09 February 2011

My Parent's Bridal Party-Wedding Wednesday


31 May 1952
Trinity Lutheran Church
Onekema, Manistee, Michigan

Front Row-Left to Right:  Bridesmaid Marilyn 'Mickey' Fredricks, sister-in-law of the bride; Maid of Honor Norma Jean 'Jeannie' Fredricks, sister of the bride;  Bride Audrey Jane Fredricks; Groom Bruce David Glover;  Best Man Francis H. 'Hank' Glover, brother of the groom;  Groomsmen Richard Fredricks, brother of the bride (Marilyn's 'Mickey' husband)

Back Row-Left to Right:  Usher Norman Fredricks, brother of the bride; Reverend O. N. Behringer, Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church; Usher John Fredricks, brother of the bride.

The bride wore a waltz length gown of white slipper satin covered in nylon net and lace with a fingertip veil held by a head band of orange blossoms.  The bride carried a bouquet of white roses.

The maid of honor, Jeannie Fredricks, wore a waltz length nile green gown.  The bridesmaid, Mickey Fredricks, wore a waltz length shrimp pink gown.  They carried bouquets of yellow roses and wore headbands of lilies of the valley.

6 comments:

  1. Thanks, I enjoy reading the descriptions they use to give of the dresses. They sound so fancy.

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  2. Very pretty mother. Any idea of what happened to her gown?

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  3. Thank you, Barbara. I think the dress eventually was thrown out. I remember as a child seeing it in a box in a closet. My mother took it out once and showed me and the lace was brittle and the netting was in bad shape.

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  4. Wedding photographs are my favorite. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. I love to see wedding photo's, too. Each one is so different.

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