Drummer Patrick Carney of The Black Keys marries over the weekend in back-yard ceremony

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Patrick Carney of The Black Keys has gotten married.

The rock drummer married Emily Ward on Saturday at the home they share in Nashville.

The Keys’ publicist says the couple was joined by about 350 family and friends for the back-yard ceremony.

Comedian Will Forte officiated. Ward wore a dress by Carolina Herrera and walked down the aisle to “Crimson and Clover” by Tommy James & The Shondells. Carney was accompanied down the aisle by the couple’s Irish wolfhound Charlotte. The wedding party included Ward’s sister Danielle Shuster and brother Henry Ward, while Carney was accompanied by his brothers Will Carney and Barry Stormer.

Dan Auerbach, Carney’s bandmate in the Grammy Award-winning rock ‘n’ roll duo, also attended.

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