Bride in long dress with long sleeves and bouquet; groom in suit; little girl in white dress and headband

Wedding portrait of Bella Versano and Joseph Hanen, 1939, Salonica. Courtesy of Dorothy Melvin.

Black and white portrait of bride in shiny long dress with long sleeves holding grand bouquet wearing large hat with veil running down to floor; and tall groom wearing suit, holding handkerchief

Wedding portrait of an unknown Sephardic couple, likely from Greece, 1935 or later.

High-angle black and white photo of a group of 75 or more people of all ages in formalwear crowding around the bride and groom on a city street

A wedding procession in the streets of Rhodes (?) in 1935 or later

Black and white photo of wedding ceremony in crowded large space with bride and groom and two rabbis wearing hats and prayer shawls in the middle

Wedding at Matanot La-Evyonim, a popular wedding venue in Salonica and also a Sephardic charitable organization, 1932. Courtesy of Lela Abravanel.

Black and white portrait of bride in elegant dress wearing veil head-dress that reaches the floor and groom in suit

Sephardic wedding photo of unknown couple from Greece, 1933. Courtesy of Amiram Zak.

Black and white photo of bride in lacey dress with ruff and puff sleeves with very long lacey veil headdress and bouquet arm-in-arm with groom in suit

Rachel and Joseph Benoliel, 1936. Courtesy of Al Benoliel

Black and white portrait of bride in elegant white dress with flowing train and groom in suit standing on platform with a tapestry and lavish Ottoman-style chairs and carpet around

Flora and Albert Saltiel’s wedding portrait in 1932.

Black-and-white photo of large group surrounding bride and groom outdoors on synagogue steps

Wedding of Joseph Benbeniste and Margaret Albohaire at Congregation Ezra Bessaroth in Seattle, 1922. Courtesy of Dr. Sarah Benveniste.

Black and white portait of bride in short lacey dress wearing long veil headdress, groom in suit, in ornate space with marble floor

Wedding portrait of Rebecca Varon and Joseph Souriano, 1928. Courtesy of Marlene Souriano-Vinikoor.

Black and white photo of family members in formalwear grouped around bride and groom on indoor stairs, floral arrangements all around

Alhadeff family photo from the wedding of Rachel Alhadeff to Isaac Baruch, 1950s.

Black and white photo of bride in lacy dress and long gloves, veil headband and bouquet, with groom in suit and gloves

Wedding portrait of Ester Sidi and Avner [George] Alhadeff, 1923.

Sepia photograph of large wedding party with bridesmaids, groomsmen, flower girls and a ring bearer

A Sephardic wedding in Seattle, couple unknown. First row, right to left: Mark Peha, Leatrice (De Leon) Gutmann, Lucille (Almeleh) Spring. Back row: Mary (Sidis) Ovadia, Isaac Ovadia, Bernice (Mossafer) Rind, [unknown], Albert Page, [unknown], Tillie (Israel) De Leon, [unknown], Morris Israel Becky (Mutal) Israel, [unknown]. 1940 or later.

Portrait of wedding party with bride and groom in center, three bridesmaids with bouquets, four groomsmen, and two young flower girls in short dresses

Wedding party at the marriage of Betty Policar to Samuel Alhadeff in Seattle. Left to right: [unknown], Anne Alhadeff (Ferrera), Sue Rousso, Marco Calvo, Betty (Policar) Alhadeff, Samuel Alhadeff, Harry Rousso, [unknown, unknown]. The two flower girls are Pearl Calvo (Cohen) and Renee Rousso (Lubin). Before 1950.