Sepia photograph of church ceremony. This sepia photograph was taken in September, 1950, with the photographer in a loft directly across the recessed loft holding the organist and soloist. Janice Marie Ludwig and Richard D. North were married during an evening ceremony at the First Presbyterian Church; the candlelight wedding was a large one with the bride and groom each having eight attendants. The bride had a fingertip veil and a wedding dress with a long and full satin and lace train. (TNT 9-13-50, p. 22, TNT 9-17-50, p. D-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Ludwig, Janice Marie--Marriage; North, Richard D.; Altars--Tacoma; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma);

Portrait of bride and eight bridesmaids. Dressed in lace and satin, this smiling bride apparently had a very large and elaborate wedding. Janice Marie Ludwig became the bride of Richard D. North on September 12, 1950, during an evening ceremony at the First Presbyterian Church. The bride's satin wedding gown had pointed sleeves of Chantilly lace and she carried a bouquet of stephanotis and white orchids. There are eight attendants, all dressed similarly in sleeveless white tulle with transparent stoles; Marjorie Ludwig was her cousin's maid of honor. Lighted candelabra and pale gladiolus provide a beautiful backdrop to the double ring ceremony. (TNT 9-13-50, p. 22, TNT 9-17-50, p. D-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Group portraits; Ludwig, Janice Marie--Marriage; Brides--1950-1960; North, Richard D.--Family; Altars--Tacoma; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma);

Mary Elizabeth Morton and Donald Howard Wollett were married June 30, 1950, at the College of Puget Sound. This portrait shows the bride wearing an ankle-length gown with short sleeves, a V-neckline and several rows of lace in the skirt. She wears a broad-brimmed picture hat and stands in front of the large fireplace at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club where the reception was held. Large bouquets of flowers stand on either side and on the mantel. (TNT, 7/9/1950, p.D-2)

Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fireplaces--Tacoma; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma);

Jacqueline Mayna Shore and Robert Doud Martin held their wedding reception at the Tacoma Country Club. They are seen here cutting the six-layer wedding cake decorated with gardenias tinted blue at the base. They were married August 25, 1950, at First Presbyterian Church. (TNT, 8/27/1950, p.D-5)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Shore, Jacqueline Mayna--Marriage; Martin, Robert Doud; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Cakes--Tacoma--1950-1960; Country clubs--Tacoma; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

Jacqueline Mayna Shore and Robert Doud Martin were married August 25, 1950, at First Presbyterian Church. Dr. R. Franklin Thompson, president of the College of Puget Sound, officiated at the nuptials. Miss Shore was given in marriage by Ben B. Cheney, a close friend of the family.The bride designed her own wedding costume and gowns for her attendants. She wore an ice-blue satin floor-length gown with a victorian neckline, long sleeves, fitted bodice and voluminous skirt. Pearl trim circled the net yoke and a shower of pearls decorated the front of the skirt to the hemline. Their reception was held at the Tacoma Country Club. (TNT, 8/27/1950, p.D-5)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Presbyterian churches--Tacoma; Shore, Jacqueline Mayna--Marriage; Martin, Robert Doud; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960;

Piekert-Adams Wedding. Miss Piekert stands at the altar wearing her floor-length gown with a pleated, off-the-shoulder wrap, long sleeves and embroidered butterflies on the skirt.

Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Shirley Lucille Llewellyn and Vaeth Hewitt were married July 14, 1950, at Mason Methodist Church. The bride and her attendants pose together at the church altar. They are, L-R, Lonna Savage (seated), Dianne Poole, Mary Lee Philip, Patricia Eldridge, Mrs. Hewitt, Holly Hewitt, flower girl, Donalda Moncrieff, Beverly Warner, Virginia Carr and Janis Jacobson (seated). The bride's gown was made of white nylon marquisette fashioned with a portrait neckline edged in imported French lace. The pointed bodice was enhanced by a lace peplum and lace cascading down the back panel of the full skirt extended to a court length train. She wore a floor-length mantilla of French lace. The attendants hold fan-shaped bouquets. Their dresses have short capes with Peter-Pan collars. (TNT, 7/16/1950, p.D-2)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Mason Methodist Church (Tacoma); Llewellyn, Shirley Lucille--Marriage;

