July 1962 - Quiet Big Wedding - Second Day: The Band

July 1962 - Quiet Big Wedding - Second Day: The Band that provided the music - plenty of dignity. Chief Tidimane Pilane marrying Irene Ross of Johannesburg. Hundrends of pounds were spent on preparations for the affair, tipped to be the Wedding of the Year'. And then came the second day of the wedding. A bright sunny thursday, a national holiday at that. A neat programme with 16 items was swiftly prepared and a copy handed to each guest who cared to ask for it. While the bride and his groom paraded in the yards of the Chief's kraal, a brass band of elderly ladies and gentlemen entertained the guests with church hymns. (Photograph by Peter Magubane BAHA)

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Cared Chiefs Dignity Entertained Handed Hymns Kraal Magubane Marrying Neat Paraded Plenty Pounds Preparations Prepared Provided Spent Swiftly Thursday Tipped Yards

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