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Marrying at home

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Marrying at home

This drawing-room wedding, which took place in 1910, was unusual for the time, when most people married in a church. However, many devout Christians were dubious about church weddings, seeing them as opportunities for pomp and ceremony rather than humility and belief.

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Canterbury Museum

Reference: 19XX.2.5078

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Megan Cook, Marriage and partnering – The big day, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/30804/marrying-at-home (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Megan Cook, published 21 April 2011, updated 1 May 2017.