A few of the 500 guests at Shirley Llewellyn's and Vaeth Hewitt's wedding reception are seen outdoors at Greenwood Manor. The young women wear evening suits with hats and carry their obligatory gloves and handbags. The two young women on the right are smoking cigarettes. Mrs. Hewitt, daughter of Lt. Col. Edward E. and Eloise Llewellyn, attended Stadium High School and the California College of Fine Arts. Mr. Hewitt, son of Henry and Hilda V. Hewitt, attended Stadium High School and the College of Puget Sound. (TNT, 7/16/1950, p.d-2)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Smoking--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cigarettes; Receptions--Tacoma; Greenwood Manor (Tacoma); Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Marilyn Knapp and Albert Lawrence Fisher, III, were married August 4, 1950, at Epworth Methodist Church. The bride was given in marriage by her father and wore a gown of nylon net with lace insets over ivory satin. The shirred bodice was trimmed with seed pearls at the neckline. The gathered skirt was hooped and extended to a court length train. Her flowers were white baby orchids. (TNT,8/6/1950, p.D-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Knapp, Marilyn--Marriage; Altars--Tacoma; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Epworth Methodist Church (Tacoma);

Miss Marilyn Thorniley and Andrew Helling were planning to serve ice cream to their wedding guests at the reception following their marriage at Immanuel Presbyterian Church June 10, 1950. A man holds a box of wrapped rectangles of ice cream for her to inspect at the factory where several milk cans are seen in the foreground. Ordered by the Tribune for a layout on wedding preparations. (TNT, 5/3/1950, p.40)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ice cream & ices; Thorniley, Marilyn;

Miss Jerry Fries found the just-right spectator shoe to lend the finishing touch to her going-away outfit. She and Ray White were to be married May 21, 1950, in Immanuel Presbyterian Church. She has worn her comfortable saddle shoes on her shopping trip. Ordered by the Tribune for a layout on wedding preparations. (TNT, 5/3/1950, p.38)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shoes; Fries, Jerry;

Miss Phyllis Anderson was not overlooking the tiniest detail as her wedding day, May 19, 1950, approached. That is the most important finger which is receiving the nail polish, the finger onto which Jack D. Houghton will slip the ring during their wedding in Parkland Lutheran Church. Ordered by the Tribune for a layout on wedding preparations. (TNT, 5/3/1950, p.37)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Manicuring--Tacoma--1950-1960; Anderson, Phyllis;

Lila (Mrs. Alex) Candoo is trying on bridesmaids dresses because she will be the matron of honor at her sister's, Miss Colleen Pickert's, wedding June 6, 1950. Nylon was news in gowns in 1950 as in this style in lace and tulle. Lila is wearing a picture hat with a broad brim and no crown. Other possible gowns are hung on both sides of the three-way mirror. Ordered by the Tribune for a layout on wedding preparations. (TNT, 5/3/1950, p.40)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dresses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hats--1950-1960; Mirrors; Candoo, Lila;

Miss Jane Shadley and Carl R. Herness were busy planning their honeymoon trip. They were to be married June 24, 1950. They were interrupted while scanning travel folders at a travel agency. Ordered by the Tribune for a layout on wedding preparations. (TNT, 5/3/1950, p.40)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Travel--Tacoma; Honeymoons--Tacoma--1950-1960; Couples--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shadley, Jane; Herness, Carl R.;

A bride-to-be, Miss Marilyn Spike, and her mother, Helen H. (Mrs. F. Clifford) Spike, are admiring a display of an elegant formal table setting at Gunderson's on April 27, 1950. Marilyn was to be married to James E. Dore June 15, 1950. Ordered by the Tribune for a layout on wedding preparations. (TNT, 5/3/1950, p.26) TPL-9179

