Ford House South Cottage’s exhibit Down the Aisle: 100 Years of Ford Family Weddings opens Sunday, June 26. The exhibit will take visitors through four generations of Ford weddings with 16 bridal gowns worn by the Ford women on display. There will also be never-before-seen images on display from the family’s private collection. The weddings took place between 1916 and 2011 and each is a peak into the time period’s fashion.

Eleanor Clay Ford on her wedding day, Nov. 1 1916.
Eleanor Clay Ford and her bridesmaids. 1916.
Edsel and Eleanor Ford wedding party. 1916.
Eleanor Ford and Edsel Ford walking
Edsel and Eleanor Ford at Cotswolds
Edith McNaughton and Benson Ford. 1941.
McNaughton-Ford wedding party 1941
Josephine Ford and Edsel Ford. 1943.
Josephine Ford and Edsel Ford. 1943.
Cynthia Layne Neskow and bridesmaids. 1974.
Cynthia Layne Neskow. 1974.
Edsel B. Ford II and Cynthia Layne Neskow. 1974.
Henry Ford II and daughter Anne Ford.

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