From 1946 to now, there's no question that a lot about weddings has changed. From traditions to cost, a modern wedding will look a little bit different than year's past.
KARE 11’s Alicia Lewis is in the midst of planning a wedding of her own. She sat down with her mother and grandmother to see how weddings have evolved over three generations.
First up, Alicia's grandmother. The year was 1946, and her grandpa Bob was finally back home.
"Bob had come home from the service, he was in Pearl Harbor and in service for 4 years," explained her grandma, Rita.
So, like many young post WWII couples did, Rita and Bob got married.
"It turned out to be on a Tuesday, the 18th of June," Rita said. "It was a very eventful day!"
Rita said her wedding cost a whopping $100 dollars. She threw the party at her house with friends and family, borrowed a wedding dress, and even served homemade wine to her guests.
One tradition that has since faded from the Greatest Generation: a celebratory tradition with your guests known as "shivaree."
"Well, they literally take pots and pans and they just make a lot of sounds and it was supposed to be a way of celebrating your marriage," Rita said. "It was kind of weird."
Of course it was all in good fun, and the couple was eventually allowed to...well, you know.
Fast forward 11 kids later, 9 of them girls. One of those girls is Alicia's mom, who married her dad in 1980.
"I got my dress at Grand Addictions on Grand Avenue, it was a hundred years old when I bought it for $85," said Alicia's mom.
Her mom actually shared the same wedding date as her sister, a two for one if you will, with around 200 wedding guests. They served fresh salmon and halibut with the price tag roughly $6,000.
"Very traditional," she said.
Although some traditions may change within a family over time, the memories last for generations. And soon, Alicia's family will have new memories after her own wedding!