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gunderson (Tacoma); Gift shops--Tacoma--1950-1960; Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tableware; Glassware; Table settings & decorations; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Spike, Marilyn; Spike, Helen H.;

A bride-to-be, Miss Donna Leslie, is discussing the correctness of invitations with Dorothy M. (Mrs. Philip) Norton, the authority on stationery, at The Stationers, Inc. Miss Leslie was ordering the all-limportant missives for her July, 1950 wedding In 1950, Stationers was still at its original address - 926 Pacific Avenue. Nine years later, they moved to their new building at 1141 Broadway. (TNT, 5/3/1950, p.35)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Stationers, Inc. (Tacoma); Invitations; Stores & shops--Tacoma; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Leslie, Donna; Norton, Dorothy M.;

Mary Agnes Gallagher and Lloyd M. Silver were married June 17, 1950, at the Holy Cross Church. Nora Gallagher was maid of honor and Ardelle Cruver was matron of honor. Beatrice Rayno, Janice Lindeman and Jacqueline R. Moore were bridesmaids. Maureen McMenamin and Anne McMenamin were junior bridesmaids. John R. Petersen was best man. Dexter Silver, Eugene Gallagher, Bernard L. Crowell, Donald P. McClain, Henry A. Brown and Donald Cruver were ushers. (TNT, 6/18/1950, p.D-7)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Catholic churches--Tacoma; Altars--Tacoma; Holy Cross Catholic Church (Tacoma); Gallagher, Mary Agnes--Marriage; Silver, Lloyd M.;

Jane Shadley and Carl Russell Herness were married June 24, 1950, at Lincoln Park Christian Church. The Reverend Donald Cox performed the double-ring ceremony and the bride was given in marriage by Roy A. Cornwell. The bride wore an ankle-length gown of imported egg-shell Irish linen lace, fashioned with a yoke of net ornamented with lace. Her pink shoulder-length veil was caught with orange blossoms to a satin-trimmed lace cap. She wore a single strand of pearls, a gift of the bridegroom, and carried orchids and stephanotis. The reception was held in the church parlors. (TNT, 8/7/1950, p.7)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Lincoln Park Christian Church (Tacoma); Shadley, Jane--Marriage;

Jacqueline Holmberg and Joel Arnold Belsvik were married Saturday, May 20, 1950, at Epworth Methodist Church. Mary Margaret Welsh, the bride's niece, was the flower girl. Dr. R. Franklin Thompson read the wedding service. Lilacs cascade from vases behind them as they stand at the altar. (TNT, 5/21/1950, p.D-7; 5/28/1950, p.D-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; Epworth Methodist Church (Tacoma); Holmberg, Jacqueline--Marriage; Belsvik, Joel Arnold; Welsh, Mary Margaret;

Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Gus Martigopoulos who were married in Tacoma on the morning of March 11, 1950 at the Greek Orthodox church. Mrs. Martigopoulos, the former Edna Williams, was the daughter of Mrs. Edna Williams of Lubbock, Texas. The reception was held in the home of the bridegroom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Martigopoulos. The pair established their first home in Portland where he was stationed as a staff sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. (TNT 3/30/1950 pg. 24)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Military uniforms--United States--1950-1960; Hats--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Martigopoulos, Gus; Williams, Edna; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960;

Studio portrait- wedding pictures- Miss Edna Williams, soon to be Mrs. Gus Martigopoulos. For her March 11, 1950 wedding, the bride wore an off white jersey suit with balenciago accessories. Her corsage was a green orchid. Miss Pat Stewart, in a green suit, was maid of honor and Harry Martigopoulos was best man for his brother. The couple made their first home in Portland. (TNT 3/30/1950 pg. 24)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Hats--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Williams, Edna;

Studio portrait of Trofel-Valent wedding party

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Military uniforms--United States--1950-1960;

