Vintage Black Glamour

Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder on their wedding day, June 26, 1955, with theater legend Lucille Lortel, who hosted the wedding on her estate in Westport, Connecticut. Photo by Carl Van Vechten.

Mae Walker, granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker, on her wedding day in Harlem, November 1923. Mae’s granddaughter @AleliaBundles is writing a book about the famously opulent event (here is an excerpt, complete with great pictures) that drew guests from around the world. 

Dorothy Dandridge and Harold Nicholas on their wedding day, September 6, 1942. Hattie McDaniel is on Harold’s left.