--- description: White Collar actor Matt Bomer recently discussed his marriage and his journey to coming out as gay in an interview with Out magazine. Bomer revealed... title: Matt Bomer: Same-Sex Wedding With Partner Simon Halls Was 'Very Chill' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6dd8039618c78534/69868e3ae8524bca82602c01/bomer-1280x720.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 * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Matt Bomer: Same-Sex Wedding With Partner Simon Halls Was 'Very Chill' by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 7, 2014 5:13 PM CUT  Michael Buckner – Gety by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 7, 2014 5:13 PM CUT _White Collar_ actor Matt Bomer recently discussed his marriage and his journey to coming out as gay [in an interview](http://www.out.com/entertainment/interviews/2014/05/06/how-matt-bomer-won-his-dream-role-normal-heart "undefined") with _Out_ magazine. Bomer [revealed](http://www.people.com/article/matt-bomer-out-magazine-interview-wedding-coming-out "undefined") his sexual orientationback in 2012 while thanking his partner and children at an awards show. However, the 36-year-old actor is now for the first time speaking openly about what has been mostly a private relationship with his partner, publicist Simon Halls. “It was very chill,” he said of his 2011 wedding. “Very small: only our nearest and dearest. There’s a security, a validity of knowing that it’s legal. It’s hard to put into words. It’s just a feeling, I guess, something about saying vows in front the people around who love and support you. I think it was good for our family.” Watch the video above for the details. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/90890/matt-bomer-same-sex-marriage-coming-out/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/90890/matt-bomer-same-sex-marriage-coming-out/"},"headline":"Matt Bomer: Same-Sex Wedding With Partner Simon Halls Was 'Very Chill'","datePublished":"2014-05-07T17:13:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:42:10.956Z","description":"White Collar actor Matt Bomer recently discussed his marriage and his journey to coming out as gay in an interview with Out magazine. Bomer revealed...","url":"https://time.com/90890/matt-bomer-same-sex-marriage-coming-out/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6dd8039618c78534/69868e3ae8524bca82602c01/bomer-1280x720.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/blt6dd8039618c78534/69868e3ae8524bca82602c01/bomer-1280x720.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Matt Bomber Opens Up About His Family","caption":"","creditText":"Michael Buckner – Gety","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":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/90890/matt-bomer-same-sex-marriage-coming-out/","name":"Matt Bomer: Same-Sex Wedding With Partner Simon Halls Was 'Very Chill'"}}]}] ```