Jacqueline Keller stands next to her bridesmaid, Dayle Hoegh, in front of the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club's massive fireplace which is decorated with chrysanthemums and candles in glass holders. The former Jacqueline Brown married College of Puget Sound student David Keller on October 7, 1950. The bride, wearing a pearl necklace, is dressed in a lovely ankle length gown of white French imported lace over net. She has a fingertip veil with satan cap and wears lace elbow length gloves. She appears to be carrying a large bouquet of stephanotis and ivy. Her sole attendant, Dayle Hoegh, is wearing an ankle length organza gown and a shirred cap. (TNT 10-15-50, D-7)

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Fireplaces; Bouquets; Brown, Jacqueline; Keller, David; Hoegh, Dayle; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma);

Sepia "going away" photograph of Edward and Marian Firch. The couple is seated behind the wheel of what appears to be a Chevrolet with plaid upholstery. The bride is wearing a long sleeved satin wedding gown and is carrying a bouquet of roses decorated in ribbons and lace. A crown of small flowers adorns her veil. The former Marian A. Lindstedt of Chehalis married Edward A. Firch of Tacoma in Immanuel Lutheran Church, Chehalis, on September 17, 1950. (TNT 10-14-50, p. 4)

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Lindstedt, Marian A.--Marriage; Firch, Edward A.;

A double shower in honor of Nancy Challman and Mary Louise Graiff was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Horjes in August, 1950. Barbara Horjes and Myrna Juntti entertained many friends and relatives of the brides-to-be. Posed near a lilly pond in the Horjes' yard are the honorees, standing, and the two hostesses. Miss Challman and Miss Graiff both plan September weddings. (TNT 8-29-50, p. 6; TNT 8-30-50, p. 12)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Challman, Nancy; Graiff, Mary Louise; Horjes, Barbara; Juntti, Myrna;

Frances Avery Olzendam and Hunt Tilford Norris were married at the Church of the Holy Communion in Tacoma on May 14, 1949. Frances is the daughter of Roderic M. and Lydia Olzendam of Tacoma; Hunt is from San Francisco, California, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Norris of Atherton, California (T.N.T., 5/15/49, p. D-4).

Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Olzendam, Frances Avery--Marriage; Norris, Hunt Tilford--Marriage; Olzendam, Roderic M.--Homes & haunts; Church of the Holy Communion (Tacoma);

Retha Winifred Conlon and William F. Erwert were married on June 4, 1949; the couple will be honeymooning in Seaside, Oregon. View of the Conlon-Erwert wedding party at Saint Andrew's Catholic Church in Sumner, Washington (T.N.T., 6/12/49, p. D-11).

Weddings--Sumner--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Altars--Sumner; Catholic churches--Sumner; St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Sumner); Erwert, William F.; Conlon, Retha Winifred--Marriage;

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;

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;

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.;

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;

Jeanne Dittmen and Raymond Horn were married May 26, 1945, at the McKinley Avenue Friends Church. Jeanne M. Horn is wearing her wedding dress with the train spread behind her. She is holding a bridal bouquet of white calla lillies and stephanotis. Her finger-tip veil is crowned with orange blossoms. Lt. Raymond M. Horn serves with the Army Air Corps. (T.Times, 6/12/1945, p.6)

Brides--1940-1950; Dittman, Jeanne M.--Marriage; Horn, Jeanne M.; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950;

Wedding portrait of Josephine Ellen Hagman and Herbert J. Birchman. The bride and groom are seen from the back and also from the front in the mirror. They both read a note sent upon this most happy occasion. The bride's veil allows a glimpse of her white satin gown. She is holding her bouquet of white carnations and stephanotis. They were married January 19, 1946, at the First Covenant Church. (T.Times, 2/6/1946, p.6)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Hagman, Josephine Ellen; Birchman, Herbert J.;

Flavel ("Bizz") Beattie-Henrietta Foss wedding. The bride's attendants admire her train as they fan it out behind her. The bride is Miss Henrietta Foss. The bride's mother, Agnes S. Foss, stands second from the left. (T.Times, 9/28/1946, p.7) TPL-8714

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Foss, Henrietta--Marriage; Barber, Joan; Smith, Donna Jean; Wilbur, Bettye; Osgood, Marion; Foss, Agnes S.; Foss, Henry O.--Family;

Joan Booth and Orville Wick wedding. Two little flower girls stand in front of the altar, smiling as they get their picture taken. The girls are wearing matching dresses, head wear and flower bouquets. Candelabras and a religious statue are in background.

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Booth, Joan--Marriage; Girls--Tacoma; Children--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wick, Orville--Family; Booth, Joan--Family; Candelabras;

Donna J. Angle and Donald O. Cronemiller were married in Tacoma, view of Donna in her beautiful wedding gown with four bridesmaids and her maid of honor; the flowers are likely from Angle's Flowers. Donna is the daughter of Ralph E. and Anna Angle, the family owns Angle's Flowers located at 953 Commerce Street, Donna was an apprentice at the family flower shop. Donald is the son of Austin and Grace Cronemiller, Donald was a serviceman for Swift & Company, wholesale meat distributors. (Note: 1949 Tacoma City Directory had Aaron & Grace Cronemiller listed, rater than Austin & Grace Cronemiller.)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Angle, Donna J.--Marriage; Love; Altars--Tacoma; Churches--Tacoma; Bridal bouquets--Tacoma; Angle's Flowers (Tacoma);

Virginia Lee (Wendy) Wagner is wearing her mother's gown, finished in rose point and accented with beautiful lace, the dress has a form fitted bodice, full net skirt and is complemented with a lovely tulle veil edged with rose point. The bride's maid of honor is her younger sister, Merrill Wagner, her matron of honor is the groom's sister from Eugene, Oregon, Mrs. John Pascoe. Virginia Lee is being walked down the aisle by her father, Corydon Wagner (TNT, 7/11/1948, p. 1, D-1).

