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;

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;

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;

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);

Bridal portrait. The chapel at Charles Wright Academy was the site of the Teckla Ann Slikas-Graham Morley Hicks nuptials on May 19, 1973. The recent Willamette graduates were married in a double-ring ceremony by Rev. James W. Bertolin. The bride, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. John Slikas of Tacoma, was dressed in a silk jersey and wore a small cap with a cluster of fresh flowers. She carried a bouquet of roses, stephanotis and lily-of-the-valley. The groom is the son of Judge and Mrs. Loren D. Hicks of Salem, Oregon. The newlyweds will live in Portland where the groom is an attorney. (TNT 5-27-73, B-4)

Brides--1970-1980; Wedding clothing & dress; Weddings--University Place--1970-1980; Slikas, Teckla Ann--Marriage;

Johnson-Wolf wedding. University of Wisconsin graduate students Cyntheia Yvonne Johnson and Richard Allen Wolf were married at St. Leo's Catholic Church on August 21, 1971. Pictured above is the bride, in her delicate organza gown trimmed with jeweled alecon lace including a cathedral length mantilla. With her is believed to be her mother, Mrs. Douglas Cato. The new Mrs. Wolf is also the daughter of Collie Johnson of Vietnam. She had graduated from Aquinas Academy and Marquette University. Her husband, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wolf of Skokie, IL, also graduated from Marquette. Photograph ordered by Mrs. Douglas Cato. (TNT 9-19-71, E-10 - article)

Weddings--Tacoma--1970-1980; Brides--1970-1980; Wedding clothing & dress; Johnson, Cyntheia Yvonne--Marriage;

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.