Celebrity Celebrity Relationships Celebrity Engagements Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni Get Married The couple, together since 2004, were engaged in 2009 and welcomed a son last year By Tim Nudd Tim Nudd Tim Nudd is a former contributing writer at PEOPLE. He left PEOPLE in 2016. People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 28, 2012 08:45AM EDT Photo: Anita and Steve Shevett Three years after getting engaged at a rally to support same-sex marriage in New York – which was not legal at the time – Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni were married Sunday. “On May 27, 2012, Cynthia Nixon and her girlfriend, Christine Marinoni, were legally married in the state of New York,” her rep tells PEOPLE in a statement. “Nixon wore a custom dress by Carolina Herrera.” No other details were immediately available. See Cynthia Nixon’s Pale Green Wedding Dress The Sex and the City actress, 46, and the education activist, 45, have been together since 2004. Marinoni gave birth to their son, Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni, in February 2011. Nixon also has two children from her previous relationship with photographer Danny Mozes. The couple waited to marry until it was legal in New York state, which happened last summer. “I’m enjoying being engaged very much,” Nixon said in 2010. “I don’t mind a long engagement, which this one is surely turning out to be.” • Reporting by JULIE JORDAN Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni Take a Family Stroll Close