Historically, couples married in the month of June to honor
Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage. Others did it to time
conception so births wouldn't interfere with harvest work. And
brides in the 15th century chose to marry in June because it
coincided with their "annual bath" - that's right - ensuring a
relatively sweet-smelling honeymoon. Show us a photograph of a
wedding, a wedding party, a bride, a groom, the reception, or
even the honeymoon.I'd like to share two photos from the wedding
of my paternal Great Grandparents Barney Newmark and Bertha
Cruvant - on August 27, 1911 I haven't yet obtained the marriage
certificate, but the date of the wedding is written on the back
of the photo, and their son Mandell wrote August 27th down as
their anniversary in his war diary. I haven't found their
marriage in either St. Louis City or St. Louis County records;
It is likely they were married in East St. Louis, Illinois,
where the Cruvants were living at the time. The date is
significant in that it means that Bertha