A Wedding like none other

It was on this date in 1988 that Edmonton experienced it's own version of a royal wedding.
Edmonton Oiler hockey star married Hollywood Actress Janet Jones. The ceremony took place at St Joseph's Basilica. 650 invited guests watched the ceremony while over 5000 people lined the streets outside of the church in hopes of catching a glimpse of the couple as the emerged from the church.
Enjoy this little bit of Edmonton history and I hope you all have a great week

[Brian Baptie]

What a beautiful looking building. Are they still together?

[Kimmi]

neat

[summerfield]

wow! can't believe it's been 24-some years for wayne gretzky and his wife. i had been here only a month when they got married. yes, it was like royalty. very nice, brian.

[Sheila]

Lovely building!

[karenann]

It's been that long already?!! Amazing church architecture ...a beautiful place for a wedding. Beautifully capture.

[Kerri]

Lovely

[bkb in the city]

@bdb3471 The building is very nice and yes they are still together

[bkb in the city]

@kimmistephens Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@summerfield I know it is hard to believe

[bkb in the city]

@swguevin It was a nice spot for the wedding

[bkb in the city]

@karenann It really is a wonderful building

[bkb in the city]

@kerristephens Glad you like it

[❀ Lynn]

Hard to believe it's been that long already! Lovely church building!

[bkb in the city]

@lynnb It was a great spot for a wedding

[Jo Ann Bellone]

cool shot and tale

[Vicki Dixon]

a beautiful church and a great piece of history!

[Ramesh Chand]

Nice history and beautiful shot of this church!!!!!!!!!

[Shirley Chetwynd]

wonderful church and lovely piece of history.

[Vanilla Spice]

Beautiful church! Celebrities....bah humbug! :)

[Carole Imes]

Lovely church and I really like how you composed this with the little photo insert below. Very clever....I enjoyed this piece of history.

[Claire]

Love a piece of history, that church is beautiful

[Kim]

Great piece of history for Edmonton! Really nice angle on this shot of the church - beautiful.

[Aleksandra]

Very cool shot and processing!

[Netkonnexion]

Cool!

[Shirley Banford]

Sweet!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great capture and an interesting story.

[Ian Fisher]

A lovely church, and interesting background info!

[Wendy Bowden]

Weddings are always are special, great capture

[Carolyn White]

Lovely church and story!

[Paula]

Lovely!

[Drew Hedden]

Beautiful architecture! Great shot!

[Susie]

Lovely image and memories :D

[bkb in the city]

@vickisfotos Interestingly enough the church itself is not that old

[bkb in the city]

@pawar_ramesh Thanks Ramesh

[bkb in the city]

@http365proj Thanks Shirley

[bkb in the city]

@scrappy Well the groom in this case was a wonderful young man who loved the city and still does to this day

[bkb in the city]

@cimes1 Glad yu enjoyed it

[bkb in the city]

@claireuk It really is a lovely building

[bkb in the city]

@kimshots Thanks Kim

[bkb in the city]

@aleksandra Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@netkonnexion Glad you think so

[bkb in the city]

@sabanford Glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Thanks Marilyn

[bkb in the city]

@if1 Glad to share it with you

[bkb in the city]

@wenbow Thanks Wendy

[Linda]

Beautiful church. Thanks for the history.

[bkb in the city]

@cjwhite Glad you enjoyed it

[Vanilla Spice]

@bkbinthecity I am sure he is a nice enough guy, I am just one of those who are not wowed by celebrity.

[bkb in the city]

@paulavdmerwe Glad you enjoyed it

[bkb in the city]

@drewhedden Thanks Drew

[bkb in the city]

@susieb It certainly is thanks Susie

[bkb in the city]

@grannysue You're welcome

[Diane]

Nice picture of the church, and great processing! What an occasion it must've been.

[Anatoly]

A very interesting story and a good shot!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great job on the processing! It looks like a souvenir post card you'd pick up while on vacation!

[bkb in the city]

@anden Thank you

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann I came across this format on Smilebox

[Donna]

i remember it well. i believe he played in Los Angeles kinda like a Magic Johnson superstar.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@bkbinthecity I haven't heard of that one! I'll have to check it out!

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann It was something big at least here in Edmonton

[bkb in the city]

@pointnshoot28 Yes he did. In fact it was about three weeks after he got married that he was traded to the the Kings

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@bkbinthecity I meant the photo processing site- Smilebox!

[👑 AnaZad]

Nice collage ans story about Edmonton.

[Leila]

Cool shot of the church. It was quite the day.

[bkb in the city]

@anazad511 Glad you liked it

[bkb in the city]

@leilaboyd Yes it certainly was

[Denise Breimeir]

WOW I love this photo! I love the elements you added at the bottom too. Great history lesson!

[bkb in the city]

@deniseinindy Thanks Denise. Glad you enjoyed it