Schillinger-Rouse wedding. Rev. Eldon Lyso of Seattle officiated at the wedding of Susan Lynn Schillinger and Richard Warren Rouse on June 19, 1971, at Peninsula Lutheran Church in Gig Harbor. The couple are pictured in the act of lighting candles. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Schillinger of Vaughn. She attended Pacific Lutheran University where she was a member of the Homecoming court and graduated from Clarke College in Iowa. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rouse of Kirkland. He is a Pacific Lutheran University graduate and is studying for the Lutheran ministry. The newlyweds will make their first home in Waverly, Iowa. Photograph ordered by Mrs. R.W. Schillinger. (TNT 6-21-71, E-3)

Weddings--Gig Harbor--1970-1980; Brides--1970-1980; Grooms (Weddings); Wedding clothing & dress; Peninsula Lutheran Church (Gig Harbor); Lyso, Eldon;

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);

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);

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;

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;

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;

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);

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;

A group portrait of the women of one of the families attending the wedding of Miss Constance Lee Campbell and Gilbert W. Hart. Constance and Gilbert were married June 16, 1951, at the Little Church on the Prairie. Constance was the daughter of Frank and Lois M. Buchanan. Gilbert was the son of the Ward V.B. Harts of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Ordered by Lois M. (Mrs. Frank) Buchanan. (TNT, 6/24/1951, p.D-5)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; Women--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hats--1950-1960; Campbell, Constance Lee--Marriage;

A bride-to-be, Miss Marilyn Spike, and her mother, Helen H. (Mrs. F. Clifford) Spike, are admiring a display of an elegant formal table setting at Gunderson's on April 27, 1950. Marilyn was to be married to James E. Dore June 15, 1950. Ordered by the Tribune for a layout on wedding preparations. (TNT, 5/3/1950, p.26) TPL-9179

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gunderson (Tacoma); Gift shops--Tacoma--1950-1960; Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tableware; Glassware; Table settings & decorations; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Spike, Marilyn; Spike, Helen H.;

Miss Jerry Fries found the just-right spectator shoe to lend the finishing touch to her going-away outfit. She and Ray White were to be married May 21, 1950, in Immanuel Presbyterian Church. She has worn her comfortable saddle shoes on her shopping trip. Ordered by the Tribune for a layout on wedding preparations. (TNT, 5/3/1950, p.38)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shoes; Fries, Jerry;

A bride-to-be, Miss Donna Leslie, is discussing the correctness of invitations with Dorothy M. (Mrs. Philip) Norton, the authority on stationery, at The Stationers, Inc. Miss Leslie was ordering the all-limportant missives for her July, 1950 wedding In 1950, Stationers was still at its original address - 926 Pacific Avenue. Nine years later, they moved to their new building at 1141 Broadway. (TNT, 5/3/1950, p.35)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Stationers, Inc. (Tacoma); Invitations; Stores & shops--Tacoma; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Leslie, Donna; Norton, Dorothy M.;

Jacqueline Holmberg and Joel Arnold Belsvik were married Saturday, May 20, 1950, at Epworth Methodist Church. Mary Margaret Welsh, the bride's niece, was the flower girl. Dr. R. Franklin Thompson read the wedding service. Lilacs cascade from vases behind them as they stand at the altar. (TNT, 5/21/1950, p.D-7; 5/28/1950, p.D-4)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; Epworth Methodist Church (Tacoma); Holmberg, Jacqueline--Marriage; Belsvik, Joel Arnold; Welsh, Mary Margaret;

A few of the 500 guests at Shirley Llewellyn's and Vaeth Hewitt's wedding reception are seen outdoors at Greenwood Manor. The young women wear evening suits with hats and carry their obligatory gloves and handbags. The two young women on the right are smoking cigarettes. Mrs. Hewitt, daughter of Lt. Col. Edward E. and Eloise Llewellyn, attended Stadium High School and the California College of Fine Arts. Mr. Hewitt, son of Henry and Hilda V. Hewitt, attended Stadium High School and the College of Puget Sound. (TNT, 7/16/1950, p.d-2)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Smoking--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cigarettes; Receptions--Tacoma; Greenwood Manor (Tacoma); Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Ruby Rosemarie Rainwater and Robert M. Clasby were married December 29, 1951, at the Little Church on the Prairie. Ruby is seen seated in a large white chair with a Christmas tree behind her. Ruby is the daughter of John W. and Carrie C. Cline. Robert is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Clasby. The bride wore an ankle-length net and lace gown over satin. Her bouquet was white orchids and stephanotis on a white Bible. They were to live in Seattle where Robert was a student at the University of Washington. (TNT, 1/15/1952, p.10)

