Maid of honour has wedding guests in stitches with special version of Abba hit
12.10.2022 - 21:02
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A talented maid of honour had wedding guests in stitches with a special version Abba's Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!. Lauren O'Brien has been best friends with bride Natasha Long, who is a huge fan of the iconic Swedish supergroup, since they were in primary school.
In tribute to her pal's obsession with the pop legends, she surprised the 25-year-old with a unique rendition of the 1979 chart-topper, Wales Online reports. Featuring lyrics she rewrote especially for bride, she used the hit song to tell the tale of their friendship and share the story of how Natasha met husband Bradlee Harker.
Lauren, a former accountants supervisor from Bridgend, said: "Tasha's Abba mad and always has been, so I knew exactly what I had to do." The 25-year-old added: "She's always got their music on every time I go to her house - she even had a Mamma Mia-themed hen party, for God's sake. I'm not such a big fan though and had to swot up on them before I was able to rewrite the lyrics.
"As a result I had it playing on my headphones when I was at the gym, even in the background while I was in the shower - literally everywhere I went. So I'm a bit sick of them now to be honest," she laughed, adding that she didn't tell anyone at the ceremony about what she was planning.
"Other than the bridesmaids who I got to join in on the chorus and the wedding planner who was in charge of cueing the music, I kept it totally secret." Good job too, as Natasha's hubby Bradlee had, unbeknownst to Lauren, banned any mention of Abba from the couples' bash at Bryngarw Country Park, Brynmenyn, near Bridgend, earlier this month.
"I didn't realise that until the week before the wedding, by which time it was way too late to change my plan," she added. "I'd already written my