Eleanor Mary Mellish and Robert Stanley Adams wedding at Saint Luke's Memorial Church. Bride and groom leaving through Gothic entry to stone church following July 19, 1952 wedding ceremony.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mellish, Eleanor Mary--Marriage; Adams, Robert Stanley; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Tacoma);

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.;

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;

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;

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;

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;

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);

Marie Margaret Ultsch and Robert Austin O'Donnell were married September 18, 1951, at Holy Rosary Church. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. T.F. Ultsch. The groom is the son of Mrs. Edna O'Donnell of Seattle and B.A. O'Donnell of New York. Celebrant of the mass was Father John Kilty, North Vancouver, B.C., cousin of the bridegroom. The bride wore a white slipper-satin gown fashioned with a lace yoke, princess panel, pointed sleeves and an arched hipline. Miss Jean Bucsko was maid of honor. Terrence O'Donnell was his brother's best man. John M. Griffin and Robert E. Ultsch were ushers. (TNT, 9/25/1951, p.10)

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Ultsch, Marie Margaret--Marriage; O'Donnell, Robert Austin; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; Holy Rosary Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma;

Nancy Jean Riehl and Donald Maurice Hoff were married August 18, 1951, at the First Methodist Church. Nancy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lock Carl Riehl and Donald is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jens A. Hoff, Astoria. Dr. R. Franklin Thompson, president of the College of Puget Sound, officiated at the ceremony. Nancy wore a Swiss organdy gown with a floral embroidered jacket topping a strapless gown of nylon marquisette. The full skirt extended over a hoop into a dance length train. Mr. and Mrs. Hoff established a home in Portland after August 27th. Both the bride and groom were graduates of the College of Puget Sound. (TNT, 8/19/1951, p.D-3)

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; First Methodist Church (Tacoma); Hoff, Donald Maurice; Riehl, Nancy Jean--Marriage;

Marianne Chrystine Stacy and Harold Robert Klett were married July 22, 1951, at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Norma Oden, one of the bridesmaids, is shown here in her gown seated outside holding her bouquet. (TNT, 7/26/1951, p.12; 7/29/1951, p.D-5) (information supplied by a wedding party member)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Stacy, Marianne Chrystine--Marriage; Oden, Norma; Wedding attendants--Tacoma;

Carol Blundell and Emmett Reed Miller are joined by their parents at the altar of Saint Luke's Memorial Episcopal Church after their wedding August 18, 1951. Carol is the daughter of Richard Archibald and Pearl H. Blundell. Emmett is the son of Ross O. and Anna F. Miller. Carol is a graduate of Mills College and has taught in Pasadena. Emmett is a graduate of the University Of Washington. They would be making their new home in Walnut Creek, California. (TNT, 8/19/1951, p.D-1)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Episcopal churches--Tacoma; Altars--Tacoma; Blundell, Carol--Marriage; Miller, Emmett Reed; St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Tacoma);

Barbara Jean Anderson and David Frank James were married August 19, 1951, at Mason Methodist Church. Barbara is the daughter of Mrs. Zelma E. Anderson and the late Lawrence Anderson of Olympia. The bridegroom's parents ware Dr. Frank H. and Alice Clark James of Tacoma. The Rev. Frank B. James of Kansas City, Missouri, officiated at the wedding of his grandson. Barbara and David met while attending the University of Washington. (TNT, 8/26/1951, p.D-3)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Methodist churches--Tacoma; Altars--Tacoma; Mason Methodist Church (Tacoma); Anderson, Barbara Jean--Marriage; James, David Frank;

Miss Donna Mae Handel and Donald P. Kemp were married June 7, 1951, at the St. Paul Evangelist Lutheran Church. Donna was the daughter of Richard and Ruby Warner and Donald was the son of Paul and Margaret Kemp. Donna wore a white lace ballerina length dress with a short, long sleeved jacket with a high neckline. A fingertip veil was attached to a crown headpiece with pearls. She carried a bouquet of white orchids. (TNT, 7/3/1951, p.8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Handel, Donna Mae--Marriage; Kemp, Donald P.; Lutheran churches--Tacoma; St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Tacoma);

