Back in the day, on my mother's side of the family, they would kidnap the groom, after the wedding and lock him up in jail. Many a bride spent her wedding night alone, or at least without her husband.
We live about 100 miles from my grandparents and when my mom's baby sister got married, Mom told everyone that we were headed home after the ceremony. When we loaded up in the car, Mom's baby sister and husband slipped into the car with us. Mom drove right past her uncles, who were posted at the end of the 1/4 mile driveway, and slipped my aunt and uncle away.
