Bill Brown family possibly posing at a storefront window with a snowman and artificial snow.

Drielbirs-Lows wedding photo of the bride and groom getting into their vehicle.

Drielbirs-Lows wedding photo of the bride holding a piece of glassware while the crowd smiles looking on.

Babich-Lovkovich wedding photo of bride holding veil.

Kay-Long wedding reception at the Woman's Club.

Fort Lewis buffet featuring fruit salad, dips, cake and floral arrangements.

Fort Lewis buffet featuring fruit salad, dips, cake and a large roast.

Lyons-Anderson wedding photo with the couple posing inside of a car with a pinwheel spinner on the antenna.

Lindbloom-Lonts wedding photo bridal portrait.

Link-Colvert wedding photo with bride and bridesmaids.

Unknown bride posing at the altar.

Deteriorated Steele-Tarte wedding photo featuring bride and two bridesmaids.

Fort Lewis buffet featuring pickles, aspic desserts, gourds and cake.

Constanti - Taylor wedding. Family members pose with couple for portrait in front of stucco, Spanish-style home. Marie Eileen Constanti and her new groom, Thomas Zachary Taylor, are fourth and third from the right in this March 25, 1940, photograph. She is wearing an apple green suit and tiny straw hat along with a large corsage. The couple were wed on Monday morning, March 25th, at St. Patrick's church in Tacoma. (T.Times, 3-25-40, p. 7)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Constanti, Marie Eileen; Taylor, Thomas Zachary;

Constanti-Taylor wedding. Wedding couple surrounded by three young men and a young woman pose for a portrait in front of a stucco, Spanish-style house. Marie Eileen Constanti and Thomas Zachary Taylor exchanged wedding vows at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church on March 25, 1940. Shirley Constanti was maid of honor for her sister while Keith Bogan served as best man during the morning ceremonies. A reception was held in the Rose & Gold room of the Hotel Winthrop. The new Mrs. Taylor wore an apple green suit trimmed with cross fox fur for her wedding along with a toast colored straw hat. She graduated from Sumner High School and was affiliated with Delta Alpha Gamma at the College of Puget Sound. The bridegroom attended Bellarmine and Bennett School of Aeronautics. Their new home will be in San Diego. (T.Times, 3-25-40, p. 7)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Constanti, Marie Eileen; Taylor, Thomas Zachary;

The flower girl, Rhoda Marcia Simpson, really lays one on the ring bearer, Bruce Allan Jennison, in this original wedding picture. There is an indication that this photo was displayed in the front window of the Richards studio with the caption "What can the poor guy do!" The young couple were the attendants at the June 11, 1955 wedding of Lois Marilyn Antilla and Paul John Putnam. The younger couple were the niece and nephew of the bride. The ringleted lass wears a dotted swiss gown and carries a basket. The young man wears a white sport coat and saddle shoes. (TNT 6/19/1955, pg. D-9)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children kissing--Tacoma; Kissing; Children--Tacoma--1950-1960; Simpson, Rhoda Marcia; Jennison, Bruce Allan; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Annabelle Joan Breland, daughter of John and Lula C. Breland, and Robert Lee Swanson wedding and reception at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 7th Street and Main Avenue, Puyallup. Bride and groom receiving vows at altar in modern church on June 10, 1954.

Weddings--Puyallup--1950-1960; Breland, Annabelle Joan--Marriage; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Immanuel Lutheran Church (Puyallup);

Allen - Brewster wedding. Lilly Catherine Allen and Benjamin J. Brewster were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Allen, on October 7, 1939. The new Mrs. Brewster is pictured above in her gown of white satin and fingertip veil. She wore a large corsage of gardenias and roses. White and yellow 'mums and blue Michaelmas daisies provided an attractive setting for the wedding which was officiated by Rev. L. Edgar Taber and attended by close friends and relatives. The groom, Benjamin Brewster, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brewster. Both bride and groom graduated from Lincoln High School. The Sonya Mae Apartments was the couple's first home. (T.Times 10-10-39, p. 9-article; TNT 10-10-39, p. 8-article; T.Times 10-28-39, p. 4-cropped photograph)

Weddings--1930-1940; Brides--1930-1940; Wedding clothing & dress--1930-1940; Allen, Lilly Catherine--Marriage;

ca. 1954. A lovely bride stands with her five attendants in the summer of 1954. She is dressed in a floor-length lace and satin gown and wearing a fingertip veil. Her bridesmaids appear to be wearing satin calf-length dresses with high collared bolero jackets. Flowered hair ornaments accentuate the summery clothing.

