Celebrity | Elton John Elton John Getting Married He'll wed David Furnish in May By Evann Gastaldo Posted Mar 31, 2014 9:07 AM CDT Copied In this Dec. 21, 2005, file photo, Elton John, right, and longtime partner David Furnish smile to the media and the public after their civil ceremony, at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File) Mazel tov: Elton John and longtime partner David Furnish are getting hitched in May, Furnish reveals to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The two have been civil partners for eight years, but now that gay marriage is legal in England, they're planning a wedding at a registry office with just a few friends, plus their two children. "We don’t feel the need to take an extra step legally," Furnish says. "But since we’re committed for life, we feel it’s really important to take that step, and take advantage of that amazing change in legislation. We all live by example." John also discusses the upcoming nuptials in an interview airing Monday and Tuesday on Today. "We'll do it very quietly. But we will do it and it will be a joyous occasion and we will have our children," he says. "I'm very proud of Britain and the laws that we've seen come into existence since we've been together. ... 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." Read These Next One wrong step costs teen at Yellowstone. A Virginia politician was set on fire at his office. This Fed decision was unlike any other in decades. Woman left bloodied—and in need of rabies treatment. Report an error