Marian Andahl - Arnold Slater wedding. Marian Josephine Andahl and Arnold Clyde Slater were married in front of 400 guests on August 14, 1948. These are believed to be the bride's attendants at the altar of Our Savior's Lutheran Church featuring the maid of honor, four bridesmaids, flower girl and candlelighters. Maid of honor Grace Cuthbert wore a gown of pale blue taffeta and carried delphiniums in crescent shape. Bridesmaids Edna Andahl, Pat Johnson, Lois Buck and Louise Sylstad were in dusty rose taffeta gowns and carried bouquets of rubrum lilies. Candlelighters, in yellow taffeta, were Delores Burns and Mrs. Andres Holt, Jr. Dressed in blue taffeta was Linda Peterson, flower girl. Marian Slater was a graduate of Stadium High School while her new husband Arnold graduated from Lincoln High School and was a Washington State College student at the time of their wedding. (T.Times 9-17-1948, p. 4-article & photograph of bride & groom)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Andahl, Marian Josephine--Marriage; Wedding attendants--Tacoma; Cuthbert, Grace; Andahl, Edna; Johnson, Pat; Buck, Lois; Sylstad, Louise; Peterson, Linda; Burns, Delores; Holt, Andres--Family;

Cornils-Conrad Wedding. The bride, Shirley Cornils, and her flower-girl stand at the altar each holding a large bouquet of flowers. The bride is wearing a white moire taffeta dress with full, long sleeves with a beaded cuff. The tight bodice buttoned down the front to the extended waist. The skirt is very full with a bustle back which falls into a long train curving out over the steps up to the altar. Miss Shirley Cornils and Mr. Jack L. Conrad were married August 27, 1949, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. (TNT, 8/28/1949, p.D-5)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Altars--Tacoma; Girls--Tacoma--1940-1950; Our Savior's Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Cornils, Shirley--Marriage;