After the wonderful news that New York’s state senate passed the Marriage Equality Bill last week, actor Neil Patrick Harris announced via Twitter that he was engaged.
 
The How I Met Your Mother star tweeted, “It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress! Thank you everyone who worked so hard on this!! A historic night!”
 
Harris also revealed that he was engaged to his longtime partner David Burtka, but the couple were waiting for the right moment to make the announcement.
 
Harris said, “David and I did propose to each other, but over five years ago! We’ve been wearing engagement rings for ages, waiting for an available date.”
 
Harris and Burtka are the parents of twins, born via a surrogate in October 2010. Harris also tweeted, “I’d sure love to get married. Please, NY Senate, vote in favor of marriage equality today. My family would really appreciate it.”
 
Looks like Harris got what he wanted!