In this sepia photograph, Rosemarie Lefor poses with a bridal attendant at the site of her wedding on September 15, 1951. She married William Vermilyea in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. The bride is wearing an ankle length white satin gown with lace overdress and lace shoulder line. Her fingertip veil is caught onto a satin bonnet. She carries a bouquet of orchids and gladiolus. Her attendant pictured is possibly Darlene Harris, her maid of honor, who is wearing a pink taffeta dress with overskirts of blue and pink net. She has on a blue and pink stole and a light lavender hat. (TNT 9-23-51, D-5)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Bouquets; Lefor, Rosemarie; Holy Rosary Church (Tacoma);

Dressed in satin and Chantilly lace with a long, full train, Marion Ingram stands in profile with her eyes closed in the late summer of 1951. Her bridal gown has a scalloped neckline, full skirt, and long sleeves with lace appliques; she is carrying a beribboned bouquet of mums. Her lace cap with fingertip veil rests gently on her softly waved hair. Marion Ingram wed Bruce Gilpin on September 15, 1951, in a ceremony at her parents' American Lake home. (TNT 9-16-51, D-1)

Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Bouquets; Ingram, Marion;

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;

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);

Wedding of University of Washington graduates Luana Chizuru Uyeda and Dr. Keith Hiroshi Yoshino.

Young couple admiring wedding gifts at reception following the McDowell-Haugen nuptials. The bride and groom are examining one of the many fine gifts received and on display. Toasters, mixers, serving dishes, silverware, and fine linens are just some of the wedding presents exhibited. The bride has on a lovely Chantilly lace and satin gown with a French imported fingertip tulle veil. The groom is wearing a white tuxedo with colorful cummerbund and carnation boutonniere. Valerie Joyce McDowell and Milton Dean Haugen were married on March 22, 1958, at the Central Lutheran Church. The new couple will be making their home in South Tacoma. Sepia photograph ordered by Mrs. Glenn McDowell.

Wedding costume; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings); Gifts; McDowell, Valerie Joyce; Haugen, Milton Dean;

Strickland-Taylor wedding. Formal portrait of Mamie Elizabeth Strickland on her wedding day of October 23, 1965. She wed Rev. Richard Edward Taylor at the Allen A.M.E. Church, 1411 Yakima Ave. So. According to engagement information published in the April 18, 1965, News Tribune, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Strickland. Rev. Taylor was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie P. Taylor of Seattle. The new Mrs. Taylor wore a pearl white satin gown trimmed with pearl beads; pearls also edged her train. (TNT 4-18-65, D-13, TNT 10-24-65, D-8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1960-1970; Brides--1960-1970; Wedding costume--1960-1970; Strickland, Mamie Elizabeth; Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church (Tacoma);

Baker-Prukop nuptials. View of Patricia Lorrene Baker and Raymond Oliver Prukop reciting their vows before a priest at Buckley's St. Aloysius Church on September 10, 1958. The bride's three attendants are by her side: they are Ellen Baker, sister, maid of honor and Judy Phillips and Mrs. Melvin Mothershead, bridesmaids. The groom is accompanied by his best man, his brother Ronald, and two ushers, Melvin Mothershead and Gary Roose. Sepia photograph ordered by Patricia Baker. (TNT 9-26-58, p. 12)

Weddings--Buckley--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Altars; Sculpture; Baker, Patricia Lorrene; Prukop, Raymond Oliver; Baker, Ellen; Phillips, Judy; Prukop, Ronald; Mothershead, Melvin; Roose, Gary;

A small purple tinsel tree sits on a table with pieces of paper hanging on it that are supposed to contain written "wishes" for Henry and McCluskey. The wedding guestbook and a bowl of letters are also on the table.

Dessert for the Henry and McCluskey wedding arranged on a table.

Rudy Henry and John McCluskey hold hands.