Highly logical! Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actress marries son of Spock actor Leonard Nimoy - on what would have been the late star's 87th birthday

  • Adam Nimoy, 61, son of the late Star Trek icon Leonard Nimoy, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actress Terry Farrell, 54, have married
  • The couple, who announced their engagement in August 2017, said their vows at City Hall in San Francisco
  • Leonard Nimoy was best known for playing Spock on the hit sci-fi show during the 1960s and 1970s
  • Although he passed away in 2015, the couple chose to involve Leonard in their big day by tying the knot on what would have been his 87th birthday 

The stars have aligned for Trekkies through the wedding of Adam Nimoy, 61, son of the late Star Trek icon Leonard Nimoy, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actress Terry Farrell, 54.

The couple, who announced their engagement in August 2017, said their vows at City Hall in San Francisco. 

Leonard Nimoy who was best known for playing Spock during the 1960s and 1970s on the hit sci-fi show, passed away in February 2015 following a battle with pulmonary disease.

Big day: Adam Nimoy, 61, son of the late Star Trek icon Leonard Nimoy, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actress Terry Farrell, 54, have married

Big day: Adam Nimoy, 61, son of the late Star Trek icon Leonard Nimoy, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actress Terry Farrell, 54, have married

Special meaning: The couple tied the knot on what would have been Leonard's 87th birthday. He played Spock during the 1960s and 1970s and passed away in 2015

Special meaning: The couple tied the knot on what would have been Leonard's 87th birthday. He played Spock during the 1960s and 1970s and passed away in 2015

Duo: Terry, who played Jadzia Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, delighted Trekkies in August when she confirmed her engagement on Twitter, telling a fan it was 'for real'

Duo: Terry, who played Jadzia Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, delighted Trekkies in August when she confirmed her engagement on Twitter, telling a fan it was 'for real'

However, the couple chose to involve him in a very special way on their big day by tying the knot on what would have been his 87th birthday.   

Leonard Nimoy and his son Adam at the premiere of Star Trek - The Motion Picture in 1979

Leonard Nimoy and his son Adam at the premiere of Star Trek - The Motion Picture in 1979

Wedding guest and film critic Scott Mantz took to Twitter to announce the happy news on Monday.

Tweeting a photo of the couple straight after the ceremony, he excitedly captioned the shot with: 'Breaking news!! Adam Nimoy & Terry Farrell finally got married today at a civil ceremony at City Hall in San Francisco!'

He added: 'Today is the birthday of Adam's father. Big congrats to the happy couple!!'

Terry retweeted Mantz's photo and added: 'Freakin AWESOME day!!!!!!! Love ya all! Aka: Mrs. Adam Nimoy.'

The couple made their red carpet debut in 2016, before attending a Star Trek convention in Las Vegas in August 2017.

Written in the stars: The couple (pictured in an archive shot) made their red carpet debut in 2016, before attending a Star Trek convention in Las Vegas in August 2017

Written in the stars: The couple (pictured in an archive shot left) made their red carpet debut in 2016, before attending a Star Trek convention in Las Vegas in August 2017 - (right) is Terry Farrell as Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - which ran from 1993 to 2000

Trekkies: This is the second marriage for both Terry and Adam, pictured at the Destination Star Trek Convention in Birmingham, England in October 2016

Trekkies: This is the second marriage for both Terry and Adam, pictured at the Destination Star Trek Convention in Birmingham, England in October 2016

Terry, who played Jadzia Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, delighted Trekkies in August when she confirmed their engagement on Twitter, telling a fan it was 'for real'.

This is the second marriage for both Terry and Adam.

The 54-year-old actress shares a son with her ex-husband Brian Baker, while the 61-year-old filmmaker has a son and daughter with his former wife Nancy.

In addition to appearing on the TV franchise, Leonard also played the elder Spock in the 2009 Star Trek movie and reprised the role in a brief appearance in the 2013 sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness, both directed by J. J. Abrams.

Adam has also directed and produced I Am Spock, a documentary starring his late father.  

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