they were getting married. Neil Patrick Harris, the “How I Met Your Mother” star and Tonys host, and actor/chef David Burtka announced their wedding plans. Read more after the jump!!
(HP)–Earlier in the night, Harris tweeted words of encouragement to the State Senate and said he’d “sure love to get married,” and following the law’s passage, Burtka took to Twitter and announced that the two were getting hitched.
“I’d sure love to get married. Please, NY Senate, vote in favor of marriage equality today. My family would really appreciate it,” Harris wrote before the vote; once it was passed, he tweeted his excitement, saying, “It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress!! Thank you everyone who worked so hard on this!! A historic night!”
Burtka then gave the big news in a tweet to a fan. “I’ve already proposed, he said yes! Thank god!” he wrote, before adding, “he proposed to me as well. I said yes! Thank god!”
Of course, it only makes sense that the pair should be allowed to marry; together for at least five years, the pair are fathers to fraternal twins, Gideon Scott and Harper Grace, born via surrogate in October 2010.
Neil Patrick Harris clarified his engagement status with Burtka — they’ve been engaged for a long time now!
“David and I did propose to each other, but over five years ago! We’ve been wearing engagement rings for ages, waiting for an available date,” the star tweeted Saturday morning.
Congratulations to the happy couple, and all the other loving pairs finally granted equal rights in New York State.
