Paul and Saundra Upshaw will celebrate 50 years together on Aug. 19, 2012.
The couple was married in the First Presbyterian Church in Iola.
Rev. Thomas Nyquist and Rev. Lyle B. Roe officiated at the ceremony.
In lieu of a reception, the couple has planned a two-week road trip. Their trip will begin at Graceland, Memphis, and continue on to Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tenn. They then will will go east to visit relatives in Virginia and the Washington D.C. area.
The couple has four children, Melanie Whitmore and husband Scott, Topeka, Lentz Upshaw and wife Amy, Madison, Wis., Dennis Upshaw and wife Tiffanie, St. Louis, Mo., and Mark Upshaw, Overland Park.
They have 11 grandchildren, Alicia, Erica, Stephanie, Hannah, Joshua, Josiah, Isaiah, Elijah, Mira, Anna and Henry.
Congratulatory notes may be sent to the couple at 220 West Garfield, Iola, KS 66749.
