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;

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.;

Ehnat - Walters wedding. Doris Ehnat, daughter of Mrs. Joseph F. Ehnat, and John Walters, son of Mrs. Ina C. Walters, exchanged vows at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on November 22, 1950. The bride and groom are pictured seated above sharing a toast while family and friends gather close by. (TNT 12-3-1950, D-5- alt. photographs)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Ehnat, Doris--Marriage; Walters, John; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960;

Beverly Ann Eckman and John Frederick Erck were married November 25, 1950, at St. Leo's Church. The bride was the daughter of Grant and Laura Eckman and the groom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Erck. The couple would make their first home in Seattle. (TNT 12/3/1950, p. D-2- alt. photograph)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Eckman, Beverly Ann--Marriage; Erck, John Frederick; Altars--Tacoma; St. Leo's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Wedding costume--1950-1960; Catholic churches--Tacoma;

Frances Marie Barnum and Paul Frederick were married December 30, 1950, in Peace Lutheran Church, Puyallup. The bride stands at the altar with her flower girl, Paula Haush. Miss Barnum's gown was white satin with a lace bodice. The train was long and her veil of illusion, three-quarter length, was fastened to a coronet of seed pearls. She carried red rosebuds and ivy tied with white ribbon. The bride was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Barnum of Puyallup. (TNT, 1/14/1951/ p.D-9)

Weddings--Puyallup--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Altars--Puyallup; Barnum, Frances Marie--Marriage; Haush, Paula; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Peace Lutheran Church (Puyallup);

Wedding portrait of Avonne Nadine Nelson and Lt. Truman Everett Boudinot, Jr. Miss Nelson, daughter of Mrs. Hazel Morton Nelson, and Lt. Boudinot, son of Mrs. Truman Boudinot of Beverly Hills, Ca. and the late Brigadier General Boudinot, were married on a Friday afternoon, January 12, 1951, in Raynor Chapel at the Annie Wright Seminary with Reverend Arthur Bell officiating at the single ring ceremony. Miss Nelson wore a pastel pink Adrian suit with an off white straw hat trimmed with white velvet flowers and carried a bouquet of carnations, pink roses and white stephanotis. The maid of honor was Miss Constance Brady and the best man was Robert Winskill. After the ceremony, the couple left for a three week motor tour of Santa Barbara and Palm Springs. The bride attended Annie Wright and was a graduate of Mills College. The groom received his commission at West Point Military Academy. (TNT 1/14/1951, pg D-3; TNT 1/21/1951, D-2 picture only)

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Nelson, Avonne Nadine--Marriage; Boudinot, Truman Everett; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

Wedding portrait of Dorothy Mae Naper, bride of Cpl. James Raymond Miller of the U.S. Army, on her wedding day Friday January 26, 1951. Miss Naper, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Naper, and Mr. Miller, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Miller of Johnstown, Pa., were united in a double ring ceremony at Oakland Presbyterian Church. The bride's gown was white satin with long pointed sleeves and a lace flounce on the bodice. The nylon net insert at the neckline matched the skirt of satin and nylon net. The waist length net veil flowed from a classic headdress with a cluster of orange blossoms at one side. The bouquet was of freesias, rosebuds and orchids. Mrs. David T. Selby was the matron of honor in ice pink satin and nylon net. Mrs. Alan F. Kelly and Miss Caroline DeRosa were the attendants and wore blue and yellow taffeta respectively. Edward E. Sumiec was Best Man and the ushers were Edward Rutecki and Everett Ent. The newlyweds established their new home at 4849 1/2 So. Yakima Ave. (TNT 1-28-1951, pg. D-3, TNT 2-5-1951, pg. 15)

Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Naper, Dorothy Mae;

Dorothy Mae Norton, of Yakima, and Cpl. George Panich, U.S. Army Military Police, pose after their wedding at the main chapel at Fort Lewis on February 11, 1951. Mrs. Panich, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N.L. Norton of Yakima, wore a white satin gown with inset lace panels. The Dutch hat styled lace headdress was attached to a waist length veil and she carried a bouquet of pink rosebuds and carnations. The groom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marco Panich of Ironwood, Michigan. The couple was attended by PFC and Mrs. Gene R. Michael. The matron of honor wore a yellow organdy gown and matching hat. The reception was held at the quarters of Sgt. and Mrs. Dale Barker. The couple made their first home in Tacoma. The bride and groom pose here with one of their families, the young boys dressed in matching anchor motif shirts. (TNT 2/23/1951, pg. B-8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Norton, Dorothy Mae--Marriage; Panich, George;

Norma Brott and Gilbert Simmons marry in a candlelight ceremony at the First Lutheran Church on Feb. 10, 1951. The bride, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Brott, wore a white satin and lace gown with a train. The long veil of imported Italian lace was trimmed with seed pearls and she carried a bouquet of orchids and white carnations. The matron of honor was Mrs. Richard Johnson, and the bridesmaids were Misses Doris Gardner, Emily Simard and Florence Brooker. The groom was the son of Mrs. Willis Simmons of Long Island, N.Y. Russell White served as best man, and the ushers were Winter Burnett, Richard Johnson and Frank Kirch Jr. The reception was held in the church parlor. The couple made their first home in Bremerton. (TNT 2/28/1951, pg. B-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brott, Norma; Simmons, Gilbert;

