I’ve decided to stay with the obvious theme of weddings this week. Below is a photo of my great-aunt Helen Albertina Gilberg and Nils Gustav Nilsson on their wedding day.
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| Helen Gillberg and Nils Nilsson |
Helen was a sister of my paternal grandmother, Ingrid Anna Gilberg. I first introduced you to my Grandma Ingrid in my previous posts Wedding Wednesday - Arthur Harry Iverson and Ingrid Anna Gilberg and Matrilineal Monday: Flour Sack Dresses–Ingrid Anna Gilberg.
If you read the Flour Sack Dresses post, you saw that Helen was one of nine girls born to Carl and Hilda Gilberg. There was a son born to them as well, but he passed away at only 14 months of age.
Helen and Nils, who went by Gus, were married in Los Angeles, California on June 30, 1934. I’m not sure why my Grandmother Ingrid wrote 3 March 1934 underneath the photo. That actually wasn’t the correct date according to Nils Gustav Nilsson’s Petition for Naturalization.
Aren't they a handsome couple? Don't you just love her dress and veil? And look at Nils holding his white gloves. How elegant!
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Jana
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Beautiful flowers, too, Jana :-) Jo
ReplyDeleteHi Jo, They are beautiful aren't they?
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A beautiful wedding portrait! I'm intrigued by Helen's bouquet. Are the flowers resting on a muff or roll of lace or something?
ReplyDeleteHi Wendy! Helen's bouquet is quite interesting. I tried to zoom in on it but unfortunately I can't tell what the flowers are resting on. Oh well, whatever it is, it makes for a beautiful bouquet. :)
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In Europe the image of Swedish girls is that they are blond and beautiful. I can only say that Helen and Ingrid are proof of that!
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A sweet picture! I am intrigued by her bouquet too! And I love that veil.
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy, Thanks for your kind comments. Yes, that mystery bouguet is certainly fascinating. And the veil? Simply beautiful!
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It's funny that he's holding gloves. You'd have thought the photographer would have had him put them down. Now are they his gloves or her gloves?
ReplyDeleteHmm, that's an interesting question! I hadn't thought about the idea that the gloves could have belonged to the bride.
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Could it be that Nils was an archivist? :)
DeleteGood one Peter! :)
DeleteWhite gloves and a waistcoat - how smart. Glad the date 1934 was written on the photo.
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DeleteI agree with you. He did look rather dashing in his waistcoat and white gloves.
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What an attractive couple. I love her veil! Nice photo.
ReplyDeleteThanks Queen Bee! I think her veil is quite pretty as well.
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It is a fine photograph. Thank goodness for marriage - not for any emotional reasons but simply for the fact that people did get their photographs taken and such photographs were often kept and handed down the generations.
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Yes, I am glad photographs and weddings go hand-in-hand.
The veil and train are lovely and look so delicate. She certainly put careful thought into the shoes as they appear to coordinate with the ensemble.
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy, I noticed her shoes too! The whole wedding dress and outfit look so vintage '30s era doesn't it?
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Elegant is exactly the word - a very fine couple.
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DeleteThank you for reading and for your comment! I agree with you, they are a very elegant couple indeed.
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Wonderful picture! When I look at it, I can see how excited they are to be starting their lives together. There is hope for a bright future in their expressions.
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Hi Kathy, Thanks so much for your kind comments. They do look happy don't they?
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Oh, yes, very elegant. These days we usually think that floor-length dresses were the norm for elegance but I've seen so many photos from that time period in which the bride wore a short dress with a very long veil. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy, Her dress does seem like a '30s era style dress doesn't it. And it's very fun and pretty too!
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