Patrick Stewart got married in a Mexican restaurant, with Ian McKellen officiating

Patrick Stewart had an unconventional marriage location: a Mexican restaurant.

During an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," which was hosted by former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, the actor, 79, revealed that he had two ceremonies for his marriage to singer-songwriter Sunny Ozell, 41.

The reason? Longtime friend and fellow actor Ian McKellen, who became qualified to perform the nuptials in California, realized he couldn't do the ceremony outside of the state.

"We learned that (McKellen) could not use his credentials in Nevada, where we were getting married... so we invited Ian and out other two guests and a director to a Mexican restaurant for dinner (in California)," he explained. "And they were really closing down when we got there, it was pretty late. And Ian had brought with him a kind of robe — but our guests had no idea what was happening. And in fact, we were formally married in a Mexican restaurant."

"A different kind of wizardry," Buttigieg said as the crowd began cheering. "I love it."

/added/Stewart and McKellan's friendship dates back many years. They appeared alongside each other in the 2009 play "Waiting for Godot" and had also worked together for years before and after on the "X-Men" franchise.

Stewart add that McKellen's speech at the "supposedly authentic" wedding later in Nevada was very powerful.

"(It) was so moving. I looked out and the audience were wiping their (eyes) – Men and women," he said. "It was so emotional, it was very powerful."

Stewart and Ozell married in 2013. He was previously married to television producer Wendy Neuss from 2000 to 2003 and to actress Sheila Falconer from 1966 to1990.

After recounting the story, Stewart surprised the mayor with a special gift.

"I don't know how much time we have, these things go very fast," he said as he pulled a manila folder from behind him. "For you."

Buttigieg opened the folder with a gasp, pulling out an original "Star Trek" script.

"Look at that!" he said. "That will have pride of place."

"It's not just an original, because, you know, there are scores and scores of copies," Stewart explained. "But this is my working script, you see. Picard is underlined and there even are... my handwritten notes on some of the pages."

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