A young bride from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is bringing a
whole new meaning to the term 'something borrowed'. Abigail Kingston, 30, is set to get married
in a wedding dress that is 120 years old and it has been previously worn by 10
other brides on her mother's side of the family.
Mary Lowry Warren, Kingston's great-great-grandmother, first
donned the Victorian-era satin gown in 1895, and was last worn in 1991.
Leigh Valley Live reports that the tradition of passing down
the dress took 50 years to start because Lowry's daughter's had no interest in
wearing the dress. Lowry’s daughter got married in the roaring ’20s and wanted
a flapper-style dress instead of the older style, Kingston explained.
It was Lowry's granddaughter Jane Woodruff who was delighted
to wear the dress for her February 20, 1946, wedding to John Kearns. The next
to wear the dress was Virginia Woodruff on her October 13, 1948, wedding to
Douglas MacConnell and the list went on…. More photos below.
History in the making: 30-year-old Abigail Kingston, of
Pennsylvania, is set to get married in a family wedding dress that is 120 years
old.
Bride one:Mary Lowry Warren, Kingston's
great-great-grandmother, first donned the Victorian-era satin gown in 1895
Lowry's granddaughter Jane Woodruff who was delighted to
wear the dress for her February 20, 1946, wedding to John Kearns and is the one
who started the dress tradition after her mother didn't want to wear it
Bride No. 4 Sara Seiler married Duncan Ogden on June 15,
1960. The dress was still long an in its original style back then before her
relatives made it shorter in the 1980s
Mother-of-the-bride Leslie Woodruff Kingston is shown on her
Aug. 6, 1977 wedding day. She was the sixth bride to walk down the aisle in the
gown.
Happy Couple: Abby, who is set to wed her fiancé, Jason Curtis, on in
Pennsylvania on October 17, said she always knew she wanted to get married in
the dress
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