Weddings--Lakewood--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Wagner, Corydon--Family; Wagner, Virginia Lee--Marriage; Lakewold (Lakewood);

George Hunt Weyerhaeuser had his brother Philip as his best man for his July 10, 1948 wedding. The couple was married at 5:00 P.M.in a ceremony officiated by Reverend Harold B. Long. The reception was held in the Pavilion and was immediately following the marriage ceremony. View of Virginia Lee (Wendy) Wagner sitting among the groomsmen and ushers that participated in her beautiful wedding (TNT, 7/11/1948, p. 1, D-1).

Weddings--Lakewood--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Weyerhaeuser, George H.; Wagner, Virginia Lee--Marriage; Wagner, Corydon--Family; Lakewold (Lakewood);

The Tacoma Times on their front page reported on the wedding of James H. Louie and Virginia Lew Wing who were married by Rev. Walter Macoskey on August 5, 1948 at First Baptist Church in front of 125 guests. This was the first wedding ceremony officiated for a Chinese-American couple at First Baptist Church. Virginia had been a member of the church since childhood. James is a graduate of University of Washington and received his masters degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Virginia graduated from Stadium High School and is a graduate of St. Joseph Hospital, School of Nursing. The couple will live in Seattle. Left to right, Mr. and Mrs. Lew Bow Wing of Tacoma, and Mr. and Mrs. Montim Louie of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; the bride and groom's parents (T. Times, 9/1/48, p. 1 & 9)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Evening gowns--Tacoma; Chinese Americans--Tacoma; Chinese American families--Tacoma; Louie, James H.--Family; Wing, Virginia Lew--Family; First Baptist Church (Tacoma);

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;

Dorothy Ann Schneider-Glastetter. Dorothy Ann Schneider and Herman Bernard Glastetter were married September 18, 1948, at St. Patrick's Catholic church. Father McGreil performed the ceremony before 200 guests. Dorothy is shown wearing her wedding gown of ivory satin with a round neckline and tight girdle of crystal beads and pearls. The skirt flowed into a long train. She wears a finger tip veil of illusion caught with a tiara of pearls and is holding her bouquet of stepanotis and orchids. (T.Times, 9/18/1948, p.10)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Veils--Tacoma; Bouquets; Schneider, Dorothy Ann--Marriage; Glastetter, Dorothy Ann; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma;

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);

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;

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;

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);

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;

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;

Wedding portrait of bride, Beverly Tropiano, daughter of Domenico and Mary Tropiano. Bride seated wearing lavish gown of Chantilly lace, scalloped hemline and veil. She carried a bouquet of pink roses and white and yellow orchids. Marriage to Donald Arthur Johnson at St. Rita's Church. Reception in Wedgewood Room at Winthrop Hotel. (TNT 2-15-1953, D-4-article only)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tropiano, Beverly Mary--Marriage; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960;

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);

Marliss Jeanett Aarts and Sgt. James Isaac Davey were married January 19, 1952, at Holy Rosary Church with the Rev. Lawrence Piotrzkowski officiating. They pose with their bridesmaid, Georlen Burden, a cousin of the bride, and best man, Patrick Shilley, for this studio portrait. The bride is the daughter of John and Louise Aarts of Tacoma and her husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Davey of Matamoras, Pennsylvania. The bride wore a navy suit with red accessories. (TNT, 2/6/1952, p.10)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Davey, James Isaac; Aarts, Marliss Jeanett--Marriage; Burden, Georlen; Shilley, Patrick;

Wedding portrait of Joyce Adele Nelson and Lt. Gordon Albert Arnold, U.S.A.F., and attendants. The Arnolds were married March 29, 1952 in the Ferguson Memorial chapel of the First Presbyterian Church. The bride wore a white satin gown with a lace Peter Pan collar. Her heirloom veil was fingertip length and was first worn by her great-grandmother. Mrs. George Edward Anderson, sister of the bride, was matron of honor and wore a green satin brocade gown. Miss Janet Nelson, cousin of the bride, was a bridesmaid and George Edward Anderson, brother in law of the bride, was best man. Ushers were Lt. William Schwehm, Richard Knipe and Richard Frederick. The bride was the daughter of the Irving Nelsons and the groom was the son of the Norman Arnolds of Nazareth, Pa. Their first home was made in Tacoma. Lt. Arnold had been serving for 15 months with the Korean airlift. Sepia portrait. (TNT 4-6-1952, pg. D-2)

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Nelson, Joyce--Marriage; Arnold, Gordon; Wedding attendants--Tacoma;

Virginia Lee Allen and her mother Lou Ella Allen select a china pattern at Gunderson's. TNT 1952 wedding layout. Miss Allen became the wife of Gene Gordon Pickering June 21, 1952 at the Christ Episcopal Church. The bride was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nelson Allen and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Pickering. The reception was held at the University Union Club. The Pickerings made their first home in Seattle. The bride attended Washington State College and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and Co-ed Club. Mr. Pickering obtained a degree in business administration from WSC and was president of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. (Tacoma Reporter 6-27-1952) TPL-9180

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gunderson (Tacoma); Gift shops--Tacoma--1950-1960; Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tableware; Allen, Virginia Lee; Allen, Lou Ella; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960;