tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post805689409778692908..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: A Very Pretty Home Wedding - Isabella Meinzen & Benjamin HashmanNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-33081237114715828712016-06-24T20:25:49.165-04:002016-06-24T20:25:49.165-04:00I have other ancestors who married during the week...I have other ancestors who married during the week, too, so I suspect that it was more common to have weekday weddings in the 1800s and early 1900s. <br /><br />I'm surprised that I didn't think to look up Bedford cord, Wendy. After your comment, I did, and find that I wonder just how thick the fabric was in her dress, and how formal or informal it looked. Definitions suggest it may have variations between fine and coarse. I suspect that Isabella's mother would have made the dress but I don't have any way to know that.<br /><br />Your transcribing work sounds so interesting. You no doubt know lots about mid to late 1800s fabrics and their uses.<br /><br />I looked up "repast" and it suggests a meal or a feast, but it could have been lighter food. One of Belle's brothers married a few years after her. His wedding announcement read, "a nice wedding supper was served, covers being laid for twenty-five." So who knows. Either way I imagine a bustle in the kitchen in the days and hours before the wedding.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and leaving such insightful comments and questions. I appreciate it.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-42107114129123695282016-06-24T14:37:59.882-04:002016-06-24T14:37:59.882-04:00Here places that rent for weddings are cheaper on ...Here places that rent for weddings are cheaper on Friday and Sunday than on Saturday, but I hardly ever see anyone marrying on those days. Midweek would be even more rare, and that's probably due to out-of-town guests who would be inconvenienced. As for the gown, I had to Google Bedford cord out of curiosity. I've been transcribing and indexing the day book of a tailor in Greene County, Virginia (1856-1867), so I can tell you all about other fabrics. So far Bedford cord has not come up. Apparently it resembles corduroy but isn't. It is, however, very durable, making it sound rather heavy and therefore appropriate for November. I would like to see a photo too, just to see how the chiffon was used.<br /><br />Do you think they had an actual meal or maybe finger sandwiches and cake?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-87264250409666194342016-06-23T22:01:25.619-04:002016-06-23T22:01:25.619-04:00I know many LDS couples marry during the week, Mic...I know many LDS couples marry during the week, Michelle, but I don't know of many couples of other religions who do. I never thought of it as an extra day for the weekend but that sounds right.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-72356728091880950682016-06-23T22:00:05.022-04:002016-06-23T22:00:05.022-04:00Yes, I was surprised and pleased to find it, Brenn...Yes, I was surprised and pleased to find it, Brenna.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-29431059795015820972016-06-23T16:42:16.778-04:002016-06-23T16:42:16.778-04:00Funny---I just attended a mid-week wedding yesterd...Funny---I just attended a mid-week wedding yesterday. Some couples do it so they get in the entire weekend in their honeymoon, but it does require that everyone else take time off. I too wish you had pictures. Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-55539908966357511372016-06-23T00:32:34.764-04:002016-06-23T00:32:34.764-04:00Wow, what a find! Fun!Wow, what a find! Fun!Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17130755946390329285noreply@blogger.com