{"id":2043,"date":"2010-09-08T11:58:59","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T18:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonweddingblog.com\/?p=2043"},"modified":"2010-09-08T11:58:59","modified_gmt":"2010-09-08T18:58:59","slug":"band-of-horses-plays-fan-couple%e2%80%99s-wedding%e2%80%94who%e2%80%99d-play-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/band-of-horses-plays-fan-couple%e2%80%99s-wedding%e2%80%94who%e2%80%99d-play-yours\/","title":{"rendered":"Band of Horses Plays Fan Couple\u2019s Wedding\u2014Who\u2019d Play Yours?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever dream of having your favorite band play your wedding? One Norwegian couple\u2019s fan fantasy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spinner.com\/2010\/09\/08\/band-of-horses-fan-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\">came true<\/a>. Groom Njal proposed to bride Elin at a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bandofhorses.com\/us\/home\" target=\"_blank\">Band of Horses <\/a>show in Oslo earlier this year. So when the couple heard that the South Carolina-based indie band was going to be heading back to Norway for a music festival in Tromso, their home town, right around the time of their September wedding, naturally they sent fan mail to tell the band their romantic tale. And rather <em>unnaturally<\/em>, the band showed up at the wedding ceremony to surprise the couple with a beautiful rendition of their soulful \u201cMarry Song.\u201d OMG. Check out the vid. You can see the bride wipe a tear from her eye as she takes it all in!<\/p>\n<p>Maybe your taste runs more toward country crooners or perhaps you\u2019re gaga for Gaga. Maybe you imagine your fave singer soloing as you sashay down the aisle\u2014or maybe you envision your beloved band taking to the stage to rock the reception.<\/p>\n<p>Drop a comment here and let us know your wedding music fantasy, Houston bride. Who knows? It just may come true. Ask Elin and Njal. And congrats, you two!<br \/>\n<object width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/I09hqp_KYv4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/I09hqp_KYv4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever dream of having your favorite band play your wedding? One Norwegian couple\u2019s fan fantasy came true. Groom Njal proposed to bride Elin at a Band of Horses show in Oslo earlier this year. 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