Thursday, October 14, 2010

Two Sweet People

My husband's Wittkop grandparents, Margaret Geddis and Charles J. Wittkop, were gone long before I met him. I knew them from the framed black and white photograph in the bookcase, which reminded me very much of my mother's parents.

I didn't know for a long time that this lovely photo was taken in commemoration of their 50th wedding anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, their six children planned a party in their honor and hired a photographer to take photos of their large posterity.

Last week as I sifted through the Wittkop Family Archive (Stephen's parents' slide collection), I found several pictures taken by Stephen's dad, Harold (Witt), taken at the same event, but in glorious color! Altogether they show us a very sweet evening, celebrating the lives of two very sweet people.

From the photographer: Nana & Grampy with grandchildren

Witt's photo of the photographer setting up the shot
With their children

Children & their spouses
the party afterward!
Grampy & Nana
Nana cuts the cake with Pete looking on
50 years!

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