Monday, June 18, 2012

White wash chiffon

Since June is the month of weddings, I thought this pix of my grandmothers wedding dress would be fun to share. She was married June 30th, 1909 and this must have been the style then.
According to the article in the paper.....the bride wore a handsome princess gown of white wash chiffon trimmed with Irish crochet lace and carried a large bouquet of bride's roses. The groom wore the conventional black.
Grandma was married in the parlor of  her parents home in Iowa . The article says....the elegant home was beautifully decorated with an abundance of roses. At high noon with about 30 friends and relatives assembled in the spacious parlors, Mendelsshon's Wedding March was played and the bride and groom took their places in the arch of the west parlors which was tastefully decorated with several large ferns. After congratulations, all "repaired" to the dining room where dainty and appropriate hand-painted place cards directed each guest to his place. After dinner the guests enjoyed themselves on the lawn until late in the afternoon.  The newly married couple left Manilla on the  8:00 o'clock train amid a shower of rice and roses  for Memphis , Tennessee where they will make their home.

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