Wedding picture of Marilyn Jean Mann and Edward Stanley Annas at St. Lukes Episcopal Church. The bride wore an azalea pink satin gown with a molded bodice and a stiff collar of chantilly lace, which was also used at the elbows and wristline. The bouffant skirt had a cathedral length train and the bonnet of pink satin had a fingertip veil. The bride carried a bouquet of calla lilies tied with pink velvet ribbon. The lilies were also used as floral displays for the church and reception. Jo Anne Wood was the maid of honor and Mrs. E. Wayne Mann Jr. was the matron of honor. Both women worn gowns of pale lavender taffeta. The bride was attended by four other bridesmaids in darker lavender. Louis Wohlman was Best Man. The bride was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Wayne Mann Sr. and attended the College of Puget Sound, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi. The groom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Annas Sr. of Enumclaw and also attended CPS, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma and the Lettermen's Club. The reception was held at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house. (Wedding shower picture & article TNT 3/11/1951, pg. D-7, Wedding TNT 3/25/1951, pg. D-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Mann, Marilyn; Annas, Edward; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960;

Wedding picture of Shirley Frances Dezellem and Donald Dale Pease, married 6/23/1951 at Mason Methodist Church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Dezellem of Bridgeport and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Pease of Tacoma. The couple was married by Reverend Bessie Pease, the aunt of the bridegroom. The bride wore ivory brocaded satin with a full train, bustle back and a net yoke trimmed in lace. The veil was of white marquisette trimmed with large lace flowers and fastened to a cap of small seed pearls. The bouquet was of cream colored ophelia in a diamond shape, fashioned after the bride's Alpha Delta Pi sorority pin with a trailing chain of stephanotis. The maid of honor wore lime green marquisette with satin piping on the bodice and a Dutch cap. The bridesmaids wore yellow and the flower girls orchid. The 150 guests were invited to the reception in the church parlors. The couple made their first home in Cleveland, Ohio. (TNT 7/1/1951, pg. D-7)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Dezellem, Shirley--Marriage; Pease, Donald;

Wedding portrait of Violet Anderson, Anderson-Thompson wedding party, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Miss Anderson, daughter of the Carl Sixtus Andersons, became the wife of John Darrell Thompson, son of the John William Thompsons, on May 12, 1951 in a double ring ceremony. The bride wore a gown of Chantilly lace with tiers of flower-edged ruffles. The bodice was lace appliqued over satin and the costume was accented by elbow length lace gloves. The veil was waist length illusion attached to a pearl trimmed lace bonnet. The bouquet was of baby gardenias and lilly of the valley. The bridesmaids wore pale green gowns of net over taffeta and carried bouquets of purple and yellow. The reception was held in the church parlor and utilized the same lavender and yellow color scheme as the wedding. Mrs. Thompson attended Lincoln High School and the University of Washington. The groom graduated from Stadium and attended Willamette University and received his degree from the University of Washington.The couple made their first home in Olympia. (TNT 5/13/1951, pg. D-6; shower announcement TNT 5/3/1951, pg. C-18; additional picture in TNT wedding layout 5/9/1951, pg. C-9; wedding picture of couple TNT 5/20/1951, pg. D-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Anderson, Violet;

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;

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);

Marilyn Giesy and Leonard Eugene Estes on their wedding day June 30,1951 at the First Baptist Church. 700 guests were present at their candlelight ceremony in the sanctuary. The bride was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Archie Giesy and the groom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Leonard Estes. The bride's five attendants were dressed in Nile green organdy embossed with lilly of the valley and carried bouquets of pink and orchid sweet peas. The bride wore a gown of ivory slipper satin with a yoke of Alencon lace and a Peter Pan satin collar. The gown had a full circular skirt with a court length train. The bride wore a bonnet of shirred net trimmed with pink rosebuds and lilly of the valley, with a fastened fingertip veil of imported French illusion. She carried a bouquet of stephanotis and pale yellow sweetheart roses with a white orchid topping a white prayer book. The couple made their home in Portland, where the groom was continuing his studies at the University of Oregon dental school. (Bride featured in TNT wedding layout 5/9/1951, pg. C-9, wedding article TNT 7/1/01, pg. D-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Giesy, Marilyn; Estes, Leonard Eugene;

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;

