--- description: Neil Patrick Harris revealed on Late Night that guests were given special tasks to complete at his wedding in Italy. title: Neil Patrick Harris put guests to work at his wedding image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ee063f7b3f26273/6986a676e53aba7d644d4b95/450302332.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Neil Patrick Harris Put Guests To Work At His Wedding by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 2, 2014 1:21 PM CUT  NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 08: Actor Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka attend the 68th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 8, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 08: Actor Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka attend the 68th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 8, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 2, 2014 1:21 PM CUT Neil Patrick Harris revealed to Seth Meyers on _Late Night_ Wednesday evening that at his wedding to David Burtka in Italy, guests were given special tasks to complete at the ceremony. Harris said that some people were told to give speeches, some people had readings, and some people were greeters, but no one knew what task they were going to get until they got a clue handed to them. Harris and Burtka also had Elton John and Kelly Clarkson perform at their wedding. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3455921/neil-patrick-harris-wedding/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3455921/neil-patrick-harris-wedding/"},"headline":"Neil Patrick Harris Put Guests To Work At His Wedding","datePublished":"2014-10-02T13:21:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:32:45.312Z","description":"They were given tasks when they arrived","url":"https://time.com/3455921/neil-patrick-harris-wedding/","keywords":["Television","Seth Meyers","Late Night","Italy","Neil Patrick Harris","wedding"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ee063f7b3f26273/6986a676e53aba7d644d4b95/450302332.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ee063f7b3f26273/6986a676e53aba7d644d4b95/450302332.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2014 Tony Awards - Arrivals","caption":"2014 Tony Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Dimitrios Kambouris/2014 Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3455921/neil-patrick-harris-wedding/","name":"Neil Patrick Harris Put Guests To Work At His Wedding"}}]}] ```