Patterson-Ambuehl wedding. Six wedding attendants gather around the smiling bride as she lifts her satin gown to show her beribboned garter. One bridesmaid gingerly tugs at the garter with one finger. Donna Mae Patterson and Andrew Ambuehl exchanged vows during a double-ring ceremony on November 30, 1951, at the First Presbyterian Church. The bride wore a Chantilly lace bodice extending into a peplum over a white satin skirt. Her attendants wore gowns of satin and tulle. The bride and groom honeymooned in California. (TNT 12-9-51, D-8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Patterson, Donna Mae--Marriage; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma);

Lorna Mavis Schmidt and John Lewis Jaech were married Christmas Day 1951 at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church. Lorna is the daughter of LeRoy M. and Mildred H. Schmidt. John is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Jaech of Seattle. Lorna wore a white brocade dress with accordion pleating insertions and a low, graceful neckline. Her illusion veil was fastened to a matching cap. The Christmas bouquet was of poinsettias and variegated holly. They planned a wedding trip to San Francisco. Their new home was to be in Seattle where both the bride and groom were students at the University of Washington. (TNT, 1/20/1952, p.D-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; Schmidt, Lorna Mavis--Marriage; Jaech, John Lewis; Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma;

Microsoft mogul Bill Gates' parents' wedding. William Henry Gates Jr. and Mary Maxwell married May 11, 1951 in Seattle. The photo shows the couple in an automobile leaving after the ceremony and reception. Both of Gates' parents can trace their Northwest roots back to the late 1800's. Bill Jr. grew up in Bremerton, the son of a prosperous local merchant, served as a Second Lieutenant in WW II and returned after the war to complete his undergraduate work at the University of Washington and enter law school. There he met Mary Maxwell, an energetic and high spirited athlete and sorority girl nicknamed "Giggles" by her friends. ("Bill Gates" by Adam Woog, "Bill Gates, Billionaire Computer Genius" by Joan D. Dickinson and "Smart Money, The Story of Bill Gates" by Aaron Boyd)

Weddings--Seattle--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Maxwell, Mary; Gates, William Henry; Wedding costume--1950-1960;

The wedding of Shirley Claire Fields and Jack Schneidermann in the Wedgewood Room at the Winthrop Hotel. A single ring ceremony was performed by Rabbi Bernard Roseberg under a canopy of white stock and greens flanked by candelabra. The bride, the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Hyman S. Fields, wore an ivory satin gown with a yoke of net and venice lace with a long train and an illusion veil. She carried a bouquet of orchids and stephanotis. The groom was from Coos Bay, Oregon and was the son of Mrs. David Schneidermann. The matron of honor was the recently married Mrs. Alvin L. Fields, sister-in-law of the bride, who wore the same bridal gown at her wedding. The Junior Bridesmaid was Dorothy Fields and the Bridesmaids were Helen Gold, Mona Kleiner and Nancy Brown. The Best Man was Harold Schneidermann. The bride was a graduate of Stadium High School and received her degree in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Washington. She was a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi. The groom was a Business Administration graduate from the University of Oregon and a member of Sigma Alpha Mu. The Schneidermanns honeymooned in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, Ca. (TNT 4/22/1951, pg. D-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Fields, Shirley Claire; Schneidermann, Jack; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

The flower girl and ring bearer impishly grin for the camera at the wedding of Helen Bruhn and Harley Lee Brown, Jr. The couple was married April 20, 1951 at Bethesda Baptist Church, with the ceremony followed by a reception in the Church's parlors. Miss Bruhn was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K.R. Bruhn of Enumclaw. The groom was the son of the H.L. Browns of Tacoma. The Browns honeymooned in California and then made their first home in Tacoma. (wedding picture of couple TNT 4/29/1951, pg D-6)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Joan Kohl is looking for just the right going away shoes for her upcoming wedding. These spectator pumps may be nothing new under ordinary circumstances but they take on priceless glamour as part of her trousseau. Joan and Lt. Clifford O. Johnson planned a home wedding to take place in 1951. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-14)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Kohl, Joan; Shoes; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Helen Greco is taking advantage of Penney's Towel Event to choose towels for her new home as she prepares for her upcoming wedding. A saleswoman helps by showing her several designs. Helen and Alfred McKechnie were to be married July 22, 1951. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-11)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Greco, Helen; Towels; J.C. Penney Co. (Tacoma); Sales personnel--Tacoma--1950-1960;