Portrait of the Hogg-Valent wedding party, Hotel Merit, 315 1/2 South 11th St. Frances Hogg, Hotel Merit and Trofil P. Valent of Fort Lewis were married on March 9, 1950. They, and another couple, posed for a wedding portrait at the hotel.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Military uniforms--United States--1950-1960; Valent, Trofil P.; Hogg, Frances; Hogg, Frances--Marriage;

Detailed shot of unidentified lovely 50's era bride, Colman-Brown wedding, in embroidered lace headdress and scalloped edge satin gown. The bride holds a round bouquet of barely opened roses. Photo ordered by Dick Brown.

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Dolores Determan and Sgt. Mason F. Stober, Jr., were married April 18, 1950 at the McChord Air Force Base chapel. The bride is wearing a floor-length wedding gown with a train, a finger-tip veil with a heart-shaped headress, and she carries a bouquet of white orchids and hyacinths. The bride-groom is wearing his military uniform. (TNT, 5/6/1950, p.23)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Military uniforms; Determan, Dolores--Marriage; Stober, Mason F.;

Virginia Martin-David Howard Doud Wedding. Virginia Martha Martin stands at the altar looking radiant in her floor-length gown of rich ivory tulle with a chapel-length train encircling her, a finger tip length veil and holding a bouquet of white hyacinth blossoms and Eucharist lilies. She carried a prayer book belonging to Mrs. Wallace E. Difford. She was married to David Howard Doud Saturday evening, April 15, 1950, at Christ Episcopal Church. (TNT, 4/16/1959, p.D-7; 4/23/1950, p.D-1)

Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Christ Episcopal Church (Tacoma); Martin, Virginia Martha--Marriage;

Miss Frances Lee Macdonald and John C. Lowe were married in Seattle's Church of the Epiphany. Miss Macdonald was the daughter of Julia Lee (Mrs. Donald) Cavanaugh of Mount Vernon. John C. Lowe was the son of Mrs. John C. Lowe of Seattle. The service was read by the Rev. Elmer B. Christie before a gathering of guests from Tacoma, Everett and Seattle. A reception was held at the Seattle Tennis Club. (TNT, 12/29/1949, p.12)

Weddings--Seattle--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Macdonald, Frances Lee--Marriage; Lowe, John C.;

Vera Janalyne Angus and Raymond James Malcomb were married December 16, 1949, at the Church of Holy Communion. The bride is wearing a green velvet floor-length gown with a train and a matching hat trimmed with imported hand-made French veiling and she carries a bouquet of pink roses and bouvardia. The groom, chief petty officer Raymond James Malcomb, is wearing his U.S. Navy uniform. They stand together at the church altar. (TNT, 1/21/1950, p.8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Military uniforms--United States; Altars--Tacoma; Church of the Holy Communion (Tacoma); Angus, Vera Janalyne--Marriage; Malcomb, Raymond James; Wedding costume--1940-1950;

Esther Evangeline Ohlson wore a medieval style gown in deep chartreuse green velvet with a matching hat. The bridal dress was fashioned with a fitted bodice and full pleated skirt, she wore a Chinese cloisonne locket and carried a bouquet of yellow cactus dahlias tied with gold mesh (T.N.T., 10/9/49, p. D-5).

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Bouquets; Gilchrist, William Clapperton--Marriage; Ohlson, Esther Evangeline--Marriage; Mason Methodist Church (Tacoma);

Esther Evangeline Ohlson and William Clapperton Gilchrist were married at Mason Methodist Church on October 2, 1949. Reverend Dr. Harold B. Long and Reverend J. Henry Ernst presided over the exchanging of the bride and groom's wedding vows. The Ohlson-Gilchrist wedding party had their reception at the church parlor (T.N.T., 10/9/49, p. D-5).

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Bouquets; Gilchrist, William Clapperton--Marriage; Ohlson, Esther Evangeline--Marriage; Mason Methodist Church (Tacoma);