Mary Smith and Thomas Graham Wedding Reception (1940) - R. Niles Graham Collection

Duration: 0:02:22

Year Published: 1940

Sound: silent

Description: This silent home movie captures part of the wedding reception for Mary Bland Smith and Thomas Adolph Goeth Graham on July 6, 1940, in Bonham, Texas. The bride and groom enter the house where the reception is being held with only a minor veil mishap. Groomsmen in white jackets and bridesmaids in matching gowns and sun hats follow them inside. Then family and friends arrive, greeting the happy couple with hugs and kisses. Finally, Mary and Thomas cut the cake, surrounded by tall candles.