When we got the idea for the rifle arch for the wedding, we knew not everyone would be crazy about it. Like the treehugger pacifists of the family.  Fortunately, they have actually been cool about it.

 

Some people have said that they think the military thing is a little odd.

Mostly those are the people that are not used to being around military.

We are not the only ones who have the idea of rifles at the wedding.

It is a long-standing tradition of hundreds of years in other countries.

You might have seen some photos of this or heard about it like in Iraq and places.

In some other countries at weddings groups of men gather on the street, pretty much all the men and boys in town.  Most everyone who has one has a rifle on his  shoulder.

Then they walk down the road towards the wedding site.  Pretty exciting with men and weapons  headed to the proceeding.   I’m not sure America is ready for that tradition, but it sounds like fun.

Then after the ceremony it can happen that the rifles are fired into the air.  Now what happens to the bullets and shells from that, I would like to know.  Hopefully they do not hit anyone.  It would have to be done in an open area, not really in the city proper.

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