June Marie Johnson and Albert Herman Kosmin were married April 28, 1951, in the Little Church on the Prairie. The bride and groom stand at the altar with Donna and Doyle Nelson, twins, who were their flower girl and ring bearer. June Marie Johnson was the daughter of Harold G.and Ester A. Johnson. The bride attended Lincoln High School and the College of Puget Sound. Albert Herman Kosmin was the son of Mr. and Mrs. B.B. Kosmin of Philadelphia and he attended school in Germantown, Pennsylvania. (TNT, 5/6/1951, p.D-8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; Johnson, June--Marriage; Kosmin, Albert Herman; Nelson, Donna; Nelson, Doyle; Little Church on the Prairie (Lakewood);

Doreen Magnuson is picking her silverware pattern as she prepares for her wedding. Doreen and Sanford Shaub planned to be married June 16, 1951, in Immanuel Presbyterian Church. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.D-5)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960;Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Magnuson, Doreen; Silverware;

Family gathering before or after the wedding of University of Washington graduates Luana Chizuru Uyeda and Dr. Keith Hiroshi Yoshino.

Millsap and Nichol wedding at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Bride and groom greet guests as they leave the church following the wedding ceremony. The couple were wed on Friday evening, September 4, 1953.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; St. Ann's Catholic Church (Tacoma);

Stolder and Lemmer wedding. Groom with bride in arms at threshold of building in this late 1953 photograph. Building has high, Colonial embellished entry and transom over double entry doors. Metal railing and steps are covered with light snow and ice.

Weddings--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960;

A style show featuring a bride's trousseau occurred at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club during the time of the annual Delta Delta Delta Pansy Ring Tea in May, 1954. Models portraying the bridal party stand in front of the Ring of flowers. Both attendants and the bride carry wreaths of flowers, perhaps dahlias, to correspond with the circular theme. Mrs. Paul Whitcomb, the former Janet Erickson, models a wedding gown with flowing train. Mrs. Whitcomb was the former 1953 chapter president of Delta Delta Delta. Her groom in the photograph is Warren Hunt of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Mr. Hunt is a graduating senior from Puyallup, a business administration major, and former student body president. The bridal attendants were Barbara Schaller and Nancy Cranston. (TNT 5-2-54, D-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Flowers--Tacoma; Whitcomb, Janet; Hunt, Warren; Schaller, Barbara; Cranston, Nancy;

Anderson and Niebergall wedding. Portrait of bride and groom beside two elaborate floral sprays. Mary Joan Anderson of Seattle wed Albert Durry Niebergall, formerly of Walla Walla, on June 13, 1953 in Puyallup. She is wearing a lace gown and carrying an orchid and statis (small white flowers) bouquet. The dark haired groom is in a white tuxedo. (TNT 6-25-1953, C-8)

Weddings--Puyallup--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Anderson, Mary Joan--Marriage; Niebergall, Albert Durry; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; Flower arrangements;

The twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Green, Marlene and Darlene Green, were married in a joint wedding ceremony at the Little Church on the Prairie, 6310 Motor Ave. S.W. in Lakewood, on August 11, 1954, their birthday. The two brides posed side-by-side in identical wedding gowns in front of the church altar. Both are wearing gowns heavily decorated in lace and satin covered with net. They appear to be carrying stephanotis bouquets and they have matching pearl necklaces. Marlene Green married Claude Flansburg while Darlene wed William Melville. (TNT 6-20-54, D-9, engagement picture, and information provided by family)

Twins; Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Bouquets;

Okano-Komoko wedding. A group of well-wishers greet the newlyweds as they exit the Tacoma Hongwanji Buddhist Church on June 9, 1958. The smiling bride carefully watches her footsteps as she descends the small steps while her beaming groom acknowledges the crowd. Sepia photograph ordered by Midori Okano.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Tacoma Hongwanji Buddhist Church (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Tacoma;

Belgarde-Murphy wedding. A young couple, believed to be Mr. and Mrs. Ted Murphy, pose for photographs prior to their home wedding on May 17, 1958. They are taking advantage of the sunny morning to be photographed outdoors. She is wearing a sleeveless satin gown with full skirt and short veil and clutching a bouquet of carnations. The groom is by her side, holding her hand. Sepia photograph ordered by Mrs. Ted Murphy.

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