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Leonard & Marian – July 22nd 1944 (Part II)

As promised, here are several of the snapshot photos of my grandparents on their wedding day outside of St. Mark’s Evangelical Church in Detroit (now Grace Assembly of God).


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Leonard & Marian - July 22, 1944 {TheySaidIDo.com}

My grandma and grandpa – Just Married!

My grandpa looks so happy in this photo. He loved my grandma so much. Until the end of his life he kept a Valentine’s Day card he had sent to her in February ’44 before they were married in the top drawer of his dresser. He missed her terribly.

Leonard & Marian - July 22, 1944 {TheySaidIDo.com}

My grandparents and great-grandparents from left to right: Leonard’s parents, Louis and Julia, Marian and Leonard, Marian’s parents Dorothy and Arthur.

Leonard & Marian - July 22, 1944 {TheySaidIDo.com}

My grandparents with my grandma’s parents, Dorothy and Arthur.

Gerrie & Freddy - Wedding Attendants July 22, 1944 {TheySaidIDo.com}

My grandma’s younger sister Gerrie, the maid of honor, and their cousin Freddy, a groomsman in the wedding.

 

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Leonard & Marian – July 22nd 1944

Today I’m honoring a very special couple on the blog – my grandparents Leonard and Marian. Although they are no longer with us,  this would have been their 70th wedding anniversary. They were able to celebrate 60 years together before my gram passed away in 2005.

One of my favorite memories of time spent at their house, among so many that I can’t even begin to count, is of looking through their boxes and albums of family photos. I would always reach for their formal wedding portraits in the large foldable stands first. I was in awe of my gram’s beautiful dress (in fact, she borrowed it from her sister-in-law Isabelle who was a bridesmaid in her wedding) swirling veil and bouquet.

They were married while my grandpa was home from leave from Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland during World War II.

Leonard & Marian - July 22, 1944 {TheySaidIDo.com}

Leonard & Marian - July 22, 1944 {TheySaidIDo.com}

Leonard & Marian - July 22, 1944 {TheySaidIDo.com}

Attendants from left to right: My grandma’s sister Geraldine (Gerrie), my grandpa’s brother George, George’s wife Isabelle and my grandma’s cousin Freddy.

Their professional photos were taken by Bonish Studios in Detroit.

Bonish Studio Detroit, MI {TheySaidIDo.com}

My mom is on assignment to find some of the snapshots from their wedding day, so look out for those coming up later this week.