The second post in a small series. For Part 1, click here.
Elaborate weddings were also commonplace in this era, with great country houses serving as backdrops for well-to-do brides and grooms, like F. W. Woolworth’s daughter, who utilized her future in-laws playhouse for their wedding, transforming the indoor tennis court into a lush garden of flowers that is rumored to have exhausted supplies of local florists.
Herbert Pratt of the Braes (now Webb Institute) had the ceremonies at their home and the couple received a charming home in Glen Head by renowned Carrère & Hastings.
Besides being one of the most desirable locations for brides to be married today,
Oheka was the first choice for owner Otto Kahn's daughter, Maude, to be married—the
home movies of which can be seen on the
Oheka website.
Natalie Coe got married at her parent’s estate
Planting Fields with an elaborate garden party in May of 1934.
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