Stephen Gately Celebrates Civil Partnership Ceremony in London

March 2006 -- In stark contrast to their intimate commitment ceremony at the Viva Las Vegas wedding chapel in 2003, former Boyzone member Stephen Gately was united with his love Andy Cowles in a civil partnership ceremony on March 19, 2006 at Goring Hotel, an Edwardian era edifice in the heart of London which regally stands adjacent to the garden wall of Buckingham Palace.

Held two days after the singer's 30th birthday, the celebration of love was topped with the exchange of identical diamond and platinum bands worth $25,000. Although his dreams of a wedding in his hometown of Dublin were not to be, the entertainer was able to share the special day with family and friends. Former Spice Girl Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton, talk show host
Graham Norton and George Michael were among those rumored to have attended the nuptials.

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