This is the wedding announcement for my parents that appeared in the Albuquerque Journal on June 5, 1947.
The announcement indicates that this pose was created “all in fun, of course”. Little did my parents realize then…but this turned out to be the only posed picture of the two of them together! I have included below a better copy of the above picture…
“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: One is roots, the other is wings.” Teaching children values and giving them the opportunity to excel is essential to good parenting. However, I feel I must also provide my children (and myself) insight into the ones who came before us: our ancestors whose lives and stories have shaped us into who we are. This is my journey; these are their stories…
Life under the thinking tree
Louise Mabey
Dharma Docs
A genealogical site devoted to the history of the DeKorn and Zuidweg families of Kalamazoo and the Mulder family of Caledonia
Fun With Genealogy
Writerly ways for Family Historians and Storytellers
This WordPress.com site is Pacific War era information
Gleanings from my father Glen S. Player's ephemera from Seattle school reunions. He graduated WQA 1932 and QAHS 1936.
Family history from the Western District of Victoria, Australia
Kathi O'Neill Genealogy 
The photo and write-up really do make me wonder what they were like. Did they intend to be different? I am trying the imagine the conversation or discussion while one or both of them was choosing the photo for the newspaper.
As I recall, throughout their lifetimes these two always bucked tradition. Used to drive me crazy as a kid. Why couldn’t I have “normal” parents! Now I wish I was more like them. Unfortunately, they are both gone now. I would have loved to ask them your question about the discussion on choosing this pictures.
I always wanted to be like my parents too.