ABC “Good Morning America” weatherman Sam Champion and his partner Rubem Robierb were married today in New York City and Champion’s ABC News colleagues, including co-anchor Robin Roberts who is recovering from bone marrow transplant surgery, were there to show support. New York State Supreme Court Justice George J. Silver conducted the ceremony at Champion’s apartment. Roberts also played a part in the nuptials, reading a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Co-anchors Lara Spencer and Josh Elliott also attended the intimate ceremony.

In addition to friends and family in attendance, Robierb’s mother and sisters were Skyped in from Brazil to be a part of the special day.

(Photo: Ida Mae Astute/ABC News)

“Good Morning America” anchors Sam Champion, Lara Spencer, and Josh Elliott hosted a gallery opening in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan last night showing the works of Champion’s fiance Rubem Robierb.

Among the guests: “Live” co-host and former New York Giant Michael Strahan, MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts, ABC News SVPs James Goldston and Barbara Fedida and “GMA” Senior EP Tom Cibrowski and super agent Olivia Metzger.

Cibrowski told us he called it an early night on Tuesday. “Once I saw the 10 O’clock states come in, I kind of knew what to expect,” Cibrowski tells TVNewser. “And I had to be up in a few hours to get ["GMA"] on.”

Back at Times Square Studios, the lights had not yet gone out. Elliott told us he felt slightly guilty about the power outage which happened just before 11pmET. Stationed outside the studio in a 30 degree chill, the electricity used to light and heat his live shots may have caused the outage inside. “It’s completely dark,” recounted Elliott as he looked up to the second floor of the studio. “And I hear in my ear, ‘We’ve lost the lights, we need you to stretch.’” ABC elections EP Marc Burstein kept the network on the air by utilizing Elliot, reporters in the field and shuffling Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos in another part of the studio until the lights came back.

Back to last night’s show, Champion couldn’t have been more proud of Robierb, while facing the prospect that many of the works would soon have new homes. “I hope no one buys that one,” said Champion of the $10,000 lithograph at the front of the gallery. “That one’s been in the living room.”

A portion of the proceeds from last night’s sales from The Bullet-Fly Effect will be donated to the American Red Cross.

As we noted on Friday, “Good Morning America” weather anchor Sam Champion is engaged to long-term boyfriend Rubem Robierb.

On “GMA” this morning, Champion talked about his engagement with his co-hosts as Robierb waited in the wings.

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HuffPost media editor Jack Mirkinson says Champion’s news “is yet another sign that gay marriage and gay rights are increasingly becoming a settled issue in many corners of the media.”

Champion’s cheerful, matter-of-fact aside — “We’re getting married New Year’s Eve in Miami” — was also the first time that he publicly acknowledged his sexuality. It meant that, for the first time, one of the network morning shows has an openly gay member of its on-air team. For shows that often present themselves as mirror images of the American family, this is no small thing.

“Good Morning America” weatherman Sam Champion is planning to tie the knot with his partner Rubem Robierb later this year. The pending nuptials will be reported in a Sunday New York Times column (online now) about last weekend’s wedding of MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts and Patrick Abner.

Among the 170 or so guests at the reception was Sam Champion, the weather anchor at ABC’s “Good Morning America.” He took a turn on the dance floor with his partner, the photographer Rubem Robierb. “We’re getting married New Year’s Eve in Miami,” Mr. Champion said in the spirit of the moment. Mr. Robierb corrected him: “We’ll do it here officially, and then have a party in Miami.”

On Twitter this afternoon Champion wrote, “I’ve never been happier to share a bit of personal news!!” Champion and Brazilian-born Robierb split time between New York and Miami. New York is one of six states and the District of Columbia to have legalized same-sex marriage.

> More: The well-wishes are coming in on Twitter:

Diane Sawyer: and everybody here celebrating Sam’s happiness RT:@SamChampion never been happier to share a bit of personal news!

Ben Sherwood: Congratulations @SamChampion & Rubem Robeirb — thrilled for both of you — wishing the very best.

Bianna Golodryga: Congratulations Sam!!

Josh Elliott: Congrats, to the best friend and colleague imaginable…

George Stephanopoulos: So happy for you @SamChampion – A big family hug from me, @AliEWentworth and the girls!