Here is a beautiful photo collection from Delina (known as
Pixel Packing Mama on
Flickr) that shows the wedding of her and John Joseph Carroll, a U. S. Marine, and he was at this time (1969) a Patrolman for the Oakland Police Department in Oakland, California, January 25, 1969.
“I was married 50 years ago. John and I had a beautiful wedding and 2 wonderful children, but the marriage did not last but 7 years. Then John died in 1992, but I was not a widow, because we were already divorced. He never got to meet Anna Leigh, but he would be one of her two grandfathers. My mother would be Anna Leigh's great grandmother.”
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Me as a bride, my Dad holding antique parasol, beautiful balcony above, 2 Cadillac Limousines, one showing more than the other, January 25, 1969 |
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Me as a young bride and my father is getting ready to walk me down the aisle at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Oakland, California, January 25, 1969 |
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Back when they still threw rice, January 25, 1969 |
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It's hard to stop a train, January 25, 1969 |
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John Joseph Carroll, January 25, 1969 |
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Me and John on our wedding day, January 25, 1969 |
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Me and John on our wedding day, January 25, 1969 |
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Me and John on our wedding day, January 25, 1969 |
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Me as a bride, my mom & 3 bridesmaids, January 25, 1969 |
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Me getting kissed in a limousine, January 25, 1969 |
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My 2 bridesmaids and 1 matron of honor, Cis, Linda & Lupe, January 25, 1969 |
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My groom and 2 brother-in-law & 2 friends. Wedding at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, Oakland, California. All 3 men on the right were policemen. It had been raining, January 25, 1969 |
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My groom feeds me wedding cake, nicely no smooshing, January 25, 1969 |
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My mother and me at my wedding, January 25, 1969 |
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My sister-in-law puts sixpence in my shoe for luck, January 25, 1969 |
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My wedding took place in St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Oakland, California, January 25, 1969 |
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My wedding, over 50 years ago today, January 25, 1969 |
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Not to be misleading, I was married to John over 50 years ago , January 25, 1969 |
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One of my sisters-in-law is placing a garter on my leg, January 25, 1969 |
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Our wedding cake, January 25, 1969 |
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Our wedding on January 25, 1969. Married in Oakland, California at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, and wedding reception at 25 Wildwood Gardens, Piedmont, California |
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Me & John leaving for honeymoon in our 1967 Jaguar XKE, January 25, 1969 |