Roadtrip to KS: How to have a Western KS Wedding...

Saturday was the wedding...and true to form, the best way to start off a wedding in Matt's eyes is by playing a round of golf! So off Matt went with some of my family to the Larned Country Club, which was across the street from the hotel. I was happy to see him excited to go and glad that he had a good time with my uncles. 

We had to be at the church by 12:35 for pictures of the family. So 42+2 all got into the picture! Glad to have the photographer organize us a bit. Maybe we'll get those that couldn't make it photoshopped in! After the big one, they also took a few siblings pictures and one or two with Grandma and Grandpa. I snapped a few of Mom and Dad but the lighting was a bit rough for my liking.

After the 2:00 Catholic service, we headed over the Larned Community Center for the reception. There was some downtime before the bride and groom arrived. So we visited with friends and family and enjoyed the snack bar. We even took a picture of our own. 

The interesting part started when the dance began. The DJ announced to have your partner ready for the Grand March. Matt and I thought that was such a silly statement... as the bride and groom need to be paired as does the bridesmaids and groomsmen. Well, that's when things got interesting. See everyone takes part in the Grand March. You start off by following the wedding party while holding hands with your dance partner...like a bi-person congo line. You eventually get trailed outdoors where upon reentering the building/hall you make a hallway/tunnel with your hands and EVERYONE crawls through the tunnel. You also get your butt smacked or pinched at this time. the next step is that as you come through, you become a human whiplash and make noises. This eventually becomes a giant circle around the bride and groom.

The most interesting part was watching my cousin Jaden and his wife Sam go through. Because when they went by they had the "WHY AREN'T YOU DOING THIS FACE?"

I also watched my cousin's daughter, Marley, who was super excited to wave and clap her hands at the shenanigans that happened on the dance floor. She was waving so much that she managed to smack both her Great Aunt Di and her Great Uncle Mark in the head. I laughed so hard.

When Grand March music starts.
Mosers around the table: What's going on?
ALR: Is this a Kansas wedding thing?
Wendy: I've never seen this before in my life!

P.S. The temperature was around 98 and 100 both days we were in Kansas.