{"id":5094,"date":"2012-05-30T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/index.php\/2012\/05\/30\/couple-marry-at-north-pole\/"},"modified":"2012-05-30T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T04:00:00","slug":"couple-marry-at-north-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/05\/30\/couple-marry-at-north-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple marry at North Pole"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5093\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/5d9bd784bfd234610bf8ba15e7ad6a4e.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Caters\" class=\"caption\" title=\"'I d-d-d-do': Couple become first to marry at the North Pole\" width=\"532\" height=\"694\" \/>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">Arctic explorer Borge Ousland, 49, whisked his bride-to-be off to the northern-most point on Earth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">And there \u2014 with a party of 15 including the best man, bridesmaid and a helicopter crew \u2014 Borge married fianc\u00e9e Hege, 35.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">It means the Norwegian and his new wife are the first people to say &#8220;I do&#8221; at the top of the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">Borge, from Oslo, Norway, said: \u201cThe North Pole is a big part of my life so I felt it needed to play some part in my wedding too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-top-5 padding-bottom-5 margin-right-10 float-left\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; float: left; color: #101010; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; width: 532px;\">\n<div class=\"text-center\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; overflow: hidden;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0px; border-style: none; width: 532px; height: 365px; border: 0; float: left; margin: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.thesun.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01500\/arctic-wedding-4_1500431a.jpg\" alt=\"Borge Ousland\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"padding-top-5\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px 0px; text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"small bold\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 13px;\">Ceremony &#8230; a priest helps Borge and Hege exchange vows<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"text-666 small\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #999999; font-size: 11px; float: right; line-height: 13px;\">Caters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u201cFor me it was all about marrying the woman I love in a place I love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u201cIt was a very emotional ceremony. Everyone has said it is a very fitting location for me to wed because of my job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">The couple endured temperatures as low as minus seven degrees celsius as they tied the knot in April.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">The lovebirds flew from Oslo to a group of islands just north of Norway, where they then boarded a Russian research aircraft to the Barneo base.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-top-5 padding-bottom-5 margin-right-10 float-left\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; float: left; color: #101010; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; width: 532px;\">\n<div class=\"text-center\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; overflow: hidden;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-style: none; width: 532px; height: 361px;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.thesun.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01500\/arctic-wedding-3_1500430a.jpg\" alt=\"Borge Ousland\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"padding-top-5\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px 0px; text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"small bold\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 13px;\">Sealed with a kiss &#8230; Borge and Hege cement their vows<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"text-666 small\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #999999; font-size: 11px; float: right; line-height: 13px;\">Caters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">From there they hopped in a helicopter which took them and their guests directly to the North Pole.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">Borge added: \u201cIt was my idea because I spend a lot of time in the Arctic and it seemed the perfect place for me to marry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u201cI mooted the idea subtly to my wife, Hege, to test the waters. And when she said it was a fabulous idea i got to work straightaway trying to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u201cThankfully we found a priest called Dag Henrik Berggrav who was willing to marry us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-top-5 padding-bottom-5 margin-right-10 float-left\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; float: left; color: #101010; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; width: 532px;\">\n<div class=\"text-center\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; overflow: hidden;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-style: none; width: 532px; height: 748px;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.thesun.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01500\/arctic-wedding-2_1500429a.jpg\" alt=\"Borge and Hege Ousland\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"padding-top-5\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px 0px; text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"small bold\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 13px;\">Marriage party &#8230; witnesses and a priest help Borge and Hege tie the knot<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"text-666 small\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #999999; font-size: 11px; float: right; line-height: 13px;\">Caters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 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font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">The explorer, who has completed dozens of trips to the chilly frontier, added: \u201cThere were 15 people present in total.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u201cBut that included the helicopter crew who ferried us up to the North Pole.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u201cJust as it finished something truly bizarre happened \u2014 a solo skier just happened to be passing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u201cMark came along and shared a glass of champagne with us and passed on his congratulations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-top-5 padding-bottom-5 margin-right-10 float-left\" style=\"margin: 5px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 5px; float: left; color: #101010; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; width: 532px;\">\n<div class=\"text-center\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; overflow: hidden;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-style: none; width: 532px; height: 787px;\" src=\"http:\/\/img.thesun.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/01500\/arctic-wedding-1_1500428a.jpg\" alt=\"Borge and Hege Ousland\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"padding-top-5\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 1px 0px 0px; text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"small bold\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 13px;\">The look of love &#8230; 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padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent;\">Battle, Bella. &#8220;A nice day for a white wedding&#8221;. 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