Throwback Thursday

President and First Lady

Barack & Michelle Obama

October 18, 1992

If these two aren't THE

pivotal Chocolate Bride & Groom,

then I don't know who is.

The absolute pride and adoration shared

between these two is seen as strongly

today as it was in these pictures.

So real, so in love, so inspiring.

Congratulations on the nomination, and we'll see you at the White House!

Throwback Thursday

Thomas and Valeria Gray

December 13, 1959

"epiphany1969" of the ChocolateBrides.com Messageboard writes:
Quick story - most of you all know that my father is now in a nursing home because of the damage from his stroke in January. He is unable to clearly communicate with us any longer.This summer my son started a project to electronically archive all of my mother's photo albums. That was the first photo that he scanned. I came up with the idea to put some of the pictures on my son's laptop and take them to show my dad at the nursing home. You shoulda seen how he stared at and studied that wedding picture. It was priceless. 48 years later - that love is still there.

Throwback Thursday

Creede and Louis Fitzhugh

Circa 1958

Throwback Thursday

I'm sure that planning a wedding in the late 60's couldn't have been anywhere near as complicated as planning a wedding of today. 

As I talked to my mother about her wedding planning experience vs my wedding planning experience - there's one thing that we had in common for sure....and that's being head over heels in love.

Here's my contribution to a CB celebration of black love circa 1968. This is my mother & father who were married in Queens, New York.

If you have any throwback pictures of old school weddings, please e-mail them to ChocolateBrides@gmail.com.  I'd love to feature them!