What are they celebrating?

[old rowley]

Rog is correct in saying that the hemline would match a date of 1910. Until 1909 hemlines on skirts were worn just over the vamp of the shoes which would leave the toe area exposed, from 1910 the hemline rose to expose the ankle and then after that it steadily rose to be at a level halfway betwix ankle and knee (simular to the midi fashion in the 1970's).

old rowley

[Niksmum]

Hi there

Well I had a go at a clean up but....
Irene

[oldtimer]

Hi! I know nothing about fashion  but would she have worn such a dark coloured dress for her wedding?

As a matter of interest, when did it become customary for brides to wear white?

(I went past a local hotel recently as a bridal party was arriving - all the bridesmaids were in black!) 

PS lovely clean-up Irene! Much clearer!

Judy 

[old rowley]

Judy,

white as a colour for a brides dress owns its beginings to Queen Victoria as she married in white in 1840. Although there was not a rush for brides to change their coloured fabric for white straight away the trend had been set so to speak. For the history of the wedding dress and the different colours that were worn visit http://www.fromtimespast.com/wedding
remembering that this is a Canadian site and some customs mentioned on the site may differ from the Uk.

old rowley

[oldtimer]

Hi Old Rowley

Many thanks for your answer. I'll go and look at the website now!

Judy 

[suemog]

Thanks for cleaning up the photo Irene, you did a really good job!

I don't think it's her wedding dress, and if it was then her husband standing by the door looks a bit scruffy.

Sue

[PrueM]

Not a wedding, I'm sure of it...my guess would be the coronation of George V, really it looks like a victory celebration but I don't think the ages of the people match for 1918 

Prue

[suemog]

Thank you Prue.Yyes I'm beginning to think that the photo was taken 1910.
From what everyone has said the dress style fits. I'll never know the correct year for sure but that's good enough.

Thank you
sue

[Britgirl]

The thing that puzzles me is that the house next door isn't decorated, and if it was a national event like a coronation/celebration surely the whole street would have joined in.

But would they go to all that effort for a wedding?

With the bouquets, however, I think I'd put my money on it being a wedding.

Perhaps the picture was taken during the decorating, before they changed into their glad rags to go to the wedding?

Or perhaps your gt grand's brothers' wedding was a long awaited event!