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| STAR TREK'S GEORGE TAKEI GETS MARRIED Blog |
George Takei and his longtime partner, Brad Altman, were wed Sunday evening in a Buddhist ceremony in downtown Los Angeles.
"All I can remember is what the priest said," Takei told PEOPLE after the ceremony. "That this moment will never happen again. It's something to savor."
Nearly 200 of the couple's friends attended the event, which began as a kimono-clad koto player plucked out tunes on the ancient Japanese stringed instrument. Afterward, the couple sipped sake from red lacquer cups, then said their vows to one another while standing within a circle of yellow rose petals. A Scottish bagpiper led Takei, 71, and Altman, 54, to the reception on the grounds of the Japanese American National Museum. On the way, the couple, along with their maid of honor and best man (Takei's former Star Trek co-stars Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig) flashed the "live long and prosper" hand sign to photographers and friends.
"I was fighting back the tears," said Nichols, who played Uhura on the Star Trek series. "But they came oozing out anyway. I'm so happy that they're both able to legally proclaim their commitment to one another after spending the past 21 years together."
In May, Takei announced his plans to wed after California's Supreme Court allowed gay marriage under the state's constitution.
For more details and photos of the wedding, pick up PEOPLE on newsstands Friday
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| STAR TREK'S GEORGE TAKEI MARRIES LONGTIME BEAU Blog |
Star Trek star George Takei married longtime partner Brad Altman at the Democracy Forum of the Japanese American National Museum in L.A. Sunday, GLAAD announced.
The couple exchanged turquoise wedding bands during the ceremony, which was officiated by a Buddhist priest and attended by 200 guests, AsianWeek reported.
"May equality live long and prosper!" Takei declared after the vows.
The 71-year-old actor, best known for his role as the original Sulu, paid $70 for a marriage license in June, immediately after the California Supreme Court legalized gay marriage. The couple were the first on line.
See photos of Us' best celeb weddings.
Takei - who came out in 2005 - and Altman, 54, have been together for 21 years.
"We are overjoyed!" Takei wrote on his blog in May when announcing their engagement. "He manages the business side of my career and I do the performing.
Takei's Star Trek co-stars were a part of the ceremony: Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) as best lady and Walter Koenig (Chekhov) as best man.
Guests included U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii, L.A. Councilmember Jan Perry and humanitarian Dr. Sybil Jordan Hampton.
The couple plan to honeymoon in Argentina and Peru.
"We've shared the good times as well as struggled through the bad," Takei said in May. "He is my love and I can't imagine life without him. Now, we can have the dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage. We embrace it all heartily."
GLAAD president Neil G. Giuliano remarked: "We extend our heartfelt congratulations to George and Brad on their special day. The lifelong promise they have made to each other, in the presence of friends and family, is an affirmation of the love and commitment that they have shared for 21 years."
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| STAR TREK'S GEORGE TAKEI PREPARES TO WED SUNDAY Blog |
George Takei and his soon-to-be-husband Brad Altman are gearing up for their Sunday evening wedding in downtown Los Angeles.
"We've been living in sin for the past 21 years," Takei, 71, tells PEOPLE. "It's high time we made it legitimate."
The wedding party includes two of Takei's former Star Trek castmates – best man Walter Koenig, who played Chekov on the series, and Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura. (Takei played Mr. Sulu.)
With T-minus a day until the nuptials, Takei summed up his mood as: "Nervous-ville."His partner, Altman, 54, is spending what's left of the weekend polishing up his vows, which he'll recite during the couple's Buddhist wedding ceremony. "This is going to be the most exciting day of my life," he says. "I'm going to be married. I’m the luckiest guy in the world."
In May, Takei announced his plans to wed after California's Supreme Court allowed gay marriage under the state's constitution.
For exclusive details and photos of the wedding, pick up PEOPLE on newsstands Friday
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