Rice

Probably Brooklyn, New York, about 1952. My Dad's friend marries. Check out the bride's shoes.

Related by Marriage: The Exit

Nativity BVM Church, Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, January 1958. Mr. Irene's Mom wears a stylish, sheared beaver capelet.

Pleased

Door County, Wisconsin, May 1969. Mom realizes she and Dad have found the right spot.

Related by Marriage: Solemn

Nativity BVM Church, Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, January 11, 1958. Guests await the beginning of the wedding ceremony.

Related by Marriage: The Serious Shot

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, June 27, 1959. Here's another image from Martha's wedding.

Twenty-Seven Years

Melrose Park, Illinois, June 3, 1989. We're celebrating an anniversary.

In the Garden

Kaunas, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, about 1957. The husband of my Mom's maternal Aunt, Dora, walks in the garden of my Mom's childhood home.

Wedding Day

Kaunas, Lithuania, 1939. The Parents of my Mom's Goddaughter marry.

Related by Marriage: Attention

Nativity BVM Church, Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, January 11, 1958. The honor guard at the wedding of Mr. Irene's Parents listen to the ceremony.

Related by Marriage: An Absorbing Meal

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, January 1958. Guests at the wedding reception of Mr. Irene's Parents enjoy the meal. (There's plenty of Lithuanian Rye on the table.)

Related by Marriage: In-Laws

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, June 27, 1959. Mr. Irene's Dad and Wally's brother relax before attending Martha and Wally's wedding.

"The Ex-Husband Sweater"

Oh, gee whiz. It's a twist on the sweater curse (namely, the "rescue mission mechanism "):

The rational explanation of the sweater curse is that a handmade sweater is typically thick, elastic, and clingy: it suggests that the woman who is making it wants to surround its recipient and enclose him. To be presented with such a garment is a signal to a man that its maker has serious plans for him. If he is not ready for this, the gift will embarrass him and may frighten him away. (The same phenomenon, according to one of my informants, has been observed in relationships between two women.) It has been claimed that knitting a deliberate mistake into the sweater will break the curse, but according to one of my friends this doesn’t usually work. Knitters would therefore be well advised to wait until after the wedding to start any such project—especially since it is also believed by some that a sweater made for a husband both warns off other women and keeps him safe at home.

Happy Anniversary!

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New Glarus, Wisconsin, August 22, 2015. My Toronto Cousin and Toronto Al today celebrate a wedding anniversary. We love you guys!

Related by Marriage: Anniversary

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, January 11, 1958. Mr. Irene' Parents got married fifty-eight years ago today.

Related by Marriage: Waiting for the wedding.

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, June 27, 1959. Here's Mr. Irene's maternal Aunt Martha, waiting to depart for her marriage ceremony. She's sitting in the living room of her Parents' home. Aunt Petra appears in the mirror.

I love this photo because it captures the "look" of DP-era Marquette Park. The image also preserves Martha's most common expression.

A Beginning

Chicago, Illinois, September 30, 1944. Friends of Mr. Irene's maternal Aunt, Martha, gave Martha this memento.

Related by Marriage: Bridal Fashions

Nativity BVM Church, Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, about 1957 or 1958. Let's take another look at the bridal party.

Related by Marriage: Club Soda

Marquette Park, Chicago, Illinois, January 1958. Guests linger after dinner at the wedding reception of Mr. Irene's Parents. The fellow blowing smoke is Wally, the future husband of Mr. Irene's maternal Aunt Martha.

A Closer Look (Part 38)

Schweinfurt, Germany, May 1948. Dad admires Mom.

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Happy Day!

My Toronto Cousin's oldest child, Toronto Adam, is getting married today. We send our love to him and Toronto Dar.

Ilgiausių Metų!

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 1949. Here's an image from the wedding of Toronto Adam's Grandparents, Jonė and Kadis.