Weddings were known as the Hochzeit (the "high times") and were looked forward to by both young and old. Even the simplest were notable community events.
External Links
Volga German Weddings (Volga Germans in Portland website)
Volga German Wedding Portraits in Kansas (Kansas Historical Society)
Volga German Wedding Customs (Early 1900)
Leona Pfeifer on wedding traditions in Ellis County, Kansas (YouTube)
Music of the Volga Germans (Kevin Rupp)