Colonial Courtship


  • The anvil confers strength to bonds forged above it.

  • Interpreter Steve Mankowski officiates as blacksmith.

  • Groom Cash Arehart awaits his bride.

  • Kara Ernst as a vessel of purity on her wedding day.

  • Advice is murmured between wives Pat Mahon and Ellen Knecht.

  • Ellen Knecht beams as a new bride.

  • Matrimony unites Ben and Ellen Knecht.

  • Wordless farewells are exchanged between Christina Lane and Ellen Knecht.

  • Betrothed Alex Jakubow and Maggie McDonald test their compatibility with the aid of a bundling board.
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