The Ford Barn

Rene R · 07-05-2014, 05:22 PM

I've seen lots of great photos posted and published showing Model As used in wedding ceremonies. I finally get to join that club. My daughter got married a couple of weeks ago and to my great pleasure she specifically asked me if we could use the Model A for the event. Twist my arm....

The ceremony was held on a gorgeous campus, the private school where my wife taught for 32 years -- until she retired the day before the wedding. They let us use the facility, which is unheard of. They never allow private events. It was quite a tribute to my wife's long career.

I finally got the professional photos. The photographer shot a number of portraits using the car as a prop on the upper campus. Then we had the ceremony in an alcove, after which I drove them down the hill to the reception hall. It was pretty stunning!

Here are just a few pictures.

Maclab58 · 07-05-2014, 05:25 PM

That is awesome! Congratulations!!!!!

Rex_A_Lott · 07-05-2014, 05:28 PM

Awesome.

Can the Son-in-Law drive the car?
Thanks for sharing the pics!

Domino · 07-05-2014, 05:28 PM

Great!
Thisis what memories are made of for sure.

37Benny · 07-05-2014, 05:29 PM

Congrats! Great photos! Benny

Jon · 07-05-2014, 05:30 PM

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Woo! Woo! love those black walls!

1931 flamingo · 07-05-2014, 05:53 PM

Beautiful car, beautiful bride, beautiful day. What more could a proud Papa ask for?

Paul in CT

Elcastor · 07-05-2014, 06:37 PM

Very nice!!!

ronn · 07-05-2014, 07:34 PM

Congratulations! really like the colors you chose for your car.

Hicktick · 07-05-2014, 08:05 PM

Your new son in law looks a lot like 007 , Congrats , great pictures .

Bride is happy ,. lovely .,

,,,

53F100Jeffie · 07-05-2014, 09:25 PM

Very Nice! My wife and I rode in her father's 1931 Model A Roadster. What a great day. We were married July 4th, 1992. Congratulations!

Rene R · 07-05-2014, 10:54 PM

Thanks, all. This was very fitting because when I was married in 1976 I had a Model A ('31 coupe). But we got married in Delaware, all the way across the country, at my wife's parents' house. My mother-in-law secretly arranged to get a Model A Fordor to drive us to the reception. So, full circle.

In more ways than one: my daughter married on our 38th anniversary, and I married on my parents' 40th. So she took the date to a third generation. Too perfect.

Dave Mellor NJ · 07-05-2014, 11:06 PM

I married in 1978. We rode in a 32 Ford coupe rumble seat with part of the wedding party in a 37 Dodge sedan. My middle daughter wanted old cars so we got about 10 friends to drive their cars in a procession. Then a few years ago I posed my third son-in-law's sister and her husband in and infront of my A pickup.

KGBnut · 07-06-2014, 06:31 AM

Terrific photos. The photographer has a great eye.

Gunmetal blue2 · 07-06-2014, 06:38 AM

That great we need to see more things like that. Dave I think I have the pics your talking about. It was in a green pickup [I think 30 or 31].

mshmodela · 07-06-2014, 08:22 AM

Congratuation! wonderful photos....

JohnLaVoy · 07-06-2014, 09:07 AM

We used my phaeton in our wedding 45 years ago and it was in my daughter's wedding, just waiting for the grandsons to get a little older so it can be used there!

Marshall57 · 07-06-2014, 10:25 AM

Used my Dads 1928 roadster for my wedding back in 1987 and have had our club cars used many, many times it the past few years. I think it really gives a little extra special look to the whole affair. Great looking car by the way!!

Rene R · 07-06-2014, 10:57 AM

In the last picture you see the car parked in front of the dining hall where we had the reception and dancing. There were no other vehicles around so it was prominently positioned. I enjoyed watching dozens of guests using the car as a backdrop for photos of their own throughout the evening. Clearly people were enjoying it, and that's always rewarding to see.

07-05-2014, 05:22 PM	#1
Rene R Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 77	Model A Marriage I've seen lots of great photos posted and published showing Model As used in wedding ceremonies. I finally get to join that club. My daughter got married a couple of weeks ago and to my great pleasure she specifically asked me if we could use the Model A for the event. Twist my arm.... The ceremony was held on a gorgeous campus, the private school where my wife taught for 32 years -- until she retired the day before the wedding. They let us use the facility, which is unheard of. They never allow private events. It was quite a tribute to my wife's long career. I finally got the professional photos. The photographer shot a number of portraits using the car as a prop on the upper campus. Then we had the ceremony in an alcove, after which I drove them down the hill to the reception hall. It was pretty stunning! Here are just a few pictures.

