It was a quiet but pretty wedding...

[JennieRage]

I have spent the past 2 years uploading my great great aunt's scrapbooks to my website. I am not done yet but have quite a bit up so far.
She collected newspaper clippings of births, deaths and marriages. The weddings are what intrigue me the most. Quite a few start with "It was a quiet but pretty wedding..."
And then they go on to describe the outfits worn by the bride, her attendents ( if any) and the mothers.
I had the absolute greatest satisfaction ever recently when a black and white wedding photo was posted in a genealogy group and I was able to "show" them that the bride's dress was a pale green.
Oh! And then there are the descriptions of the traveling outfits for the honeymoons!

 

[AnyaLynn]

I love this so much. What a fantastic record to have!

 

[Tiki Tom]

Saw this and thought there must be a place for it somewhere!
The article is all about royal/aristocratic weddings in the 1950s (and earlier) and the legendary tiaras that the countesses wore. Plenty of golden era photos of the nobility and their fashions.

https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/20...ge-tiara-for-a-habsburg-bride-in-germany.html

I myself claim no relation to any blue bloods. I’m strictly from old no money. Still, I’m somehow fascinated by all the royals lurking about. when I lived in Vienna, I was very aware that the aristocratic titles ceased to have any legal standing after the end of World War I, yet the titled class were still known to all, still inter-married, and were still gossiped about. It is still true today and Central Europe is still full of these living anachronisms; although they are usually working as lawyers or doctors or business leaders.

Anyway, tiaras! People with grand names and titles getting married in the golden era! A fairy tale world, for sure.

 

[Miss Moonlight]

Ah, that 1939 picture of the three princesses is gorgeous.
I'd love to see any of the dresses in this article in person on mannequins!