Weddings are such a happy event. From the first availability of commercial photography, couples have been commemorating their special day with photographs. Early photos, tintypes or cabinet cards, were almost always posed portraits due to the length of exposure times, but also because that was the custom of the day. By the mid-1900s photos showing the happy couple walking down the aisle, skipping down the stairs, or rushing off to the chariot to speed away on their honeymoon became more common. However, the posed photographs of the couple and of the whole wedding party continue to this day ... with both still and video images.
Over the years we have stocked a nice selection of these old photographs. I love them because they tell a story. The wedding gown. The hair. The flowers. The jewelry. They all tell something about the bride and her times. Some even have the photographer's information embossed on the photo. Others have the names of the happy couple on the back. Take a look at some the photos in our selection.
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| This 1890s image shows the customary pose of the time ... one of the couple seated with the other standing. The painted backdrop and staged seating are clearly of the period. The Victorian wicker chair is wonderful. The bride's high-neck dress has gorgeous lace work and puffy sleeves and she is wearing a long strand of pearls. The elaborate floral bouquet is beautiful. (Cabinet Card c1890 - $12.00) |
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| Similar to the photo above, this image is from around 1902. The painted backdrop and staged seating are again clearly of the period. The groom sits in another wonderful
Victorian wicker chair. The bride's dress has
gorgeous lace work and she is wearing a cameo on the high-neck collar. The elaborate floral bouquet is beautiful. (Cabinet Card c1902 - $15.00) |
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| This image is from the turn of the last century. The painted
backdrop and staged seating are again clearly of the period. The groom
sits in
Victorian corner chair and there is a wicker table off to the right. The bride's dress heavily layered and her hairdo is topped with what look like a wax flower wreath.
The floral bouquet, though less elaborate, is still beautiful. (Cabinet Card c1900 - $15.00) |
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| This image has a gorgeous warm brown tone to it. Clearly a late-Victorian photograph sporting all the features of the above cabinet cards. The bride's layered dress and lace hat look quite conservative, but here flower bouquet is extremely elaborate. While the bride shows no obvious jewelry, the groom has a fancy lapel pin and a watch chain on his vest. (4-1/4 x 7-1/2
Photograph c1900 - $12.00)
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| The groom in this turn-of-the-century wedding photo looks a bit stiff!
The bride however looks quite relaxed sitting a lovely chair with simple
turned wood legs. She is wearing a fashionable hat, a long strand of
pearls and a wonderful pleated skirt. Again, the flower bouquet is very
elaborate. (6x8 Photograph c1900 - $12.00) |
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| The groom is seated in a simple wooden chair in this turn-of-the-century wedding photo.
The bride standing next to him is wearing a fashionable hat, a simple necklace with a pendant and a gorgeous dress with sensational ribbon work. The flower bouquet is a nice spray of roses. (7x9 Photograph c1900 - $12.00) |
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| The bride and groom in this early-1920s photo both look whistfully outward. She is wearing a fashionable flapper hat, a simple strand of
pearls and holds a traditional flower bouquet. (6x8 Photograph c1920 - $12.00) |
Lovely wedding photograph in a fancy Art Deco cardboard presentation frame. The bride is wearing
a stylish floral hat and a triple strand of pearls. The floral bouquet is all roses. Note the simple Art Deco backdrop. (8x10 Photograph in Presentation Frame c1925 - $24)
This must have been a summer wedding, as this 1950s groom is wearing a white tux dinner jacket. The bride is wearing a full satin dress and a
strand of pearls. Very much of the period. (8x10 Photograph c1960s - $18.00)
Military wedding photos are a great collectible. In this 1950s image the groom is in full dress uniform. The bride, while beautiful, is wearing a somewhat understated gown and holds a bouquet of simple flowers with long flowing ribbons. (8x10 Photograph c1960s - $18.00)
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