07-05-2014, 05:25 PM	#2
Maclab58 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 983	Re: Model A Marriage That is awesome! Congratulations!!!!!

07-05-2014, 05:28 PM	#3
Rex_A_Lott Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Upstate South Carolina Posts: 794	Re: Model A Marriage Awesome. Can the Son-in-Law drive the car? Thanks for sharing the pics!

07-05-2014, 05:28 PM	#4
Domino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 412	Re: Model A Marriage Great! Thisis what memories are made of for sure.

07-05-2014, 05:29 PM	#5
37Benny Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: wet side of washington Posts: 215	Re: Model A Marriage Congrats! Great photos! Benny __________________ 1937 Ford 1 1/2 ton Deluxe Panel (78-80D) 1937 Ford Deluxe 4dr Touring Sdn (78-73D) 1928 Ford Model A Tudor Sdn (55-A) 1928 Ford Model A TBD MTFCI & AACA Tacoma Model T Club Tyee Old Car Club Gallopin Gertie Model A Club

07-05-2014, 05:30 PM	#6
Jon Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kalamazoo, MI USA Posts: 166	Re: Model A Marriage Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Woo! Woo! love those black walls! __________________ John - Kalamazoo, MI

07-05-2014, 05:53 PM	#7
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,389	Re: Model A Marriage Beautiful car, beautiful bride, beautiful day. What more could a proud Papa ask for? Paul in CT

07-05-2014, 06:37 PM	#8
Elcastor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oregon and Baja Mexico Posts: 617	Re: Model A Marriage Very nice!!! __________________ Ben Purkey Mexico and the Pacific NW http://www.martin-parry.com/

07-05-2014, 07:34 PM	#9
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,781	Re: Model A Marriage Congratulations! really like the colors you chose for your car.

07-05-2014, 08:05 PM	#10
Hicktick Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Hickory Tavern , SC Posts: 422	Re: Model A Marriage Your new son in law looks a lot like 007 , Congrats , great pictures . Bride is happy ,. lovely ., ,,, __________________ Sometimes I want to say ,,You should have bought a Shay.

07-05-2014, 09:25 PM	#11
53F100Jeffie Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kirkville, N.Y. Posts: 90	Re: Model A Marriage Very Nice! My wife and I rode in her father's 1931 Model A Roadster. What a great day. We were married July 4th, 1992. Congratulations! __________________ 1929 Model A Fordor 1949 Ford F1 Panel Truck 1953 Ford F100 Pickup 2006 Ford F150 XLT Scab 4x4 "I'd rather drive a truck" - Rick Nelson

07-05-2014, 10:54 PM	#12
Rene R Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 77	Re: Model A Marriage Thanks, all. This was very fitting because when I was married in 1976 I had a Model A ('31 coupe). But we got married in Delaware, all the way across the country, at my wife's parents' house. My mother-in-law secretly arranged to get a Model A Fordor to drive us to the reception. So, full circle. In more ways than one: my daughter married on our 38th anniversary, and I married on my parents' 40th. So she took the date to a third generation. Too perfect.

07-06-2014, 06:31 AM	#14
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 931	Re: Model A Marriage Terrific photos. The photographer has a great eye. __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

07-06-2014, 06:38 AM	#15
Gunmetal blue2 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Columbia, TN.38401 Posts: 422	Re: Model A Marriage That great we need to see more things like that. Dave I think I have the pics your talking about. It was in a green pickup [I think 30 or 31].

07-06-2014, 08:22 AM	#16
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Re: Model A Marriage Congratuation! wonderful photos.... __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

07-06-2014, 09:07 AM	#17
JohnLaVoy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 779	Re: Model A Marriage We used my phaeton in our wedding 45 years ago and it was in my daughter's wedding, just waiting for the grandsons to get a little older so it can be used there!

07-06-2014, 10:25 AM	#18
Marshall57 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Elko Nevada Posts: 217	Re: Model A Marriage Used my Dads 1928 roadster for my wedding back in 1987 and have had our club cars used many, many times it the past few years. I think it really gives a little extra special look to the whole affair. Great looking car by the way!!

07-06-2014, 10:57 AM	#19
Rene R Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 77	Re: Model A Marriage In the last picture you see the car parked in front of the dining hall where we had the reception and dancing. There were no other vehicles around so it was prominently positioned. I enjoyed watching dozens of guests using the car as a backdrop for photos of their own throughout the evening. Clearly people were enjoying it, and that's always rewarding to see.

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