Comments on: Janet Tronstad and Debra Clopton Discuss Small Town Brides

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:25:24 +0000

I have an invitation to my grandparent’s wedding.
My grandmother’s blouse is still in the posession of one of my sisters. It is probably to fragile to wear. I also have a wedding picture of them.

By: Tracy Garrett

Tracy Garrett — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:39:38 +0000

Welcome to the Corral, ladies. I wanted to wear my mother’s veil, but it was (sadly) lost in a fire at the cleaners. They saved her dress–which none of us can wear because she was so tiny–but not the pearl tiara and veil. It was lovely though in her pictures.

By: Patricia Barraclough

Patricia Barraclough — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:37:53 +0000

Both my grandmothers married between 1910 and 1920. I can’t ever remember seeing a picture of their weddings. Just called my
Dad and he doesn’t think there ever was a picture. He has no idea what she wore. There was nothing special for brides passed down. There was however a lovely cradle. My grandmother got it from her uncle and didn’t pass it on to any of her children. Instead she gave it to me, the oldest grandchild and her goddaughter, when I got married. My mother passed away many years ago, but I’m pretty certain there was nothing passed down in that family. My mom was the second oldest of nine children and here mother also came from a large family.
My girls did use the ring pillow I made for my wedding. My veil didn’t fit with their dresses.

By: Victoria Bylin

Victoria Bylin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:20:39 +0000

Hello ladies! I love the cover of your book! We don’t have any particular wedding traditions in the Bylin family, but my sister-in-law wore my mother’s wedding dress. It fit her beautifully! It had aged, so it had a wonderful antique white sheen. And best of all, my brother and his wife got married on our parents’ 39th anniversary. Definitely a happy day!

By: Janet Tronstad

Janet Tronstad — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:14:18 +0000

Emma and Crystal — Thanks for loving the cover of Small Town Brides. Debra and I (Janet Tronstad) like it, too.

Robyn, Estella, Colleen, and Jody — Thanks for stopping by. I’d guess most families don’t have any passed-down traditions — I agree about the old-time wedding dresses looking romantic.