I expect some of you will possess similar photos because carnations were very popular as bouquets for brides and also bridesmaids in this era. They don't seem to find much favour now. This is my parents' wartime wedding in 1941.
The same year as my parent got married! What a lovely photograph to treasure - I have tried to imagine what it must have been like to get married in the war - it was such a statement of love because no doubt a few days after this they would have been apart again. Many couples did it so they could have a (legitimate) baby in case the husband died so that the wife and you and I were possibly the result of that?
@tishpics I was in the 'bulge' after the war or whatever they called it! (1946.) It was only 4 months after my parents' wedding that he went off to war and after he was captured at Tobruk, my mother did not know if he was dead or alive for 6 weeks. Others had much worse I know but I think it was hard for her to cope.
@judithg I like the modesty of the dress. No he didn't know what was coming or indeed they didn't know and nor did a lot of folk. Carpe diem and all that!
@gemtumble thanks Gemma. Before I remembered the shot of the florist's bouquet with carnations in it, I thought of this wedding photo so now it's scanned in and filed and I've done two jobs in one!
A beautiful portrait Hazel, how lovely to go back down memory lane. It is a very similar portrait to my parents, they were married 1943 and Dad was in uniform too. I still have Mum's dress in the wardrobe.
Even the wedding pic. is of that time