OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) - In November, two were wed by exchanging “hell yeahs” from high up.
Ryan Jenks and Kimberly Weglin were married on a space net 400 feet above a canyon in Moab, Utah, which is known for its breathtaking mesas and buttes. A space net is essentially an oversized hammock strung up by multiple slacklines. And slacklining is the act of walking or balancing on a flat webbing tensioned by two anchors.
Both Jenks and Weglin are experienced slackliners, though not all those in attendance are comfortable walking a line just one-inch-wide, so modifications were made. Andy Lewis, an internationally recognized extreme sports athlete, helped rig the setup so loved ones – non-slackliners – could join the adrenaline-charged altar and so Weglin’s dad could walk her down the “aisle.”
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Underneath the net were BASE jumping flower girls who packed their parachutes with real petals and aerial artists that performed on silks and lyra. And a prank even made its way into the celebration via the ring bearer. In a video that went viral, Lewis is seen dropping “the rings” through the net – they were washers. Both the bride and groom were hip to the hoax, but it did manage to fake out the crowd.
And after the ceremony, they jumped.
A total of 12 people including Jenks and Weglin leaped off the edge and parachuted down – same place where the rings were properly retrieved through repelling, because no littering. And to finalize the celebration, they held the reception in a rave tent pinned down to an awe-inspiring stretch of land.