Harris, Burtka marry
Harris and Burtka, partners for 10 years, get married in Italy. They wear matching Tom Ford tuxedos during the ceremony. The ceremony is officiated by close friend, Pam Fryman, director and producer of How I Met Your Mother. Elton John performs at the reception.
Guess what? @DavidBurtka and I got married over the weekend. In Italy. Yup, we put the 'n' and 'd' in 'husband'. pic.twitter.com/R09ibF41rt
— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) September 8, 2014
Ice Bucket Challenge: Neil Patrick Harris
Harris accepts the ALS challenge from Ben Affleck and nominates David Franco, Christina Hendricks and Nathan Fillion.
Gideon Scott, Harper Grace born
Fraternal twins Gideon Scott (boy) and Harper Grace (girl) are born to Harris and Burkah with the help of a surrogate mother. Each of the men is a biological father to one of the twins. Harris:
The one thing that I am so appreciative of that my parents did to us is talk to us like we were regular people, and didn’t talk to us like we were little babies. We’re going to tell them information. I want them to have information. The way that they were brought into this world was very unique and weirdly scientific, and the technology involved in it, I think, is remarkable. It came because we really, really wanted kids. We really had thought it through financially, emotionally, relationship wise. We didn’t accidentally get pregnant and decide that now we need to make this work. These kids come in to our world with nothing but love.