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Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka get married in Italy

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka married in Italy over the weekend, Harris announced on Twitter Monday. According to E! News, How I Met Your Mother producer and director Pam Fryman officiated the ceremony, which also featured a performance by Elton John.
By MARK KENNEDY | Associated Press · Updated on September 10, 2014
Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka get married in Italy
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka Twitter

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka married in Italy on Saturday.

The “How I Met Your Mother” star and his actor-chef groom had been dating for 10 years and are parents to 3-year-old twins, Gideon and Harper. The grooms wore custom Tom Ford tuxedos and Elton John performed at the reception.

“Yup, we put the ‘n’ and ‘d’ in ‘husband,'” Harris tweeted Monday. His publicist later confirmed the news.

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Harris, 41, just won a Tony Award for his role in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” He has been in several Broadway productions, including “Assassins,” ”Proof” and as the exuberant master of ceremonies in “Cabaret.”

Burtka, 39, played Tulsa in the Bernadette Peters-led revival of “Gypsy,” was seen off-Broadway in “The Play About the Baby” and is also a chef.

“How I Met Your Mother” producer Pam Fryman officiated at the wedding. Same-sex marriages are not allowed in Italy so it was not legally binding in that country.

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