Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Description
[Collector announcement]; female, recorded in her parents' house in Leeds; talks about her engagement celebrations (who attended, clothes worn); earlier celebrations with friends; fiancé meeting informant's friends, friends' opinions and fiancé's character; previous boyfriends; importance of height; fiancé's age; wedding dress/accessories - head dresses, veils, dress colour; throwing the garter; engagement ring; wedding bouquet; wedding plans - influences on arrangements; wedding guests; bridal magazines; paying extra for church bells and choirboys; wedding etiquette; reception; food; wedding cake (tier for christenings); bride and groom first dance, money pinned to them; dancing at the reception; music; children; food arrangements; drinks; speeches and toasts; honeymoon; finishing work before the wedding; final week; night before wedding; hen night. [Tr. 1] Talk of the local area as a place to live; house prices; informant's education; first job; thoughts on living with parents after marriage, on moving away from Leeds; meeting in-laws for the first time; relationship with in-laws; engagement ring; proposal; thoughts on love and marriage as a child; beliefs, charms re. love and marriage - apple peel, Candlemas Eve (divination); first wedding attended, aged eight; importance/significance of being married. [Tr. 1] 2 of 5.
Metadata
| Identifier | krkmkj11 |
| IRN | 414623 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRE/A572r |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/krkmkj11 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Audiotape Sound Recordings |
| Creator(s) | Neale, Brenda Ann |
| Date | 18 March 1976 |
| Size and Medium | 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool, Duration: 93' 44". |