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Match: Weddings of the past and memories for the future

 

Sutton Council's Cultural Services - Match: Weddings of the past and memories for the future - old photo of a couple on their wedding day    Sutton Council's Cultural Services - Match: Weddings of the past and memories for the future - old photo of a couple on their wedding day surrounded by family and flower girls    Sutton Council's Cultural Services - Match: Weddings of the past and memories for the future - old photo of a couple on their wedding day in front of a church doorway

 

5 August - 16 October 2021 (Whitehall Historic House), 22 June - 30 December 2022 (Sutton Central Library)

 

As Honeywood and Whitehall open their doors for civil ceremonies, we look back at some of the weddings of the past captured by Sutton's infamous high street photographer, David Knights-Whittome. As well as looking at how wedding fashions have changed over time, the display also explores the importance of civil ceremonies in the historic record.