Today is my husband and I’s 4 year wedding anniversary. Happy Anniversary to the most wonderful man on earth, who I know reads my blog when I remind him (Right now as he reads this I can hear him say “I read it without you telling me too”. Okay dear.. lol!). 4 years has gone by so fast and it feels like just yesterday we were walking down the aisle towards each other to begin our life together. Jay is the love of my life and I’m very lucky to have him in my life (See our vintage wedding HERE).
Okay okay! enough with the romance 🙂 Time for my blog post.
Keeping with the Wedding theme, I wanted to share some vintage ads from the 1940s & 1950’s that would have been directed right at the future bride. Keeping in mind that we are talking about a different time here, so the ads will feature mostly domestic items and outdated advertising.
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Vintage Ads for the Future Bride -1940s & 1950s
1940s Vintage Ad: First up to ensure you even get married, you need to wash with ‘Woodbury Soap’, like our Toronto bride has done in the ad below.
Or maybe Camay is more your kind of soap. “Watch you skin grow lovelier with your first cake of Camay!”
This pre-WWII ad invites young brides or brides-to-be to consider their sheet selection carefully before guests critique their home.
“Shower the bride with PYREX Ware!” 1950s Vintage ad.
Silverware is a MUST purchase for the future brides home in 1949.
For the young lady with a dream! 1945 Holmes Edwards Sterling Ad.
Set for a lifetime with Melmac! “Lucky Bride and Lucky Bridegroom too”. 1940s vintage ad.
Lastly lets not forget about the ads that are about your look for that special day.
The 1950s Wedding Dress is stunning! 1956 Alexandrine ad.
The Ring. “Your Keepsake……forever”.
The Scent-1948 Avon Comestics Ad.
The lipstick that stays married to your lips. THINK PINK! 1950s vintage ad.
And our last ad…. the ultimate guide for every future bride in the 1950s….Fuller Brush Presents: ‘What every bride should know’
Ohhhh what do you think it said inside?
As you can see, it truly was a different time when these ads were created, and I’m very glad personally that these ads and the futures of young ladies today is very different.
Have a wonderful day friends!
FURTHER READING:
- Vintage Wedding Blog Posts (archived)
- Vintage Advertising from the 1920s-1960s (collection of archived blog posts)
Vintage Wedding Dress Shopping: I have created a collection of Vintage Wedding Dresses on Etsy that is perfect for one’s upcoming wedding (updated monthly).
Liz
Happy anniversary. This year my husband and I will be married 15 years. These ads are gorgeous. The dress to, 1956 is amazing and u looked lovely on your wedding day
Thanks so much! And early congrats to 15 years of marriage to you! How wonderful 🙂
Aw, look at you two! Happy anniversary and congratulations on 4 happy years together xx
Thanks so very much Cate! 🙂
Happy Anniversary! And thanks for sharing these ads – they’re a great peek into the past and expectations of women in those times. The art and photography are beautiful but sooooooo glad we have many options for our lives now!
Thank you for the Happy Anniversary! I agree with you, these ads are a great way to see how far we have come (and how much more we still need to go).
Glad you enjoyed the post 🙂
Beautiful post! Your words about/to Jay made me tear up. You two are such an awesome couple and I couldn’t be happier for you both that you found one another. Joyful anniversary wishes! Here’s to an amazing fourth year of married life.
Many hugs,
♥ Jessica
Thanks so much Jessica for the best anniversary wishes 🙂 We had a great day celebrating and we look forward to what the next year will bring.
Have a super day!
Liz 🙂
Happy Anniversary. Beautiful picture of the both of you. We will have been married 4 years too later on this year. Great selection of adverts. I don’t agree with their sentiments but I do love the illustrations and styling!
Oh wonderful! Early congrats to your 4 year anniversary as well 🙂 the “linen” anniversary.
Happy Anniversary! You made a beautiful bride. I love these ads. I don’t see a whole lot different from today. The main theme: look beautiful and have a beautiful home. Sounds familiar.
I’m lucky that I have a different perspective of those generations of woman. My mom’s mom (born 1920) worked her entire life; even after getting married (1948) and having three kids. My dad’s mom was mostly a homemaker and worked occasionally. Both enjoyed their lives very much. Most women I talk to from this generation (usually in their 80s or 70s) speak highly of their lives in the past and never felt unfulfilled. Most of them have said they couldn’t make it in our world today! LOL How weird, huh?
Thanks for stopping by Julie and thanks for sharing your story. It is VERY interesting to hear how the woman who actually lived thru those times, felt. We sometimes just assume that they felt the way that many of us do today and that was actually not the case. My grandmother was the same way. She loved being a homemaker/wife and would not of changed it for anything.
Have a wonderful day 🙂
Liz
Late to the party here, but maybe some women think the idea of creating a loving home and raising a well adjusted family is one of the best ways to contribute to society, as opposed to working for some uncaring, corporate master?
What creates the best memories? Time spent with your family, or that time you plugged numbers into a spreadsheet and then reported it in a PowerPoint bullet to a meeting room full of half asleep people?
Heck, there’s a saying my grandparents knew about no one lying on their deathbed wishing they’d spent more time at the office.
FWIW, I’m a happily married 29 y/o about to transition to being a stay at home mom when my first child is born later this month. I’ll be telecommuting full time. I design FPGA chips for aerospace applications, mainly satellite communication links, lest anyone try to claim I’m not a “modern” woman.
Well everyone is navigating what works for them in this new world. Good for you on figuring out what that is for you! Also Congrats on the future little one and I wish you all the best in this new chapter of your life. Very exciting 🙂
Liz
hi – the first ad is my mom and dad – the reason they were picked for the ad – was my dad was a war hero at the time 🙂
Really?!!! Wow! That is so very cool! Your parents were so a beautiful couple. What a memory to have of your parents. And thank you to your father for his service (I do see that it’s written at the top of the ad. Thank you for the clarification on what that was for).
Thank you so very much for sharing that information with me and my readers!
Liz