Elton John and
David Furnish honeymoon in Venice

Sir Elton John and David Furnish are honeymooning in Venice after tying the knot in a civil union ceremony in England last week, Italian news reports said. The couple took a water taxi to St. Mark's Square, lunched at Harry's Bar, and shopped in the romantic canal city, the ANSA news agency and the Venice daily The New Venice and Mestre reported Saturday.

ANSA said John and Furnish arrived Thursday and were staying at John's home on Giudecca, one of the islands of Venice's lagoon. The English pop star and Canadian filmmaker, together for 12 years, exchanged vows and diamond wedding bands Wednesday during the first week of legalized civil unions in the United Kingdom. (AP)