When Madonna refused to attend the wedding party, Sir Elton John called the pop star a "miserable cow."
Sir Elton John and David Furnish's marriage has become the biggest and the most popular gay wedding in the world. John, 58, and Furnish, 43, were among hundreds of same-sex couples marrying in England and Wales on Wednesday, the first day such ceremonies were possible. Others wed earlier this week in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Prime Minister Tony Blair, speaking to reporters at a news conference, congratulated the couple for exercising their newfound legal right. Activists saw the union as a watershed moment for gay rights.
The new law - passed last year - allows civil ceremonies that will give same-sex couples the same social security, tax, pension and inheritance rights as married couples.
On the eve of the ceremony, the couple had its pre-wedding bash in London's Too2Much. Russia's Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper called the night club to learn more details about the party. A young man who named himself Gabriel answered the questions of the Russian newspaper by phone.
Did Elton's pre-wedding bash require any special preparation?
Too2Much is a vanguard cabaret. Until recently, gay couples organized their unofficial wedding ceremonies in this or other clubs just for the sake of their own entertainment. Elton John's was the first legal wedding ceremony we have had here. Their pre-wedding bash was very much like that of other couples by the way.
Was the pre-wedding bash a success?
That was a rather free party. Our club is popular not only among same-sex couples and sexual minorities. Too2Much is a fashionable cabaret with classical interior and irregular decorations. Some people sometimes compare the club to the circus. We often organize such parties after we completed restoration of the club.
Did Sir Elton John make any special requests as concerning drinks and meals for the party?
Sir Elton John and David Furnish approved of the menu the club offered. We usually offer the best and the most luxurious things to our clients.
Did they request tougher security measures?
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