Keywords: StateLibQld 2 128521 Wedding guests and bridal party at a German wedding, Ropeley, ca. 1905.jpg en Wedding guests and bridal party at a German wedding Ropeley ca 1905 The photograph appeared in The Queenslander with the headline A German Wedding in West Moreton The caption that accompanies the photograph reads The wedding party going to the church in decorated German waggons The bride was Miss Johanna Nauman daughter of Mrs M Nauman of Warwick and the bridegroom Mr Leopold Schultz son of Mr Charles Schultz a farmer of Ropeley near Gatton There were over 300 invited guests A salute of about thirty guns was fired on the night before the ceremony and a general celebration was maintained for a week afterwards according to German custom Information taken from The Queenslander 20 May 1905 The wedding party is assembled in a hay wagon and the horses are decorated with ribbons Some of the guests are on horseback while others are riding in wagons Everyone is dressed formally with hats ties and jackets circa 1905 handle 10462/deriv/78056 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland Contributor s Queenslander Brisbane Qld 1866-1939 PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Horse-drawn vehicles in Australia Wedding ceremonies in Australia Groups of people in Australia Black and white photographs Headgear of Australia Horses of Queensland Images from The Queenslander |