Buness-Payne Wedding. 300-400 guests were present at the double ring ceremony uniting Evelyn Lorraine Buness and Clinton Dwight Payne on June 18, 1948. The evening nuptials were held at Bethesda Baptist Church and officiated by the Rev. Marion Flint. Louise Buness, the bride's sister, was her maid-of-honor and the groom's brother, Bud, was his best man. The bride wore a floor-length ivory satin gown with beadwork on the front. Her bouquet had a large orchid and stephanotis. Evelyn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Buness and Clinton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Payne. The couple both attended Lincoln High School. After their wedding trip to California and (New) Mexico, they planned to make their home at 7048 South Fawcett in Tacoma. (TNT 6-27-1948, D-2; T.Times 7-14-1948, p. 6-photograph of bride & groom)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Buness, Evelyn Lorraine--Marriage;

One of the largest weddings photographed by the Richards studio was the marriage of Virginia Lee (Wendy) Wagner to George Hunt Weyerhaeuser; the wedding took place in the gardens of "Lakewold", the Wagner estate. View of man with two little girls, possibly the flower girls for the upcoming weekend wedding, they are sitting in a heart shaped swing which reads "To Our Valentines" (TNT, 7/11/1948, p. 1, D-1).

Weddings--Lakewood--1940-1950; Weyerhaeuser, George H.; Wagner, Virginia Lee; Children swinging--Lakewood; Lakewold (Lakewood); Group portraits;

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);

One of the largest weddings photographed by the Richards studio was the marriage of Virginia Lee (Wendy) Wagner to George Hunt Weyerhaeuser (eight and nine from left) in the summer of 1948. The wedding took place in the gardens of "Lakewold", the Wagner estate. With a wedding party and guest list of Washington's most prominent, Associated Press covered the event. The noteworthy marriage received front page coverage in the Tacoma Sunday Ledger/News Tribune and an entire page in the society section which featured Richards photographs of the event. (TNT, 7/11/1948, p. 1, D-1).

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

One of the largest weddings photographed by the Richards studio was the marriage of Virginia Lee (Wendy) Wagner to George Hunt Weyerhaeuser; the wedding took place in the gardens of "Lakewold", the Wagner estate.This wedding joined together two nationally known Tacoma families, both in the lumber and timber industries. Virginia Lee is the daughter of Corydon and Eulalie Wagner of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company (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; Lakewold (Lakewood);

Mickelina Retha Spadafore and Bertram Edward Corkill were married at the First Methodist Church (located on 423 South K Street) in evening ceremonies on July 31, 1948. Reverend M. A. Marcy officiated. The bride is the daughter of Josephine Jaconetty of Dutton, Montana and the groom is the son of Ida Corkill of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is wearing a beautiful gown of white satin with marquisette yoke, pointed long sleeves and a lace enhanced veil. The pearls around her neck were a gift from her bridegroom. Her bouquet was composed of orchids, gardenias and stephanotis. Mr. and Mrs. Corkill are pictured above in the act of cutting the three-tier wedding cake at the 100-guest reception held at Normanna Hall. Mickelina is a graduate of Lincoln High School and Bertram graduated from Vancouver Tech in British Columbia and attended the University of British Columbia. They will be at home on Rochester St. in Tacoma. (TNT 8-24-1948, p. 6-alt. photo)

Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Cakes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Spadafore, Mickelina Retha--Marriage; Corkill, Bertram Edward; First Methodist Church (Tacoma);

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;

Mary Lee Odlin and William Philip were married on August 20, 1948 at Immanuel Presbyterian Church with their wedding reception held at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. Left to right are the bride's parents, Reno and Edith M. Odlin, and the groom's parents, Warren F. and Lillian Philip (T.N.T., 8/29/48, p. D-1).

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Marriage--Tacoma; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950; Odlin, Reno--Family; Philip, Warren F.--Family; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

View of the Odlin and Philip Family at William and Mary Lee's wedding reception at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. Left to right, Warren and Lillian Philip, William and Mary Lee Philip, Barbara Philip Echternach, unidentified young man, Edith and Reno Odlin, and possibly their son standing in front of them (T.N.T., 8/29/48, p. D-1).

