tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876403528262108896.post8553507498693004071..comments2023-10-30T04:02:31.649-05:00Comments on Ancestor Soup: Wedding Wednesday – 47 years laterKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10711776825293238093noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876403528262108896.post-31136314403921988722010-12-17T10:50:04.487-06:002010-12-17T10:50:04.487-06:00This is still a common practice for civil weddings...This is still a common practice for civil weddings. If you do have have the means or foresight to bring along two witnesses, then the couple before or the couple after will act as a witness to your vows. My mom worked for the courts, so was very accustom to this.Wicho Forraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818612712903903079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876403528262108896.post-31166655440427738062010-12-16T20:29:54.513-06:002010-12-16T20:29:54.513-06:00The remark about being witnesses for another coupl...The remark about being witnesses for another couple reminds me of how many times I have seen marriage records reflecting this phenomenon (this was from the Arkansas marriage records on Family Search).Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876403528262108896.post-68086835859549205762010-12-16T10:09:12.471-06:002010-12-16T10:09:12.471-06:00Thanks - Yes, the train ticket and the cost of din...Thanks - Yes, the train ticket and the cost of dinner were their only wedding expenses! :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711776825293238093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6876403528262108896.post-47408269376919796022010-12-16T08:59:07.341-06:002010-12-16T08:59:07.341-06:00Such a wonderful post! What a gift to have the dia...Such a wonderful post! What a gift to have the diary. Contrasting this with modern wedding practices takes my breath away.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.com