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Title: What year do we all think please???
Post by: paulphillips25 on Sunday 02 March 14 21:02 GMT (UK)

Hi all,

Trying to pin the date and Regt down, I have my own ideas but would like to hear yours. Also the age we all think the bride may be would help....

No wrong answers so the more suggestions the better.

Many thanks in advance.

Tommy

Title: Re: What year do we all think please???
Post by: tomkin on Sunday 02 March 14 21:14 GMT (UK)

 I'd guess late '40s

                       Tomkin

Title: Re: What year do we all think please???
Post by: tomkin on Sunday 02 March 14 21:17 GMT (UK)

 I'm not going to guess the lady's age.

                                         That usually gets me into deep trouble ;D ;D ;D

    Tomkin

Title: Re: What year do we all think please???
Post by: Gadget on Sunday 02 March 14 21:19 GMT (UK)

Late 40s or very early 50s as I had a pair of shoes like the little girls' ones  for my cousin's wedding in 1951!


Gadget

Added - just noticed the bridesmaids' large sleeves and the brides hair - could be earlier  :-\

Title: Re: What year do we all think please???
Post by: tomkin on Sunday 02 March 14 21:20 GMT (UK)

 Depending on the quality of the original and your skills with the scanner,

    Scan just the badge at high resolution. Post the result if you get a good

    picture.

                   Sometimes works,
                                                    Tomkin

Title: Re: What year do we all think please???
Post by: loobylooayr on Monday 03 March 14 09:53 GMT (UK)

What a lovely photo with a happy bride and groom ;D
I would say ,  the photograph was late 40s  :-\ The bride's hairstyle looks earlier....
The bridesmaid with the puffy sleeves looks swamped in her dress (made me think it could be a hand-me-down). Little girls are wearing T-bar shoes.
Can't help with the uniform I'm afraid.
And as for the bride's age, oh dear, difficult one - mid twenties (that's a guess :) )
Where do you think the photo was taken Tommy?

Looby :)

Title: Re: What year do we all think please???
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 03 March 14 10:17 GMT (UK)

My guess would be early 1950s and the age of the bride around 20ish
Carol

Title: Re: What year do we all think please???
Post by: Anneatki on Monday 03 March 14 12:06 GMT (UK)

My parents married in 1948, and some of the family members were dressed much like these - fairly practical warm clothing - it was just after the war ended. The little girl does look like she may be wearing a borrowed dress, or maybe made from another adult's dress. The bride I think is mid twenties, cheers, Anne

Title: Re: What year do we all think please???
Post by: AJ100 on Monday 03 March 14 14:36 GMT (UK)

I immediately thought mid-40's, during the war as the groom has no medal ribbons. Possibly slightly later but not much, judging by the hair style and dresses.
Bride looks in her mid to late 20's or if she is likely to read this, not a day over 18.
 
AJ

Title: Re: What year do we all think please???
Post by: Gadget on Monday 03 March 14 14:48 GMT (UK)

Quote from: AJ100 on Monday 03 March 14 14:36 GMT (UK)

I immediately thought mid-40's, during the war as the groom has no medal ribbons.
 
AJ

He could be doing National Service - and, thus, probably no medal ribbons.

Added - the first one on this link looks similar:

http://www.fashion-era.com/Weddings/1954_old_wedding_photos.htm

but:

http://www.fashion-era.com/images/Wedding/1940s_weddings/sid430.jpg

Title: Re: What year do we all think please???
Post by: ainslie on Monday 03 March 14 15:33 GMT (UK)

Based solely on the uniform, I would say any time between the wars.  Service Dress was being phased out in the 1930s in favour of battledress and had mostly disappeared by 1940.

If you could show us an enlargement of the badges, someone might know the regiment.

A.