Wedding costume--1940-1950; Tuxedoes; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Marriage--Tacoma; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950; Odlin, Reno--Family; Philip, Warren F.--Family; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Philip, William W.; Odlin, Mary Lee--Marriage;

Nell Edwards and Officer Willoughby on their wedding day. The bride, in a white satin suit and veil wearing a corsage, and groom, standing at the altar decorated with candles and candelabra.

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Altars--Tacoma; Candelabras; Veils--Tacoma; Wedding costume--1940-1950;

View of Merrilee Longstreth's bridesmaids, maid of honor and matron of honor, the wedding attendants are wearing lovely satin dresses. Merrilee Longstreth was marrying Roland Day, their wedding reception would be at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club. Merrilee and Roland had an engagement party the previous week at Joan Thompson's home in Lakewood (See D34655-1 & 10).

Wedding costume--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wedding photography--Tacoma; Marriage--Tacoma; Longstreth, Merrilee--Family; Day, Roland--Family; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

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;

Bride's portrait of Phyllis Lee Murphy. Phyllis Lee Murphy and Robert Bernard Freeman were married September 11, 1948, at the First Baptist Church. Reverend Walter O. Macoskey performed the services. Phyllis carried her paternal grandmother's handkerchief and wore the engagement ring of gold-set moonstones belonging to her maternal grandmother. Her gown was of white moire with a petal shaped collar and cuffs, both trimed in seed pearls and bugle beads. The full skirt swept into a train. Her veil was edged in lace, cascading from a petaled headpiece. She carried a bouquet of white rosebuds and stephanotis circled with pink rosebuds. Candles and flowers stand to either side of her. (TNT, 9/15/1948, p.8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Bouquets; Veils--Tacoma; Candles; Candelabras; Murphy, Phyllis Lee--Marriage; First Baptist Church (Tacoma);

Dolores Jeanne Vissel was married to William Talbott Harrar at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in October of 1948. Mrs. Harrar is seen here with her attendants attired in Elizabethan-style gowns of burgundy at the altar of the church. They are, L-R, Mrs. Harrar, Doris McFadden, Beverly Sjoroen, and Marilyn Whitman Anderson. (TNT, 11/7/1948, p.D-3)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; First Evangelical Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Lutheran churches--Tacoma; Altars--Tacoma; Vissel, Dolores Jeanne--Marriage; Wedding attendants--Tacoma;

Gina Petrecca and Frank Brunette were married on November 20, 1948 at St. Rita's Catholic Church, Father Baffaro officiated the double-ring ceremony. Gina is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Petrecca, Frank is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Brunette of Yelm. Gina is wearing a white slipper satin gown with marquisette yoke, long sleeves, full skirt and a long train; her bouquet is made of white carnations and stephanotis centered around an orchid (T.N.T., 12/12/48, p. D-10).

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Marriage--Tacoma; Petrecca, Gina--Marriage; Brunette, Frank; Petrecca--Family; Brunette--Family; St. Rita's Catholic Church (Tacoma);

Rosemary Hablas-Blair Wedding. Rosemary Antoinette Hablas and Vernon Sidney Blair were married in November 1948 at Trinity Lutheran Church. They stand together at the altar. Flowers and candles decorate the church behind them. The bride wears a long, white,slipper-satin dress with a court-length train and a finger tip veil. She is holding a bouquet. The groom is wearing a dark suit and boutonniere.

Weddings--Parkland--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Hablas, Rosemary; Blair, Rosemary; Blair, Vernon Sidney; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Altars--Parkland; Trinity Lutheran Church (Parkland); Lutheran churches--Parkland;

Dorothy Louise Hopping, daughter of William and Dorothy Hopping, was marrying Alan Roberts; the marriage ceremony and reception were being held at her parent's home. Dorothy is wearing a three-quarter length white silk gown with a v-neckline, she will be carrying an heirloom rosepoint lace handkerchief; her bouquet is made up of red anthurium lilies. William Hopping Sr. was co-owner of William D. Hopping and Company, an insurance company; he was also President of the Tacoma Savings and Loan Association. William and Dorothy Hopping lived in Tacoma's North end, at 3421 North 30th Street (T. Times, 2/6/49, p. 19).

