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Kōrero: Marriage and partnering

Purple wedding, 1975

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Purple wedding, 1975

When the Kulinskis married in 1975 they chose a purple colour theme for the clothes of the wedding party – even down to the parasols and the little flower girl's dress.

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Puke Ariki – Taranaki Museum & Library

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Megan Cook, Marriage and partnering – The big day, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/30807/purple-wedding-1975 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Megan Cook, i tāngia i te 21 April 2011, updated 1 May 2017.