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Christmas decorations; Little Church on the Prairie (Lakewood); Rainwater, Ruby Rosemarie--Marriage;

Norma Clare Deary and Harry T. Johnson were married December 22, 1951, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Buckley. Norma is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Deary. Harry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Johnson of Hoquiam. Both the bride and groom were seniors at Washington State College. (TNT, 1/1/1952, p.6)

Weddings--Buckley--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Altars--Buckley; St. Aloysius Catholic Church (Buckley); Deary, Norma Clare--Marriage; Johnson, Harry T.;

Post-wedding photo of University of Washington graduates Luana Chizuru Uyeda and Dr. Keith Hiroshi Yoshino in a Ford Crown Victoria.

Annabelle Joan Breland, daughter of John and Lula C. Breland, and Robert Lee Swanson wedding and reception at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 7th Street and Main Avenue, Puyallup. Bride and groom receiving vows at altar in modern church on June 10, 1954.

Weddings--Puyallup--1950-1960; Breland, Annabelle Joan--Marriage; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Immanuel Lutheran Church (Puyallup);

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;

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;

Miss Frances Lee Macdonald and John C. Lowe were married in Seattle's Church of the Epiphany. Miss Macdonald was the daughter of Julia Lee (Mrs. Donald) Cavanaugh of Mount Vernon. John C. Lowe was the son of Mrs. John C. Lowe of Seattle. The service was read by the Rev. Elmer B. Christie before a gathering of guests from Tacoma, Everett and Seattle. A reception was held at the Seattle Tennis Club. (TNT, 12/29/1949, p.12)

Weddings--Seattle--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Macdonald, Frances Lee--Marriage; Lowe, John C.;

Detailed shot of unidentified lovely 50's era bride, Colman-Brown wedding, in embroidered lace headdress and scalloped edge satin gown. The bride holds a round bouquet of barely opened roses. Photo ordered by Dick Brown.

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

Rosemary Tollefson and Ardeis Harold Myers, Jr. held their wedding reception at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. The bride and groom are ready to cut their wedding cake. The large cake, in the shape of a cross, is made up of square cakes with four on each side of the central, highest tier of cakes. Flowers decorate the base of the cake and bride and groom figurines under a bell decorate the top. A gladiola bouquet is next to the cake table. The bride's satin dress shimmers in the light; her curved neckline is decorated with lace. Lace appliques have been added to her veil. Rosemary's bridal bouquet is seen on the table next to the cake. 600 guests were invited to the wedding, making it one of Tacoma's largest of the season. (TNT 8-21-49, D-1)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Receptions--Tacoma; Cakes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tollefson, Rosemary--Marriage; Myers, Ardeis Harold--Family;

Congressman Thor Tollefson with his daughter Rosemary on the occasion of her marriage to Ardeis H. Myers, Jr., of Kansas City, MO, at Tacoma's Central Lutheran Church. They are seen here during the reception held at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. It was one of the largest weddings of the season which saw 600 guests in attendance at the double-ring candlelit ceremony. The bride had ten attendants, all dressed alike in Empire-styled models of chartreuse velvet. She wore an ivory satin gown with fitted bodice and stand-up collar, accessorized by orange blossoms in her silk illusion fingertip veil. The new Mrs. Myers was a graduate of Stadium High School and Stephens College in Columbia, MO. After a three week honeymoon in the South, the newlyweds will be home in Columbia where they will continue studies at the University of Missouri. (TNT 8-14-49, D-2, TNT, 8-21-49, D-1) ALBUM 4.

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Tollefson, Rosemary--Marriage; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Legislators--Washington--1940-1950;

Esther Evangeline Ohlson wore a medieval style gown in deep chartreuse green velvet with a matching hat. The bridal dress was fashioned with a fitted bodice and full pleated skirt, she wore a Chinese cloisonne locket and carried a bouquet of yellow cactus dahlias tied with gold mesh (T.N.T., 10/9/49, p. D-5).

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Bouquets; Gilchrist, William Clapperton--Marriage; Ohlson, Esther Evangeline--Marriage; Mason Methodist Church (Tacoma);

Esther Evangeline Ohlson and William Clapperton Gilchrist were married at Mason Methodist Church on October 2, 1949. Reverend Dr. Harold B. Long and Reverend J. Henry Ernst presided over the exchanging of the bride and groom's wedding vows. The Ohlson-Gilchrist wedding party had their reception at the church parlor (T.N.T., 10/9/49, p. D-5).

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Bouquets; Gilchrist, William Clapperton--Marriage; Ohlson, Esther Evangeline--Marriage; Mason Methodist Church (Tacoma);

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);