Wedding Bells frequently lead to some fascinating records and photographs for family historians. I have been lucky enough to amass quite a collection of family photographs, combining original photos, copied photos, digital photos and slides (any relatives out there please note - I am always happy to swap and share), and these include a number of wedding photos. I would have to say that my favourite is the wedding photo of my great grandparents James Nicholas Clark and Priscilla Veronica Mulholland. James and Priscilla married 3 August 1898, almost a year after James's divorce from his first wife Eliza (nee Hawley).
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| James Nicholas Clark and Priscilla Veronica Mulholland, 1898 |
Also acquired from relatives , these from England, were wedding photos of my great aunt Constance Green, daughter of Walter Proctor Green, in
1909. This was a major event at the family home of Fordham Hall, with a
large party attending and
the event extensively reported in the local newspapers. Below is a
photograph of the wedding party, taken on the lawn at the rear of the
Hall.
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| Wedding of Constance Boggis Green, 1909 |
A few years ago I acquired a neat little device that could attach to my computer and scan old negatives and slides, creating nice digital photos and I spent several weekends busily scanning away, hugely expanding my photo cache. Many I have waved in front of relatives, seeking details of when, where, what and who, and have made notes on each of as much information as I have.
My parent's wedding day, scanned from a slide.
Amongst the old slides and negatives I found when clearing our the family home was a box of over 60 slides from my parents wedding in 1968. Wedding bells indeed.
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