Irene Griffiths Bothum and George Ernest Wolz were married February 14, 1952, at the home of the groom's mother, Ernestine (Mrs. George) Wolz. These three women and girl, who was likely the flower-girl, stand by the table where the wedding cake has been set. The bride is the dauther of Edward Griffiths. Mrs. Kenneth Lodge was matron of honor and wore a navy blue suit. Dorothy (Mrs. Leo) Wolz, sister-in-law of the bridegroom, Miss Shirley Wolz, sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Mina Hiscox assisted. (TNT, 2/24/1952, p.D-9)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Receptions--Tacoma; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bothum, Irene Griffiths--Marriage; Wolz, Ernestine K.--Homes & haunts;

Lovejoy-Fatulich wedding.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The bride and groom and their attendants pose at the altar on May 3, 1952. The bride wears an ankle-length lace gown and a finger-tip-length veil. Her two bridesmaids wear floral headdresses and their dresses have lace bodices with peter-pan collars and short sleeves. They hold nosegay bouquets. The groom is wearing a double-breasted white dinner jacket as do his three groomsmen.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress;

Fera-Paulik wedding. The newlyweds posed with their eight attendants on April 20, 1952.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Wedding attendants

Frances Marie Barnum and Paul Frederick were married December 30, 1950, in Peace Lutheran Church, Puyallup. The bride stands at the altar with her flower girl, Paula Haush. Miss Barnum's gown was white satin with a lace bodice. The train was long and her veil of illusion, three-quarter length, was fastened to a coronet of seed pearls. She carried red rosebuds and ivy tied with white ribbon. The bride was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Barnum of Puyallup. (TNT, 1/14/1951/ p.D-9)

Weddings--Puyallup--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Altars--Puyallup; Barnum, Frances Marie--Marriage; Haush, Paula; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Peace Lutheran Church (Puyallup);

Dorothy Mae Norton, of Yakima, and Cpl. George Panich, U.S. Army Military Police, pose after their wedding at the main chapel at Fort Lewis on February 11, 1951. Mrs. Panich, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N.L. Norton of Yakima, wore a white satin gown with inset lace panels. The Dutch hat styled lace headdress was attached to a waist length veil and she carried a bouquet of pink rosebuds and carnations. The groom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marco Panich of Ironwood, Michigan. The couple was attended by PFC and Mrs. Gene R. Michael. The matron of honor wore a yellow organdy gown and matching hat. The reception was held at the quarters of Sgt. and Mrs. Dale Barker. The couple made their first home in Tacoma. The bride and groom pose here with one of their families, the young boys dressed in matching anchor motif shirts. (TNT 2/23/1951, pg. B-8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Norton, Dorothy Mae--Marriage; Panich, George;

A smiling bride prepares to affix her signature to the wedding certificate resting on the grand piano as the minister, her groom, maid of honor and the best man look on. The new Mrs. J. Richard Friedline has placed her beribboned bridal bouquet of stephanotis and orchids next to her. The former Mary Kay Sadler is adorned in satin and Chantilly lace with a fingertip veil; she is also wearing a multi-strand pearl necklace. The groom and best man wear white tuxedos while the maid of honor appears to be dressed in a V-necked tulle gown in this sepia 1951 photograph. The Friedlines were married in late August in the First Christian Church.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Friedline, J. Richard; Sadler, Mary Kay; Bouquets; Pianos; First Christian Church (Tacoma);

Slusher-McCarthy wedding. The Church of the Visitation was the site of the Maxine Slusher/Edward McCarty nuptials on October 13, 1951. The double-ring ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Father Anslem. The bride wore a ballerina length gown of white satin with an overdress of net and a lace apron. Her fingertip veil was edged with lace and attached to a coronet which contained seed pearls. She carried a bouquet of orchids and stephanotis. (TNT 10-28-51, D-2)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Bouquets; Slusher, Maxine--Marriage; McCarty, Edward; Church of the Visitation (Tacoma);

Honeymoon couple "Going Away." Following the Fera - Paulik, Jr. wedding in April of 1952, the bride and groom stand beside the open door of a coupe-style automobile. Bride is wearing checkered top, dark skirt and carrying the current trend in purses, a wicker basket.

