Sir Elton John is famous not only for his great rock hits (including ”Rocket Man” – thematically, a version of David Bowie’s ”Space Oddity” or ”Candle in the Wind” – rewritten in 1997 in the honor of Princess Diana), but also for his personal inclinations and life controversies, which a couple of decades ago were considered a crime in Great Britain. The latest major changes brought into the law system of the Kingdom permitted Sir Elton John to tie the knot with his already civil partner David Furnish.
The small but fashionable ceremony was held in the morning of 21 December 2014 and only close friends were invited, the wedding comprising of about fifty guests including the Beckham family, Elizabeth Hurley, Susannah Constantine or long-lasting in music charts Ed Sheeran. Details about the event were shared on social networks in the previous days, with Sir Elton John’s Saturday post on Instagram – a red rose patterned invitation to the weeding, which dictated the following: ‘’ Sir Elton John and David Furnish request the pleasure of your company to celebrate their wedding on Sunday the 21st of December.’’ Under the picture laid written the words: “Please join us this Sunday @DavidFurnish and I will be posting special moments from our big day.#ShareTheLove #EltonJohn #DavidFurnish.”
The couple’s sons Elijah and Zachary had an important role in the ceremony and although it was not exactly mentioned, commentators speculated that they acted as ring bearers. Guests shared pictures and commentaries about the event on social networks like Twitter. Elisabeth Hurley, for example, posted a snap of her and her son on their way to the festivities. Another invitee to post photographs was Brooklyn Beckham, who forwarded numerous shots on Instagram – of him and his mother, Victoria or of The Beckham family place settings.
Sir Elton John and David Furnish have been civil partners since 2005 and they officially married exactly nine years later, on 21 December 2014. After weddings among partners of the same sex were legalized in Britain, the star shared his thoughts on the matter: ‘’Having our civil partnership was an incredible breakthrough for people that have campaigned for a long time.’’ Further on, he made connections with the impossibility of enjoying such a treatment years ago: “Through the ’60s and the ’50s in England (…) it was so hard to be gay and hard to be open about it. And it was a criminal act.’’ And his words were not only a statement, but a heartfelt declaration which turned into a real fact this very morning: ‘’So for this legislation (gay marriage) 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.”
The Wedding invitation posted on Instagram by Sir Elton John