Today, June 18, 2013, is the 100th anniversary of the wedding of Edna and EA. Some of my favorite photographs I've found are of their wedding rehearsal dinner. In my ignorance, until I found these photos, I thought wedding rehearsal dinners were invented in the 1950s because for me that was when things started. But these photographs and movie film clearly indicate that these are not a recent phenomenon, and are at least a tradition of more than 100 years.
EA and Edna's rehearsal dinner in Topeka, 1913
The first is of EA holding Bud Walker, sitting next of Jenny Walker. Next is Edna, then Ada and finally Betsy. On the back row is Jenny's brother, William Thayer and an unidentified man. Since it's their 100th anniversary, I've included another from their rehearsal dinner. As a side note, we used this photo for Chris and Stephanie's rehearsal dinner invitation in 2007.
The video is from Ray and Mary's rehearsal dinner in July 1946. It looks like two different table settings, but I'm not sure.
Bucolic setting of Edna and EA's rehearsal dinner.
Morgans and Laffertys gather for the wedding rehearsal.
Chris and Steph at their rehearsal dinner in our home in Wichita, October 2007.
The next photograph is technically not the dinner, but the rehearsal at the church for Cindy and George's wedding in September 1983 in Prairie Village.
Chris and Steph at our home for their rehearsal dinner is the last photograph.
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