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Title: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: Aussielass on Saturday 24 January 09 06:29 GMT (UK)
Happy New Year and thank you to the terrific restorers who kindly gave their time to restore my photo's in 2008.  Here I am again in 2009 hoping you can help by giving some life to the wedding party by adding a splash of colour.  As always, your kindness is very much appreciated.  :) :)

My great auntie and uncle were married on a Easter Saturday on a magnificent sunny Autumn day in 1949.  The church was decorated with Easter daisies and Autumn tinted dahlias.

The brides flower's were white roses,white tuber roses, white nerines and carnations. Her coronet was white (orange blossom).  The bridesmaids dresses were mauve taffeta, and the flowers in their hair were pink cecil brunner roses with matching pink bouquets.  Hair colour of bride and bridesmaid's medium brown.

The men's suits were dark blue and their ties were light blue. 

Thanks and kind regards,

Aussielass xx  :)

Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: Finley 1 on Saturday 24 January 09 08:01 GMT (UK)
lovely photograph, cant wait to see the results... I am still practising colouring and so far not tooooo good so will leave it to the experts.
xin
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: mudge on Saturday 24 January 09 09:48 GMT (UK)
Stage 1 - B/W
mudge
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: mudge on Saturday 24 January 09 09:53 GMT (UK)
Stage 2 - sepia version
mudge
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: RecycledHippy on Saturday 24 January 09 11:09 GMT (UK)
Hi Aussie

Quick splash of colour from me before being dragged out shopping  :( :(

Hippy :) :)
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: mudge on Saturday 24 January 09 12:26 GMT (UK)
Well done Hippy 8) 8) 8) 8)
I just started to colour it, and have come back to it after shopping, to find your masterpiece.  So don't think I'll bother  :-\  Job done ;) ;) ;) ;)
mudge
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: Aussielass on Saturday 24 January 09 23:59 GMT (UK)
Hi xin, nice to hear from you, and Happy New Year !!

Hi Mudge, many thanks for the lovely black and white and sepia version it now looks pristine  xx

Hippy, thanks for your fabulous colour version, you have brought the wedding group back to life, and have excelled yourself as usual !  Can't wait to show it to great auntie.
Hope you enjoyed the shopping  :-\ :-\  :P :P  ::) ::)   

Mudge, you didn't happen to see a reluctant male being dragged along by the arm when you were out shopping by any chance ??   ;D ;D

Best Wishes from Aussielass, who just loves shopping   :-* :-*
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: Finley 1 on Sunday 25 January 09 00:11 GMT (UK)
Happy New Year to you too xxin

wonderful restorations  well done all xin
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: mudge on Sunday 25 January 09 00:17 GMT (UK)
Lots of them ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: jdiaz on Sunday 25 January 09 00:59 GMT (UK)
good job hippy
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: saddles on Sunday 25 January 09 02:14 GMT (UK)
Hi Aussielass.........From one Aussielass to another, I hope I have the colours correct.

Carolyn  :)
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: BevL on Sunday 25 January 09 02:26 GMT (UK)
Seeing the beautiful jobs done on this photo reminds me of when I was  little girl (many long years ago!); I always wanted to be a bridesmaid to wear one of the little veils they wore in those days!
Bev
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: Aussielass on Sunday 25 January 09 05:29 GMT (UK)
Hi Carolyn,  the colours are perfect as is your colouring, fantastic job and many thanks to my fellow Aussie. ;D

Don't know which part of Aussieland you live in, but here in Geelong, Victoria it is an absolutely beautiful Summer's day, presently a mild 21 degrees, beautiful blue sky and not a cloud in sight......  It is the annual yachting regatta this long weekend , the bay is dotted with boats and the sea plane and helicopter is busy taking visitors for joy flights.   The  Tall Ship "The Young Endeavour" is gliding elegantly around Corio Bay  in the light breeze, and on the city waterfront there is outdoor dining and live music with the fireworks being the grand finale of "Aussie Day" celebrations tomorrow. 
For those non Aussie's who don't know, tomorrow is "Australia Day" and a public holiday here in the land down under.  Australia Day commemorates the arrival of the "First Fleet" in 1788 which was the start of British Colonisation of Australia.   So "Happy Australia Day" for tomorrow !!!

Gee, sorry everyone, don't know what prompted that outburst of information, oh yes, it was Carolyn, with the parochial words "from one Aussielass to another"   ;D ;D ;D 

I just wish all of our non Aussie friends from the "RC photo resto board" were here to celebrate with us !!  ;D ;D :-* :-*
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: Finley 1 on Sunday 25 January 09 07:44 GMT (UK)
hope you all have a wonderful day........

as a Sutherland (one of the first to land nr Cronulla was a Sutherland!)and an ex Aussie (£10.0 ticket lass) 
I sure do wish I was there with you all. 
Xin
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: mudge on Sunday 25 January 09 09:48 GMT (UK)
Another great one Carolyn  8) 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: moroc on Sunday 25 January 09 22:16 GMT (UK)
(http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo356/redspike/zcarrickhill-16.jpg)
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: saddles on Sunday 25 January 09 23:33 GMT (UK)
Thankyou Aussie Lass and Mudge for your kind comments.


Carolyn  :)  :)
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: Aussielass on Sunday 25 January 09 23:58 GMT (UK)
Hi Moroc, thank you for your beautiful colour version and the clever variation of colour on the backdrop,  it looks terrific !   :) :)

Thanks again to one and all, I am very appreciative of the time and effort you have put in to bring this photo back to life !

Kind Regards, Aussielass   :) :)
Title: Re: Wedding Party 1949 Splash of colour please
Post by: mudge on Monday 26 January 09 00:17 GMT (UK)
Happy "Australia Day"