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December 04, 2010
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Bavarian wedding headdress, c. 1875-1900. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

Bavarian wedding headdress, c. 1875-1900.

Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

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October 26, 2010
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Cigarette card featuring “Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria - Bridal Feb 10, 1840.” c. 1897-1908. Courtesy of the NYPL.

Cigarette card featuring “Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria - Bridal Feb 10, 1840.” c. 1897-1908.

Courtesy of the NYPL.

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June 16, 2010
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“The Bridal Night,” originally published in Graham’s American Monthly Magazine of Literature and Art, 1849.

“The Bridal Night,” originally published in Graham’s American Monthly Magazine of Literature and Art, 1849.

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June 04, 2010
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Illustration of a 1770s French bridal costume originally published between 1863 and 1869.

Illustration of a 1770s French bridal costume originally published between 1863 and 1869.

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May 29, 2010
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“Modern Jewish Wedding Ceremony,” 1899. Originally published in Ridpath’s Universal History : an account of the origin, primitive condition, and race development of the greater division of mankind.

“Modern Jewish Wedding Ceremony,” 1899.

Originally published in Ridpath’s Universal History : an account of the origin, primitive condition, and race development of the greater division of mankind.

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May 27, 2010
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Illustration from 1887 of a bride and groom from the 1770s (whew!).

Illustration from 1887 of a bride and groom from the 1770s (whew!).

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May 26, 2010
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Bridal “Toilet” originally published in Harper’s Magazine, 1862.

Bridal “Toilet” originally published in Harper’s Magazine, 1862.

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May 26, 2010
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Lady Decies, 1911.

Lady Decies, 1911.

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May 26, 2010
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Modes de Paris, 20 Mars 1834.

Modes de Paris, 20 Mars 1834.

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May 26, 2010
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Wedding costumes originally published in Godey’s Lady’s Book, 1867.

Wedding costumes originally published in Godey’s Lady’s Book, 1867.

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May 26, 2010
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“A la ville voisine. Robe de Mariée, de Jeanne Lanvin.” Illustration by Pierre Brissaud. I love both Brissaud and Lanvin! 1921

“A la ville voisine. Robe de Mariée, de Jeanne Lanvin.”

Illustration by Pierre Brissaud. I love both Brissaud and Lanvin!

1921

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May 25, 2010
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Fashionable evening and bridal toilettes, 1869. Originally published in The Queen magazine.

Fashionable evening and bridal toilettes, 1869. Originally published in The Queen magazine.

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May 24, 2010
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“The Old Clock on the Stairs” by William Ladd Taylor, 1904. Originally published in The Ladies Home Journal.

“The Old Clock on the Stairs” by William Ladd Taylor, 1904. Originally published in The Ladies Home Journal.

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May 23, 2010
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“Our children’s weaknesses and strengths stand revealed by the choice of partners they make when they are old enough to marry.” 1935

“Our children’s weaknesses and strengths stand revealed by the choice of partners they make when they are old enough to marry.”

1935

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May 21, 2010
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Margaret Wilson, daughter of President Wilson, 1913 From the New York Public Library Digital Gallery

Margaret Wilson, daughter of President Wilson, 1913

From the New York Public Library Digital Gallery

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