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Wedding Dresses 1940s Barbara Kendall-Davies is the little girl on the right of this picture of the wartime wedding of Minnie (Cis) Kendall to George Smith. "It was 1942. I have vague recollections of the white satin dress I wore," recalls Barbara, 73, who lives on Jersey with husband, Christopher, also 73. "I'm standing in front of my mother - Dad was at war in Dunkirk. Minnie was my father's sister.fdhrtyrtuytuihjk "She didn't marry until she was 29, late for a woman in those days, which could explain why she isn't wearing a traditional gown - brides were considered young women. "Or it could've been a question of clothing coupons - a wedding dress had limited use but day clothes could be worn again." The wedding took place in Birmingham, most likely in a register office near Aston Villa football ground, near where Minnie's father lived.
Wedding Dresses1950s Sarah Williams, 52, from Faversham, Kent, lost both her parents Patricia and Anthony Hyne - pictured here on their wedding day on September 11, 1954 - last year. "This is a lovely tribute to them," she says, "Though they really didn't talk about their wedding, so I don't know many details." The ceremony took place at St Mary's, Lewisham, London. Patricia was attended by friends Jean and Joyce and she and Anthony honeymooned in Rye, East Sussex. "Mum and Dad met when they worked for the gas board," explains Sarah. "I can't imagine there was much money for an expensive gown. She looked lovely, though."
Wedding Dresses1960s Advertisement - article continues below ? Leeds couple, Christine, 68, and Alan, 74, Hamilton married in St Botolph's, Knottingley, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, on March 21, 1964. "I remember my brother holding his fishing umbrella over me as it was raining," Christine recalls. "I bought the dress in Leeds. I don't know what it cost but the smallest size was a 10 and as I only weighed 6st 4lbs it must've been Charlotte, 14, taken in a lot! My granddaughters and Olivia, 10, tried it on the other day!" Bridesmaid Patricia wore a typically 60s dress and the younger bridesmaid and pageboy had a tartan sash and kilt as Christine's mother was Scottish. The couple flew to London on honeymoon. "We made headlines in the local paper because no one did that in those days."
aion gold1970s Sandra (nee Cowling) and David Holroyd married on July 9, 1978, at Sandra's local church, St James', Rawcliffe, East Yorkshire. Sandra was 22 and David, 23. "I made my own dress using a Belinda Bellville pattern," remembers Sandra. "It cost about ￡30. I was so pleased with it." The reception for 80 guests was at the Clifton Hotel, Goole, and cost ￡250. Sandra sadly died last week but her family agreed to publish her wedding memories in tribute to her. IN ADVANCE OF A FORTHCOMING EXHIBITION OF WEDDING DRESSES IN 2013, THE V&A IS CREATING A DATABASE OF CLOTHES WORN FOR WEDDINGS AND CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS FROM ALL CULTURES BETWEEN 1840 AND THE PRESENT. YOU CAN VIEW THE WEDDING FASHION SITE ON THE V&A WEBSITE AND UPLOAD YOUR OWN PHOTOGRAPHS BY VISITING WWW.VAM.AC.UK/WEDDINGS
aion gold1920s "This must have been a very fashionable wedding," says Barry Schofield of this picture of his wife Joan's aunt, Mary Elizabeth Coope, who married Ernest Edward Buckland on July 10, 1926. "The gentlemen's hats are almost gangster-like!" The wedding took place at All Saints', Leeds, with a reception at the Ivy House Co-operative Society. "We know the dress was lace and the bouquets are incredible. They have a lily in them, fashionable at the time," says Barry, 68. Jenny and Roger Turner, 61 and 63 respectively, from Chelmsford, Essex, organised their wedding on July 25, 1987, in just two days. "I'd been separated for nine years but we hadn't divorced. The papers came through on a Wednesday and we went straight to Chelmsford Register Office and booked our wedding for 9.25am the following Saturday," says Jenny. "I bought this dress for ￡50. It was very of its time, very 'new romantic'. The hat was from Debenhams or John Lewis. Roger already had the suit but when he got it out it was covered in mould so we were frantically brushing it!" After the wedding, attended only by 1980s parents and siblings, Jenny cooked bacon and egg washed down with buck's fizz.
aion kina1990s Lisa (nee Eades) and Jonathan Magill married at Edgbaston Old Church, Birmingham, on June 27, 1992. "I wanted something straight but I tried on this satin dress with hoop and tulle underskirt and knew it was 'the one'," Lisa, now 41, recalls. "It was ￡350 in the sale." Lisa, who lives in Birmingham, was attended by her sisters, Claire and Yvonne, and niece Marie. Claire made their gowns. A meal and disco followed at the city's botanical gardens. The whole wedding cost ￡2,500. Lisa, who divorced Jonathan in 2002, says: "I wouldn't choose the dress now but I still love it."
aion power leveling2000s Sinem (nee Dayanik) Crann, who is Turkish, and Oliver Crann, from Birmingham, had two weddings. "We married at Moxhull Hall, Sutton Coldfield, on November 21, 2009, and the following week had another party in Izmir, Turkey," Sinem says. Her dress, worn to both, was created by a Birmingham-based designer. "The brief was 'the most fabulous dress ever'," she explains. It cost ￡2,500. The couple honeymooned in the Maldives.
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