Vera Lois Chambers and John E. Dilatush were looking at the latest models of front load washers and dryers when they were photographed at Paulson's Radio & Appliance store, 1101 South K (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way), for the 1952 bridal layout section of the News Tribune. The couple was married on July 26, 1952 at Immanuel Presbyterian Church. The bride was the daughter of Mrs. Robert E. Chambers of Denver and the groom the son of Mrs. Grace F. Dilatush of Seattle. The couple held their reception at the YWCA, where the bride was formerly an employee. The couple made their first home in Portland, Oregon. (T. Reporter 8/7/1952, pg. 5) TPL-10479

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Chambers, Lois; Dilatush, John; Appliances; Appliance stores--Tacoma; Paulson's Radios & Appliances (Tacoma);

Doris Olson and Stanley Roger Swanson were married October 11, 1952, at First Covenant Church. The bride wore Chantilly lace and satin. The bride and groom are seen with members of their family. (TNT, 11/5/1952, p.8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Olson, Doris--Marriage; Swanson, Stanley Roger; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; First Covenant Church (Tacoma); Churches--Tacoma;

Marilyn Joan Taylor and Charles E. Bott were married August 9, 1952. An afternoon reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, Joseph and Mary Lanz. Family members gather outdoors for a group portrait in the garden. Four generations are represented with two young children, their parents, grandparents and their great-grandmother. (TNT, 8/29/1952, p.C-5)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; Group portraits--1950-1960; Lanz, Joseph--Homes & haunts;

Helen Marie Hansen and Hugh Burton Leach wedding. Wedding couple following ceremony dressed in "going away" clothes. Bride appears to be carrying a trendy molded plastic purse. Couple are standing on steps to house with number 3220 above door. The Leaches were married on July 12, 1952 at Mason Methodist Church in Tacoma.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hansen, Helen Marie--Marriage; Leach, Hugh Burton; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Honeymoons;

Patrica Ann Woods, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Woods, and David Keith Curry wedding at Assembly of God Church, Puyallup. Reception at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Large family portrait, with bride and groom in center, taken at reception on November 14, 1953.

Weddings--Puyallup--1950-1960; Woods, Patricia Ann--Marriage; Curry, David Keith; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960;

Doris Marie Holmgren and Wilfred N. Hess were married Januray 26, 1952, at Holy Rosary Church. Doris is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Holmgren of Litchfield, Minnesota. Wilfred, stationed at Fort Lewis, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hess of Albertville, Minnesota. The bride wore a gown of heavy white satin made with a beaded lace yoke. Her lace trimmed net veil was caught to a headband of orange blossoms and her flowers were a heart-shaped arrangement of red roses and carnations. (TNT, 2/4/1952, p.7)

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; Holy Rosary Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma; Holmgren, Doris Marie--Marriage; Hess, Wilfred N.;

Irene Griffiths Bothum and George Ernest Wolz were married February 14, 1952, at the home of the groom's mother, Ernestine (Mrs. George) Wolz. These three women and girl, who was likely the flower-girl, stand by the table where the wedding cake has been set. The bride is the dauther of Edward Griffiths. Mrs. Kenneth Lodge was matron of honor and wore a navy blue suit. Dorothy (Mrs. Leo) Wolz, sister-in-law of the bridegroom, Miss Shirley Wolz, sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Mina Hiscox assisted. (TNT, 2/24/1952, p.D-9)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Receptions--Tacoma; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bothum, Irene Griffiths--Marriage; Wolz, Ernestine K.--Homes & haunts;

Lovejoy-Fatulich wedding.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The bride and groom and their attendants pose at the altar on May 3, 1952. The bride wears an ankle-length lace gown and a finger-tip-length veil. Her two bridesmaids wear floral headdresses and their dresses have lace bodices with peter-pan collars and short sleeves. They hold nosegay bouquets. The groom is wearing a double-breasted white dinner jacket as do his three groomsmen.

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

Fera-Paulik wedding. The newlyweds posed with their eight attendants on April 20, 1952.

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

Oliver and Whittmann wedding. On April 11, 1953, this bride and groom stood at the gate to the Little Church on the Prairie in Lakewood. Bride is wearing a Princess-length gown of organdy and lace.

Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; Little Church on the Prairie (Lakewood);

Oliver and Whittmann wedding. Bride signing marriage license. Minister, groom, best man and maid of honor grouped around her in church office. Room features a bay window upon which ivy or philodendron hangs from valance above drapes. The couple were wed on Saturday, April 11, 1953 in Lakewood's Little Church on the Prairie.

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

Pat Kezich-Bujacich wedding.

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A smiling bride prepares to affix her signature to the wedding certificate resting on the grand piano as the minister, her groom, maid of honor and the best man look on. The new Mrs. J. Richard Friedline has placed her beribboned bridal bouquet of stephanotis and orchids next to her. The former Mary Kay Sadler is adorned in satin and Chantilly lace with a fingertip veil; she is also wearing a multi-strand pearl necklace. The groom and best man wear white tuxedos while the maid of honor appears to be dressed in a V-necked tulle gown in this sepia 1951 photograph. The Friedlines were married in late August in the First Christian Church.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Friedline, J. Richard; Sadler, Mary Kay; Bouquets; Pianos; First Christian Church (Tacoma);

Slusher-McCarthy wedding. The Church of the Visitation was the site of the Maxine Slusher/Edward McCarty nuptials on October 13, 1951. The double-ring ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Father Anslem. The bride wore a ballerina length gown of white satin with an overdress of net and a lace apron. Her fingertip veil was edged with lace and attached to a coronet which contained seed pearls. She carried a bouquet of orchids and stephanotis. (TNT 10-28-51, D-2)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Bouquets; Slusher, Maxine--Marriage; McCarty, Edward; Church of the Visitation (Tacoma);

Henry signs his marriage license

Rudy Henry walks down the aisle.