Originally Posted By Labuda Hey, all - went to Bay City, TX this weekend (i.e., small small town) for my cousin Meghan's wedding. First off - wow, what a beautiful bride she was. And such a good kid - has been a sweetheart her entire life, ever since she was a baby. Anyhow, on to the reception... a couple hours in, the DJ dude had folks ine up (Eric and I opted out hehe) for a "grand march." Has anyone else ever heard of this? It was set to a polka, and the men & women paired off and then marched in, around the dance floor two-by-two, then four-by-four, then 8-by-8 and eventually turned into a twisting turning line of people that filled the entire room. Eric went a bit crazy what with having to hear about 25 minutes of polka with no break, but I, of course was ok with it, having grown up amongst my small-town family members. Oh, and one thing I found VERY touching was in the wedding program - there was a note stating that the flowers at the altar were dedicated to the memories of my Grandma, my Daddy, my cousin Lucas, as well as Meghan's paternal grandfather and a relative of the groom. Very, very sweet, since I know Meghan never knew Grandma or Lucas, and I don't think she's quite old enough to remember my Daddy. Cute moment during the ceremony - when Meghan and Roye (the new Mr.) were kneeling for the first time (Catholic wedding), those near the front were able to see that his groomsmen had put "Help" on the bottom of one shoe and "me" on the bottom of the other. heh
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight I've heard, seen and participated in the grand march first hand. I'm Italian and have been to quite a few Italian weddings that had just such a thing. Although most seeming to be set to Polka music,the Grand march itself varied in style. Silly as it seems,but it is kinda fun when your caught up in the moment of tradition.