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Bouquets; Roberts, Alan--Marriage; Hopping, William D.--Family; Hopping, William D.--Homes & haunts; Roberts, Dorothy Louise Hopping; Hopping, Dorothy Louise--Marriage;

Rene Richmond and Paul FioRito were married on March 19, 1949 at St. Leo's Catholic Church. Rene and Paul would be honeymooning in Southern California, upon their return, they would be setting up their home in Seattle. View of guests at the Richmond-Fiorito wedding party; hand colored black and white photograph (TNT, 4/21/49, p. C-2).

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Marriage--Tacoma; Receptions--Tacoma; Families--Tacoma; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits; Richmond, Rene--Family; FioRito, Paul--Family; St. Leo's Catholic Church (Tacoma);

Dorothy Mae Rudolph, daughter of the widowed Belle M. Rudolph of Tacoma and Navy Lieutenant James Allen Wasner, son of Earl and Mary Wasner of Seattle; were married on April 23, 1949 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. View of formal photograph of the recently wedded happy couple, Dorothy Mae and Lieutenant James Allen Wasner (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-1).

Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Wasner, James Allen--Marriage; Rudolph, Dorothy Mae--Marriage;

Dorothy Mae Rudolph and James Allen Wasner's wedding ceremony included the Navy officers forming the traditional arch of swords. View of Dorothy Mae and James Allen Wasner cutting their wedding cake with a Navy sword; the couple's reception was held at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church rectory (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-1).

Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cakes--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Wasner, James Allen--Marriage; Rudolph, Dorothy Mae--Marriage;

Dorothy Mae Rudolph and Lieutenant James Allen Wasner were married on April 23, 1949 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in a traditional Catholic and Navy ceremony. View of Dorothy Mae and Lieutenant James Allen Wasner leaving St. Patrick's Catholic Church (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-1).

Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Wasner, James Allen--Marriage; Rudolph, Dorothy Mae--Marriage;

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;

Retha Winifred Conlon and William F. Erwert were married in Sumner, Washington; the couple will be living in Oregon where the groom is enrolled in a Master's degree program at University of Oregon. View of wedding guests, possibly Conlon or Erwert family members, standing outside of Saint Andrew's Catholic Church (T.N.T., 6/12/49, p. D-11).

Weddings--Sumner--1940-1950; Marriage--Sumner; Families--Sumner; St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Sumner); Women--Clothing & dress--Sumner--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Erwert, William F.--Family; Conlon, Retha Winifred--Family;

Retha Winifred Conlon, daughter of Peter O. and Rachel M. Conlon of Sumner, was married to William F. Erwert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Erwert of Woodburn, Oregon. The couple was married in 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;

Minchau-Skupen wedding. Erna Minchau and John B. Skupen were married July 4, 1949, at Allen Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Skupen stand happily together outside the church. Mrs. Skupen has worn a dress with a ruffle at the hem that gathers in the back into a flowing drape of fabric. She is wearing a fur stole and a hat that matches her dress. She holds a bouquet with trailing stephanotis. Mr. Skupen is wearing a three-piece suit. They were both students at the College of Puget Sound. (TNT, 7/21/1949, p.13)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Methodist churches--Tacoma; Skupen, John B.--Family; Minchau, Erna; Allen African Methodist Church (Tacoma);

Mr. and Mrs. Frinchi, studio portrait of bride and groom. Lt. Louis D. Frinchi and Margaret Ann Mills were married July 30, 1949, at St. Patrick's church and honeymooned in Oregon. Lieutenant Frinchi would leave in late August for occupational duty in Germany. His bride was to join him later. (TNT, 8/19/1949, p.26)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Frinchi, Louis D.--Family; Mills, Margaret Ann--Marriage;

Miss Rosemary Tollefson and Ardeis Harold Myers, Jr. were married August 13, 1949, at Central Lutheran Church. Rosemary is the daughter of Congressman and Mrs. Thor C. Tollefson. Ardeis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ardeis H. Myers of Kansas City, Missouri. Six hundred guests were invited to the double-ring ceremony.The bride and groom stand at the altar surrounded by their attendants. Baskets of white gladiolus and stock decorate the altar behind them. Names listed in newspaper. (TNT, 8/14/1949, p.D-2; 8/21/1949, p.D-1)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Altars--Tacoma; Tollefson, Rosemary; Myers, Ardeis Harold--Family; Central Lutheran Church (Tacoma);