100 Years of Weddings in Brynaman
Treftadaeth Brynaman Heritage (TBH) held the event 100 Years of Weddings in Brynaman yesterday evening. Around 60 people attended the event, and a further 60 have booked to attend a repeat event this evening.
As attendees arrived at 100 Years of Weddings in Brynaman, they could enjoy a display of 27 wedding dresses, the earliest of which was made in 1890. Most of the dresses were worn by brides from the Brynaman area. There is also a special wedding display in TBH's permanent exhibition case in the community centre.
The wedding display
Some of the dresses
Sarah Hopkin with her dress from her wedding in 1975. The dress was made by Sarah's aunty, who made dresses for many brides in Brynaman
TBH member Dianne Gill with one of the star dresses on display. Diane is the key driving force behind the Weddings in Brynaman project, which this event forms a part of
After viewing the dresses and display (and enjoying a catch-up!) attendees viewed a slide-show, presented by Diane, that featured photos and scanned documents under the themes of: venues; customs; costs; stationery; going away; transport; flowers; cakes; attendants; wedding photos through the ages. Most of the photos and documents were of weddings of couples local to Brynaman.
The range of photos on display made the slide-show an enjoyable journey through wedding fashions and customs through the decades.
Additionally, TBH is encouraging local people to come forward if they can identify the people in the photos and also to contribute further wedding photos to the collection. The archive will then be a resource for future generations in Brynaman.
Diane welcomes everyone to the silde-show
Diane with Sian Tucker, Development Officer for Community Archives Wales.
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