Weddings--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Automobiles--1950-1960; Honeymoons;

ca. 1952. Rinas-Nabity wedding

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960;

Vera Lois Chambers and John E. Dilatush were looking at the latest models of front load washers and dryers when they were photographed at Paulson's Radio & Appliance store, 1101 South K (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way), for the 1952 bridal layout section of the News Tribune. The couple was married on July 26, 1952 at Immanuel Presbyterian Church. The bride was the daughter of Mrs. Robert E. Chambers of Denver and the groom the son of Mrs. Grace F. Dilatush of Seattle. The couple held their reception at the YWCA, where the bride was formerly an employee. The couple made their first home in Portland, Oregon. (T. Reporter 8/7/1952, pg. 5) TPL-10479

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Chambers, Lois; Dilatush, John; Appliances; Appliance stores--Tacoma; Paulson's Radios & Appliances (Tacoma);

Doris Olson and Stanley Roger Swanson were married October 11, 1952, at First Covenant Church. The bride wore Chantilly lace and satin. The bride and groom are seen with members of their family. (TNT, 11/5/1952, p.8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Olson, Doris--Marriage; Swanson, Stanley Roger; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; First Covenant Church (Tacoma); Churches--Tacoma;

Marilyn Joan Taylor and Charles E. Bott were married August 9, 1952. An afternoon reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, Joseph and Mary Lanz. Family members gather outdoors for a group portrait in the garden. Four generations are represented with two young children, their parents, grandparents and their great-grandmother. (TNT, 8/29/1952, p.C-5)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; Group portraits--1950-1960; Lanz, Joseph--Homes & haunts;

Helen Marie Hansen and Hugh Burton Leach wedding. Wedding couple following ceremony dressed in "going away" clothes. Bride appears to be carrying a trendy molded plastic purse. Couple are standing on steps to house with number 3220 above door. The Leaches were married on July 12, 1952 at Mason Methodist Church in Tacoma.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hansen, Helen Marie--Marriage; Leach, Hugh Burton; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Honeymoons;

Ruby Rosemarie Rainwater and Robert M. Clasby were married December 29, 1951, at the Little Church on the Prairie. Ruby is seen seated in a large white chair with a Christmas tree behind her. Ruby is the daughter of John W. and Carrie C. Cline. Robert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Clasby. The bride wore an ankle-length net and lace gown over satin. Her bouquet was white orchids and stephanotis on a white Bible. They were to live in Seattle where Robert was a student at the University of Washington. (TNT, 1/15/1952, p.10)

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Christmas decorations; Little Church on the Prairie (Lakewood); Rainwater, Ruby Rosemarie--Marriage;

Norma Clare Deary and Harry T. Johnson were married December 22, 1951, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Buckley. Norma is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Deary. Harry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Johnson of Hoquiam. Both the bride and groom were seniors at Washington State College. (TNT, 1/1/1952, p.6)

Weddings--Buckley--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Altars--Buckley; St. Aloysius Catholic Church (Buckley); Deary, Norma Clare--Marriage; Johnson, Harry T.;

A group portrait of the women of one of the families attending the wedding of Miss Constance Lee Campbell and Gilbert W. Hart. Constance and Gilbert were married June 16, 1951, at the Little Church on the Prairie. Constance was the daughter of Frank and Lois M. Buchanan. Gilbert was the son of the Ward V.B. Harts of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Ordered by Lois M. (Mrs. Frank) Buchanan. (TNT, 6/24/1951, p.D-5)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; Women--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hats--1950-1960; Campbell, Constance Lee--Marriage;

Shown during the wedding reception at the bride's parents' home on Gravelly Lake Drive following Anne Baker's marriage to Lt. William C. Johnston are, L-R, Dr. and Mrs. (Constance H.) David T. Hellyer, who were the couple's attendants, and Florence M. (Mrs. John S.) Baker and Mrs. Stanley Johnston, mothers of the newly-weds. Miss Baker and Lt. Johnston were married at Visitation Church April 21, 1951. (TNT, 4/29/1951, p.D-1)

Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Baker, Florence M.; Baker, Florence M.--Homes & haunts; Baker, Anne--Marriage; Hellyer, David T.--Family; Hellyer, David T.; Hellyer, Constance H.; Baker, John S.--Family;

Microsoft mogul Bill Gates' parents' wedding. The happy couple cut their wedding cake after the Seattle ceremony. Both William Henry Gates, Jr. and Mary Maxwell Gates came from extremely successful families. Mary's great grandfather James Willard Maxwell moved to Washington in the late 19th century where he served as President of a bank, two terms as Mayor and was elected to the State Legislature. When he moved to Seattle before World War I, he became a prominent banker. Mary Maxwell grew up with some of the most important and famous families in the Pacific Northwest. Bill Jr. grew up in Bremerton, also in a well to do family, and became the City Attorney for Bremerton before entering the Seattle law firm of Skeel, McKelvy, Hanke, Everson and Uhlmann. Mary became a school teacher until the couple started their family and later served on corporate boards including United Way, University of Washington and First Interstate Bancorp. ("Bill Gates" by Adam Woog, "Bill Gates, Billionaire Computer Genius" by Joan D. Dickinson and "Smart Money, The Story of Bill Gates" by Aaron Boyd)