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

Unidentified wedding party consisting of the bride and groom, three bridesmaids and three groomsmen. All are wearing formal wedding outfits. This wedding occurred in July of 1954.

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

A style show featuring a bride's trousseau occurred at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club during the time of the annual Delta Delta Delta Pansy Ring Tea in May, 1954. Models portraying the bridal party stand in front of the Ring of flowers. Both attendants and the bride carry wreaths of flowers, perhaps dahlias, to correspond with the circular theme. Mrs. Paul Whitcomb, the former Janet Erickson, models a wedding gown with flowing train. Mrs. Whitcomb was the former 1953 chapter president of Delta Delta Delta. Her groom in the photograph is Warren Hunt of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Mr. Hunt is a graduating senior from Puyallup, a business administration major, and former student body president. The bridal attendants were Barbara Schaller and Nancy Cranston. (TNT 5-2-54, D-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Flowers--Tacoma; Whitcomb, Janet; Hunt, Warren; Schaller, Barbara; Cranston, Nancy;

Stolder and Lemmer wedding. Groom with bride in arms at threshold of building in this late 1953 photograph. Building has high, Colonial embellished entry and transom over double entry doors. Metal railing and steps are covered with light snow and ice.

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

Patrica Ann Woods, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Woods, and David Keith Curry wedding at Assembly of God Church, Puyallup. Reception at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Large family portrait, with bride and groom in center, taken at reception on November 14, 1953.

Weddings--Puyallup--1950-1960; Woods, Patricia Ann--Marriage; Curry, David Keith; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960;

Millsap and Nichol wedding at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Bride and groom greet guests as they leave the church following the wedding ceremony. The couple were wed on Friday evening, September 4, 1953.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; St. Ann's Catholic Church (Tacoma);

Anderson and Niebergall wedding. The former Mary Joan Anderson shows her leg garter to her bridesmaids and flower girls on her wedding day. This pose was typical of photographers' wedding coverage during the 1950s. The groom often tossed the bride's garter to single men after the ceremony. Mary Joan and Albert Durry Niebergall exchanged vows in Puyallup on June 13, 1953. The bride was from Seattle and the groom's hometown was Walla Walla. (TNT 6-25-1953, C-8-portrait of bride & groom)

Weddings--Puyallup--1950-1960; Anderson, Mary Joan; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; Wedding attendants;

Anderson and Niebergall wedding. Portrait of bride and groom beside two elaborate floral sprays. Mary Joan Anderson of Seattle wed Albert Durry Niebergall, formerly of Walla Walla, on June 13, 1953 in Puyallup. She is wearing a lace gown and carrying an orchid and statis (small white flowers) bouquet. The dark haired groom is in a white tuxedo. (TNT 6-25-1953, C-8)

Weddings--Puyallup--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Anderson, Mary Joan--Marriage; Niebergall, Albert Durry; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; Flower arrangements;

Oliver and Whittmann wedding. Bride signing marriage license. Minister, groom, best man and maid of honor grouped around her in church office. Room features a bay window upon which ivy or philodendron hangs from valance above drapes. The couple were wed on Saturday, April 11, 1953 in Lakewood's Little Church on the Prairie.

Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; Wedding attendants; Clergy--Lakewood--1950-1960;

Oliver and Whittmann wedding. On April 11, 1953, this bride and groom stood at the gate to the Little Church on the Prairie in Lakewood. Bride is wearing a Princess-length gown of organdy and lace.

Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; Little Church on the Prairie (Lakewood);

Oliver and Whittmann wedding. Wedding couple at altar with bridesmaid and best man receiving vows. Ceremony held in the Little Church on the Prairie, Lakewood, on April 11, 1953.

Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; Wedding attendants; Little Church on the Prairie (Lakewood);

Wedding portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vert. The former Elizabeth Claire Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Smith, was married June 3, 1938 to W. Edward Vert at the Christ Episcopal Church. The bride wore a two piece dirndle suit of brilliant neon blue, long white gloves, a wheat colored picture hat and a corsage of orchids. The afternoon wedding ceremony and reception held later at the Smith home on No. Sheridan Ave. were attended by relatives and close friends. The happy couple will make their first home in Yakima. (T. Times 6/4/1938, pg. 8; photo 6/11/1938, pg. 9)

Weddings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Vert, Edward; Vert, Elizabeth; Smith, Elizabeth Claire--Marriage; Brides--1930-1940; Grooms (Weddings)--1930-1940;