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Wedding Photographs

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annsixty Thu 13-Jun-24 22:17:55

I married in 1958 and yes, our picture was in the local paper with a full description of family, bridesmaids , what everyone wore and where we worked.
There would be about 6/8 published every Friday.
Also funerals were reported on, with mourners who attended and a photograph of the deceased person.
It took the place of social media in those days.

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Georgesgran Thu 13-Jun-24 21:55:06

I was married in ‘72 and wore red!

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62Granny Thu 13-Jun-24 21:51:00

Today while looking at FB, someone had posted a load of wedding photos that were published in our local paper in 1973. Obviously they were all in black & white, but I enjoyed reading the descriptions of the wedding and usually the bride's dress and sometimes a description of the bridesmaids, who the parents were for the bride & groom. Where the reception was held. 99% were white weddings in church or chapel. Dresses were usually high necked and long sleeves with lots of lace and a veil. A big difference to today's plunging neckline . Also the age of the bride and groom usually early to mid 20s.
I remember I used to love looking a the weekly paper when it came out on Thursday to see the wedding photos.

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