Weddings--Seattle--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Maxwell, Mary; Gates, William Henry; Wedding costume--1950-1960;

Shirley Mae Henricksen and Stanley Morrell Taylor were married July 9, 1951, at the Central Lutheran Church. Shirley is shown with her attendants at the altar. (TNT, 7/11/1951, p.16)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Lutheran churches--Tacoma; Altars--Tacoma; Henricksen, Shirley Mae--Marriage; Central Lutheran Church (Tacoma);

These two young girls who are wearing identical dresses are shopping for flowergirl's dresses. They are, L-R, Betsy Currier, 4 years old, and Nora McNerthney. They were to be the flower girls at the June 16th wedding of Miss Virginia McNerthney and George Richner. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-10)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Girls--Tacoma--1950-1960; Currier, Betsy; McNerthney, Nora; Dresses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Beverly Ann Eckman and John Frederick Erck were married November 25, 1950, at St. Leo's Church. The bride was the daughter of Grant and Laura Eckman and the groom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Erck. The couple would make their first home in Seattle. (TNT 12/3/1950, p. D-2- alt. photograph)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Eckman, Beverly Ann--Marriage; Erck, John Frederick; Altars--Tacoma; St. Leo's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Wedding costume--1950-1960; Catholic churches--Tacoma;

Rosemary Hablas-Blair Wedding. Rosemary Antoinette Hablas and Vernon Sidney Blair were married in November 1948 at Trinity Lutheran Church. They stand together at the altar. Flowers and candles decorate the church behind them. The bride wears a long, white,slipper-satin dress with a court-length train and a finger tip veil. She is holding a bouquet. The groom is wearing a dark suit and boutonniere.

Weddings--Parkland--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Hablas, Rosemary; Blair, Rosemary; Blair, Vernon Sidney; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Altars--Parkland; Trinity Lutheran Church (Parkland); Lutheran churches--Parkland;

Dorothy Louise Hopping, daughter of William and Dorothy Hopping, was marrying Alan Roberts; the marriage ceremony and reception were being held at her parent's home. Dorothy is wearing a three-quarter length white silk gown with a v-neckline, she will be carrying an heirloom rosepoint lace handkerchief; her bouquet is made up of red anthurium lilies. William Hopping Sr. was co-owner of William D. Hopping and Company, an insurance company; he was also President of the Tacoma Savings and Loan Association. William and Dorothy Hopping lived in Tacoma's North end, at 3421 North 30th Street (T. Times, 2/6/49, p. 19).

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Bouquets; Roberts, Alan--Marriage; Hopping, William D.--Family; Hopping, William D.--Homes & haunts; Roberts, Dorothy Louise Hopping; Hopping, Dorothy Louise--Marriage;

Rene Richmond and Paul FioRito were married on March 19, 1949 at St. Leo's Catholic Church. Rene and Paul would be honeymooning in Southern California, upon their return, they would be setting up their home in Seattle. View of guests at the Richmond-Fiorito wedding party; hand colored black and white photograph (TNT, 4/21/49, p. C-2).

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Marriage--Tacoma; Receptions--Tacoma; Families--Tacoma; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits; Richmond, Rene--Family; FioRito, Paul--Family; St. Leo's Catholic Church (Tacoma);

Dolores Jeanne Vissel was married to William Talbott Harrar at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in October of 1948. Mrs. Harrar is seen here with her attendants attired in Elizabethan-style gowns of burgundy at the altar of the church. They are, L-R, Mrs. Harrar, Doris McFadden, Beverly Sjoroen, and Marilyn Whitman Anderson. (TNT, 11/7/1948, p.D-3)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; First Evangelical Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Lutheran churches--Tacoma; Altars--Tacoma; Vissel, Dolores Jeanne--Marriage; Wedding attendants--Tacoma;

Gerrie Waechter and Charles Dartonwere married September 7, 1946. The birde, Gerrie Waechter Darton and her seven attendants are surrounded by flowers as they stand together at the altar. The bride's train flows down the steps and she holds a bouquet of orchids and stephanotis. Her attendants carry bouquets of mums in various colors. The attendants are, L-R: Marily Kershaw, Kate Peach, Shirley Abel, Jane Brace, Marilyn Whitman, Marjorie Lyster, and Lorraine Dahlstrom. (T.Times, 9/14/1946, p.7)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Darton, Gerrie; Waechter, Gerrie--Marriage; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Kershaw, Marily; Peach, Kate; Abel, Shirley; Brace, Jane; Whitman, Marilyn; Lyster, Marjorie; Dahlstrom, Lorraine;

Walter Butt-Ursella Watts wedding. Attendants at the cake table line up behind the table decorated with the cake, candles and other refreshments.

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Receptions--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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.;

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;