An amateur film made by Thomas Lawson of his brother Robert’s wedding to Mary Elsie Beeby at St John’s Church in Hebburn on the 26th June 1948. The film begins with a dramatised sequence showing Mary visiting his parents to show them her wedding ring. There are various views of the wedding and reception and ends with another short dramatised sequence showing the happy couple arriving at their new home. Title: Here Comes the Bride Title: In the days when Mrs, was just a Miss [Black and...

An amateur film made by Thomas Lawson of his brother Robert’s wedding to Mary Elsie Beeby at St John’s Church in Hebburn on the 26th June 1948. The film begins with a dramatised sequence showing Mary visiting his parents to show them her wedding ring. There are various views of the wedding and reception and ends with another short dramatised sequence showing the happy couple arriving at their new home. Title: Here Comes the Bride Title: In the days when Mrs, was just a Miss [Black and white] The film opens on a man working in a front garden digging over the ground. A young woman appears at the gates. She comes through and begins speaking with the man. She smells a flower and points to a number of others. The film cuts to inside the house and the young woman shows her engagement ring to an older woman; the grooms mother. The three of them drink a glass of sherry, the man, her father, licks the inside of his class. Title: Trousseau Trifles In a bedroom the woman tries on a flowery dressing gown. Her mother appears beside her and tries on a hat with veil. The film cuts to the young woman walking arm-in-arm with a young man along a road. There is a view of the exterior of St John’s Church Hebburn. Title: Saturday 26th June 1948 [Colour] The film cuts to show the groom and best man arriving at the church. General views of other guests arriving at the church either on foot or by car. The bride arrives in a white dress and is seen walking into the church. There is a general view of the exterior of the church with a small group of children standing on the path. The newly married couple come out of the church followed by their family and guests. The couple pose for photographs on their own and with family and guests. As they get into a car confetti is thrown over them. There are various views of guests standing around outside the church. [Black and white] At the reception the couple cut the wedding cake together. There are various views of family and guests seated at their tables. The film cuts to the couple leaving the reception, getting into a car and driving away. Attached to the rear of the car is a cardboard sign reading ‘Just Married’. Guests pose for the camera in the terraced street. [Colour] Superimposed over the title the couple are seen smoking cigarettes. Title: And Now Here’s to the Future The film cuts to show the couple walking hand-in-hand through a park. They look at a planted flower bed. They take a seat on a park bench and are seen smoking cigarettes. The film cuts to a small gate surrounded by high hedge. The young couple appear and the woman opens her handbag and looks inside. They open the gate and look around a small front garden. She picks a flower. The film ends with the couple walking into a semi-detached house. Title: The End.