Elton John's Big Day

Pop star Elton John, right, and his longtime partner, filmmaker David Furnish, flash grins at the crowd after their civil ceremony at the Guildhall in the town of Windsor, England, Wednesday Dec. 21, 2005. John and Furnish were the most prominent of hundreds of same-sex couples expected to form civil partnerships in England and Wales Wednesday, the first day that such ceremonies became possible.

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