April 2025 Wedding in Kansas

We arrived two days before the wedding on Thursday. Everyone had made it to the short-term rental home for a Thursday night family dinner of pasta! Two by plane, one by train, and two by car!

The rental home had a lot of steps. One step to the bedrooms or one step up to the kitchen. Or three steps down from the kitchen to the dining room. Or 10 steep steps down from the dining room to more bedrooms, rec room and laundry.

But it did have a beautiful stained glass door.

On the way to Great Bend to find the house and to unpack, we found a country Sinclair gas station. We stopped for gas and a picture of Dino. Notice no asphalt pavement in the parking lot.

On Friday we helped our niece set up the reception venue where we would have dinner, dancing, photo booth, and seating on Saturday night after the wedding. We were glad to be involved in something and helping our niece out!

Friday night was the rehearsal dinner - I met people I had not seen in years and had a great meal. We took one of the options from Great Bend to the country church. We decided next time, the day of the wedding, to take the route my sister suggested! Because it rained overnight!

The church was beautiful! We arrived in time for family pictures. One of the pictures were with my sisters and me standing with the bride.

I have a lot of pictures I could share on this post, but I want to limit what I post within a public space.

I had been at a worship service at this church about 45 years ago while visiting my sister and her husband. It still has beautiful windows.

A picture of the audience during the wedding.

Congratulations Amy and John!

Then a horse-drawn carriage outside the church awaited the blessed newlyweds!

Then we all headed to the reception venue. We had fun, danced, visited with cousins and family and friends. Weddings are beautiful because family members are enjoying the great vibes from a wedding.

I tried to dance to Hot to Go lol. 

On the memory table was a picture of mom and dad 💓

A lot of people danced to the DJ!

 

The next day was Sunday. Our son and daughter-in-law left early to catch their flight back home.

We decided at the last minute to head to the cemetery, and then, we hurried back home to have dinner with my sister, brother-in-law, and newly married niece. That is all for the next blog post.

Love ya!