But velvet Bridesmaids' dresses, and the guest with an oversize black bow tie. It could only be the Seventies. 1977, to be precise. No punk fashions for these church-goers, but later that evening...?
Bonus - Well, that is unique. Underwater Military Museum-Aqaba
Today's slide was marked as "Helen Huntington and Mr Mapstone (Maid of Honour and Best Man)".
I don't think that she is the socialite Helen Huntington, but ... you never know.
Bonus -
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| Comet will not be helping Santa in 2026 |
Yet, outside of that punk bubble, in the general public, fashions changed slowly. Especially for Bridesmaids and ...gulp... Bridegrooms??? ...and Summer Nights by John Travolta and Olivia Newton John was number one. A weird time.
Bonus - An unsolved mystery: the coffins found on Arthur's Seat
The Grooms wide lapel suit, kipper tie and Porn Star moustache.
The Gothic Death Metal Bridesmaid backing singers.
Bride's pure white dress with matching polar bear fur cape with a hood.
Awesome.
Dated July 1972, but looks more suitable to winter or colder months.
Bonus - Just been listening to Johnny Cash - at Folsom Prison. Fantastic stuff.
There was always a risk that the bride would say "I Don't" at the critical point. At which point, a pre-prepared Spare would be wheeled in, and after a quick move of the veil, the back-up would step up.
In this slide Gladys Harper (on the left) got cold feet, and Mavis Farnsworth (with the veil) stepped into the breach.
These reserve brides were usually on a 6-month contract, after which they would be on their way out....with a hefty cheque, or 60 head of sheep...depending upon contractual terms.
Bonus -
That was my first thought, but I'm not convinced. It certainly doesn't seem like the Happiest Day Of Their Lives, does it.
And the deep blue dress, rather than the traditional white? Maybe this is just the Best Man and Bridesmaid.
It sort of fits, with the audience / congregation focusing on something else, behind them.
Who knows?
Bonus - Also in the What The Hell corner...
That Norman Wickerstaff turned out to be a bit of a wet blanket. After the divorce, he went off to share a flat with a Hairdresser from Leeds, if you know what I mean."
Bonus - It’s illegal to burn a body in a floating boat anywhere in the U.S., and a single town in Colorado is the only place in the country where you can legally burn a corpse on a dry-land funeral pyres.
The popular conception of what are commonly called “Viking” funerals – a flaming longship – aren’t historically accurate anyway […] “They (Vikings) were more likely to drag the boat ashore and burn it on dry land with the chieftain’s body and his possessions inside, or just bury the entire boat without setting it on fire,” Pray told Cowboy State Daily.
Had a new box of old slides delivered a few days ago, and yesterday I scanned them in. Mostly dull, but this was one of the better ones. Slide is marked Sept 1967, so... 55 years ago :-)
Synchronicity. Today, my Sis and B-i-L are off at a wedding in sunny (?) Derbyshire. I wonder how fashions have changed then to now.
Bonus -
Bonus - I went to the store and said to the worker, "I need a battery so I can tell the time."
He asked, "Is it for a clock?"
I answered..."I don't know! That's why I need the battery!"
Today, we remember The wedding of ... ummm. No Info. The Wedding of Cheryl and Gavin. (They look like a Gavin and Cheryl). And the best man is called "Malc". Not Malcom, "Malc".
Are my prejudices showing?
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And don't get me started on that mauve monstrosity that the slutty bridesmaid is wearing."
Bonus - Mutant Covid Strains, Trump Supporting invading Washington. Well, what else could go wrong?
Tapeworm Spreads Deadly Cancer to Human. I'm sorry I asked.
Bonus - If this year has taught us anything, it’s that Donald Trump is a regular American citizen.
He caught COVID-19, has massive debt, has five kids by three different women, is about to be evicted from his house and is going to lose his job.