Microsoft mogul Bill Gates' parents' wedding. The happy couple cut their wedding cake after the Seattle ceremony. Both William Henry Gates, Jr. and Mary Maxwell Gates came from extremely successful families. Mary's great grandfather James Willard Maxwell moved to Washington in the late 19th century where he served as President of a bank, two terms as Mayor and was elected to the State Legislature. When he moved to Seattle before World War I, he became a prominent banker. Mary Maxwell grew up with some of the most important and famous families in the Pacific Northwest. Bill Jr. grew up in Bremerton, also in a well to do family, and became the City Attorney for Bremerton before entering the Seattle law firm of Skeel, McKelvy, Hanke, Everson and Uhlmann. Mary became a school teacher until the couple started their family and later served on corporate boards including United Way, University of Washington and First Interstate Bancorp. ("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;

Miss Jade Sang and Herbert Lim were married April 28, 1951, in the Burnham chapel of the First Baptist Church. Miss Sang was the daughter of Charley and Agnes Sang and was a graduate of St. Leo's High School. Herbert Lim was the son of Gordon and the late Mrs. Lim, of Vancouver, B.C., and he had served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in Burma and India as a paratrooper. Miss Lenna Sang was her sister's maid of honor. George Chong was the best man. The bride and groom pose with their parents and the bride's attendant. A reception was held after the ceremonies at the Derby Club. (TNT, 5/7/1951, p.4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Sang, Jade--Marriage; Lim, Herbert; First Baptist Church (Tacoma);

Shirley Mae Henricksen and Stanley Morrell Taylor were married July 9, 1951, at the Central Lutheran Church. Shirley is shown with her attendants at the altar. (TNT, 7/11/1951, p.16)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Lutheran churches--Tacoma; Altars--Tacoma; Henricksen, Shirley Mae--Marriage; Central Lutheran Church (Tacoma);

Anne Catherine Baker, daughter of John S. and Florence M. Baker, is seen wearing her wedding gown and standing in front of an elegant sofa in one of the upstairs bedrooms in her parents home. She and Lt. William Collingwood Johnston were married April 21, 1951, at Visitation Church. Anne chose a gown of imported white Chantilly lace and a fingertip length veil of illusion. Her bouquet was of eucharist lilies, stephanotis and blush pink gardenias. She had attended the Helen Bush School in Seattle and was a graduate of the Eastman School of Music. Lt. Johnston, U.S. Army, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Johnston of South Haven, Michigan. He was a graduate of Michigan State College and was aide-de-camp to General Leroy H. Watson, commanding general at Fort Lewis. (TNT, 4/22/1951, p.D-2)

Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Baker, Anne--Marriage; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Baker, John S.--Family; Living rooms--Lakewood--1950-1960; Baker, John S.--Homes & haunts;

Shown during the wedding reception at the bride's parents' home on Gravelly Lake Drive following Anne Baker's marriage to Lt. William C. Johnston are, L-R, Dr. and Mrs. (Constance H.) David T. Hellyer, who were the couple's attendants, and Florence M. (Mrs. John S.) Baker and Mrs. Stanley Johnston, mothers of the newly-weds. Miss Baker and Lt. Johnston were married at Visitation Church April 21, 1951. (TNT, 4/29/1951, p.D-1)

Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Baker, Florence M.; Baker, Florence M.--Homes & haunts; Baker, Anne--Marriage; Hellyer, David T.--Family; Hellyer, David T.; Hellyer, Constance H.; Baker, John S.--Family;

Miss Pat Kaperick admires a silver tea set while shopping for bridesmaid's gifts. She is selecting lasting gifts for the bridesmaids who will join in making her wedding a wonderful memory. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-6)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Silverware; Trays --Tacoma; Coffeepots; Teapots; Kaperick, Pat;

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;

Miss Bebe Erdahl and Boyd Galligan shop for luggage they will use on their honeymoon trip. They were married at the Bethany Methodist Church during the 1951 wedding season. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-13)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Luggage; Erdahl, Bebe; Galligan, Boyd;

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;

Miss Lucille Flateau and Ralph Long are searching the globe for their honeymoon destination. Lucille and Ralph would be starting their honeymoon after their July 1951 wedding. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-10)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Honeymoons--Tacoma; Flateau, Lucille; Long, Ralph; Travel--Tacoma--1950-1960; Globes--Tacoma;

Virginia McNerthney is shopping for her crystal pattern as she prepares for her wedding. Grace McGinley, a sales person, holds up a goblet cut in a diamond pattern while Virginia holds one that is less ornate. Virginia and George Richner planned to be married June 16, 1951, at St. Patrick's Church. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; McGinley, Grace; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960; McNerthney, Virginia; Crystal glass; Glassware;

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;

Miss Violet Anderson and John Thompson shop for their wedding rings. Violet and John were to be married May 12, 1951, in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-9)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Rings; Anderson, Violet; Thompson, John;

These two young girls who are wearing identical dresses are shopping for flowergirl's dresses. They are, L-R, Betsy Currier, 4 years old, and Nora McNerthney. They were to be the flower girls at the June 16th wedding of Miss Virginia McNerthney and George Richner. (TNT, 5/9/1951, p.C-10)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Girls--Tacoma--1950-1960; Currier, Betsy; McNerthney, Nora; Dresses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960;