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D72081-50

Double-ring wedding ceremony of Beverly Tropiano and Donald Arthur Johnson at St. Rita's Catholic Church on February 14, 1953. Beverly is the daughter of Domenico and Mary Tropiano and Donald is the son of Mrs. Alveta Johnson and the late C.O. Johnson. Rev. Father Anthony Buffaro administers vows at altar. Biblical statues adorn the sanctuary. Pews filled with invited guests. (TNT 2-15-1953, D-4-article only)


Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tropiano, Beverly Mary--Marriage; Johnson, Donald Arthur; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; Priests--Tacoma--1950-1960; St. Ritas Catholic Church (Tacoma);

D72081-52

Wedding of Beverly Tropiano to Donald Arthur Johnson at St. Rita's Catholic Church, Tacoma, in February of 1953. Crowd assembling on steps of church following ceremony. Neighborhood houses across street.


Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tropiano, Beverly Mary--Marriage; St. Ritas Catholic Church (Tacoma);

D67133-37

ca. 1952. Female guests in suits at the Brown-Spiers wedding


Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Women--Tacoma--1950-1960; Suits (Clothing)--1950-1960;

D66678-26

ca. 1952. Anderson-Gilley wedding


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

D67962-30

ca. 1952. Wedding reception for Larry Dolan Holmes and Jo Ann Wall held in the social room of Bethlehem Lutheran Church circa 1952. Flower girls to the left of picture with their baskets and serving party to the right of them. The table is set with plates, coffee cups, a white cloth, candelabra and an entwined floral display of rosebuds and ivy. Mrs. Martin Wall and Mrs. Karl Kuhlers presided at the reception assisted by Mrs. Banks Butter, Mrs. Duke Nutter, Mrs. Gordon Nelson, Mrs. Wesley Hillman and the Misses Kathy Sharman, Janice DeJardine, Anita Roberts & Marion Roberts. Judy Berger was the flower girl. (TNT 9-19-1952, pg. 13)


Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Evening gowns--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma; Wall, Jo Ann--Marriage; Wedding attendants--Tacoma;

D66785-10

ca. 1952. Rinas-Nabity wedding


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

D67133-10

ca. 1952. Brown-Spiers wedding


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

D70718-6

Whitmore-Chandler wedding. The Little Church on the Prairie was decorated in a Christmas motif of white chrysanthemums, gladiolus, and poinsettias for the wedding of Marjory Anne Whitmore and Charles Theodore Chandler III on December 27, 1952. The bride is wearing a beautiful Chantilly lace and net over satin wedding gown which includes a long sleeved lace bolero jacket. A diamond and platinum brooch belonging to her mother is pinned onto the jacket. She has a fingertip veil which is fastened to a lace cap. Her bouquet consists of stephanotis and white orchids. Both bride and groom studied at the College of Puget Sound. They honeymooned in Sun Valley, Idaho. (TNT 1-4-53, D-1)


Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Whitmore, Marjory Anne--Marriage;

D70025-21

Joyce Carole Hanson and Perry Malcolm Mills were married December 20, 1952, in the Methodist Church, Puyallup. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore L. Hanson, Puyallup, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert R. Mills, Clinton, Kentucky. Joyce wore a white satin and Chantilly lace gown with a bouquet of white chrysanthemums and yellow orchids. (TNT, 1/4/1953, p.D-4)


Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Puyallup--1950-1960; Hanson, Joyce Carole--Marriage; Mills, Perry Malcolm; Methodist Church (Puyallup);

D70056-8

Rose Marie Murphy and Bruce Courtney Dennis were married November 30, 1952, at the Gail Pauline Day Memorial Chapel at the College of Puget Sound. Rose Marie wore a white suit and a dark hat. She carried a bouquet of orchids. Bruce chose a light, double-breasted suit. Bruce and Rose Marie were to make their home in Seattle after December 15th. Rose Marie's photograph was featured in a wedding special in the Tacoma News Tribune. (TNT, 11/9/1952, p.D-1 & 12/2/1952, p.10 & 12/7/1952, p.E-2))


Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Murphy, Rosemarie--Marriage; Dennis, Bruce; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

D70056-12

Rose Marie Murphy and Bruce Courtney Dennis were married November 30, 1952, at the Gail Pauline Day Memorial Chapel at the College of Puget Sound. Rose Marie and Bruce are surrounded by members of their families. Rose Marie was the daughter of Kenneth and Rosa Murphy. Kenneth was the son of Mrs. Josephine Dennis of Seattle and Horton Dennis of Tacoma. Mrs. Pat Terry, the bride's sister, was matron of honor. Best man was Arthur Whitson. (TNT, 12/2/1952, p.10)


Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; Murphy, Rosemarie--Marriage; Dennis, Bruce; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

D70056-23

Rose Marie Murphy and Bruce Courtney Dennis were married November 30, 1952, at the Gail Pauline Day Memorial Chapel at the College of Puget Sound. Rose Marie feeds Bruce a ceremonial piece of wedding cake during their wedding reception. Rose Marie graduated from Lincoln High School and attended the College of Puget Sound. Bruce attended Stadium High School and the College of Puget Sound. He was a civil engineer. (TNT, 12/2/1952, p.10)


Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Receptions; Cakes--Tacoma--1950-1960; Murphy, Rosemarie--Marriage; Dennis, Bruce;

D70512-29

Kearns and Wold wedding. Portrait of wedding group: bride and groom, groomsmen and bridesmaids, ring bearer and flower girl. Lavish candelabras draped with greenery flank the group. The couple were wed in evening ceremonies on November 21, 1952.


