Wedding photo to date - help please

[carol8353]

Could I appeal to my Rootschatter pals with help to date this family gathering.
We believe it was taken in London,but have no idea why? Is it a wedding- none of the people on it seem to be 'the happy couple'?
If they were well to do,would they have just all posed for a family pic?

Would really appreciate your suggestions.

Cheers Carol

[NigelG]

What a fantastic picture! My guess is turn of the century - Edwardian period 1901 to 1910.

[indiapaleale]

Carol....re your fabulous photo.

I am pretty sure that it IS a wedding photo.

I think the young lady (standing) in the white hat is the blushing bride and the chap on her left is the blushing groom. I also think that the couple standing next to the bride are her parents...check out the noses of the two women. I'll also bet that the old lady standing next to the groom is his grandma.

I would also guess that it was taken c.1900.

AND......I want one of those hats !!!!!!

Cheers,
Indi

[sarah]

Hi Carol,

It is a really good clear photograph, lucky you !

Yes Indi I was thinking the same thing, and it looks to be her sister maybe to the left of the couple.

I find it quite interested to see they are all posed infront of a wooden latted building, could this be London or could this be more rural ?

I would say about 1910 as my guess

Sarah

[Rian]

It's a great photo! I agree it's a wedding —they are wearing buttonholes, and you can just make out the bride's bouquet. Try this site for dating photos:
http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/photodating.htm

I'm guessing this one is nearer to 1900 than 1910, or even a bit earlier.
Have you any more old pics?
Cheers, Rian.

[carol8353]

At Last I've finally found MY photo!!!!!!!!!!

I received notification earlier this evening that the topic had been split-but no one said where they had put it. Surely as I started it I should have also had my notification interests transferred?

Anyway...........thanks everyone for the suggestions,I will certainly look at the website suggested,and no I still find it hard to see a bouquet.
Maybe I need new glasses  Or to look at it in daytime perhaps.

Thanks all

Carol

[carol8353]

Ah so you think the bride is the lady standing at the back with the white stuff on her hat? I can make out flowers in front of her.What IS that chap doing placing a tea cup on top of the lady on the left's hat?
I was thinking the bride had to be the one more to the centre with the sort of frilly shawl round her shoulders.

I can certainly see the resemblance between the two men centre and just left of centre- those eyes !!!!

Carol

[Linda_J]

Hi Carol

Another place to look for info on dates of photos is
http://www.cartes.freeuk.com/time/time.htm

This one gives examples of fashions and also describes any design on the back of the photo as well as how sizes vary over the years.

Linda

[Alice.P]

First of all as others have said, a wonderful photograph & although I'm no expert but does look late Victorian or Edwardian.

I agree with Indi's theory as to who  the bride & groom are.

I doubt they were very well off, but they don't strike me as very poor either. They are fairly well dressed & look well fed, as do the children & the fact they had a photograph at all, says they had access to something many would not have had during that era.

Thank you for sharing it.