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Church scenes, greetings and the reception: Robert and Bridget’s wedding collection is catalogued as February 23, 1952. The locations and most additional participants remain unidentified.
About this collection and its date
These photographs come from the Robert and Bridget Roling wedding collection, catalogued as February 23, 1952. The 40 numbered front files contain 23 distinct photographic views, with 17 repeat or closer captures retained in the family archive. One further wedding-party photograph, identified by its reverse inscription, is included here from the existing gallery. The church, other locations and most additional participants are not yet identified.
The 24 views are grouped by scene rather than presented as a verified chronological sequence. Select a photograph to view its full frame.
Church and ceremony
The bride arm in arm with an unidentified man, with other people behind them. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Wedding-party members facing a clergyman during the ceremony, with a robed attendant in the foreground. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Two wedding-party members walking arm in arm in the church. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Wedding-party members walking through the church, with two people in the foreground and the bridal couple behind. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Bride and groom with other wedding-party members near the front of the church aisle. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Bride and groom walking through the church aisle, seen from farther away with guests beside the pews. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Bride and groom walking through a church aisle, seen at closer range. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Bride and groom posed together in front of the altar. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Bride and groom turned toward one another in front of the wedding party and altar. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Bob and Bridget Roling at their wedding, identified by the inscription on the reverse. The reverse supplies no date, church, location or names for the other wedding-party members.
Greetings and gathering
A group gathered near a doorway, seen from behind in a narrow interior. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
A group gathered in a hallway, with a woman seen from behind in the foreground. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
The bride greeting people in a doorway, partly surrounded by figures seen from behind. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Bride and groom among a group greeting one another by a doorway. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Bob and Bridget Roling and Barbara Morrison, named on the matching reverse. A woman greets the bride as the groom stands beside her. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Home and reception
A group posed indoors against patterned wallpaper. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Two women with corsages posed beside chairs against patterned wallpaper. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Bride and groom posed with two women against patterned wallpaper. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Bride and groom looking toward one another beside a display of boxed gifts. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Bride and groom posed toward the camera beside a display of boxed gifts. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Four people seated together on a sofa. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
A tiered wedding cake with a couple figurine on top. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
Bride and groom standing together behind a tiered cake at a table, with seated people to either side. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
People seated around a table beneath a chandelier. Family collection dated February 23, 1952; this date comes from the collection catalog, not an inscription on this front.
About the photographs
Source: family-held wedding photographs supplied by Tim Roling. February 23, 1952 is the collection-catalog date, not an inscription on the selected fronts. The caption naming Bob and Bridget Roling and Barbara Morrison follows the matching reverse; other people remain unnamed unless supported by an inscription. Photographers are unknown. Original scans and alternate captures remain preserved in the family archive. Display copies retain the full frame with orientation correction only; no AI reconstruction or retouching has been used.