Wednesday 25 April 2012

Big Grandma and Weddings


This is my great grandma, known as Big Grandma to me and the baby is my Grandad born 1903, before she was married she was a Wilson, the reason I'am rattling on about this is because when doing my family tree, I noticed that somebody else had her in their family tree, called Wilson from Merrick, New York, now the story goes that one of her brothers Angus Wilson went to America to make his fortune, he wrote to Big Grandma and his mother for a few years, then the letters stopped, no more were written, nothing came to say if he was dead or alive, Big Grandmas family tried in vain to find him even getting the Salvation Army involved to find him, but to no avail, there might be hope that this man in New York belong to Great Uncle Angus, I have sent him a message through Ancestry and now waiting hopefully for a reply, I do hope that he is a relation!

While rooting for this picture I came across lots of wedding photos, some of family, some not and thought you might like to share in the different styles of dresses and flowers through the years.




This looks like a posh affair, dosn't it, bit hat, big bouquet perhaps she wanted the biggest wedding, this is a relation of Aunt Jane's,  I think she was called Susan and is this ones sister below


 Aunt Lily, I love this picture, the wedding looks so pretty, her dress and flowers, very simple but elegant, these two were totally devoted to each other, I have letters that they wrote to each other, and you can tell from the letters that they were very much in love and they had a very long and happy marriage, we have lots of photos of them and feel that I know them intimately.  Such a different wedding to her sisters.

Next up is Aunty Bunty, here she is with her father, and she is daughter to Big Grandma and sister to my Grandad, she was called Evelyn but because she was the youngest of 8 she was Baby Bunting




Now these two I don't know, there on my husbands side, but he doesn't know who they are or where they come from, perhaps there not family at all, don't know if they are man and wife or father and daughter, but she has a really cool hat on!


Heres another one that I love, Uncle Harold,  my Grandmas brother and his wife Aunty Jessie, I'am beginning to love these really simple weddings


another simple dress, but wow those bouquets are very large! the girl on the extreme left of the picture is my husbands Mum



 and her she is getting married another large bouquet, given away by her brother 


This one is my Mum on her wedding day, still quite a large bouquet, my Grandma made her wedding dress and the bridesmaids


This pic is going to a wedding and it is of me and my Mum and Grandma and Grandad, the little baby sat on his Mums knee in the first pic.  The dress I'am wearing was very finely knitted, a pale pink skirt and white bodice and gorgeous white pom poms around the middle and I carried a posy.  My Mums suit was Lilac and her bag matched the suit and it had, or has because I still have it, bamboo handles, my Grandma also made this and the suit.


just had to show you this lot, Alcapone or what, don't they look like gangsters!



if I had my wedding all over again, I think I would choose Aunt Lily's style because she looks so nice and some simple garden flowers for my bouquet, little Village Hall, bunting, mismatch vintage teacups and plates, egg and cress sandwiches and a victoria sponge, you can imagine it can't you...



Bye until next time










19 comments:

  1. Lovely, lovely post ... Weddings through the ages! I think your ideal wedding sounds perfect and is what my daughter would like ... Not the apparently £15k average wedding nowadays! As she's only 14 hopefully won't be soon xx

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    1. Hi thank you, my daughters 19 but says shes never getting married, if she did, she says, it will be a Pagan wedding. Julie

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  2. I agree lovely post, I just loved the pictures wish I had old family photos. I'm planning my wedding at the moment so it was right up my street. I'm also going for a simple affair, hand made and as personal as possible all the way.

    Thank you for visiting by my blog I'd love to follow you too?

    Safia xx

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    1. Thank you Safia and your welcome to follow Aunt Jane anytime. Julie xxx

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  3. What a lovely collection of wedding photos they are excellent. What about your wedding photo, it would be nice to finish off the collection? Thanks for sharing and hope you find your long lost relatives.

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  4. Your collection of family wedding photos is wonderful. Thank you for sharing them. It is interesting to see the fashions, but also to wonder what the future brought to all those optimistic couples!

    I hope your long lost relative from the USA replies and proves to be a genuine one!

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  5. Such a wonderful post. I love seeing old photographs and hearing the stories about the people in them. One question, where is your wedding picture? ;)I'm sure your wedding was just a lovely as theirs.
    Maybe you can convince the husband to have a second wedding like your Aunt Lily. Ooo! And have the hens brings the rings down the aisle...okay now I'm getting carried away haha
    Mary

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  6. Fabulous photos - I love wedding pics! Hope you find long-lost relations.
    Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger

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  7. gorgeous photos, there is something so special about wedding photos! Your blog looks brighter, really looking good x

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  8. Lovely post. Weddings and wedding photos change over the years, and it is lovely to see you have your family history in weddings. I think I too if I could have my wedding over again I would have it how you described in the last paragraph too!
    Julie xxxxxxx

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  9. What a lovely post. I agree I would like Aunt Lily's wedding style. Its so soft and feminine and gentle. I love old family photos and feel priviledged to have lots of my own and mu husbands. Lily. xxx

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  10. The photos are wonderful. It's great to have such reminiscences of family in this way. We have quite a few old pictures too, which I love looking at. I would also go for Aunt Lily's wedding! xxx

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  11. I love your pictures for the stories it tells and the fashion! I hope the contact you have made on ancestry is fruitful. I love finding out about my Family History, you never know what you might turn up next!
    The redesign of your blog is lovely too.
    Sarah x

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    1. Hi Sarah, glad you like the new look, it was all down to eccentric daughter! Julie xxx

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  12. Hi Julie, the fair is at Greenodd, so you coul pop along and visit your Mum's friend, for the weekend! Xx

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  13. How Lovely and glamorous the brides to be were. Just thinking how much we spend on weddings now! Am a thinking folk have gone a little crazy over weddings...Loved looking at the photo's Julie!xxx

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  14. All those brides think all all the hope they must have had, you should have put in your wedding shot.

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  15. What lovely photos, such a variety. Wish I had more 'old' family wedding photos, I don't think I ever saw one of either of my grandparents weddings.
    Hope your contact through ancestory proves successful.
    Thank you for your congratulations on our Silver Wedding.
    Carol xx

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  16. So where's the one of you?! I love these old wedding photos. I know a lady who collects them and has literally thousands.
    Sorry I am not replying directly to the comments you leave on my blog but you are still appearing as a 'no comment-reply' blogger'.
    Best wishes, M x

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