Marine Wedding
This past weekend, I attended the wedding of one of Josh’s buddies from the Marines. It was a nice wedding, in the really small town of Florence, Alabama. Because it was a military wedding, there was a sword arch – or as some call it the “arch of sabers”. This is done after the bride and groom are announced as married, and they are exiting the ceremony. The marines in the sword arch are friends of the groom (similar to groomsmen), and 6-8 of them will form two lines facing each other, and bring their swords to an arch. The couple walks under the arch, and just before they pass the last pair of marines, the marines lower their swords and say “kiss to pass”. 
The couple has to kiss, and then the swords are raised so they can pass. One of the last marines will also lightly take his sword, and tap the bride on the backside, and welcomes her to the Marine Corps. The friends of the groom (and josh) were all very nice, and it was fun hanging out with them for a couple days. The drive from Augusta to Florence and back was not great though. 450 miles each way. Yuk!
This past weekend, I attended the wedding of one of Josh’s buddies from the Marines. It was a nice wedding, in the really small town of Florence, Alabama. Because it was a military wedding, there was a sword arch – or as some call it the “arch of sabers”. This is done after the bride and groom are announced as married, and they are exiting the ceremony. The marines in the sword arch are friends of the groom (similar to groomsmen), and 6-8 of them will form two lines facing each other, and bring their swords to an arch. The couple walks under the arch, and just before they pass the last pair of marines, the marines lower their swords and say “kiss to pass”. 
The couple has to kiss, and then the swords are raised so they can pass. One of the last marines will also lightly take his sword, and tap the bride on the backside, and welcomes her to the Marine Corps. The friends of the groom (and josh) were all very nice, and it was fun hanging out with them for a couple days. The drive from Augusta to Florence and back was not great though. 450 miles each way. Yuk!
1 comment:
There's no light tap in a Marine Corps sword arch! Maybe if it was a Navy arch, but a Marine Corps wife gets a firm swat!
She's gotta be tough to be married to a Marine anyway, she can take it.
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