Wedding of Elvira Carletti and Alexander Shellish

This family photograph commemorates the wedding of Elvira Carletti and Alexander Shellish, on the 28th October 1915. The photograph was taken outdoors, in front of the doorway of a building, where a broad painted panel was placed to form the background. The scenery also included a carpet to cover the floor. On the left side of the photograph one can see part of a wooden staircase with plants in flower pots placed on its steps. All guests are dressed with their best clothes, for the special occasion. The bride is wearing an elegant white, floor-length wedding dress with a V-shaped collar, long sleeves puffed on the upper part, and a belt around her waist. She is also wearing arm-length white gloves and a veil attached to an elaborate crown. The lower part of the extremely long, transparent veil extends down on the carpet. In her hands she is holding a small bouquet of flowers. The groom and all other men in the party, with the exception of Cesar Shellish, are all wearing dark western-style suits and white shirts with high collars and either bow ties or ties, and black shoes. The ladies are wearing fashionable, decorated hats of different styles, according to their age, and western-style, long-sleeved, dark-coloured dresses, with the exception of Adele Houry, who is wearing a white blouse under her dress, and Eva Houry, who is sitting on the carpet in front of the bride and is wearing a bright, most probably white dress with embroidered hem and long loose sleeves, also decorated with embroidery at their edges.