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

D69992-5

Pat Kezich-Bujacich wedding.


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

D69798-34

Holt - Ryland wedding. Newlyweds looking over a table full of wedding gifts which include various food items. The two laugh as the the former Frances Holt wields a rolling pin before her husband, Raymond Ryland. The couple were wed on October 22, 1952 in Sacred Heart Church. (TNT 10-29-1950, C-12-alt. wedding picture)


Weddings--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Holt, Frances; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Ryland, Raymond; Gifts; Cooking utensils;

D69798-23

Holt - Ryland wedding. Portrait of family of five seated on sofa in living room. The newlyweds flank their parents on October 22, 1952. All three women are wearing beautiful corsages while boutonnieres are displayed on the two men's lapels. Frances Holt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Holt wed Raymond Ryland in Sacred Heart Church on the afternoon of October 22, 1952. The bride had previously been feted with many showers prior to the wedding. (TNT 10-29-192, C-12-alt. photograph; TNT 10-22-1952, C-4-small article on showers)


Weddings--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Holt, Frances--Marriage; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Ryland, Raymond; Holt, Olaf--Family;

D68890-A

Patricia Schaller and Richard D. Gass were married October 12, 1952, at Mason Methodist Church. The bride is the daughter of Lester H. and Faye Schaller. The bridegroom is the son of Conrad P. and Vera Gass. Patricia wore a white satin gown covered with French Chantilly lace above the waist and below in panels down the front and back where the lace extended the length of her train. A French white nosegay of roses and bouvardia and a net ruff made up her bouquet. (TNT, 10/19/1952, p.D-4)


Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Schaller, Patricia--Marriage; Methodist churches--Tacoma; Mason Methodist Church (Tacoma);

D69207-29

Patricia Price and John W. Wells, U.S. Coast Guard, were married October 11, 1952, in the First Lutheran Church. Patricia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Price of Sylvan and her bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Wells of Woodburn, Oregon. Patricia wore a gown of white satin with lace applique on the bodice and skirt. Jacquelyn Price, sister of the bride, and Noreene Wells, sister of the bridegroom were two of the bride's attendants. Robert Wells was best man for his brother and Ray and William Price, brothers of the bride were two of the ushers. (TNT, 10/26/1952, p.C-8)


Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; First Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma; Price, Patricia--Marriage; Wells, John W.;

D68964-29

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;

D67827-18

Spalding-Welk wedding party. Inez Spalding and Gerhard Welk were married October 4, 1952 at the First Lutheran Church. They made their first home in Tillicum. The bride was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Spalding. The groom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Welk. The bride wore a gown of satin and lace in blush pink with a pink tulle veil. Her attendants were dressed in pastel green. Her sister Caroline Spalding was the maid of honor. Other attendants were Donna Jones, Doreen LeClef, Delores Welk, Mary Collings and Doris Greninger. Vickie Moon was the flower girl and Charles Apple was the ring bearer. The candelighters Martha Flickinger and Rosemary Zeigler were dressed in yellow. (TNT 10/19/1952, pg. D-5)


Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Spalding, Inez; Welk, Gerhard; First Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma;

D69355-22

Marilyn Bickel and Michael Courtney were married October 4, 1952, at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Sumner. The bride wore a gown of brocaded satin. Nearly 300 guests attended the ceremony and reception held later in the church social hall. (TNT, 10/17/1952, p.C-6)


Weddings--Sumner--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Bickel, Marilyn--Marriage; St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Sumner); Altars--Sumner; Wedding attendants;

D69082-1

Dorothy Ann Eichhorn and Spencer Kenyon Hopkins, Jr., were married September 26, 1952, at St. Luke's Memorial Church. Dorothy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Eichhorn of Puyallup and Spencer is the son of Spencer and Jean Hopkins of Tacoma. Dorothy wore a gown of Chantilly lace and satin with a fitted bodice and full skirt. Her veil was caught to a sweetheart lace cap. She carried a bouquet of white carnations and green orchids with ivy streamers and she wore a strand of pearls that belonged to the bridegroom's mother. (TNT, 10/12/1952, p.D-7)


Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Eichhorn, Dorothy Ann--Marriage; Episcopal churches--Tacoma; St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Tacoma);

D67265-30

Barbara Horjes and Richard K. Quinn march blissfully down the aisle of the First Presbyterian Church as the newly wedded husband and wife after taking their vows on September 19, 1952. The bride is wearing a floor length gown with a skirt of lace over net ruffles, lace bodice and sleeves and net at the neckline. Both bride and groom are wearing big smiles. The wedding was followed by a reception at the University Union Club.


Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Horjes, Barbara; Quinn, Richard K.; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma);

D69034-A

Leona V. Ostrander and S/Sgt. Fred J. Novetti were married September 5, 1952, at Chapel 1, McChord Field. Chaplain Val Strander officiated. Irvin and Susan Sysum of Tacoma served as best man and matron of honor. The bridegroom was formerly of Monterey Park, Callifornia. He was serving with the U.S. Air Force. Mrs. Novetti was employed at McChord Field. (TNT, 10/4/1952, p.C-3)


Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Ostrander, Leona V.--Marriage; Novetti, Fred J.; Sysum, Irvin; Sysum, Susan;

D68764-57

Dagmar Quevli is surrounded by her nine attendants in the Great Hall of Annie Wright Seminary. She and Ensign Wayne Beale Knight were married August 31, 1952, in Raynor Chapel. Miss Eleanor Mills was maid of honor and Mrs. James Burkheimer of Seattle was matron of honor. Mirs. Kirby Torrence of Seattle lighted the candles. The six bridesmaids were Christie Scott, Elizabeth Ayrault, Donna Moore of Seattle, Joan Lein and Martha Dorsey, both of Spokane, and Jane Palmer. A reception was held following the ceremony at the Tacoma Country Club. (TNT, 9/2/1952, p.18)


Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Quevli, Dagmar--Marriage;

D68764-3

Dagmar Quevli and Ensign Wayne Beale Knight were married August 31, 1952, in an evening wedding ceremony in Raynor Chapel at Annie Wright Seminary. Dagmar Quevli radiates happiness as she poses for her bridal portrait in the Great Hall wearing a French petite brocade gown. She carried a simple bouquet of white chrysanthemums and asters. Dagmar was the daughter of Dr. Christian and Christine Quevli. Wayne was the son of Robert T. and Nettie G. Knight. (TNT, 9/2/1952, p.18)


Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Quevli, Dagmar--Marriage;

D67967-31

Wedding of LaMoyne Barcott and John Hreha. LaMoyne is the daughter of Anton and the granddaughter of John Barcott. John Barcott, an immigrant from Yugoslavia, founded the California Oyster House on money raised from logging in Alaska. In 1946, John turned over the management of the restaurant to Anton. The Oyster House closed in 1958 and the family opened Harbor Lights on Ruston Way in 1959. LaMoyne eventually took over the management of the the famous waterfront restaurant. The couple were also avid magicians and won the best comedy act at the 1953 Convention of Pacific Coast Association of Magicians in Spokane for "the Vanishing Monkey." The bridegroom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hreha, Sr. and a junior at the College of Puget Sound. The couple graduated from Lincoln High School. The bride wore a white gown of tulle over satin.


Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Barcott, LaMoyne--Marriage; Hreha, John;

D67856-37

Wedding party on the altar of Epworth Methodist Church following nuptials of Bertha Bellamy and Kenneth W. Kinsey on August 23, 1952. The bride was the daughter of Mrs. Mary Bellamy of Tacoma and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Kinsey of Seattle. The bride wore a white satin wedding gown with a lace bodice and long train. The bride was "given away" by her brother William Bellamy. Mrs. William Bellamy was the matron of honor and wore yellow. The bride's other attendants were Mrs. George Pretare of Seattle in lavender and Mrs. George Whitver in light green. Candlelighters were the Misses Charlotte and Frances Goodwin of Seattle, in light blue. Kerry R. Kinsey was the Best man and ushers were James R. Bellamy and Carl Dressler. The couple graduated from Stadium High School and made their first home in Tacoma. (TNT 8/31/1952, pg. D-4)


Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Bellamy, Bertha--Marriage; Kinsey, Kenneth W.; Wedding attendants--Tacoma;

D65971-2

Amy Jacquelyn Brown poses for the camera after walking down the aisle of Trinity Lutheran Church with C. Phillip Thorleifson Wednesday August 20, 1952. The bride wore a ballerina length ice blue gown with lace over net and crepe and a veil of ice blue tulle attached to a headpiece of orange blossoms. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Brown and the groom was the son of Charles Thorleifson of Seattle. The bride was a graduate of Kapowsin High and PLC, where she was the President of Delta Rho Gamma. The groom was a graduate of Ballard High and PLC, where he belonged to the dramatics honor society Alpha Psi Omega. The couple made their first home in Seattle and both were teachers in Shoreline. (TNT 8/24/1952, pg. D-1)


Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brown, Amy Jacquelyn;

D67825-9

Gloria Diane Rehbock and Walter O. Swenning wedding party at the Little Church on the Prairie. The bride was the daughter of Mrs. Harold L. Rehbock and the late Mr. Rehbock and graduated from Clover Park High School and Washington State College. The groom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Swenning and attended Clover Park, the College of Puget Sound and Central Washington College of Education. Miss Margaret Dillon was the maid of honor. The bride wore a gown of white satin with nylon lace and net, that was selected during a trip to Honolulu, Hawaii one month previous. (T. Reporter 8/8/1952, pg. 5, TNT 8/24/1952, pg D-1)


Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Little Church on the Prairie (Lakewood); Rehbock, Gloria; Swenning, Walter;

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