Laura Ingalls & Almanzo Wilder wedding day

It was a Thursday, August 25, 1885 at about 10 am.  Ida Brown and her mother both witnessed a marriage performed by Rev. Brown.  It was the marriage of Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder.  They took their vows in the Brown's home, with Laura wearing her black cashmere dress.  They were to remain husband and wife till Almanzo's death, some 64 years later.

You can read more about their engagement and wedding in "These Happy Golden Years", by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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