Weddings

The rituals of weddings and funerals, whether Christian or Buddhist, were community events. The ceremonies were often elaborate and blended Japanese and American customs. During the World War II incarceration, many Issei (first-generation immigrant) parents confined in the camps were notified that their sons had died in combat.

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img Milton and Molly's wedding (ddr-densho-287-746)

Photograph of Milton Maeda (right) shaking hands with an unidentified man with Molly (Kageyama) Maeda standing between them.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-746/

img Tambara wedding party (ddr-densho-287-749)

Photograph of the wedding party of Mr. and Mrs. E. Tambara. Written on the album page below the image is "Portland Mr. & Mrs. E. Tambara Sept. 15, 1935" in black and red ink.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-749/

img Wedding day (ddr-densho-287-559)

Black and white photograph of Lena "Charlee" (Kageyama) Omori and Toru "Porky" Omori on their wedding day. Written on the album page below the image is "Dec. '46" in white.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-559/

img Milton and Molly Cutting the cake (ddr-densho-287-745)

Photograph of Milton Maeda (left) and Molly (Kageyama) Maeda (right) cutting their wedding cake.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-745/

img Wedding day (ddr-densho-287-569)

Color photograph of a wedding.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-569/

img Ray and Mikie (Kageyama) Yasui wedding party (ddr-densho-287-741)

Photograph of the wedding party of Ray Yasui and Mikie (Kageyama) Yasui. To the right of the bride is Molly (Kageyama) Maeda. Written on the album page below the image is "Hood River Mr. & Mrs. Ray Yasui Aug 13, 1939" in black and red ink.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-741/

img Bridal party (ddr-densho-298-276)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-298-276/

img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-298-131)

Caption in album: "July 20. 1941."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-298-131/

img Portrait of a groom (ddr-densho-298-119)

Caption in album: "Yam - Wedding Day."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-298-119/

img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-298-32)

Caption in album: "Wedding in July 1941. The bride? Our sis - silly! Of course everything else went Kerplunk when Pearl Harbor was attacked and we evacuated - first to Walerga and then to Tule Lake, Calif., Granada, Colo., and finally Topaz, Utah."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-298-32/

img Bride and maid of honor (ddr-densho-298-141)

Caption in album: "My friend Mich. Maid of Honor at B. Kaihara - S. Tanaka nuptials."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-298-141/

img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-298-133)

Caption in album: "Candid shot taken when the bridal group were getting best faces [illegible]."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-298-133/

img Bride and groom portrait (ddr-densho-313-62)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-313-62/

img Bridal party and family portrait (ddr-densho-313-63)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-313-63/

img Bridal portrait (ddr-densho-313-61)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-313-61/

img Children with flowers on steps (ddr-densho-313-67)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-313-67/

img Children with flowers on steps (ddr-densho-313-66)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-313-66/

img Hara wedding (ddr-densho-308-6)

Mae (Kanazawa) Hara returned to Seattle, Washington from teaching music in Japan in the spring of 1939. While Hara had been abroad, her parents had arranged a marriage between her and a childhood friend, Iwao Hara. They were married on October 19, 1939.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-308-6/